Assistant Business Controller

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We have an exciting opportunity for an energetic and enthusiastic Assistant Business Controller supports Business Controller in analyzing and monitoring the business performance and identifying solutions to improve business performance.

Assistant Business Controller supports the Business Controller in regularly reviewing and ensuring that activities are performed in accordance with the KONE Financial Control Model (FCM) and provides necessary analysis to ensure financial impacts are measured and reported following the KONE accounting standards and instructions.

What will you do

Business partnering with strong outsidein mindset:

• Provide analysis of key dependencies between the key operational processes relationships and metrics.
• Being part of the business controlling team promote and ensure adequate finance understanding in the business organization.
• Assist in evaluating industry economic financial and market trends to forecast the organizations short medium and longterm financial and competitive position
• Provide actionable insights key findings and conclusions to business not just numbers

Analyze the financial performance:

• Ensure that key reporting principles and correct costing parameters as defined by KARI KAS and FCM have been implemented and followed
• Ensure the correctness of managerial reporting including volume reporting (OR and sales) financial reporting (RE50 and R80 performance KPIs (P2P hours/floor) contract profitability
• Analyze and understand the weekly/monthly actual performance of the business as well as the deviations compared to planned (BUD /FCS) performance

Support the planning and forecasting processes

• Provide financial parameters for the planning and forecasting processes to support the sales and cost planning by the business (e.g. inflation rate foreign exchange rates increases in wages and salaries costs for corporate materials milestone lead times)
• Validate and analyze the outcome and ensure realistic level of figures
• Support the Business Controller to ensure that plans and forecasts are consolidated and reported in a timely manner and that deadlines are respected.

Other tasks:

• Supporting the Business Controller in providing general analysis tasks that support the Business Line e.g. analyzing the opportunity funnel and producing scenario analyses for versatile purposes (e.g. market demand vs. pricing in different scenarios).
• Maintain strong connections with other stakeholders and other Finance colleagues within KONE to share best practices and to understand current and future trends.

Are you the one

• Bachelors degree in Accounting.
• 8 years of experience in a similar role with a strong background in financial analyzing & planning.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office applications including Word Excel and PowerPoint.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with fluency in both English and Arabic.
• Strong analytical mindset with keen attention to detail.
• CMA certification is a strong advantage.
• Proficient in SAP& CRM

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 coworkers 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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