Business Performance Analyst (Saudi Talent)

About the Role

The Business Performance Analyst (Saudi Talent) role, based in Riyadh at Daikin Saudi Arabia , is designed for a professional with hands-on exposure to corporate planning or business analysis who is ready to further develop within a structured, global organization.

In this role, you will actively contribute to budgeting, forecasting, performance analysis, and management reporting, while progressively building a deeper understanding of Daikin’s corporate planning frameworks, governance standards, and decision-making culture. You will collaborate closely with cross-functional teams and regional stakeholders, supporting both operational execution and strategic initiatives.

How You Will Make an Impact

• 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 activies.

What You Need to Succeed

Education & Skills (Required)

• Bachelor’s degree in Economics, Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, Industrial Engineering, or a related discipline.
• Minimum of 2 years’ experience in Business Performance / 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.