Honeywell is looking for a Corporate Controller to join our finance group. This position will report to
the Controller VP for Acquisitions and Divestitures. The position will provide leadership and expertise
across the controllership and finance functions on acquisition and divestiture executions, integration
and other related business development projects. Critical success factors include the ability to
support dynamic deadline intensive transaction timelines with accounting guidance, lead and
collaborate with cross functional teams and develop new standard business processes and metrics.
Key Responsibilities
• Act as the central point of contact for the Corporate and SBG Business Development teams,
Finance Integration Leaders and SBG controllers and CFOs on all technical accounting matters
related to acquisitions & divestitures including Business Combinations, Purchase Accounting,
Opening Balance Sheet, Funds Flow accounting, as well as due diligence on target assets and
matters related to integration, reporting and non US GAAP, i.e. IFRS to US GAAP conversion.
• Determine accounting guidance, formulate technical accounting positions and memos for
transactions and review conclusions with the Corporate Director of Technical Accounting and
external auditors or advisors as required.
• Develop and maintain a dashboard of all finance and controllership work flows on acquisition
and divestiture projects
• Provide counsel and project management skills to SBG/GBE CFOs, Director level Corporate
Business Development execution leaders, SBG, Corporate Tax Directors and Corporate General
Counsels on cross functional teams related to acquisitions and divestitures
• Develop and maintain standard due diligence and integration task lists for finance and
controllers, drive outcomes to standard HON work
• Lead internal control assessments during due diligence, identify detailed acquisition
integration timelines and track progress towards completion using standard work and dash boards
• Provide training in in areas including Purchase Accounting, Business Combinations and
Integrations.
• Lead Divestiture projects work streams including Carve Financial Statement audits,
Transaction close and Gain/Loss accounting, Financial separation and Transition Service
Agreements. Provide counsel and support to separation teams, general counsel, and SBG
leadership as required.
• Provide accounting advice to acquisition and divestiture models including intangible
valuations, transaction cost and investment treatments, gain/loss on sale calculations and joint
venture consolidation. Participate in due diligence exercises as needed.
• Lead purchase integration activities. This includes working closely with the business
development, external valuation services, and business integration teams.
YOU MUST HAVE:
• Must possess a CPA designation.
• Bachelors/Masters in Accounting; MBA desirable.
• Minimum of 8 years of leadership experience in public audit, transaction advisory
and corporate accounting, along with a track record of increasing responsibilities
within financial, managerial and leadership roles.
• Experience with "Big 4" public accounting firm.
• Demonstrated leadership experience and a professional track record of
exceptional performance in key financial
WE VALUE:
• Deep technical accounting knowledge and expertise with US GAAP (experience
with business combinations, consolidation accounting, revenue recognition,
contingent liabilities)
• Well-developed skills in leading and motivating staff.
• Strong presentation and communication skills
• Exceptional integrity and objectivity and proven capacity for rendering
business decisions.
• Quickly and effectively react to the changing needs of a dynamic deadline
intensive transaction work pace
• An ability to communicate and liaise with colleagues at all levels within the company.
• Project management skills and the ability to manage priorities under a tight deadline.
• Strong computer literacy with a good knowledge of computer
systems/financial applications.
The Director of M&A Controllership role falls under the Corporate StrategicBusiness Group (CORP SBG) at Honeywell. The CORP SBG is responsible foroverseeing corporate-level functions and initiatives that support the overalloperations and strategy of the company. This includes areas such as finance,legal, human resources, communications, and corporate governance.
Honeywell is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will beconsidered without regard to age, race, creed, color, national origin,ancestry, marital status, care or sexual orientation, gender identity orexpression, disability, nationality, sex, religion, or veteran status.
