Africa Middle East Personnel Cost Planning Analyst

This role is the custodian of all Personnel Costs budgets across the the AME Cluster. The incumbent will report directly to the AME HR Director, with a functional working relationship with the AME Compensation Manager and reporting to AME HR Director.

Responsibilities :

• Build the Personnel Cost Budgets (Salary & Non-Salary costs) for all AME Affiliates.
• Steer ABP & FC reviews with People Services, MU HR, MU Finance, Cluster Finance and Regional teams.
• Conduct budget (General Expenses) reviews at each cycle with MU GM, MU HRD & AME Compensation Manager.
• Track Position Count for all AME affiliates.
• Produce variance analysis at each budget cycle (GE bridge, Position Count).
• Vacancy Management for all AME affiliates (ensuring governance & control).
• Reconcile People Costs Actual vs Budget monthly, with each MU HRD & MU Finance Controller.
• Establish a working structure with People Services India to ensure integrity of budget inputs (as an ongoing process).
• SPOC with AME & MU Finance teams on all queries related to personnel costs
• Tracking and monitoring of any GE commitment and key interface with Finance.
• SPOC for any reporting in regard to transformation projects and GE efficiencies tracking.
• Data & Analytics - SPOC for any internal reporting required for Region/Global (data source: Central Services).
• Lead the preparation of any business review/ABP presentations, ensuring integrity of data/insights and consistency across AME.

Functional Working Relationships:

• AME Compensation Manager (Indirect reporting line)
• People Services Payroll, Benefits & Employee Enquiries team
• MU HRDs/HRBPs/HR Coordinators
• Global Systems & Analytics COE/ Central Services

Cross-functional Working Relationships

• MU Finance Directors
• Cluster Finance Team

• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent in Finance, or related field.
• At least 5 years’ experience in Finance/ Financial Controlling/ Budget Controlling.
• Working knowledge of SAP (understanding of management reporting structures).
• Excellent ability to use Excel.
• Experience in working in multi-market set-ups is a must.
• Strong interest in numbers, budget planning and improving processes; ability to actively challenge the status quo.
• Mathematical aptitude, creative problem-solving skills with limited resources, strong analytical skills, and ability to communicate effectively verbally and in writing.
Geographical Coverage: All AME affiliates (South Africa, Nigeria, Kenya, UAE, Saudi Arabia, Egypt & Morocco).