HR Personal Expense Controller EMEA

Avolta; Schiphol; On-site; EUR 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading travel experience company based in Schiphol is seeking a PEX Controller for region EMEA. The role involves supporting the planning, analysis, and reporting of Personnel Expenses across EMEA, with responsibilities including budgeting and forecasting, data management, and cross-functional collaboration with finance and HR teams. The ideal candidate should have a Bachelor's degree, at least 3 years of relevant experience, and strong analytical and communication skills. This is an excellent opportunity to contribute to a dynamic and inclusive environment.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in financial planning, HR controlling, or data analytics in an international environment.
• Familiarity with budgeting cycles and forecasting.
• Analytical mindset with attention to detail and ability to work with large datasets.

Responsibilities

• Assist in preparing zero-based budgets for PEX and OPEX.
• Prepare dashboards and reports for HR and Finance leadership.
• Liaise with country PCO teams to gather inputs for budgeting.

Skills

Financial planning

HR controlling

Data analytics

Excel

PowerPoint

Anaplan

Budgeting cycles

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Business Administration, HR, or related field

Tools

SuccessFactors

Anaplan

Job description

Are you ready to be part of our Travel Experience Revolution?

Who we are:

Avolta is the world’s leading travel experience player. With a traveler-centric philosophy and a geographically diverse network, the travel retail and F&B company addresses the needs of up to 2.3 billion passengers each year, with 5,500 outlets in more than 75 countries across six continents. Guided by their Destination 2027 strategy and boosted by their recent combination with travel F&B giant Autogrill, the company is well positioned to realize their ambition to create a Travel Experience Revolution through their many locations at airports, motorways, cruise lines, seaports, and railway stations amongst others. Want to learn more about us? Visit avoltaworld.com

About the role:

As a PEX Controller for region EMEA is reporting directly to the Total Rewards Manager for EMEA, you will support the planning, analysis, and reporting of Personnel Expenses (PEX) across EMEA. This role bridges Finance and People, Culture & Organization (PCO) functions, contributing to budgeting cycles and forecasting. You will work closely with regional and BU PCO teams and liaise with finance controlling to ensure accurate and timely data consolidation and analysis.

Key Responsibilities:

PEX Budgeting & Forecasting:

• Assist in preparing zero‑based budgets (ZBB) for PEX and OPEX,
• Support the consolidation of country‑level PEX inputs into regional and global templates, ensuring data accuracy
• Track and analyze year‑to‑date PEX budget versus forecast.

Data Management & Reporting:

• Responsible for monthly headcount / FTE reporting
• Prepare end of year Sustainability report for senior management and audit
• Prepare dashboards and reports for HR and Finance leadership.
• Ensure accuracy in PEX data across systems and templates.

SuccessFactors & Finance Systems:

• Use SuccessFactors to extract and validate employee data relevant to budgeting and forecasting.
• Upload forecasts and budgets into Anaplan
• Collaborate with HRIS teams to improve data flows and reporting accuracy.

Cross-Functional Collaboration:

• Liaise with country PCO teams to gather inputs and clarify role relevance for budgeting purposes.
• Coordinate with Finance to align PEX planning, timelines and expectations within the EMEA region and EMEA countries.
• Be the connection between PCO EMEA and Group Controlling for budgeted related process, policies, projects and timelines.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Business Administration, HR, or related field.
• 3+ years of experience in financial planning, HR controlling, or data analytics in an international environment.
• Familiarity with budgeting cycles and forecasting.
• Experience with SuccessFactors or similar HRIS platforms.
• Strong Excel and PowerPoint skills; experience with Anaplan or similar planning tools is a plus.
• Analytical mindset with attention to detail and ability to work with large datasets.
• Comfortable working in a matrixed, international environment.
• Proactive and curious, with a drive to improve processes.
• Strong communication skills and ability to work cross-functionally.
• Interest in workforce planning and organizational design.

Avolta aims to make it priority to hire people of all backgrounds, genders, race, age, income, education, ethnic background, religion, political orientation, disability, sexual orientation or personality – we also make it our priority that our associates feel that they belong to our organization. Therefore, we promote an inclusive environment in which everyone feels accepted, respected and valued as an individual and in which opportunities and resources are equally accessible.

This is a great opportunity for a PCO PEX Controller who is ready for the next step in their career, If you are looking for a dynamic role where people are put at the heart of what we do, then we look forward to hearing from you!