Director Finance - Honeywell Building Solutions

As Finance Director here at Honeywell, you will be in a highly strategic and influential position responsible for leading and overseeing the business analysis and planning function. As a Director HBS, you will play a critical role in driving strategic planning and analysis initiatives to optimize operational efficiency and drive growth. In this role, you will be responsible for analyzing market trends, customer needs, and the competitive landscape to identify business opportunities.  This position Collaborating with cross-functional teams, you will develop and execute business plans to achieve organizational goals. Providing strategic guidance and recommendations to senior leadership based on data-driven insights will be a key aspect of your role.  Honeywell Building Solutions (HBS) is a $3B business which has both Projects and aftermarket Services as a combined portfolio.

The role reports to CFO HBS.   The position is out of the Atlanta, GA location on a Hybrid work schedule.

RESPONSIBILITIES 

• Lead and oversee the business analysis and planning function, driving strategic planning and analysis initiatives in collaboration with all HBS Regions (America, Europe, META, AEA, GRCH, India, Pacific).
• Lead and support the forecasting and reporting of all global HBS FP&A processes including Pulse, Estimate/Forecast, Rolling forecasts Annual Operating Plan (AOP), Strategic Plan (STRAP) and Monthly Operating Review (MOR).
• Build exceptional talent within the team and support also across Honeywell Finance organization. 
• Develop and implement business strategies to optimize operational efficiency, cost improvements as well as investigate and review investments to secure enable growth.
• Analyze market trends, customer needs, and competitive landscape to identify business opportunities.
• Leverage and help develop tools to provide value-add variance and key driver analysis for all regions across by partnering and working closely with the regional financial leaders and regional GMs
• Continuous improvement and development of world-class FP&A processes through a relentless focus on standardization & repeatability - leveraging & expanding reporting capabilities such as streamlining closing process and working capital forecasting and process rigor.
• Drive process excellence that is aligned with AMS & GPMO GDM and drive continuous best practices with system applications and other strategic initiatives.
• Drive development of digital self-service tools to simplify service financial reporting and consolidation
• Lead and support financial ownership of Fixed cost and Indirect spending (including any Shared elements between Projects and Services), identify opportunities to direct and drive our cost to the appropriate levels and ensure costs are accurately matched to the regions / functional areas that are receiving the value
• Partner with leadership, regions & functional teams to provide analytical support that help drive decisions and high areas of concern or opportunity.
• Assist in preparation of senior management financial reviews, including preparation of presentation materials, consolidation templates, and other ad-hoc requests.
• Drive transformation across HBS as Global BAP leader together with Regional BAP leaders , participate to BAP AI initiatives to optimize the Standard Process, reducing time on reports and increasing time for analysis, forecast, improvements P&L, BS, Cash. Ensure as well that deliverables are well understood functionally aligned and executed to deliver on time
• Support other strategic business initiatives - assess and report their impact vs. expectations (EAM, Sustainable Energy, Software (Connected), NPI, Productivity tracking etc).
• Leverage the Global Business Services teams.

MUST HAVE

• Minimum of 10 years of experience in business analysis and planning.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Experience in a Projects and Or Service based environment
• Excellent leadership and team management abilities.
• Proven track record of driving business growth and achieving targets.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills.
• Strategic thinking and ability to provide actionable insights.
• Strong financial acumen and understanding of budgeting and forecasting processes.
• Be a role model for the organization and continuous builder for exceptional talents within Finance

WE VALUE

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, or related field.
• Proven ability to influence and drive change.
• Excellent interpersonal and collaboration skills.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced and dynamic environment.
• Strong business acumen and understanding of market dynamics.
• Experience in leading and developing high-performing teams.