Sr. Finance Director

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Senior Director Finance - Fire Americas CFO

The future is what you make it. When you join Honeywell, you become a member of our global team of thinkers, innovators, dreamers and doers who make the things that make the future. That means changing the way we fly, fueling jets in an eco-friendly way, keeping buildings smart and safe and even making it possible to breathe on Mars. Working at Honeywell isn't just about developing cool things. That's why all of our employees enjoy access to dynamic career opportunities across different fields and industries. Are you ready to help us make the future?

Fire Americas with $1.2B in annual revenue is largest region within the Fire business and represents the largest regional P&L within Honeywell Building Technologies (HBT). The business and related products focus on protecting people, property, and assets with confidence. We are industry leaders in detection and are developing new capabilities on advanced prevention and streamline emergency response.

This team member will be a hands-on leader and contributor to the Fire Business in creating increased visibility into operational strategy and performance with the goal of driving speed, quality and cost efficiency. You will play a part and lead others in supporting the development of the Strategic Plan, Annual Operating Plan and Estimate processes. This position will be the business partner to the GM of the Americas Region and will lead and manage a staff of 6 direct finance reports and 2 direct accounting/office managers. This position reports to the CFO of the Fire Business Unit.

Key Responsibilities:

• Partner with VPGM and Regional GMs to drive profitable growth and optimize financial results
• Lead Americas finance team with direct responsibility for commercial finance, FP&A, and matrix responsibility of operations
• Be a strategic commercial finance partner and advise leadership on opportunities/risks that impact financialperformance of the business
• Partner with the cross functional SIOP team to ensure proper alignment of demand forecast, supply, and inventory levels
• Review regional NPI assumptions and hold the commercial teams accountable to delivering the associate launch plans
• Review business cases and assess commercial viability, including consideration of market, product, customer, and talent strategy
• Prepare quarterly, annual and 3-year strategic budget presentations and assist in the cascading down of key initiatives
• Track performance and drive monthly/quarterly P&L and balance sheet results; robust analysis in Customer to Cash cycles (Accounts Receivable) and past dues
• Prepare monthly management reports, analysis and communication of month-end results, and recommendation of corresponding actions
• Provide financial assistance on any acquisition or growth-related activities; management reporting/SAP enhancements
• Interface with Controllership to ensure proper controls and compliance with GAAP
• Support on M&A early due diligence and / or new business model development and assessment
• Provide accurate and timely analytics, reports, and insightful observations to managers and executives to increase cost management efficiency and effectiveness.
• Communicate effectively with management concerning financial objectives and key business metrics.
• Complete special and ad-hoc analysis as requested to support the business
• Foster a winning culture. Provide team members with opportunities to partner with business leaders. Promote cross-training and knowledge transfer opportunities to increase skill sets.
• Manage and develop a staff of 7

YOUMUST HAVE

• Bachelor's degree in finance/accounting, or related field
• Minimum of 12+ years of finance/business experience
• Minimum of 6 years of P&L management experience
• Manager experience supervising staff
• Experience and flexibility in managing international regions (Canada, Mexico & South America)
• MBA & CPA preferred
• Experience with Hyperion and SAP

WEVALUE

• Excellent oral and written communication skills across all levels of an organization
• Able to quickly understand and explain complex data/issues and distill complex and voluminous data into understandable information
• Ability to develop and lead new business models and support organizational shift
• Ability to partner with leadership around strategic objectives
• Ability to develop software based business management metrics to support decision making
• Highly proficient PC skills, especially in Excel, Power Point, and Word; Hyperion SmartView preferred
• Detail oriented with excellent organizational and multi-tasking skills
• Strong initiative with a proven ability to follow-through on projects and bring them to a timely completion
• Comfortable working under tight deadlines
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment
• Ability to gain trust at the highest levels of the organization
• Ability to work collaboratively in group situations
• Experience working in a matrix organization

Additional Information

• Category: Finance
• Location: 715 Peachtree Street, N.E., Atlanta, GA 30308 USA
• Exempt

Global (ALL)