Business Controller, Building and technical trade division, K Group
- Application Deadline: Nov. 22, 2026
- Helsinki
- Hybrid
Business Controller, Kesko Building and technical trade division
Would you like to work at the heart of one of Northern Europe’s leading building and technical trade businesses, supporting management decisions and driving profitable growth across eight countries? Our business operates in eight countries: Finland, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Poland, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. Long-term profitability target for Kesko Building and technical trade is 6-8%.
We are now looking for a Business Controller to join the Building and technical trade division Business Controlling team, which is responsible for all 8 countries.
Your role
As a Business Controller, you will work closely with businesses, finance teams in different business units and other finance functions at Kesko.
Your role covers division business controlling activities including monthly reporting, profitability, investments, cash flow, working capital and market analysis. An important part of your role is various analyses that leads to concrete improvement actions. You will analyse business performance and its key drivers, assess profitability from different perspectives and look behind the numbers to understand what is driving the development. Based on your analysis, you will make clear actionable recommendations and drive actions to improve performance.
In addition, you will take ownership of selected development projects such as customer, product or store profitability.
Your key responsibilities include:
- Monthly reporting including profitability analysis, benchmarking, analysis of key performance and profitability drivers and turning analysis into improvement actions
- Cash flow and working capital analysis and driving actions to improve capital efficiency
- Market analysis and insight, including market development, market shares and benchmarking
- Taking ownership of selected development projects and driving change
- Supporting planning and forecasting by turning historical performance and business drivers into forward-looking analysis and scenarios
- Developing reporting and analytics including the use of automation and AI together with other organizations
To succeed in this role, we believe that you…
You are analytical, curious and business-minded. You work efficiently also under tight deadlines and pressure.
You are forward-looking and able to connect data, business drivers and market insights to identify opportunities and understand cause-and-effect relationships. You have the courage to challenge, bring forward new ideas and make clear and concrete recommendations and improvement actions. You are able to influence others and drive change across the organization.
You work systematically and efficiently and can take ownership of development projects, bringing together data, business understanding and the right people to achieve concrete results.
We expect you to...
- Have a master's degree in finance, accounting, economics, industrial engineering and management or other relevant field.
- Have several years of experience in business controlling, analytics, development or project management or another analytical finance role where you have worked closely with business stakeholders.
- Have strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Have good communication and collaboration skills.
- Be proactive and have a hands-on and development-oriented way of working.
- Be fluent in Finnish and English, preferably also in Swedish.
Experience in market analysis, investment analysis, cash flow management and reporting development is considered an advantage.
Why join us?
We offer you an opportunity to work at the centre of Kesko’s growing, international building and technical trade business and contribute to our profitable growth.
You will gain a broad perspective of different businesses, countries and markets. You will work with questions that are relevant to business performance and decision-making, ranging from profitability, cash flow and growth opportunities to market development. The role offers an excellent opportunity to deepen your business controlling and analytical expertise while working closely with experienced finance and business teams. We are proud of our positive work culture and can-do attitude!
At Kesko, we work in a hybrid model combining office and remote work.
In addition to an impactful role, we offer:
- Modern office at Kalasatama, Helsinki with excellent public transportation, as well as parking facilities. Office services include gym, healthcare services, cafeteria and restaurant
- Employee benefits that include: Epassi Flex, employee discounts at K Group stores, occupational health services and leisure-time accident insurance and possibility to a car benefit according to our company policy. Our partners also offer various benefits and discounts in the areas of sports and wellbeing, travel and optical services.
Interested?
The application period ends on 22.11.2026. For more information about the role, please contact Anna-Kaisa Tuovinen, Head of Business Control, Kesko Building and technical trade. Best times to reach out by phone are November 6 between 13:00-14:00 and November 16 between 14:00-15:00 (+358503030183). Please submit your application with your salary request via the apply link.
The selected candidate will be subject to a credit check and drug testing in accordance with Kesko's recruitment and employment practices.
We at K Group value diversity and believe that different backgrounds and perspectives are key to success. Equality, non-discrimination and fairness are our core principles in recruitment, compensation and career development
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Great Place to Work
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39 000 K:laisen yhteisö
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5000 tietotyöläistä Suomessa
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1800 asiantuntijaa K-Kampuksella
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400 asiantuntijaa Tampereen toimipisteessä
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1100 K-ruoka-, K-rauta- ja Intersport-kauppiasta
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Lähes 2 miljoonaa asiakaskohtaamista joka päivä
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Toimintaa 8 maassa
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Suomen suurin vähittäiskauppa
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Vähittäismyynti 14 mrd. euroa
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3 toimialaa: Ruokaa, rakentamista ja autoja
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22 000 työntekijää kaupoissa Suomessa
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Edistämme vastuullisia valintoja
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A community of 39 000 employees
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5000 knowledge workers in Finland
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1800 experts at the K Kampus
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400 experts at the Tampere office
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1100 K-ruoka-, K-rauta- and Intersport retailers
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Almost 2 million customer encounters every day
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Operations in 8 countries
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Finland's largest retailer
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Retails sales 14 Billion €
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22 000 store employees around Finland
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22 000 store employees around Finland
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Enabling responsible choices
About the company
We are more than 1,000 entrepreneurs and 39,000 K-team members with an endless belief in building better commerce, over and over again. We believe in commerce and the strong spirit of entrepreneurship as the cornerstone of a thriving and prosperous society.
Whether your passion lies in cars, construction, customer service, or technology, we constantly have new opportunities for those ready to shape better commerce. Your work leaves a mark on the everyday lives of Finns—how we move, eat, and build. This house never stands still, and you can shape your own career path, moving across industries and companies.
We are the House of Doers, united by an authentic spirit of action. With teamwork and a customer-first mindset, we create better commerce every single day. So let’s roll up our sleeves and get things moving again – LET’S K!
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Anna-Kaisa Tuovinen | Contact Person
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