Business Controller

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** Company Overview
*** Founded in 1910,
* * is a global leader that provides elevators, escalators and automatic building doors, as well as solutions for maintenance and modernization that add value to buildings throughout their life cycle. Our mission is to improve the flow of urban life and make our world's cities better places to live by providing innovative solutions that help make people's journeys safe, convenient and reliable.

Our operations in over 60 countries around the world has helped us achieve our position as an
* * leader with repeated recognitions by* *, Corporate Knights for clean capitalism and others.*#
** Job Overview
** If you answered a resounding
** YES
* * to these questions, then we have an amazing opportunity for you!
** Location of position:
Central West District (Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, Denver).
**** Business partnering & performance
*** Partner closely with business and operational leaders to understand the key drivers of performance.
* Provide actionable insights, key findings and recommendations, not just numbers.
* Analyze actual performance versus budget and forecast and identify key risks, opportunities and corrective actions.
* Challenge the business constructively and help leaders translate financial insights into operational actions.
* Evaluate financial, operational and market trends to support short-, medium- and long-term decision-making.
** Planning & forecasting
*** Drive budgeting, forecasting and business planning processes together with business leaders.
* Improve forecast accuracy through strong understanding of the underlying business drivers.
* Develop scenarios and forward-looking analysis to support decision-making and profitable growth.
* Monitor KPIs and ensure measures are meaningful, actionable and connected to business outcomes.
** Financial control & reporting
*** Ensure timely and accurate financial and managerial reporting.
* Analyze profitability, costs, working capital, cash flow and other key business performance indicators.
* Ensure compliance with the KONE Financial Control Model (FCM), accounting standards and reporting principles.
* Support strong financial controls while continuously looking for opportunities to simplify and improve processes.
** Driving improvement
*** Identify opportunities to improve profitability, productivity and ways of working.
* Help move Finance toward greater automation, analytics and forward-looking insights.
* Collaborate across Finance and operational teams to share best practices and drive continuous improvement.
* Influence change in a matrix organization and help turn improvement opportunities into measurable results.## Other Hiring requirements

You are a finance professional who combines
** strong analytical capability with commercial curiosity and influencing skills**.Ideally, you bring:
* Bachelor's degree in finance, Accounting, Business or a related field.
* 5+ years of relevant progressive finance experience, with business controlling, FP&A or finance business partnering experience strongly preferred.
* Strong Excel skills and experience with ERP, reporting, consolidation and BI applications (SAP, PowerBI, CoPilot, Databricks, One Stream, considered as an asset).
* Ability to manage several priorities in a fast-paced environment
* Proactive, independent and improvement-oriented mindset.
* Strong financial analysis, budgeting and forecasting capabilities.
* Ability to influence and challenge constructively in a matrix organization.#
** About KONE
*** At KONE, we foster an innovative and collaborative culture, valuing each individual's contribution. Employee engagement and sustainability are key focuses, promoting ethical practices and mutual respect. We're proud to offer experiences and opportunities to help you achieve career and personal goals while maintaining a healthy work-life balance.
* We hire individuals who value culture because we believe culture drives innovation*:
** We value your authentic self.
* Collaborative, creative, and supportive work environment.
* Passionate about safety, quality, and innovation
* We care about the communities where we live and work.
** Just some of our many benefits include:
*** Competitive salary
* Flexible work schedule
* Opportunities to learn and grow
* 401K Employer Match
* 401k Employer Non-elective Contribution
* Well-being Program
* Medical, Prescription, Dental and Vision Insurance
* Digital Health Solutions & Telehealth
* Health Savings Account (HSA)
* Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)
* Employee Family…