Business Controller, Building and technical trade division, K Group

Kesko - K-Group; Helsinki; Hybrid; EUR 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Office in Kalasatama, Helsinki with on

Employee benefits

Job summary

Kesko Building and technical trade division is seeking a Business Controller to support management decisions and drive growth across eight countries. You will perform profitability analysis, budgeting, cash flow and market insights, while leading improvement projects.

The role blends finance excellence with strategic business partnering in a hybrid Helsinki-based setting. You will partner with multiple units, drive forecasting and reporting development, and bring data-driven recommendations to

Qualifications

• Masters degree in finance, accounting, economics or related field.
• Several years of experience in business controlling, analytics, development or project management or another analytical finance role with stakeholder interaction.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Good communication and collaboration skills.
• Proactive and hands-on with development mindset.
• Fluent in Finnish and English; Swedish is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Monthly reporting and profitability analysis, benchmarking and KPI tracking.
• Cash flow and working capital analysis with actions to improve capital efficiency.
• Market analysis, insight work, market development and benchmarking.
• Own development projects such as customer, product or store profitability.
• Support planning/forecasting with historical performance and drivers; scenario work.
• Develop reporting and analytics, including automation and AI, with other teams.

Skills

Analytical

Problem-solving

Communication

Collaboration

Proactive

Finnish

English

Swedish

Education

Master's degree in finance, accounting, economics or related field

Job description

Business Controller, Kesko Building and technical trade division

Would you like to work at the heart of one of Northern Europe’s leading building and technical trade businesses, supporting management decisions and driving profitable growth across eight countries? Our business operates in eight countries: Finland, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Poland, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. Long-term profitability target for Kesko Building and technical trade is 6-8%.

Your role

As a Business Controller, you will work closely with businesses, finance teams in different business units and other finance functions at Kesko. Your role covers division business controlling activities including monthly reporting, profitability, investments, cash flow, working capital and market analysis. An important part of your role is various analyses that leads to concrete improvement actions. You will analyse business performance and its key drivers, assess profitability from different perspectives and look behind the numbers to understand what is driving the development. Based on your analysis, you will make clear actionable recommendations and drive actions to improve performance. In addition, you will take ownership of selected development projects such as customer, product or store profitability.

Your Key Responsibilities Include

• Monthly reporting including profitability analysis, benchmarking, analysis of key performance and profitability drivers and turning analysis into improvement actions
• Cash flow and working capital analysis and driving actions to improve capital efficiency
• Market analysis and insight, including market development, market shares and benchmarking
• Taking ownership of selected development projects and driving change
• Supporting planning and forecasting by turning historical performance and business drivers into forward-looking analysis and scenarios
• Developing reporting and analytics including the use of automation and AI together with other organizations

To succeed in this role, we believe that you…

You are analytical, curious and business-minded. You work efficiently also under tight deadlines and pressure. You are forward-looking and able to connect data, business drivers and market insights to identify opportunities and understand cause-and-effect relationships. You have the courage to challenge, bring forward new ideas and make clear and concrete recommendations and improvement actions. You are able to influence others and drive change across the organization. You work systematically and efficiently and can take ownership of development projects, bringing together data, business understanding and the right people to achieve concrete results.

We expect you to…

• Have a master's degree in finance, accounting, economics, industrial engineering and management or other relevant field.
• Have several years of experience in business controlling, analytics, development or project management or another analytical finance role where you have worked closely with business stakeholders.
• Have strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Have good communication and collaboration skills.
• Be proactive and have a hands-on and development-oriented way of working.
• Be fluent in Finnish and English, preferably also in Swedish.

Experience in market analysis, investment analysis, cash flow management and reporting development is considered an advantage.

Why join us?

We offer you an opportunity to work at the centre of Kesko’s growing, international building and technical trade business and contribute to our profitable growth. You will gain a broad perspective of different businesses, countries and markets. You will work with questions that are relevant to business performance and decision-making, ranging from profitability, cash flow and growth opportunities to market development. The role offers an excellent opportunity to deepen your business controlling and analytical expertise while working closely with experienced finance and business teams. We are proud of our positive work culture and can-do attitude!

At Kesko, we work in a hybrid model combining office and remote work.

In Addition To An Impactful Role, We Offer

• Modern office at Kalasatama, Helsinki with excellent public transportation, as well as parking facilities. Office services include gym, healthcare services, cafeteria and restaurant
• Employee benefits that include: Epassi Flex, employee discounts at K Group stores, occupational health services and leisure-time accident insurance and possibility to a car benefit according to our company policy. Our partners also offer various benefits and discounts in the areas of sports and wellbeing, travel and optical services.

The selected candidate will be subject to a credit check and drug testing in accordance with Kesko's recruitment and employment practices.

We at K Group value diversity and believe that different backgrounds and perspectives are key to success. Equality, non-discrimination and fairness are our core principles in recruitment, compensation and career development