Service Business Controller, Eastern Europe & Mediterranean

KONE
Hybrid
Regular employment
5 - 10 years of experience
Full Time
Bucharest, Romania
Responsibilities
Are you ready to embark on an exciting career opportunity? We are currently seeking a Service Business Controller, EEM, to become a valued member of the Business Controlling Finance team at KONE Eastern Europe and Mediterranean frontline. The frontline consists 16 countries in Central and Eastern Europe, as well as the Mediterranean region—from Poland and Czechia, through the Balkans (including Croatia, Bulgaria, and Romania), to Greece, Cyprus, and Israel. This position offers a unique chance to play a pivotal role. As a trusted business partner, you will contribute to the strategic and evolving Service division at KONE.
In more detailed, the main responsibilities in the role would include:
- Business partnering with strong outside-in mindset - understanding of the business logic and dependencies between key operational processes, relationships, and metrics.
- Acting as a finance business partner to Service business line, providing actionable management 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.
- Cooperation with local finance, supporting performing classic controlling activities such as budgeting, on time and quality month end closing, actual results reporting (e.g. Balance Sheet, P&L, Cash Flow etc) and forecast preparation incl. variance analysis
- Continues process improvement and simplification combined with tasks automation across 16 countries
- Support strategic and long-term planning for supporting business line.
- Provide advice and support to the finance and business community on reporting and accounting matters
What do we expect from you:
- 5+ years of relevant experience
- Master degree in Finance or Accounting.
- Self-motivated and result driven personality with project management skills.
- Ability to influence and drive improvement in processes incl. effective communication is a must.
- Sound business acumen, demonstrating the ability to combine the key commercial and financial drivers with understanding of core business opportunities & limitations
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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