Business Performance Analyst at Daikin focusing on corporate planning, forecasting, and performance analysis. Collaborating with cross-functional teams to drive strategic initiatives and operational efficiency.
Responsibilities
Act as a strategic business partner to key functions, serving as the centralized corporate planning, performance control, and decision-support function.
Lead annual budgeting, mid-term planning, and forecasting processes in alignment with Daikin’s regional and global planning frameworks.
Analyze revenue, gross margin, SG&A, and profitability trends; monitor budget execution and provide variance analysis with corrective recommendations.
Support monthly and quarterly estimates, forecasts, target-setting, and corporate performance reporting submitted to headquarters.
Provide structured analytical insights, dashboards, KPIs, and performance management tools to enhance operational efficiency, cost control, and profitability.
Track order intake, backlog, sales pipeline, and margin performance to ensure alignment with commercial and financial targets.
Prepare financial feasibility studies, ROI analyses, business cases, and scenario models for strategic projects and investment decisions.
Drive continuous improvement in planning, reporting, and governance processes, including automation, standardization, cross-functional collaboration and support internal control activities.
Requirements
Bachelor’s degree in Economics, Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, Industrial Engineering, or a related discipline.
Minimum of 2 years’ experience in corporate planning, FP&A, business analysis, management reporting, or similar analytical roles.
Solid understanding of budgeting, forecasting, and variance analysis, with hands-on involvement in defined components of planning cycles.
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to translate financial and operational data into clear, structured insights and management-ready outputs.
Advanced Excel proficiency (financial modeling, pivot tables, advanced formulas) and hands-on exposure to ERP/planning systems (e.g., SAP) and BI/reporting tools.
Ability to structure, analyze, and present complex datasets for management review.
Basic understanding of internal control and governance concepts, including exposure to internal controls, process documentation, or similar frameworks.
High attention to detail, accuracy, and consistency, with strong organizational, time-management, communication, and collaboration skills, and the ability to work effectively in a structured, multinational environment.
Preferred Experience supporting order intake analysis, margin tracking, sales performance, or backlog reporting.
Experience building dashboards using BI tools such as Power BI or Tableau.
Exposure in feasibility studies, business cases, ROI analysis, or scenario modeling initiatives.
Exposure to structured governance or internal control frameworks.
Demonstrated interest in process improvement, automation, and data-driven decision-making.
Benefits
Good climate starts with people.
Positive environment backed by trust, creativity and continuous improvement.
Opportunities to learn and grow.
Deeply committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace culture.
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