Strategic Workforce Data Analyst & Forecasting

Chandler Macleod; Sydney; Remote; AUD 67,000 - 111,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

ASAP start

12-month assignment

Location: Nationwide

Job summary

Chandler Macleod is seeking an experienced Enterprise Workforce Planning Analyst to support data-driven workforce planning, forecasting and scenario modelling. You will manage workforce, financial and operational data, translating complex information into clear insights for senior leaders, and work with stakeholders across Finance, People and Culture to inform decision-making.

The role offers a 12-month assignment with the possibility of extension, and requires strong data governance, autonomy

Qualifications

• Experience collecting, consolidating, cleansing and validating complex datasets from multiple sources.
• Strong analytical skills to interpret data, identify trends and risks, and develop evidence-based insights.
• Proven experience producing clear reports, dashboards, visualisations or management summaries.
• Strong Excel skills; Power BI experience or similar data visualisation tools highly regarded.
• Ability to translate complex data into findings and recommendations for technical and non-technical audiences, including senior stakeholders.
• Experience supporting forecasting, scenario modelling, workforce planning or similar analytical activities.
• Strong stakeholder engagement and cross-team collaboration across business areas.
• Ability to work autonomously, manage competing priorities and deliver outcomes in a complex environment.

Responsibilities

• Manage the collection, validation, reconciliation and analysis of workforce, financial and operational data from multiple sources.
• Maintain workforce planning datasets, data definitions, business rules, assumptions and source mappings for data consistency and traceability.
• Analyse workforce demand and supply, vacancies, recruitment activity, workforce movements, labour hire, contractors and workforce costs to identify trends, risks and pressures.
• Investigate data discrepancies and quality issues with relevant stakeholders and document limitations.
• Develop and deliver reports, visualisations, summaries and insights to support monthly reporting and executive decision-making.
• Support workforce forecasting and scenario modelling by testing assumptions and documenting methods.
• Build and maintain relationships with Finance, People and Culture, operational teams and data owners.
• Translate workforce information into practical insights for strategic planning.
• Manage competing priorities and deliver high-quality analytics within deadlines.

Skills

Data analysis

Excel

Stakeholder engagement

Autonomous working

Forecasting

Tools

Power BI

Job description

Chandler Macleod is seeking an experienced Enterprise Workforce Planning Analyst to support data-driven workforce planning, forecasting and scenario modelling. You will manage workforce, financial and operational data, translating complex information into clear insights for senior leaders, and work with stakeholders across Finance, People and Culture to inform decision-making.

The role offers a 12-month assignment with the possibility of extension, and requires strong data governance, autonomy