HR Budget & Workforce Planning Specialist

CelcomDigi; Selangor; On-site; MYR 99,000 - 121,000; Full time

Job summary

CelcomDigi seeks an experienced HR Budget & Workforce Planning Specialist to lead HR budget planning, analytics, governance and reporting. The role focuses on staffing costs, budget forecasting, and data-driven decision support using Power BI, Excel and AI-enabled tools.

You will drive process improvements, collaborate with HR Ops and HR Tech, and ensure compliance while delivering cost-efficient workforce insights and forecasts for strategic planning.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Finance, HR, Data Analytics or related.
• 5–8 years of relevant working experience.
• 2–3 years in HR Analytics, Workforce Analytics, Financial Planning, Budgeting, or related analytical function.
• Professional certification in Data Analytics, Finance, HR Analytics, or BI is an added advantage.
• Experience in budget planning, budgeting operations, and financial tracking.
• Strong experience in reporting, dashboard development, and performance monitoring.
• Experience in project management, reporting, and stakeholder coordination.

Responsibilities

• Budget planning, monitoring, and insights for HR functions.
• Develop workforce and cost analytics; enable strategic decision-making with scenario modelling and data-driven insights.
• Maintain awareness of financial, procurement, and governance policies; ensure internal controls.

Skills

Power BI

Excel

Data analytics

Budget planning

Forecasting

Workforce analytics

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Finance, HR, Data Analytics

Tools

Power Automate

AI-enabled tools

Dashboard development

Job description

HR Budget & Workforce Planning Specialist

We are now ONE! #CelcomDigi Celcom and Digi have merged with the aim to create Malaysia’s most inspiring telco-tech company, building on two well-loved brands with over six decades of combined strengths in innovation and connecting Malaysians.

Workforce Planning Specialist

Date:17 Aug 2026

Custom Field 2:15123

Employment Type:Permanent

City:CelcomDigi Tower, Petaling Jay

We are now ONE! #CelcomDigi Celcom and Digi have merged with the aim to create Malaysia’s most inspiring telco-tech company, building on two well-loved brands with over six decades of combined strengths in innovation and connecting Malaysians.

Workforce Planning Specialist

Date:17 Aug 2026

Custom Field 2:15123

Employment Type:Permanent

City:CelcomDigi Tower, Petaling Jay

Job Description

• Responsible for HR budget planning, workforce cost analytics, governance, and initiative tracking, providing data-driven insights to support effective workforce and cost management.
• The role manages overall HR staff costs, while partnering with the Workspace Budget team on Opex and Capex. It drives budget forecasting and utilisation, workforce analytics, scenario modelling, and reporting, while leveraging Power BI, automation, Excel, and AI-enabled tools to improve efficiency, data quality, and decision-making.
• The role also drives process and reporting improvements, ensuring strong financial governance, compliance, and effective delivery of HR initiatives.

Responsibilities

Budget Planning, Monitoring, and Insights

• Coordinate HR functional budget planning, periodic forecasts, and expenditure monitoring and regular finance submission for effective staff cost management.
• Perform budget utilisation analysis, identify variances, trends, risks, and provide data-driven recommendations to improve cost utlisation effectiveness.
• Support the planning, tracking, and reporting of HR initiatives, projects, and transformation programmes

Workforce Planning andAnalytics

• Develop workforce and cost analytics to identify trends, productivity drivers, skills pivot, risks and opportunities. Support strategic decision-making through scenario modelling, forecasting, and data-driven insights.
• Leverage Power BI, Power Automate, Excel modelling, AI-enabled solutions, and other digital tools to automate reporting, improve data quality, and enhance planning efficiency

Governance & Compliance

• Maintain awareness of relevant financial, procurement, and governance policies and ensure adherence to internal controls, processes, and regulatory requirements

Process & Systems Improvement

• Identify opportunity to enhance, simplify, and automate reporting and workflow processes to improve efficiency and data integrity.
• Collaborate with HR functions (e.g. HR Ops & HR Tech) in delivery of enhancement, automation or digitization.

Functional Scope

• Direct management of staff cost, and working closely with Workspace Budget team that manage Opex and Capex.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration, Finance, Human Resources, Data Analytics, or a related discipline.
• 5–8 years of relevant working experience.
• Minimum 2–3 years of experience in HR Analytics, Workforce Analytics, Financial Planning, Budgeting, or a related analytical function.
• Professional certification in Data Analytics, Finance, HR Analytics, or Business Intelligence is an added advantage.
• Experience in budget planning, budgeting operations, and financial tracking.
• Strong experience in reporting, dashboard development, and performance monitoring.
• Experience in project management, project reporting, and stakeholder coordination.
• Experience in HR Analytics, Workforce Planning, or Financial Planning will be an added advantage.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Power BI, dashboard development, and data visualisation.
• Strong capability inworkforce analytics, data modelling, and data interpretation.
• Knowledge of financial planning, budgeting, and forecasting.
• Strong data curiosity, analytical thinking, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to translate complex data into meaningful insights and actionable recommendations.
• Strong attention to detail with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines.

Business Unit:HUMAN RESOURCES

Job Description

• Responsible for HR budget planning, workforce cost analytics, governance, and initiative tracking, providing data-driven insights to support effective workforce and cost management.
• The role manages overall HR staff costs, while partnering with the Workspace Budget team on Opex and Capex. It drives budget forecasting and utilisation, workforce analytics, scenario modelling, and reporting, while leveraging Power BI, automation, Excel, and AI-enabled tools to improve efficiency, data quality, and decision-making.
• The role also drives process and reporting improvements, ensuring strong financial governance, compliance, and effective delivery of HR initiatives.

Responsibilities

Budget Planning, Monitoring, and Insights

• Coordinate HR functional budget planning, periodic forecasts, and expenditure monitoring and regular finance submission for effective staff cost management.
• Perform budget utilisation analysis, identify variances, trends, risks, and provide data-driven recommendations to improve cost utlisation effectiveness.
• Support the planning, tracking, and reporting of HR initiatives, projects, and transformation programmes

Workforce Planning andAnalytics

• Develop workforce and cost analytics to identify trends, productivity drivers, skills pivot, risks and opportunities. Support strategic decision-making through scenario modelling, forecasting, and data-driven insights.
• Leverage Power BI, Power Automate, Excel modelling, AI-enabled solutions, and other digital tools to automate reporting, improve data quality, and enhance planning efficiency

Governance & Compliance

• Maintain awareness of relevant financial, procurement, and governance policies and ensure adherence to internal controls, processes, and regulatory requirements

Process & Systems Improvement

• Identify opportunity to enhance, simplify, and automate reporting and workflow processes to improve efficiency and data integrity.
• Collaborate with HR functions (e.g. HR Ops & HR Tech) in delivery of enhancement, automation or digitization.

Functional Scope

• Direct management of staff cost, and working closely with Workspace Budget team that manage Opex and Capex.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration, Finance, Human Resources, Data Analytics, or a related discipline.
• 5–8 years of relevant working experience.
• Minimum 2–3 years of experience in HR Analytics, Workforce Analytics, Financial Planning, Budgeting, or a related analytical function.
• Professional certification in Data Analytics, Finance, HR Analytics, or Business Intelligence is an added advantage.
• Experience in budget planning, budgeting operations, and financial tracking.
• Strong experience in reporting, dashboard development, and performance monitoring.
• Experience in project management, project reporting, and stakeholder coordination.
• Experience in HR Analytics, Workforce Planning, or Financial Planning will be an added advantage.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Power BI, dashboard development, and data visualisation.
• Strong capability inworkforce analytics, data modelling, and data interpretation.
• Knowledge of financial planning, budgeting, and forecasting.
• Strong data curiosity, analytical thinking, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to translate complex data to meaningful insights and actionable recommendations.
• Strong attention to detail with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines.

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At CelcomDigi, we aspire to be Malaysia’s leading telco-tech company — the nation’s digital growth engine — powering transformation through 5G, AI, and innovation that impacts over 20 million customers.Here, your role goes beyond work. It’s about enabling businesses to thrive, connecting communities, and advancing society, as we build a brand rooted in trust, reliability and customer excellence.Aligned with our employer value proposition, Grow with Purpose. Build with Trust, you’ll have the opportunity to innovate responsibly and create digital solutions that truly make a difference.If you're driven, future focused, and ready to be part of something bigger, we want you on our team.

Let’s advance and inspire Malaysia together! #WeAreCelcomDigi

CelcomDigi is an equal opportunity employer, and committed to promote employment practices that are transparent, objective and fair.

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CelcomDigi is Malaysia’s largest mobile network operator with more than 20.4 million users on its network. The company aims to serve the growing digital needs of its customers by leveraging its newly combined widest network footprint, distribution touchpoints, innovative range of digital products and services, and superior customer experience powered by over 3,800 top industry experts. The company has clearly defined ambitions to advance the nation, inspire Malaysian society, and be a leader in inclusion and ESG practices.

CelcomDigi is Malaysia’s largest mobile network operator with more than 20.4 million users on its network. The company aims to serve the growing digital needs of its customers by leveraging its newly combined widest network footprint, distribution touchpoints, innovative range of digital products and services, and superior customer experience powered by over 3,800 top industry experts. The company has clearly defined ambitions to advance the nation, inspire Malaysian society, and be a leader in inclusion and ESG practices.

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