About the role
We are looking for a Business Controller to join our Finance team and support 2 of the largest regions in EEM: Poland & Ukraine and Czech Republic & Slovakia.
This is an important role within our Finance reorganization, strengthening our Business Control capabilities across the regions. The position will provide high-quality financial and business controlling support while working in a more centralized regional setup.
Your responsibilities
Business partnering with a strong understanding of the business drivers, dependencies between key operational processes and performance metrics.
Acting as a Finance Business Partner to Service business line, providing actionable insight and guiding commercial decisions toward profitable growth.
Go beyond standard actuals understanding toward forward looking business development to influence business stakeholders in decision-making covering pricing and productivity initiatives incl. contract profitability reviews
Cooperate with local controlling, ensuring accuracy of controlling activities such as budgeting, on time and quality month end closing, actual results reporting (e.g. Balance Sheet and P&L etc) incl. variance analysis and forecast preparation
Continues process improvement, tasks harmonization and simplification combined with tasks automation including
Support strategic and long-term planning for service business.
Provide recommendations, training and coaching to the finance and business community on reporting and accounting matters
Initiate and drive assign projects toward set objectives and achieving key results
About you
3-5+ years of relevant experience in Business Controlling, FP&A, Finance or a similar role.
Master's degree in finance or accounting, CIMA/ACCA qualification underway will be an asset.
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a solid understanding of financial performance.
Self-motivated and result-driven personality with project management skills.
Ability to influence and drive improvement incl. effective communication is key.
Ability to operate in fast changing and matrix environments.
Sound business acumen, demonstrating the ability to combine the key commercial and financial drivers with understanding of core business opportunities & limitations
Excellent knowledge of Excel is a must. Knowledge of SAP and related SAP BPC/OneStrea, or Power BI tool will be an asset.
Fluent command of English (verbal and written) is a must
Ambitious and open for future development Business Partnering mindset and self-starter attitude
Key soft skill: problem solving, analytical thinking, drive & energy to act, continuous improvement & collaboration.
Fluent English; knowledge of Polish, Czech, Slovak or Ukrainian is a plus.
Why join us?
This is an opportunity to take on a high-impact regional Finance role, supporting two major EEM regions and working closely with senior business stakeholders. You will have the opportunity to shape a more centralized Business Control model and contribute to the continued development of our Finance organization.
If you are a commercially minded finance professional who enjoys turning numbers into business insights, we would love to hear from you.
At KONE, we are focused on creating an innovative and collaborative working culture where we value the contribution of each individual. Employee engagement is a key focus area for us and we encourage participation and the sharing of information and ideas. Sustainability is an integral part of our culture and the daily practice. We follow ethical business practices and we seek to develop a culture of working together where co-workers trust and respect each other and good performance is recognized. In being a great place to work, we are proud to offer a range of experiences and opportunities that will help you to achieve your career and personal goals and enable you to live a healthy and balanced life.
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Skills Required
- 3–5+ years of relevant experience in business controlling, FP&A, finance, or a similar role
- Master’s degree in finance or accounting
- CIMA or ACCA qualification underway
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Understanding of financial performance and commercial business drivers
- Project management skills
- Ability to influence stakeholders and drive continuous improvement
- Experience operating in fast-changing and matrix environments
- Excellent knowledge of Microsoft Excel
- Knowledge of SAP, SAP BPC, OneStream, or Power BI
- Fluent written and spoken English
- Knowledge of Polish, Czech, Slovak, or Ukrainian
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Fair & Transparent Compensation — Pay is considered competitive across many roles and markets, with field positions sometimes benefiting from overtime and strong union scales. Feedback suggests base compensation is often a relative positive even when other factors vary.
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Retirement Support — Retirement programs, including 401(k) and in some regions pension or annuity structures, are consistently highlighted as strong. Feedback suggests these elements meaningfully enhance the overall package.
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Healthcare Strength — Core health coverage is viewed as comprehensive, commonly including medical, dental, and vision options. Feedback suggests a global well‑being framework and EAP resources further reinforce health-related support.
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What We Do
At KONE, our mission is to improve the flow of urban life. This means understanding urbanization and, together with our partners and customers, helping cities to become better and more sustainable places to live. As a global leader in the elevator and escalator industry, KONE provides elevators, escalators and automatic building doors, as well as solutions for maintenance and modernization to add value to buildings throughout their life cycle. Through more effective People Flow®, we make people's journeys safe, convenient and reliable, in taller, smarter buildings. Headquartered in Helsinki, Finland, we operate in more than 60 countries around the world, employ over 60,000 people and serve 550,000 customers. In 2022, KONE had annual sales of EUR 10.9 billion. KONE class B shares are listed on the Nasdaq Helsinki Ltd. in Finland.
