Senior HR Controller (FTC)

Contract type: FTC - 6 Months

Team: Total Reward, HR Controlling & Workforce Planning (CoE)

Location: Chiswick, London. We operate a hybrid working approach, which allows you to manage your time between home and office.

Your new team: This position sits in our Pernod Ricard UK (PRUK) business. Our diverse population of 300+ passionate employees have been creating conviviality since 2001, bringing our premium brands and unforgettable experiences to the UK. As the world’s 2nd largest spirits market, the UK is a key location for our company.

Your key responsibilities:

• 1. Staff Cost Planning & Forecasting: Manage the Payroll and Benefits forecasting through quarterly rolling forecasts in line with Group requirements and monthly actuals reporting. Collaborate closely with HRBPs, Finance and other local HR Controllers to ensure accuracy and reliability of workforce cost data. Prepare & present clear, concise narratives and analysis to support internal (Group & Local) reporting to senior stakeholders.
• 2. Analytics & Business Partnering: Deliver monthly analysis and variance commentary to senior stakeholders on Payroll & Benefits and FTE Evolution which includes tracking our expat costs (Budget vs Actuals), key HR ratios (including Group Social Reporting) and engaging with auditors when required.
• 3. Financial Transactions: Monitor payroll and benefits reinvoicing processes across UK‐based affiliates, including accruals, recharges and bonus reconciliations.
• 4. Systems & Data Integrity: Ensure consistency and reconciliation across systems (Adaptive Planning, Polaris). Conduct data validation and ensure accuracy across all reporting streams.

Your blend of talent: This position could be right for you if you:

• Have a degree in Finance, Controlling, Accounting, Workforce Planning or a related field.
• Possess a proven track record in forecasting staff costs or analysing complex data, ideally with 7+ years’ experience in an international or matrix organisation.
• Have experience as an HR/Financial Controller, FP&A Analyst, Workforce planning Analyst or a related job.
• Can deliver clear, insight‐driven presentations to senior leadership.
• Excel in a dynamic and fast‐paced environment.
• Take initiative, identify inefficiencies and recommend process improvements.
• Maintain confidentiality and collaborate effectively across teams.

Technical Skills:

• Strong financial acumen with a deep understanding of payroll, compensation and benefits topics.
• Advanced Excel and Intermediate PowerPoint skills.
• Experience with Workday and Adaptive Planning.
• Ability to navigate complexity and drive data consistency.
• Ability to work under pressure and deliver on tight deadlines.

Soft Skills:

• Analytical mindset: Ability to turn complex data into clear, actionable insights.
• Pro‐active approach: Anticipates needs, takes initiative, and demonstrates curiosity.
• Business partnering: Strong collaboration skills across HR and Finance.
• Communication: Able to translate complex concepts in a clear and straightforward manner.
• Adaptability: Thrives in a fast‐paced, matrixed environment.
• Organisation: Highly organised with the ability to manage multiple priorities.
• Attention to detail: Ensures precision and insight in all technical and analytical outputs.
• Proactiveness: Willing to investigate and look for information on his own.
• Autonomy: Be able to work with limited supervision.

Our mix of benefits: For your health, we offer private medical insurance, critical illness cover and an optional healthcare cash plan and dental insurance. Our lifestyle benefits options include 28 days’ annual holiday, your employee pension, share incentive plan, family care, season ticket loans, free mortgage advice, payroll giving and more!

We’re committed to diversity and inclusion. People are at the heart of everything we do at Pernod Ricard and are the foundation of our collective spirit as ‘Créateurs de Convivialité’. We promote diversity and inclusion throughout our business and supply chain.