Assistant Manager Financial Planning & Analysis

About the role

The Assistant Manager – FP&A (People) will lead financial planning and analysis for workforce‑related costs, partnering with HR, operations and senior leadership. The role focuses on budgeting, forecasting, workforce modelling and delivering performance insights to align people investments with business goals.

Key responsibilities

• Lead annual budgeting and quarterly forecasting for payroll and people costs.
• Develop and maintain workforce planning and headcount models.
• Monitor labour cost, productivity, overtime and vacancy metrics.
• Partner with HR on hiring plans, compensation changes, incentives and organisational restructuring.
• Perform variance analysis and explain key drivers against budget and forecast.
• Prepare monthly management reports and presentations for senior leadership.
• Evaluate business cases for new roles, restructures and people initiatives.
• Identify cost‑optimization opportunities while maintaining operational effectiveness.

Required profile

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Business Administration, Economics or related field (Master’s or professional certification preferred).
• 3–6 years of experience in FP&A, financial analysis or management accounting, preferably with exposure to HR/people cost planning.

Required skills

• Advanced Excel and financial modelling.
• Workforce planning and headcount modelling.
• Budgeting, forecasting and variance analysis.
• Payroll and total people‑cost management.
• Data analysis and reporting with Power BI or Tableau.
• ERP systems experience (SAP, Oracle).
• Scenario planning and cost‑impact analysis.
• Process improvement and reporting automation.
• HR‑Finance business partnering and stakeholder management.