Strategic Workforce Planning Controller (AMIEO)

Here in Budapest

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Scope & Team

“Strategic Workforce Planning & People Analytics” is one of the regional teams, covering activities across full AMIEO Region (Africa, Middle East, India, Europe, Oceania) that stretches over 140 markets, ~30 entities, with >20k employees.

Our team is a strong believer that no business decisions should be taken without people data at hand. We love data and want others to love it too!

You would be based in Budapest working alongside SWP Analyst and People Analytics team (based in Budapest) and reporting to Workforce Planning Manager (based in UK). 

Main Responsibilities

Perform Headcount (HC) / Labour Cost (LC) budget consolidation to ensure Workforce Planning is aligned with business need:

• Gather and consolidate HC/LC data and generate business plan (BP) / forecast (FC)

• Analyse and spot inconsistencies in the submissions, identify root causes for errors; suggest & implement corrections with HR and Finance teams

• Collaborate with HR/Finance teams to carry out variance analysis against previous BP/FC

• Identify Risks & Opportunities during BP/FC and working jointly with Finance Controlling team adjust budgets as necessary based on changing business requirements.

Reporting and control of HC/LC actual:

• Generate monthly reporting pack of AMIEO HC/LC to multiple stakeholders (global and regional reporting)

• Ensure labour cost reporting is 100% aligned with Finance data

• Conduct quarterly audits in Workday Headcount Report and guide HR teams to improve data quality

Support HR Overheads budgeting:

• Support consolidation of HR BP/FC

• Carry out variance analysis vs previous plan in collaboration with Finance teams.

Support / Carry out process improvements:

• Support continuous improvement of workforce planning processes to improve efficiency.

• Carry out feasibility studies to use different set ups for better alignment with Global / Regional HR or Finance guidance.

• Support implementation and maintenance nomenclature alignment in the region

Main Challenges:

HR system (Workday) data quality is not 100% accurate. Finance systems (SAP) are not centralized and/or fully integrated into corporate BI tool.  Planning processes are mostly manual.

Global data governance is established, but regional needs are unique and need to be catered for. Identifying ways to merge the two is challenging, yet important to eliminate inefficiencies and duplication of effort.

We are still working towards the consistency of scopes and definitions within the AMIEO region.

Key Interactions:

You will be mostly working with HR and Finance teams across the AMIEO Region, as well as with other HR Center of Expertise (Talent Acquisition, Talent Management, Learning & Development, HR Transformation, Total Rewards, HR Governance)

Your background / experience: we believe that to be successful in this role you will need to have the following:

• 3+ years of experience within the professional role with some exposure to Reporting or Controlling, in an international, cross functional and diverse environment.

• Advanced skills in using Excel to manage large amounts of data and produce reports

If you have the following experience on top, you’ll be able to add even more value:

• Workday (or other HR ERPs) experience

• SAP knowledge / experience

Your personality & attitude:

• Customer focus and ability to "talk" in their language and "walk" in their shoes

• Ability to communicate effectively with stakeholders across 20+ countries (remotely and face to face)

• Have a curios mind, high inclination to learn, and strong focus on delivering projects/tasks

• Comfortable to work with big datasets

• Ability to troubleshoot and resolve complex issues

What We Offer

• Competitive Salary & Benefits

• Medical care package

• Commuting support on top of Cafeteria benefit

• Working internationally on Projects across AMIEO (Africa, Middle East, India, Europe, Oceania) region

• Modern office with chill-out room, shower room, bicycle storage

• Hybrid working mode

At Nissan, we believe that the differences among us – differences in race, gender, age, mindset, religion and much more – make us stronger and equip us to better serve our customers and communities. We are committed to create positive change that ensures transparency and inclusivity throughout the career journey, in order to build teams that create a sense of belonging for all members.

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