Honeywell

Director Finance

Honeywell$150K — $180K *
Finance & Insurance
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 10+ years of experience in finance roles within large, global organizations
  • Proven experience managing cross-functional, dispersed teams
  • Expertise in developing financial forecasts and operating plans
  • Strong problem-solving and analytical abilities, linking results to business drivers
  • Effective communicator capable of simplifying complex financial concepts
  • Proficiency in financial software tools like Hyperion and SAP

Responsibilities

  • Drive strategic reporting and analysis for executive leadership
  • Leverage operational finance expertise to enhance business analysis
  • Collaborate with leadership to achieve business performance targets
  • Mentor and train members of the FP&A team
  • Identify and propose areas for improvement in financial processes
  • Establish and monitor clear operational processes
  • Lead and execute complex financial initiatives
  • Manage competing priorities to meet high-pressure deadlines

Benefits

  • Opportunity to influence Honeywell's financial strategies and growth plans
  • Role in enhancing financial capabilities across the organization
  • Exposure to senior leadership and strategic business decisions
  • Possibility to mentor and develop a finance team
  • Impact on critical finance transformation initiatives
Full Job Description
Job Description

The Process Automation (PA) Business Analysis and Planning (BAP) team is responsible for PA's global financial planning, forecasting and analysis. BAP leads the annual operating planning process, monthly short-range outlooks, and coordinates and provides financial oversight for the long-range planning process. BAP strives to be a trusted business partner which can be relied upon to drive business actions and outcomes through critical insights and analysis. BAP is focused on delivering business results through accurate forecasting and effective planning.

The PA FP&A Director will be part of the team that develops and executes Honeywell's forecasting and planning process, creates related analysis and presents findings which position Honeywell to meet its growth strategy and cost efficiency goals. Will serve as an integral part of continually improving Honeywell's financial capabilities and business performance and drive critical finance transformations related to our management reporting, planning and forecasting processes. This person must exhibit strong leadership traits, communication skills and initiative.

Reporting directly to the Vice President of BAP, Process Automation, key responsibilities as follows:
  • Participate in PA's Strategic Plan, Annual Operating Plan and Estimate processes
  • Establish clear, consistent reporting and operating processes - ensuring accurate and timely data availability and insightful, thorough analysis.
  • Act as business partner to demonstrate insight of financial analysis techniques, tools and concepts to provide practical counsel to senior leadership to drive results.
  • Develop integrated expense, projections, reports, and presentations, and act in an oversight capacity to analyze monthly, quarterly, and annual reports to ensure financial information has been recorded accurately.
  • Identify performance issues within the business and risks and opportunities in current plan or forecast.


Responsibilities

  • Strategic reporting and analysis to executive leadership
  • Operational expertise across all facets of finance and accounting to develop wholistic approach to business analysis and planning
  • Partner with leadership to drive results across the business
  • Train and coach FP&A team members
  • Identify opportunity areas for improvement
  • Establish clear processes, implement and track progress
  • Work independently to execute and lead complex initiatives
  • Collaborate effectively across business leaders, business level finance and accounting professionals and functional leaders to execute on Finance strategies
  • Manage numerous priorities; professionally handles the pressure of meeting multiple, high-priority deadlines.


Qualifications

  • Minimum of 10 years in areas of increasing responsibility in a large, matrixed, global organization
  • Must have managed global, dispersed teams
  • Experience developing forecasts and operating plans and related analytics
  • Exceptional problem solving and analytical skills (linking results to drivers)
  • Ability to translate complex business and financial issues into readily understandable terms
  • Ability to quickly identify subtle patterns and trends
  • Previous experience managing team members, demonstrated ability to train, teach, or coach finance professionals
  • Proficiency in Hyperion, Oracle Essbase and ERP systems, including SAP

WE VALUE
  • Industrial and/or technology manufacturing industry experience is ideal
  • Bachelor's Degree in finance, accounting or related field preferred. Masters Business
  • Administration and/or CPA will be favorably viewed.
  • Extensive financial systems and reporting experience
  • Experience developing forecasts and operating plans
  • Exceptional analytical skills (linking results to drivers)
  • Direct communication with clarity at all levels
  • Demonstrated leadership and influencing skills
  • Self-motivated, results-oriented and assertive individual
  • The ability to make consistent and timely decisions
  • The ability to quickly identify subtle patterns among issues


About Honeywell

Honeywell Aerospace is an American company that manufactures aircraft engines, avionics, auxiliary power units (APUs), and other aviation products. The company’s product portfolio includes space equipment, turbine engines, auxiliary power units, brakes, wheels, synthetic vision, runway safety systems and other avionics. President Barack Obama awarded a Honeywell employee the National Medal of Technology for his contributions to air flight safety technology. The company also owns a number of patents related to NextGen technology, aircraft windshields, turbochargers, and more. Honeywell Aerospace was founded in 1936 and is headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona.

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99,000 employees
Market Cap
$143.4 billion
Industry
Net Income
$4.7 billion
Founded
1906
5 Year Trend
-2.6%
Revenue
$32.6 billion
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