Planning Specialist

Daikin Middle East & Africa (DAME) is a subsidiary of Daikin Industries Limited, a Japanese outstanding company and worldwide the biggest developer, producer and supplier of HVAC-R (heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration) solutions, including heating pumps and cooling technology.

DAME is Daikin’s Middle East and Africa regional HQ. The regional has headquarter in Dubai and other offices in Abu Dhabi, Cairo (Egypt), Riyadh (Saudi Arabia), Jeddah (Saudi Arabia), Qatar as well as 2 production plants, and 2 sales subsidiaries and offices and a whole network of independent distributors and dealers across the MEA region.

Job Responsibilities:

• Business Partnering with key departments as centralized planning function.
• In depth analysis of current and past trends for financial reporting including all areas of revenue, cost of sales, and SG&A expenses.
• Making of the yearly budget cycles including, monitoring budget status versus actual spending and result
• Support Quarterly and Monthly Financial estimation reports for profit announcement.
• Support department managers with in-depth analysis to improve efficiency/accuracy of profit and revenue realization.
• Follow up on order intake progress to ensure control over margin and sales trends movement vs targets.
• Support in preparing financial feasibilities and strategic planning projects.

Job Requirements:

Experience & Knowledge:

• Experience in planning / cost control.
• Knowledge of Profit & Loss (P&L) statements and understanding of debit and credit principles.
• Familiar with international working environment in fast growing company

Education:

• Bachelor's degree in Economics, Finance, Accounting, or a related field.

Skills:

• Ability to work collaboratively in a team environment.
• High attention to detail and strong organizational skills.
• Excellent analytical skills with passion for business planning & control
• Strong information structuring skills supported by advanced Excel experience.
• Basic SAP knowledge and familiarity with Salesforce, Business intelligence and other planning software packages
• Good written and verbal communication/presentation skills

Personality Attributes:

• Enthusiastic and passionate
• Flexible
• Team player
• Confident
• Initiative and proactive
• Dynamic
• Detail and result oriented
• Committed
• Sense of urgency
• High accuracy

Preferred:

• Big 4 firms experience
• Familiar with HVAC or related industry
• Master’s degree in finance, Accounting or related area
• SAP experience
• Min 3 years working experience

Daikin Middle East & Africa FZE is a subsidiary of Daikin Industries Ltd. and the leading provider of heating, cooling, ventilation, air purification, and refrigeration technology. The company designs, manufactures and brings to market a broad portfolio of equipment, as well as tailor-made solutions for residential, commercial, and industrial purposes in Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA). To date, Daikin EMEA has over 12 000 employees across more than 59 consolidated subsidiaries. It has 12 major manufacturing facilities based in Belgium, the Czech Republic, Germany, Italy, Spain, Turkey, Austria, and the UK. Our aim is to drive sustainable and effective solutions, sparking a good climate for the generations to come. And all this can only be achieved because of our People. 

Good climate starts with people 
Our employees are the beating heart of our company. At Daikin, you get to work in a positive environment backed by trust, creativity and continuous improvement. Together, we create our top-quality solutions by empowering talented teams. You will get plenty of opportunities to learn and grow. We are deeply committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace culture that reflects the communities we serve. Good climate starts with people.