Workforce Analytics & Budgeting Lead

PLUS Malaysia; Petaling Jaya; On-site; MYR 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

PLUS Malaysia is seeking a data-driven HR analytics professional to support manpower planning, workforce analytics and cost management. You will translate workforce and financial data into actionable insights to guide budgeting, forecasting and productivity initiatives across PMB.

Reporting to a Manager, you will build dashboards in Excel/Power BI, perform variance analysis, and assist with organisation structure reviews and HR projects.

Qualifications

• A recognised degree in Economics, Finance, Accounting, Business Analytics, Data Science, Statistics, Mathematics, Human Resource Management or a related discipline.
• At least 3 years of relevant experience in workforce analytics, HR analytics, manpower planning, manpower budgeting or a related analytical role involving workforce data and cost analysis.
• Practical experience working with HR or workforce data, with an understanding of headcount planning, manpower cost components and workforce reporting.
• Strong proficiency in Microsoft Excel, including data consolidation, advanced formulas, PivotTables, financial modelling and scenario analysis.
• Proficiency in Power BI or an equivalent business intelligence and data visualisation platform, including dashboard development and reporting.
• Working knowledge of SQL, Python or equivalent data analysis tools for extracting, transforming, analysing or automating data.

Responsibilities

• Manpower analytics and reporting: consolidate and analyse workforce data and prepare insights to support planning and management decisions.
• Manpower budgeting and forecasting: assist in annual budgets and periodic forecasts by coordinating inputs from HR, Finance and business stakeholders.
• Budget monitoring and variance analysis: monitor headcount and expenditure against budgets and forecasts; explain variances and highlight opportunities.
• Manpower cost simulations: develop cost models and perform scenario analyses to assess financial implications of workforce changes.
• Workforce planning support: model alternative workforce scenarios to inform plans for business transformation.
• Dashboards and analytical tools: build dashboards and reports using Excel, Power BI or equivalent; streamline data prep and reporting.
• Organisation structure and job analysis support: assist with job analysis and job description reviews for evaluation.
• HR special projects and OD initiatives: support research, stakeholder coordination and project materials.
• Benefits and outcomes tracking: monitor initiatives against targets and provide analysis for follow-up actions.
• Management papers and stakeholder coordination: prepare summaries and present findings to non-technical audiences.
• Data quality and confidentiality: maintain accurate datasets and handle information with confidentiality.

Skills

Advanced Excel

Data analysis

Stakeholder communication

Budgeting & forecasting

Cost analysis

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Economics, Finance, Business Analytics, Data Science, Statistics, Mathematics, HR Management or related

Tools

Power BI

SQL

Python

Job description

PLUS Malaysia is seeking a data-driven HR analytics professional to support manpower planning, workforce analytics and cost management. You will translate workforce and financial data into actionable insights to guide budgeting, forecasting and productivity initiatives across PMB.

Reporting to a Manager, you will build dashboards in Excel/Power BI, perform variance analysis, and assist with organisation structure reviews and HR projects.