FP&A CoE Staff Costs Senior Analyst

About this role

The role is for a Senior Analyst in FP&A CoE Staff Costs, focusing on high-quality staff cost reporting, data integrity and modelling across the organisation. It supports workforce planning, forecasting and management reporting for multiple units, including E&E, CE, PS and Corporate HQ. The position works under the CoE Staff Costs Manager to standardise processes across SAP, Anaplan and consolidated tools, ensuring accurate data and aligned structures for FTE, headcount, NPW and pay components. It acts as a data partner to BDS, regional finance and HR teams, enabling informed decision-making on workforce changes, pay and rewards, recruitment and cost optimisation. The role contributes to a centrally governed staff cost planning framework and requires collaboration with HR and various finance teams globally.

What you would do

• Support staff costs planning, budgeting and forecasting activities.
• Update driver-based models for workforce movements, pay inflation and attrition.
• Prepare scenario modelling inputs based on defined assumptions and templates.
• Produce standardised staff costs data extracts and reporting packs for BDS teams.
• Generate initial variance analysis to identify trends and anomalies in staff costs.
• Maintain structured datasets for use in forecasts, plans and monthly reporting.
• Flag data discrepancies and maintain documentation, version control and audit trails.
• Maintain reconciliation oversight across SAP, Anaplan and workforce datasets.
• Maintain staff cost models to support business cases and strategic changes.
• Deliver insight-ready modelling for leadership and BDS decision-making.

What they are asking for

• Degree level education or equivalent experience
• Recognised international accounting or finance qualification or equivalent
• Desirable: professional accounting qualification (CIMA, ACCA, ACA or equivalent)
• Significant experience (approximately 2-4 years) in financial data analysis, FP&A or management accounting
• Experience with complex financial datasets across multiple business units
• Experience with Anaplan or similar EPM platforms
• Capability in financial modelling, forecasting and analytics
• Desirable: experience delivering accurate financial reporting to tight deadlines
• Desirable: experience with SAP or similar ERP platforms
• Desirable: experience working with multiple stakeholders in a matrix or multi-country context

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