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Honeywell is looking for a Manager of M&A Accounting to join our Controllership team. This position will report to the Director of M&A Accounting. The position will provide leadership and expertise across the Controllership and Finance functions on acquisition and divestiture executions and integration and other related business development projects. Critical success factors include the ability to support dynamic deadline intensive transaction timelines and the ability to independently execute on integration and separation projects.

Key Responsibilities
• Support the Corporate and segment Business Development teams, Finance Integration leaders, and segment Controllership and CFOs on technical accounting matters related to M&A projects including business combinations, purchase accounting, and opening balance sheet, as well as perform due diligence on target assets and matters related to integration.
• Research accounting guidance, formulate technical accounting positions, and draft memos for transactions and review conclusions with the Corporate Sr. Director of Technical Accounting and external auditors or advisors as required.
• Manage and update a dashboard of Controllership workflows on acquisition and divestiture projects.
• Maintain standard due diligence and integration task lists for Finance and Controllership, drive outcomes to standard Honeywell work.
• Provide project management guidance to business CFOs, Director-level Corporate Business Development execution leaders, and Tax and Treasury team members on cross-functional teams related to acquisitions and divestitures.
• Lead internal control assessments during due diligence, identify detailed acquisition integration timelines and track progress toward completion using standard work and dashboards.
• Lead the execution of Divestiture projects, including carve-out financial statement audits, transaction close and gain/loss accounting, financial separation and transition service agreements. Provide support to separation teams 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.

You Must Have
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in public audit, transaction advisory or corporate accounting along with a track record of increasing responsibilities
• 2+ years of experience with "Big 4" public accounting firm
• Demonstrated leadership experience and a professional track record of exceptional performance

We Value

• Bachelors/Masters in Accounting; CPA desirable
• Project management skills and the ability to manage priorities under a tight deadline
• 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 place
• An ability to communicate and liaise with colleagues at all levels within the company
• Strong digital literacy with a good knowledge of financial systems and applications

Additional Information

• JOB ID: HRD249370
• Category: Finance
• Relocation Tier: Not Applicable
• Security Clearance:
• Aviation Authority (FAA for US):
• Band: 04
• Referral Bonus: 1500
• Requisition Type: Standard Requisition
• US Citizenship:
• FLSA Statement:
• FLSA CODE: Exempt

Honeywell is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to age, race, creed, color, national origin, ancestry, marital status, affectional or sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, nationality, sex, religion, or veteran status.