HR Controlling Expert

As our global workforce continues to grow, we are looking for an HR Controlling Expert to join our Payroll team. This role is responsible for providing visibility and control over workforce costs, headcount, compensation data, payroll expenses, and people-related reporting across multiple countries and legal entities. The HR Controlling Expert acts as the link between Payroll, Finance, Rewards, HR Operations, and business stakeholders, ensuring workforce and payroll data is accurate, consistent, and translated into meaningful business insights.

What the role involves

HR Controlling & Workforce Cost Management

• Own and maintain workforce cost reporting across multiple countries and legal entities
• Prepare headcount, FTE, labour cost, compensation, and organisational reporting
• Deliver monthly workforce cost analysis and variance reporting
• Monitor payroll and workforce cost trends and provide actionable insights
• Support annual budgeting and forecasting processes through workforce cost modelling
• Support workforce planning activities with cost and headcount data

Payroll Analytics & Reporting

• Collect, validate, and consolidate payroll data from multiple payroll providers and countries
• Build and maintain standardised payroll and workforce reporting structures
• Analyse payroll data to identify trends, anomalies, risks, and optimisation opportunities
• Deliver regular payroll dashboards and management reporting

Data Governance & Controls

• Identify data inconsistencies, risks, and reporting gaps
• Support audits by ensuring workforce and payroll data is properly documented and traceable
• Drive continuous improvements in data quality and reporting accuracy

Stakeholder Partnership

• Partner with Payroll, Finance, Rewards, HR Operations, and Talent Acquisition teams
• Support compensation review cycles through reporting and analysis
• Provide workforce and payroll insights to support business decisions
• Act as a trusted advisor on workforce costs and people-related reporting

Process Improvement & Transformation

• Drive automation and standardisation of workforce and payroll reporting
• Support payroll and HR systems implementations and enhancements
• Improve reporting capabilities, dashboards, and data visualisation
• Support integration between payroll, HRIS, finance, and planning systems

What we are looking for

• Experience in HR Controlling, HR Analytics, Payroll, Rewards, or HR Operations
• Strong understanding of workforce costs, compensation structures, payroll concepts, and employer contributions
• Experience working with HR and payroll data in multinational organisations
• Experience with budgeting, forecasting, and variance analysis
• Experience preparing headcount and labour cost reporting
• Ability to reconcile payroll costs against financial reporting and General Ledger data
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• High proficiency in Excel or Google Sheets and reporting tools such as Power BI or Tableau
• Experience working with HRIS and payroll systems
• Ability to communicate complex workforce and payroll information to non-technical stakeholders
• Strong attention to detail and a governance mindset
• Fluency in English

What we offer

• Medical / Health Insurance
• Open Annual Leave
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Training & Learning Development

Additional benefits vary by country and will be shared during the hiring process.