Assistant Manager – Financial Planning & Analysis

Job Purpose

The Assistant Manager – FP&A (People) is responsible for leading financial planning and analysis for workforce-related costs across the organization. The role partners with HR, operations, and leadership to develop budgets, forecasts, workforce models, and performance insights, ensuring effective resource allocation, financial discipline, and data‑driven decisions that align people investments with business objectives.

• Lead annual budgeting and quarterly forecasting for payroll and people costs.
• Develop workforce planning and headcount models.
• Monitor labor cost, productivity, overtime, and vacancy metrics.
• Partner with HR on hiring plans, compensation changes, incentives, and organizational 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.
• Ensure financial governance over manpower approvals and organizational changes.
• Identify opportunities for cost optimization while maintaining operational effectiveness.
• Support automation and continuous improvement of FP&A reporting and planning processes.

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Business Administration, Economics, or a related field.
• Master’s degree or certification (CA, CFA, ACA, MBA) preferred.

• 3–6 years of experience in FP&A, financial analysis, or management accounting, preferably with exposure to HR/people cost planning.

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