Workforce Planning Associate

Workforce Planning Associate

Millennium India is hiring 2 Workforce Planning associate to join our HR team in Bangalore. This is a global role focused on workforce budgeting, reforecasting, and reporting, with a strong emphasis on headcount planning, accruals, budgets, and compensation expense forecasting. The role will partner closely with HR, Finance, and Business Managers to support planning cycles, deliver insightful analysis, and improve workforce planning processes and tools.

Key Responsibilities

• Support the global workforce planning process, including annual budgeting, periodic reforecasting, and ongoing tracking of workforce-related financials.
• Prepare and manage reporting on headcount, accruals, budgets, and compensation expense forecasts.
• Partner with HR, Business Managers, and Finance stakeholders to provide insights on workforce cost trends, planning assumptions, and budget impacts.
• Analyze workforce metrics and compensation-related data to improve budgeting accuracy and support decision-making.
• Track actuals versus budget and forecast, identify variances, and provide meaningful analysis and recommendations.
• Support budget cycles related to employee headcount, hiring plans, compensation costs, and organizational changes.
• Assist in the implementation, enhancement, or ongoing management of workforce planning tools such as Anaplan or similar platforms.
• Improve planning models, reporting capabilities, data quality, and operational processes related to workforce budgeting.
• Collaborate with regional and global stakeholders in a fast-paced, matrixed environment.

Required Qualifications

• 5–6 years of relevant experience in Workforce Planning, Workforce Analytics, FP&A, Financial Planning, HR Analytics, or related roles.
• Strong experience in budgeting, reforecasting, accruals, variance analysis, and financial reporting.
• Hands-on experience managing or supporting budget cycles related to employee headcount and compensation expenses.
• Good understanding of workforce cost drivers, including compensation expense, accruals, and organizational budgeting.
• Experience partnering with HR, Finance, and Business Managers in a planning or analytical capacity.
• Strong analytical and quantitative skills with high attention to detail.
• Advanced Excel and financial modeling skills.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience implementing or working with budgeting and planning tools such as Anaplan or similar systems.
• Exposure to global workforce planning processes and cross-functional stakeholder management.
• Experience in financial services, corporate HR planning, or complex matrix organizations.
• Familiarity with compensation planning, workforce reporting, and HR/finance data structures.
• Experience building dashboards, reports, or planning models to improve business decision-making.

What We’re Looking For

We are looking for a candidate who combines strong workforce planning and analytical capability with the ability to work collaboratively across HR, Finance, and business teams. The ideal candidate is comfortable managing workforce budget cycles, interpreting compensation expense trends, and helping improve planning processes and tools in a global environment.