As the Manager of Internal Controls at Honeywell, you will hold a critical leadership position within our controllership team. Your primary responsibility will be to oversee and support the SOX function within the Aerospace business. You will play a pivotal role in maintaining and enhancing a risk-based control framework aligned with COSO standards that ensures financial integrity, operational effectiveness, regulatory compliance, and alignment with policies. You will collaborate closely with cross-functional teams, including finance teams, controllership, and other stakeholders, to drive improvements in control design, documentation quality and efficiency in financial operations. Your ability to effectively communicate and collaborate with stakeholders at all levels, both internally and externally, will be essential in driving the success of the internal control function within controllership.
You will report directly to our Sr. Director of Internal Controls and you’ll work out of our Phoenix, Arizona location on a Hybrid work schedule.
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ResponsibilitiesKey Responsibilities
• Develop and execute a risk based internal control framework.
• Identify areas of potential risk and develop strategies to mitigate risk.
• Serve as technical subject matter expert on controls matter, including development, optimization and documentation of internal controls.
• Collaborate closely with cross functional teams, including finance teams, controllership, and other stakeholders, to drive process improvements and efficiency in financial controls
• Serve as a key point of contact for internal control matters, representing the controllership in discussions with senior management and other stakeholders
QualificationsYOU MUST HAVE
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in accounting or controllership roles or equivalent combination of education and experience
• Strong knowledge of SOX, COSO framework and internal controls over financial reporting
• Ability to execute a risk-based approach to assess and enhance design and operational effectiveness
• Excellent leadership and people management skills, with the ability to motivate and inspire a team
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities, with a keen attention to detail
• Proven track record of driving process improvements and implementing best practices
WE VALUE
• CPA or equivalent certification
• Experience working with Big 4 or national public accounting firm
• Proven ability to thrive in a fast-paced and dynamic environment, with the ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to effectively collaborate with stakeholders at all levels
• Strong organizational skills, with the ability to prioritize and delegate tasks effectively
• Continuous learning mindset, with a passion for staying updated with industry trends and best practices
• Experience working in a multinational company, with exposure to global accounting and reporting requirements
• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field
Skills Required
- Minimum of 5 years of experience in accounting or controllership roles or equivalent combination of education and experience
- Strong knowledge of SOX, COSO framework and internal controls over financial reporting
- Ability to execute a risk-based approach to assess and enhance design and operational effectiveness
- Excellent leadership and people management skills, with the ability to motivate and inspire a team
- Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities, with a keen attention to detail
- Proven track record of driving process improvements and implementing best practices
- CPA or equivalent certification
- Experience working with Big 4 or national public accounting firm
- Experience working in a multinational company, with exposure to global accounting and reporting requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to effectively collaborate with stakeholders at all levels
- Strong organizational skills, with the ability to prioritize and delegate tasks effectively
- Continuous learning mindset, with a passion for staying updated with industry trends and best practices
The Aerospace Corporation Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Retirement Support — The 401(k) plan provides a company‑paid contribution of 8–12% based on years of service with immediate eligibility and vesting, and eligible employees can access retiree medical benefits.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Paid time off includes 15 vacation days (rising to 20 after five years), nine paid holidays, and unlimited sick time for exempt employees with accruals for non‑exempt staff.
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Flexible Benefits — Flexible work models include a 9/80 schedule with alternating Fridays off, supported by backup care services, an EAP, relocation assistance, and home‑office stipends where applicable.
The Aerospace Corporation Insights
What We Do
The space enterprise has been transformed by rapid change and growth. New vehicles for national security space, a more rapid launch cadence, proliferated satellite constellations, the pursuit of interplanetary exploration, and thriving commercial ventures are changing the nature of the space industry. The Aerospace Corporation (Aerospace) is a leading architect for U.S. space programs, shaping efforts to outpace threats to our national security while cultivating the technologies needed to further this new era of space commercialization and exploration. Aerospace works across the space enterprise in service of the public interest. In addition to supporting the Department of Defense and the Intelligence Community, our customers include NASA, NOAA, numerous federal agencies, and commercial space — all of whom benefit from our deep technical knowledge. We only pursue business related to the space mission and complementary fields, operating as the nation’s trusted partner to solve the toughest challenges and develop reliable and innovative technologies. Innovation in space occurs when people have the freedom to imagine and do. At Aerospace, we take pride in our readiness to solve some of the most complex challenges in the space enterprise.
Why Work With Us
We are a non-profit corporation chartered by the government to work on the hardest problems in space. We employ technical experts in every discipline of space-related science and engineering who touch every part of the US space program. Come join us as we make an impact bigger than ourselves.
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