Financial Analyst - Sales & Marketing

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Daikin is hiring a Finance Analyst to partner with the Sales, Service and Marketing leadership in support of their financial needs.  As a Finance Partner, you will support providing financial insights, ad hoc analysis, and business guidance. You’ll collaborate on planning, reporting, and forecasting efforts and support critical decision-making related to sales growth, cost control, operational efficiency, and special projects.

Location: Plymouth, MN- Hybrid

Key Responsibilities

• Lead financial planning, forecasting, and budgeting processes for SG&A and commercial functions.

• Support. The month-end close includes journal entries, balance sheet reconciliations, variance analyses, bridges, and analytical summaries.

• Develop. Produce and analyze key metrics for the Marketing, Sales & Service groups including analytical work for the business to explain impacts to plans and key projects.

• Develop annual financial plans, quarterly financial forecasts and monthly variance analyses for respective area(s). Communicate reasons for variances to business unit and finance leadership.

• Support quarterly forecasts and annual plan preparation. Work with cross-functional partners to create accurate and timely forecasts for the supported segment(s).

• Deliver variance analysis and commentary on P&L performance vs. plan, forecast, and prior year.

• Create and enhance dashboards and KPI scorecards for sales pipeline, bookings, service trends, and operational metrics using tools like Power BI.

• Perform ad hoc financial analysis to support business initiatives, pricing strategies, and ROI assessments.

• Support BU leaders and DVPs in headcount planning, capital project financials, and regional expansion.

• Manage balance sheet reconciliations, bridge reviews, and support monthly financial close activities.

• Communicate financial data to non-financial stakeholders offering clear and actionable guidance.

• Collaborate with internal finance and accounting teams to drive consistency, accuracy, and efficiency across reporting processes.

• Contribute to special projects.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance

• 2+ years of financial analysis experience, preferably supporting SG&A

• Advanced knowledge of Excel, large enterprise-wide ERP systems including Oracle, SAP (or similar), and reporting tools such as Hyperion, Power BI, Tableau (or similar).

• Work Sponsorship is not available for this position

Preferred Qualifications:

• 4+ years of financial analysis experience, Strong analytical skills synthesizing large amounts of data and information.

• Experience in a complex, multi-entity manufacturing or industrial environment.

• Prior experience supporting sales, service, or marketing teams in a B2B or field-based structure.

Benefits: Daikin Applied offers the following benefits for this position, subject to applicable eligibility requirements: 

• Multiple medical insurance plan options + dental and vision insurance   
• 401K retirement plan with employer contributions matching 100% of the first 3% of employee contributions and 50% on the next 2% of employee contributions 
• Company provided life insurance + optional employee-paid voluntary life insurance, dependent life coverage, and voluntary accident coverage 
• Short-term and long-term disability  
• 3 weeks of paid time off for new employees + 11 company-paid holidays 
• Vacation accrues on a monthly basis, unless applicable federal, state, and local law requires a faster accrual 
• Paid sick time in accordance with the federal, state, and local law  
• Paid parental leave and tuition reimbursement after 6 months of continuous service 

The typical annual base salary for this position ranges from $73,300 - $117,200 in Minnesota. The range displayed represents the pay range for all positions in the job grade which this position falls. Individual base pay will depend on a wide range of factors including your skills, qualifications, experience, and location.