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Daikin Applied is hiring a Senior Director, Financial Planning & Analysis to join our growing team in Plymouth, MN. Reporting to the CFO, the Sr. Director, Financial Planning & Analysis is responsible for overseeing financial planning, budgeting, and analysis. The person in this role will provide critical insights to senior leadership, enabling data-driven decision making to drive continued growth, profitability, and operational efficiency.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
- Drive and coordinate the enterprise integrated planning and forecasting process.
- Lead the development of annual budgets, long-range financial plans, and rolling forecasts.
- Partner with executive leadership to align financial goals with business strategy
- Create and maintain financial models to support scenario planning and investment decisions.
- Analyze financial performance, identify trends, and provide actionable insights.
- Deliver reporting and insights that describe performance to plan and forecast and identify performance opportunities and risks.
- Prepare and present financial reports to executive team and senior leaders
- Manage and mentor the FP&A team, fostering a collaborative environment and ensuring the team meets its objectives.
- Collaborate with department heads to understand financial needs and support strategic initiatives.
Minimum Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting or Business Management.
- 12+ years of progressive finance experience, including leadership roles within FP&A
- 8+ years of experience managing and developing high-performing finance teams.
- Advanced knowledge of financial principals, accounting standards, forecasting, and modeling.
- Strong analytical skills with a proven track record of delivering actionable insights that influence strategic decision-making at the executive level
- Proven success of driving FP&A process improvements including automation and advanced analytics
- Experience with large enterprise ERP system including Oracle, SAP, or similar
- Proven success managing cross-functional teams at all organizational levels
- Work Sponsorship is not available for this role
Preferred Experience:
- MBA and CPA
- Global experience within manufacturing (or related)
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% an employee contributes 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
- 120 hours (3 weeks) Paid Time Off for new employees + 11 company-paid holidays
- 40 hours (1 week) Sick Time
The typical salary for this position ranges from $142,600 to $250,900 in MN plus a 30% annual variable bonus. The range displayed represents the pay range for all positions in the job grade in which this position falls. Individual base pay will depend on a wide range of factors, including your skills, qualifications, experience, and location.
If you're looking for an engaging career with growth opportunities in a supportive environment, you'll love a career at Daikin Applied!
What We Do
Daikin Applied delivers superior air quality and energy efficiency to every solution with innovation in advanced technology, IoT, and next generation compressors. Daikin branded products, solutions, and services are sold through a global network of dedicated sales, service, and parts offices. Daikin Applied’s parent company, Daikin Industries, Ltd. reports revenues in excess of $20 billion and has more than 67,000 employees worldwide, making it the largest HVAC manufacturer in the world. Daikin Industries, Ltd. has more than 90 production sites worldwide and works with customers in more than 150 countries.
