Purpose
The Business Controller manages the day-to-day business controlling activities of the Unit. They ensure KONE business activities are conducted in accordance with the KONE Financial Control Models (FCM), and that financial impacts are measured and reported following the KONE accounting standards and reporting instructions. The Business Controller supports the definition of local financial policies and ensures that the adherence to both local and global policies is controlled.
This role applies to Business Controllers in all frontline and supply line units for all business units and will report to a Finance Director.
What you'll be doing
Perform or organize the execution of the business controlling tasks as defined in KONE FCM
Analyze the organization’s business activities and advise management on financial matters and impacts of the business transactions and decisions.
Support functional or operational area managers in forecasting the future results of their business.
Collect, compile, verify, and analyze financial information and economic indicators so that senior management has accurate and timely information for making strategic and operational decisions on, for example, acquisitions, investments, capital expenditure, divestitures, mergers, or the sale of assets.
Evaluate industry, economic, financial, and market trends to forecast the organization’s short, medium and long-term financial and competitive position.
Provide technical expertise and advice on financial issues to functional or operational areas managers to help them develop revenue and expense budgets, understand financial reports, and manage their financial responsibilities.
Assure the correctness of managerial information including order book, WIP, late cost reserves, accruals and pre to post calculations
Develop and implement annual unit budgets in line with global budgeting guidelines.
Maintain strong connections with other Finance colleagues within KONE to share best practices and to understand current and future trends.
May lead, direct, evaluate and develop a team of Finance professionals to achieve established goals.
Performance measures
Improvement of the status of the FCM audits
All financial reporting is completed on time and accurately
Manageable working capital development
Fixed costs level/reduction
Accounts receivable overdue
Operative result
Cash flow
Are you the one?
Master’s or Bachelors degree in accounting or relevant field.
At least 4 years of professional experience of financial analyse, audit, managerial report, budget or internal audit.
Prefer candidates with direct experience in business control, budget or managerial reporting.
Good English and local language
Professional qualifications as appropriate
SAP or similar application, working knowledge
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.
Read more on www.kone.com/careers
#elevator #escalator #financialanalyst #audit
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.
Read more on www.kone.com/careers
Similar Jobs
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.
