Director – Accounts Payable Americas

Honeywell Technologies; San Luis Potosí; Presencial; MXN 1.200.000 - 1.800.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Honeywell Technologies seeks a Director – Accounts Payable Americas to lead the AP and Disbursement functions across the Americas from our Regional Finance Center in San Luis Potosi, Mexico. You will partner with SBGs, drive process standardization, and deliver high service levels while ensuring policy compliance.

You will build talent, manage teams, enhance controls, and collaborate with Treasury, Procurement and BRMs to optimize working capital and cash management.

Formación

• Minimum 10 years in progressive finance roles within Accounts Payable or Disbursement functions.
• Team management experience leading people managers in Shared Services/Global Business Services.
• US GAAP/IFRS knowledge, SOX compliance framework and strong controls.
• Strategic financial knowledge in working capital, forecasting and analysis.
• Excellent understanding of regulations, reporting standards and compliance.
• Outstanding leadership and communication abilities.

Responsabilidades

• Lead AP and Disbursement teams across the Americas with defined performance standards.
• Standardize Disbursement processes in collaboration with Treasury and other finance functions.
• Serve as main contact with functional leaders for complex process issues.
• Monitor SLAs/KPIs and drive continuous improvement for timeliness and quality.
• Develop talent via coaching, mentoring and HR-aligned skills plans.
• Coordinate annual payment calendars and support cash management/reporting.

Conocimientos

SAP

PowerBI

Tableau

Advanced Excel

AI-driven models

Lean

Financial analysis

Forecasting

Educación

Bachelor’s degree in finance or accounting

MBA or advanced degree

Herramientas

SAP ECC/S4/HANA

Power BI

Tableau

Excel

AI/ML tools

Descripción del empleo

Make an impact, make real connections, make the best you!

We believe that the heart of innovation lies within our people. We are dedicated to fostering a dynamic, inclusive environment where every voice matters, and every idea has potential. Join us on our mission to transform the world for the better and seize the opportunity to drive meaningful change, work with innovative people and lead the transition from automation to autonomy.

In this role as Director – Accounts Payable Americas , supporting all our Strategic Business Groups (SBG) across the Americas Region and acting as Disbursements Global Process Owner (GPO), you will serve as a strategic financial leader for the Accounts Payable and Disbursements functions. Your primary goals will be to manage the seamless delivery of the AP & Disbursement financial services in-line with the committed service levels; continuously seek to implement process and financial systems improvements; become a strategic partner for the business functions by excelling in stakeholder management and efficient collaboration with the Business Relationship Managers (BRM); drive productivity initiatives along with the GBS Transformation team demonstrating excellent domain in data analysis, process improvement, change management and AI solutions & applications; building up talent internally through the available skills enhancement, career planning and engagement initiatives, measured through high employee engagement and efficient succession planning. You will be directly accountable for adopting high control standards and ensuring policy compliance in every transaction.

The role will be reporting directly into the GBS Financial Services Hub Leader for Mexico and will be based out of our Regional Finance Center in San Luis Potosi, Mexico.

• Lead the Accounts Payable and Disbursement teams for Americas by setting up performance and productivity standards aligned with the GBS strategic framework
• Implement and enforce process standardization within the Global Disbursement function in collaboration with Treasury and other finance functions internally; be the decision-maker in terms of Disbursements process transformation and policy enhancement.
• Serve as main point of contact and partner with other functional leaders (i.e. Sourcing, Business Finance, Treasury, Integrated Supply Chain Finance, Logistics, Controllership etc.) in addressing urgent or complex queries related to process failure modes
• Monitoring and reporting on agreed SLA/KPI’s with the internal business stakeholders and suggest and lead to implementation initiatives for continuous improvement in terms of timeliness, quality and customer satisfaction
• Act as safeguard for the existing and develop new and enhanced financial controls when needed
• Build exceptional talent through efficient team management, coaching, mentoring, and leading continuous skills (re) evaluation and enhancement initiatives in partnership with HR
• Coordinate the timely preparation and delivery of the annual payment calendars and support reconciliation and reporting activities related to Supply Chain Financing programs
• Collaborate in the implementation of cash management strategies to maximize returns and minimize risks
• Collaborate cross functionally with teams to communicate financial performance and strategies to shareholders and analysts and report identified cost-saving opportunities

YOU MUST HAVE

• A minimum of 10 years of experience in progressive finance roles within Accounts Payable or Disbursement functions
• Team management experience, leading other people managers, preferably within Shared Services/Global Business Services environment
• US GAAP/IFRS knowledge, reporting and internal control framework experience (SOX)
• Strategic financial knowledge – working capital, analysis, and forecasting skills.
• Excellent understanding of financial regulations, reporting standards, and compliance.
• Exceptional leadership and team management skills

WE VALUE

• Bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting, or a related field; an MBA or advanced degree is preferred
• Experience with Treasury, Procurement or Integrated Supply Chain finance functions
• Previous exposure as Global Process Owner within any financial function
• Significant experience in SAP (ECC or S4/HANA), PowerBI, Tableau, Advanced Excel
• Exposure or direct experience in implementing AI-driven models/AI-prompting
• Continuous improvement mindset to always challenge the way things have been done, bring new efficiencies and evolve processes
• Green belt certification and/or leading LEAN project deployment
• Strategic thinking and a proven ability to drive financial initiatives.
• Outstanding communication and interpersonal abilities.
• A deep commitment to the company's mission and values, along with a passion for contributing to its growth and success

Honeywell Technologies is a global, pure-play automation company with a legacy of innovating to help solve the world’s most mission-critical challenges, enhancing the quality of life for people and communities around the world. We serve the building, industrial and process sectors with a broad portfolio of services, solutions and products, underpinned by our Honeywell Technologies Accelerator operating system and Honeywell Technologies Forge intelligence layer. By combining the deep domain expertise of our more than 50,000 employees with decades of data from our global installed base, we are uniquely positioned to lead the industrial sector’s transition from automation to autonomy.

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.