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Did you know KONE moves two billion people every day? As a global leader in the elevator and escalator industry, we employ over 60,000 driven professionals in close to 70 countries worldwide joined together by a shared purpose, to shape the future of cities.
Why this role?
A high-impact Finance Director role leading Australia & New Zealand (ANZ), partnering directly with the ANZ Managing Director to drive commercial performance and ambitious growth target.
Reporting to the APM Vice President of Finance, you’ll be a key member of the leadership team in ANZ and leading a large team. This role offers the opportunity to shape financial strategy, steer business decisions, and lead transformation initiatives that deliver real impact.
Ideal for a commercially savvy finance leader who thrives in a fast-paced environment and enjoys working at the heart of the business.
What will you be doing?
- Leading, directing, evaluating and developing a team of managers, experts and finance professionals
- Coaching and engaging the team in developing future capabilities
- Driving business performance and decision-making by providing strategic guidance, actionable insights, and recommendations to business stakeholders
- Developing and supporting the KONE strategy implementation, specifically in customer-facing finance activities such as invoicing, collection and customer financing
- Contributing to strategic planning at the executive team level helping to drive top-line growth and operational efficiency
- Proactively identifying opportunities for improvement by collaborating with different functions
- Supporting business stakeholders to focus and prioritize activities that drive customer value and business performance most
- Accountable for end-to-end finance processes performance
- Accountable for complete and accurate financial records
- Accountable for compliance with local statutory requirements and regulations in areas of financial reporting, treasury, and tax
- Accountable for ensuring compliancy of internal controls and policies
- Accountable for efficient and compliant management of financials, specifically in areas of cash flow and accounts receivables
- Responsible for driving the forecasting and budgeting processes
Are you the one?
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting / Finance and a qualified CA/CPA (or equivalent)
- Experience leading a Finance team in a large, complex organisation
- Ability to navigate and influence peers and stakeholders through a matrix work environment (local, regional and global)
- Expertise in Mergers and Acquisitions
- Exposure to and understanding of Enterprise Agreements
What do we offer?
- Regional (Asia Pacific, Middle East, Turkey and Africa) and Global exposure and career development opportunities.
- Work within a globally connected organization with strong industry presence and ambitious growth and expansion plans.
- Be part of a supportive, collaborative, and values-driven culture focused on excellence and innovation.
If you are inspired by the opportunity and have the right skills, we invite you to join us and apply now.
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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 https://careers.kone.com/en/
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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.
