Corporate Planning Department:

Daikin Europe’s Corporate Planning department consists of several sections: Group Controlling, Business Analytics, Master Data Governance, Corporate Communication as well as Internal control and SAP authorization offices. The department is responsible for drilling down the strategy into annual budgets and realizing the group targets. This is done in cooperation with all sales and manufacturing subsidiaries, as well as with other departments. As a backbone for group-wide reporting, the department takes care of the management of the sales-, margin-, and pricing data, as well as collecting and reporting market intelligence. Our mission is to safeguard and manage profitability, via periodic reporting to top-management, close follow-up and by proposing countermeasure actions. Furthermore, the department is responsible for the development and implementation of corporate governance and internal controls in the group.

Internal Controls Office:

The Internal Control team, section of Corporate Planning, is spread between Belgium and Spain and acts as advisor on internal control matters to the operations in Daikin EMEA Group.

Internal Control is responsible for the execution of following tasks:

1. Management of the Daikin Internal Control Framework (documentation): creation, design and maintenance of Risk Control Matrices (“RCM”) covering J-SOx, Internal Controls for appropriate Accounting and Segregation of Duties (SOD) scope, including Process Ownership, Control Ownership, Control Activities, Risk repository for more than 50 subsidiaries
2. Organise Quarterly Self-Assessment (“SA”) activities in all entities of the group (Management Self “auditing” of Internal Controls)
3. Follow-up on Internal and External Audit findings (J-SOx, Operational Audits, External Audits on Internal controls): management of action plans, gathering of evidences, reporting on Audit Finding status to ensure appropriate and timely remediation
4. Design, implement and follow up SAP authorization controls and monitoring

Your role

To support the growing scope of Internal Control activities at DENV, we are seeking a motivated intern to assist with the following tasks:

• Prepare Key Performance Indicators (KPI, dashboards) allowing (Top) Management to assess the compliance status
• Help to keep the compliance documentation updated
• Support the user access process (granting permissions in accordance with rules)
• During the quarterly self-assessments, ensure that reporting in received on time and with the expected quality
• Assist in organizing training sessions for managing directors, process owners, and control owners. This includes coordinating invitations, preparing materials, and collecting feedback.
• Participate in ad hoc tasks and projects based on management needs and your demonstrated skills and interests.

Your profile

• Communication skills:
• Fluent in English (must have as this is our working language)
• Ability to form and maintain good relationships with a large number of business and technical stakeholders across all subsidiaries;
• Professional and diplomatic;
• Organised
• Reliable and committed to deadlines
• Proactive way of working
• Quick comprehension and good analytical skills
• Critical mindset
• Affinity with IT tools (Excel, PowerBI, training will be provided if necessary)

What we offer:

• A dynamic and supportive environment where you will gain hands-on experience in a multinational and fast-growing company, with exposure to diverse business and IT processes.
• A multicultural and collaborative team based in Brussels and Madrid, offering a welcoming atmosphere and opportunities to learn from experienced professionals: the Internal Control team is composed of 4 people from various nationalities. The job is located in Brussels offices, where about 100 people work, all from various horizons.
• Opportunities to develop technical skills using tools such as Workiva, and to build a professional network. The previous intern has successfully transitioned to a role in another department.