People Controlling and Analytics Manager

About the role

The People Controlling and Analytics Manager will bridge the gap between people data and financial metrics to drive strategic workforce planning and decision-making. This role involves leading forecasting, variance analysis, and KPI development while collaborating with Finance and People functions to optimize processes and reporting. The successful candidate will work in a dynamic environment to transform complex data into actionable insights for stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Own the analysis of personnel cost and FTE variances, identifying drivers, risks, and opportunities, and translating findings into clear recommendations for action.
• Lead workforce planning, forecasting, and scenario modeling, translating operational developments into financial impacts and strategic recommendations.
• Support monthly and annual closing activities within the People function, ensuring methodological consistency and audit readiness.
• Develop and optimize dashboards, models, and KPI frameworks relating to headcount, personnel costs, hiring, and ad hoc analyses, while driving standardization and automation.
• Identify opportunities to improve existing processes and implement enhancements that increase speed, accuracy, and efficiency across analytics and controlling workflows.
• Collaborate closely with Payroll, Accounting, Controlling and Analytics teams to ensure high data quality, consistent KPIs, and reliable reporting.

Required skills

• Controlling
• People Analytics
• Forecasting
• Variance analysis
• KPI development
• Scenario modeling
• Excel
• BI tools
• Data visualization
• English

Nice to have

• German
• Automation
• AI-enabled analytics

Benefits

• Annual learning budget
• Company pension scheme
• Confidential counselling
• Bike leasing
• Deutschlandticket
• Work from anywhere in the EU

About the Company

Unzer is a leading European fintech company with a mission to simplify international payments for e-commerce and retail businesses. The company operates across Austria, Denmark, Germany, and Luxembourg, with a team of over 750 experts dedicated to creating a unified commerce platform.