Finance Controller

Company Overview

Founded in 1910, KONE 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.

Finance Controller

Lisle, IL

The Finance Controller is a key finance leadership role responsible for the integrity of the organization’s accounting, financial reporting, controllership, and finance operations activities across the United States. This role owns the legal entity Balance Sheet and Income Statement and ensures accurate, timely, and compliant financial reporting in accordance with IFRS, company policies, and statutory requirements. Partnering closely with Business Finance, Shared Services, Tax, Treasury, HR, and Operations teams, the Finance Controller plays a critical role in driving financial discipline, strengthening internal controls, improving processes, and delivering high-quality financial insights to support business performance and decision-making.

This role leads a team of finance professionals and operates within a fast-paced multinational environment focused on operational excellence, continuous improvement, and strong controllership.

• Lead monthly, quarterly, and annual close activities for US legal entities
• Ensure accurate, timely, and compliant financial reporting and balance sheet integrity
• Review and approve key journal entries, reconciliations, accruals, and reporting adjustments
• Partner with Business Controllers and FP&A to support financial analysis, forecasting, and reporting
• Ensure compliance with IFRS, US GAAP, internal policies, and statutory requirements

• Own balance sheet governance and reconciliation quality across key accounts
• Oversee operational accounting activities including payroll, treasury, fixed assets, intercompany; for P2P, and O2C processes – to the extent it impacts the Balance Sheet.
• Ensure subledgers reconcile accurately to the General Ledger
• Identify and resolve accounting discrepancies, process gaps, and reporting risks
• Drive a strong "zero-surprise" controllership environment

• Lead external and internal audit activities for US entities
• Maintain strong internal controls across financial reporting and accounting operations
• Ensure audit readiness, compliance, and appropriate supporting documentation
• Monitor and remediate control gaps, compliance risks, and process deficiencies

• Partner with Shared Services and global finance teams to ensure high-quality execution of accounting and reporting activities
• Drive automation, standardization, and process improvement initiatives across finance operations
• Support finance transformation and systems enhancement initiatives
• Lead, coach, and develop a high-performing finance team
• Build strong partnerships across Finance, HR, Tax, Treasury, Operations, and Corporate teams
• Provide financial insight and accounting expertise to support business decisions and operational performance

• Partner with Treasury and business leaders to support liquidity management and cash flow optimization
• Oversee cash-related accounting activities, bank reconciliations, and treasury-related balance sheet accounts
• Support working capital governance including oversight of AR aging, AP balances, unapplied cash, and intercompany settlements
• Ensure financial impacts of foreign exchange and hedge accounting activities are appropriately reflected where applicable

• Oversee all payroll accounting activities across salary, field, and hourly payroll environments
• Ensure accurate accounting and reporting for wages, incentives, commissions, bonus accruals, stock compensation, benefits, and related employee costs
• Ensure payroll-related balance sheet accounts are…