Profitability & Performance Analyst

Start Date: Q2 2026

Duration: 3 months

Work Regime: Full-time – 3 days onsite

Languages: Dutch/French + English

Location: Brussels

Application Deadline: 13/04/2026

Role Overview:

The client aims to implement a standard, replicable profitability analysis framework across all entities, including future integrations. The objective is to enable reliable, decision-oriented profitability insights per product, customer, business line, and entity, based on actuals. The Profitability & Performance Analyst will be the owner and architect of this approach.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Scoping, Data Mapping & Governance
   • Map and document all relevant data sources (Finance, HR, operational systems).
   • Gather and summarize business requirements from relevant stakeholders.
   • Assess data availability, quality, granularity, and limitations.
   • Identify gaps and define remediation actions with Finance, HR, Business, and IT.
   • Produce and maintain a system & data landscape map.
2. Profitability Model Design
   • Design a standard profitability structure applicable across entities.
   • Define revenue models and drivers (recurring vs one-off, pricing logic, discounts, cross-/upsell).
   • Define cost models: payroll & non-payroll, cost-to-serve drivers, direct vs shared costs.
   • Define and document allocation principles and keys (focus on direct costs, limited overhead allocation).
3. Analytical Framework & Insights
   • Build profitability views with multiple dimensions: product/service, customer, business line, entity/cluster.
   • Identify profit pools & cash cows, value-destroying segments, structurally loss-making customers, inefficiencies in processes, tools, or overhead.
   • Perform root cause analysis and translate insights into actionable recommendations.
4. Architecture & Sustainability
   • Move from one-off Excel analyses to a sustainable, scalable solution.
   • Contribute to target data architecture, KPI standardization, allocation engine design, update frequency (monthly/quarterly).
   • Define a roadmap towards automation in collaboration with IT/data teams.
5. Stakeholder Management & Enablement
   • Act as a bridge between Controlling, Business, HR, and IT.
   • Challenge assumptions constructively and ensure alignment.
   • Support business teams in understanding and using profitability insights for decision-making.
   • Prepare documentation and standards that can be reused across entities.

Required Experience & Skills:

• Proven experience with performance analysis (profitability modeling, cost allocation,  etc.).
• Experience in multi-entity environments.
• Experience in services/HR/knowledge-based businesses is a strong asset.
• Dutch & French preferred.

Technical & Analytical Skills:

• Very strong analytical skills (conceptual + quantitative).
• Excellent Excel/data modeling skills.
• Experience with BI tools and/or data warehouses is a strong plus.