Regional Business Controller & Finance Partner

KONE; Warszawa; On-site; PLN 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job description

About The Role

We are looking for a

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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