An accountant at KONE performs a variety of accounting activities in accordance with accounting principles and standards to control the organization’s financial resources and ensure that it complies with all relevant regulations, laws and reporting requirements. We are looking for an accountant with curiosity to learn, grow and develop within a fast-paced organization.
Main job responsibilities:
- Support Chief Accountant/Finance Controller in assigned task in the area of P2P (Purchase to Pay), intercompany transactions and taxes
- Independently deal with problems within the assigned area
- Focus on constant improvement of the processes
- Active participation in external audit process and local reporting requirements
- Deal with stakeholders across KONE within assigned processes and issues resolution
- Be part of the team in implementing new processes and digital/system solutions
- Support business colleagues and cooperate with them on dedicated projects
- Cooperate with local banks and KONE Treasury
Professional Requirements:
- 3 to 5 years of professional experience
- Fluency in English (both written and verbal)
- Knowledge of the IFRS and Serbian accounting and tax law
- Proficient user of MS Office tools (especially Excel, e.g., pivot)
- University degree in accounting, finance, economics or in a relevant field (preferred, not a prerequisite)
- SAP knowledge and experience is an advantage
Your working style:
- Analyzing information in a logical and systematic way.
- Proposing practical solutions to address identified problems. Exploring a range of possible solutions.
- Working in a well-organized manner.
- Paying sufficient attention to details.
- Making plans in line with established procedures and guidelines.
- Checking the details of own work carefully.
- Analyzing information in a thorough and detailed way.
- Spotting critical errors that others have overlooked.
- Identifying important details and ensuring that they are correct.
- Maintaining a focus on detail when dealing with routine work.
- Working well under increasing time pressure.
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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What We Do
At KONE, our mission is to improve the flow of urban life. This means understanding urbanization and, together with our partners and customers, helping cities to become better and more sustainable places to live.
As a global leader in the elevator and escalator industry, KONE provides elevators, escalators and automatic building doors, as well as solutions for maintenance and modernization to add value to buildings throughout their life cycle. Through more effective People Flow®, we make people's journeys safe, convenient and reliable, in taller, smarter buildings.
Headquartered in Helsinki, Finland, we operate in more than 60 countries around the world, employ over 60,000 people and serve 550,000 customers. In 2022, KONE had annual sales of EUR 10.9 billion. KONE class B shares are listed on the Nasdaq Helsinki Ltd. in Finland.
