Business Analyst

Turn Commercial Data into Business Impact as a Business Analyst

Are you ready for the next step in your career? Join us as a Business Analyst and play a key role in turning financial and commercial data into actionable business decisions. You will work closely with commercial leaders across Sales, Service, Installed Base, Marketing, and Pricing to deliver insights that improve performance and identify growth opportunities. In this role, you will combine financial analysis, forecasting, and business performance measurement to support both strategic and operational decision-making. If you enjoy uncovering trends, analyzing performance drivers, and helping the business make fact-based decisions, this is an opportunity to create real impact.

Your responsibilities

• Analyze financial, economic, and commercial data to support strategic and operational decision-making.
• Develop forecasts by evaluating economic indicators and assessing the company’s short-, medium-, and long-term business position.
• Interpret information related to costs, pricing, expenses, and revenues, and provide recommendations based on findings.
• Prepare financial studies and management reports that support business planning and forecasting activities.
• Maintain and continuously improve forecasting systems and analytical processes.
• Create and maintain performance dashboards to monitor key commercial and financial KPIs.
• Identify growth opportunities and uncover key drivers behind business performance.
• Partner with stakeholders across Sales, Service, Installed Base, Marketing, and Pricing to deliver actionable insights.
• Support strategic initiatives through fact-based analysis and business performance evaluation.
• Develop new methods for analysis and data presentation to improve decision-making.

Expectations from you

• Engineering degree in Mechanical, Electrical.
• 2–5 years of relevant professional experience in business analysis, financial analysis, or a related field.
• Experience analyzing financial, economic, and commercial data to support business decisions.
• Ability to interpret business performance metrics, including costs, pricing, expenses, revenues, and KPIs.
• Experience preparing reports, forecasts, and analytical summaries for management.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities.
• Experience working with dashboards and performance measurement tools.
• Ability to translate complex data into clear business insights and recommendations.
• Strong stakeholder collaboration skills and the ability to work across multiple business functions.
• Ability to work independently while managing day-to-day analytical responsibilities.
• Experience identifying opportunities for business improvement and operational efficiency.

To succeed in this role

Success in this role requires strong analytical capabilities, sound financial and commercial understanding, and the ability to transform complex data into meaningful business actions. You will need to build trusted partnerships with commercial leaders, identify the drivers behind business performance, and provide accurate forecasts and recommendations that support growth and decision-making. The ability to work independently while continuously improving analytical methods and reporting practices is essential.

We also expect you to align with Valmet’s Leadership Principles—practical behaviors that guide how we lead, collaborate, and succeed together:

• Take accountability – Act with ownership, set clear expectations, and follow through
• Lead with courage – Champion change, try bold ideas, and learn quickly
• Build on trust – Listen to understand, be open, and create psychological safety
• Collaborate for growth – Work across boundaries, value diverse perspectives, and focus on customer value

We offer

As part of the Commercial Excellence organization, you will help transform financial and commercial data into insights that guide business decisions across multiple functions. The team supports Sales, Service, Installed Base, Marketing, and Pricing by monitoring performance, identifying opportunities, maintaining dashboards, and providing analytical support for strategic initiatives. Working closely with commercial leaders, you will contribute to improving business performance through fact-based recommendations and actionable insights.

Valmet offers an inspiring and challenging position with the opportunity to contribute to business success through meaningful analytical work. Our collaborative and international environment supports continuous learning, innovation, and professional growth. We value our employees and provide modern tools, development opportunities, and a supportive workplace that enables long-term success.

When everything works together

Valmet is where the best talent from a wide variety of backgrounds comes together. We work together with our customers throughout the entire lifecycle, delivering cutting-edge technologies and services as well as mission-critical automation and flow control solutions. Backed by more than 225 years of industrial experience and a global team of over 19,000 professionals close to customers; we are uniquely positioned to transform industries toward a regenerative tomorrow.

At Valmet, diversity of thought drives innovation. We are committed to a respectful and inclusive environment, where people can be themselves and are supported to contribute at their best. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and make hiring decisions based on skills, experience, and potential, never on personal characteristics such as gender, gender identity, age, ethnicity, nationality, disability, neurodiversity, religion, sexual orientation, or political views.

Join the team – and lead the way with us!