Controller, Finance Applications
Join the Kemppi team and play a key role in developing and maintaining our global finance applications. Drive reliability and continuous improvement in close collaboration with ICT and partners.
Behind every reliable finance process, there are well-functioning systems and applications.
To further strengthen our finance team, we are now looking for a Finance Applications Controller.
What does the role include?
In this role, you will have overall ownership of our finance and accounting applications, including ERP, accounts payable, travel, and payment systems used across Kemppi Group globally.
You will report to the Group Financial Controller and work in close cooperation with ICT, system owners, and external vendors to ensure stable operations, continuous development, and effective support for the finance organization.
In your day-to-day work, you will:
• Lead the development, maintenance, and continuous improvement of finance-related software applications
• Act as the primary finance owner for accounting and finance systems
• Support users from a finance perspective and contribute to user documentation and training
• Coordinate issue resolution and root cause analysis together with ICT and vendors
• Participate in and support finance-related system upgrades, changes, and development projects
• Act as a finance partner for IT, system owners, and external vendors
• Ensure finance requirements are properly translated into system solutions and processes.
You will succeed in this role if you have:
• A degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related field
• A solid understanding of finance processes, accounting principles, and financial reporting systems
• Several years of ERP user experience
• Experience in finance-related software implementation and maintenance (e.g. ERP projects)
• The ability to work cross-functionally with IT and business stakeholders
• Knowledge of Power BI is considered an advantage
• An analytical mindset with a structured and proactive way of working
• Strong communication skills and the ability to support users
• A genuine interest in finance systems, applications, and digital finance development
• Good MS Office skills
• Good Finnish and English skills, both written and spoken.
Why Kemppi?
In this role, you will have the opportunity to grow your expertise. You will be supported by an encouraging team and provided with modern tools to support your work.
At Kemppi, strong experience and long-term stability are combined with a collaborative and development-driven culture. Flexible working hours and family-friendly practices bring balance to your everyday life.
We offer comprehensive occupational healthcare services through Mehiläinen, extensive leisure-time accident insurance, and access to Auntie’s services to support your wellbeing. In addition, you will receive an annual €300 ePassi benefit, which can be used for sports, culture, massage, and other leisure activities.
Being part of Kemppi means not only professional expertise but also a strong sense of community. We foster this for example through shared events and hobby clubs, such as floorball.
Join our growth story
Are you ready to take the next step in your career?
Join our growth story and submit your application today, but no later than 15 March 2026.
Our recruitment process includes two interviews and a personality assessment conducted on the Clevry online platform.
You will start with an onboarding period at Kemppi’s headquarters in Lahti, where you will get to know the team, your responsibilities and our ways of working. The finance team works primarily in a hybrid model, meeting at the office once a week. In addition, four times a year we come together for company-wide community weeks at the office.
For further information about the role, you can contact Heidi Kokkonen, Group Financial Controller, heidi.kokkonen@kemppi.com.
About Kemppi Group
The technology companies owned by Kemppi Group are pioneers of Finnish industry, combining strong expertise, bold innovation, and international growth. These companies develop solutions that challenge established ways of working and drive the entire industry forward.
High quality, user-centricity, and responsibility guide our work from technology and design to manufacturing. What unites us is the ambition to build sustainable solutions for the future without compromising on quality. Our companies bring together modern product development, intelligent manufacturing solutions, and an international collaboration network.
- Team
- Finance & Control
- Locations
- Lahti, Finland
- Remote status
- Hybrid
About Kemppi Oy
Kemppi is the design leader of the arc welding industry. We are committed to boosting the quality and productivity of welding by continuous development of the welding arc and by working for greener and more equal world. Kemppi supplies sustainable products, digital solutions, and services for professionals from industrial welding companies to single contractors.