Director of M&A Controllership

Honeywell•Charlotte, NC

21h

About The Position

Honeywell is looking for a Director, M&A Controllership to join our finance group. This position will report to the Controller, M&A. 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 transaction timelines with accounting guidance, lead and collaborate with cross functional teams.

Requirements

CPA designation.
Minimum of 8 years of leadership experience in public audit, transaction advisory, M&A, or corporate accounting, along with a track record of increasing responsibilities within financial, managerial and leadership roles.
Experience with a large public accounting firm.

Nice To Haves

Deep technical accounting knowledge and expertise with US GAAP (experience with business combinations, consolidation accounting, revenue recognition, contingent liabilities)
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 deadline intensive 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

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 Technical Accounting and external auditors or advisors, as required
Develop and maintain a dashboard of all finance and controllership workflows on acquisition and divestiture projects
Provide counsel and project management skills to SBG/GBE CFOs, Corporate Business Development execution leaders, SBG, Corporate Tax 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 HFS 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.