Espoo, Uusimaa, Finland
✓ Managed business control operations for New Building Solutions, Modernization, and Service businesses within KONE Marine, improving financial oversight and driving performance monitoring that enabled timely, data-driven business decisions. ✓ Led, developed, and coordinated financial planning, reporting, budgeting, internal control, and analysis activities, providing strategic recommendations that supported margin optimization and operational efficiency. ✓ Delivered actionable insights to business leaders, evaluating industry, economic, financial, and market trends to inform growth initiatives and strategic planning as part of the unit leadership team. ✓ Ensured robust forecasting, financial reporting, and investment management across global regions, including Europe, North America, Asia-Pacific, and Greater China, strengthening global decision-making and strategic investment allocation.
✓ Led complex audit engagements under IFRS and US GAAP, covering group consolidation, M&A, IPO readiness, and POC accounting. ✓ Designed and optimized audit processes, serving as the main point of contact for client reporting. ✓ Assessed audit risks, developed tailored audit strategies, and led multidisciplinary engagement teams. ✓ Managed a diverse client portfolio ranging from SMEs to publicly listed companies across multiple industries. ✓ Served as Deputy Team Leader, supporting the management and development of over 30 audit professionals, including resource planning, performance coaching, and team coordination.
✓ Supported audit engagements under IFRS and Local GAAP, including group consolidation, and POC accounting, contributing to timely and high-quality delivery. ✓ Assisted in designing and optimizing audit processes, improving efficiency and consistency across multiple engagements. ✓ Conducted audit risk assessments and coordinated fieldwork within engagement teams, ensuring compliance with accounting regulations and internal quality standards, while enhancing audit reliability.
✓ Conducted tax audits and provided advisory services for domestic SMEs. ✓ Specialized in corporate taxation and VAT compliance. ✓ Guided clients on tax risk management and process improvements.