Junior IT Project Manager - Finance

Daikin Europe; Oostkamp; On-site; EUR 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Permanent contract

Home office 2 days/week

Flexible schedule

Training & support

Job summary

Daikin Europe seeks an IT Project Manager & Functional Analyst to coordinate finance processes across EMEA. After a training period, you will manage projects, develop improvement proposals, and implement change requests with stakeholders from business and IT.

You will lead a team of internal & external IT colleagues, align with the Software Development Life Cycle, and promote standardization while exploring AI-driven innovations.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in business, economics or technology.
• Analytical and innovative mindset with interest in IT evolutions.
• Strong communication and presentation skills; ability to lead groups.

Responsibilities

• Act as Project Lead for FI/CO projects across EMEA.
• Coordinate a team of internal and external IT colleagues and developers.

Skills

Project leadership

Stakeholder management

IT project management

Functional analysis

Communication skills

Teamwork

Travel readiness

English proficiency

Education

Master's degree (business/economics/technology)

Job description

We are looking for a SAP Project Lead to support the processes related to Finance, Accounting and Costing.

Our IT Center EMEA counts 3 departments: IT Planning (PLAN), IT Development (BUILD) and IT Infrastructure (RUN). IT Development has 2 competence centres: Madrid and Oostkamp. You will be part of IT Development in Oostkamp.

Our Oostkamp department consists of 45 internal colleagues strengthened with external consultants and an offshore team. The group is young and dynamic with a good team spirit and open communication structure. We implement innovative IT solutions for our 7500+ Daikin colleagues all over Europe & Middle East.

To help further digitize our FI/CO processes, we are currently looking for someone who’s ready to tackle the challenge of combining both project management and IT functional analysis. In collaboration with all stakeholders from business, together with your team, you will manage projects, develop improvement proposals and implement change requests.

Job content

We are looking for an enthusiastic IT Project Manager & Functional Analyst to coordinate, structure and promote our finance processes throughout our entire EMEA company.

After a training period, guided by your team and in the context of our company values, your main challenges will be:

• Acting as the Project Lead of different (international) projects within the FI/CO area. You will be involved in roll-out projects across EMEA and projects implementing new functionality.
• In doing so, you take into account every step of the “Daikin Software Development Life Cycle” and the “project management methodology” to deliver high-quality IT solutions towards business. This also includes the presence of clear documentation and the hand-over to our IT Operations Team. This will require you to coordinate a team of internal & external IT colleagues and developers.
• Coordinating, analysing & implementing improvement requests in your area of expertise in close cooperation with your business peers, internal IT colleagues and our offshore team. This with a critical, though constructive mindset taking best practices and standardization into account. Although we hand-over live projects to our RUN team, assistance in 3rd line IT support is sometimes required.
• You are prepared to present your area of expertise towards key users and management.
• You will follow and explore the future roadmap on IT solutions in your FI/CO area. This includes studying, planning and driving innovation. A concrete opportunity for innovation are recent evolutions in AI.

Profile

• You have a business, economics or technology related master’s degree.
• You have an analytical & innovative spirit and interest in our company’s need to grow & accelerate.
• You are pragmatic and have a strong interest in recent IT evolutions and technologies.
• You have a solution-oriented mind-set and a drive to continuously improve your area.
• You have the necessary self-discipline to make and follow-up a planning.
• You are a team player and try to establish and keep a good relationship with both your IT and business colleagues.
• You have good communication skills and are not afraid to present to groups.
• You are prepared to occasionally travel to Daikin group companies in EMEA.
• You have very good knowledge of English.

Our offer

At Daikin you can count on a varied job, with an international market leader which encourages people to work together and develop. We can offer you a permanent contract. From the very beginning you can count on thorough training and intensive support, while working with innovative technologies. Your competitive salary is complemented by a package of extra-legal benefits. Colleagues get the possibility to work from home 2 days every week within a flexible work schedule.