KONE Recruitment Program 2026 :-
KONE is hiring candidates for the role of Process Associate / Junior Process Associate – FP&A for the Chennai, India locations. The complete details about KONE Recruitment Program 2026 are as follows.
| Company Name:- | KONE |
| Required Education: | Bachelor’s or Master’s degree |
| Required Skills: | Solid understanding of FP&A reporting activities Power BI, Excel & Reporting Tools Hands-on experience with SAP or other financial ERP platforms |
| Job Category | Global reporting operations |
| Job ID | R0666365 |
Qualifications
Hard Skills
- FP&A and Finance Reporting Knowledge: Solid understanding of FP&A reporting activities, management reporting, variance analysis, general ledger concepts, reconciliations, and month-end closing processes.
- ERP Systems Proficiency: Hands-on experience with SAP or other financial ERP platforms, including extracting, validating, and interpreting financial data.
- Data Management: Ability to handle large volumes of transactional and reporting data with accuracy, consistency, and attention to detail.
- Power BI, Excel & Reporting Tools: Advanced use of Power BI dashboards, Excel formulas, pivot tables, templates, and reporting tools for financial analysis and business insights.
- AI Awareness for Business Use: Basic understanding of how AI and generative AI can support finance activities such as data summarization, variance commentary, anomaly identification, reporting narratives, and productivity improvement.
- Responsible AI Mindset: Ability to use AI-assisted outputs responsibly by validating results, checking assumptions, protecting confidential data, and avoiding blind reliance on automated recommendations.
- Automation Mindset: Ability to recognize repetitive tasks, manual validations, workflow gaps, and reporting inefficiencies that may be improved through Power Automate, Power Query, low-code tools, macros, or standardized templates.
- Process Improvement: Capability to document current-state processes, identify improvement opportunities, and support continuous improvement initiatives from a business user perspective.
- Compliance & Controls: Familiarity with internal controls, audit requirements, regulatory standards, and appropriate data handling practices.
- Analytical Skills: Strong capability to identify discrepancies, resolve issues, interpret trends, and support insight-driven decision-making.
- Documentation: Skilled in preparing and maintaining process documentation, user instructions, reporting notes, and control evidence to ensure transparency and compliance.
Soft Skills
- Good communication and stakeholder coordination skills.
- Strong attention to detail and commitment to data accuracy.
- Ability to work in a process-driven and deadline-oriented environment.
- Curiosity to learn new digital tools, AI capabilities, and automation opportunities relevant to business operations.
- Business judgment to question unusual outputs, challenge assumptions, and seek clarification before sharing insights.
- Team collaboration and adaptability in a changing digital finance environment.
- Strong organizational and time management skills.
- Accountability and ownership of assigned tasks.
- Solution-oriented mindset with awareness of automation, analytics, and AI-enabled ways of working.
AI & Automation Expectations
- Use AI-enabled tools as productivity support, not as a replacement for finance judgment, control checks, or stakeholder validation.
- Apply prompt-writing basics to summarize data, draft reporting narratives, prepare first-level commentary, and structure analysis for review.
- Validate AI-assisted insights against source reports, ERP extracts, dashboards, and agreed business rules before sharing outputs.
- Protect sensitive financial and business information by following company data privacy, confidentiality, and responsible AI guidelines.
- Collaborate with automation, BI, and process teams to translate business pain points into improvement ideas or simple automation requirements.
- Contribute to a continuous improvement culture by suggesting practical opportunities to reduce manual effort, improve data quality, and increase reporting reliability.
Skills Required
Key Responsibilities:
As a Process Associate – FP&A, you will play a key role in supporting Global reporting operations by managing essential transactional and documentation activities. Your responsibilities will include:
- Prepare business reports and support closing activities with accuracy, consistency, and timeliness.
- Support month-end and year-end FP&A reporting activities, including data collection, consolidation, and validation.
- Perform data quality checks and ensure reported figures are complete, accurate, and aligned with defined reporting standards.
- Assist in variance analysis by identifying key movements, trends, exceptions, and business drivers for stakeholder review.
- Maintain and update reporting templates, dashboards, trackers, and supporting documentation.
- Coordinate with cross-functional teams such as R2R, S2P, S2C, business controllers, and finance stakeholders to collect and clarify inputs.
- Ensure compliance with internal controls, process guidelines, data handling expectations, and audit requirements.
- Use Excel, Power BI, ERP reports, and digital tools to simplify recurring analysis and improve reporting efficiency.
- Identify repetitive tasks, manual touchpoints, and data bottlenecks that can be improved through automation or AI-assisted solutions.
- Apply basic AI awareness by reviewing AI-generated outputs critically, validating results against source data, and escalating exceptions where required.
KONE Recruitment Program 2026 Application Process:-
Apply In Below Link
Apply Link:- Click Here To Apply (Apply before the link expires)
Note:– Only shortlisted candidates will receive the call letter for further rounds
