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Job Title: FP&A CoE Staff Costs Manager
Location: Lagos / Abuja, Nigeria
Employment Type: Permanent
Salary: N40,450,236 per annum
Job Summary
The FP&A CoE Staff Costs Manager will lead the global staff-costs capability within the Financial Planning and Analysis Centre of Excellence (FP&A CoE). The role oversees workforce cost planning, forecasting, modelling and reporting while ensuring accurate and consistent staff-cost data across SAP and Anaplan.
Key Responsibilities
Staff Costs Planning, Budgeting and Forecasting
- Lead organisation-wide staff cost planning across budgeting, forecasting and long-term workforce planning.
- Ensure workforce cost plans align with business priorities and workforce strategies.
- Develop and govern staff cost models covering permanent and non-permanent employees.
- Incorporate pay, benefits, recruitment, attrition, pay inflation, organisational changes and transformation initiatives into consolidated forecasts.
- Drive accurate reporting and analysis through standardised management information packs and staff cost allocation methodologies.
Staff Costs Data Quality and Oversight
- Maintain workforce data governance covering FTE, headcount, pay, banding and KPI standards.
- Implement validation controls, reconciliations and audit trails across workforce data.
- Ensure alignment of workforce information across SAP, Anaplan and reporting systems.
- Identify anomalies, analyse trends and resolve data quality issues.
- Provide accurate workforce insights to support business development and services teams and senior stakeholders.
Modelling, Scenario Analysis and Decision Support
- Develop and maintain staff cost models for business cases, organisational changes, workforce planning and operating model transformation.
- Deliver scenario modelling and sensitivity analysis.
- Assess HR and reward impacts and provide actionable insights to support leadership decision-making.
Stakeholder Management and Influence
- Serve as the global staff-cost expert across finance, people and leadership teams.
- Provide actionable insights and ensure accurate workforce data across multiple stakeholders and markets.
Line Management and Team Leadership
- Lead and develop a high-performing finance team through coaching, performance management and professional development.
- Prioritise workloads and promote collaboration to ensure high-quality financial planning, reporting and analytical support.
Governance, Controls and Internal Assurance
- Manage documentation standards, financial data governance and reporting frameworks.
- Support master data enhancements and improvements to month-end, QBR, regional, market and consolidated financial reporting.
Requirements
Essential
- Recognised international accounting or finance qualification, or a relevant Accountancy or Finance degree.
- Significant experience in financial data analysis, FP&A, cost management or a similar role.
- Experience leading data quality and reconciliation processes.
- Experience with Anaplan or similar Enterprise Performance Management (EPM) platforms.
- Experience working with multiple stakeholders in a matrix or multi-country organisation.
- Strong financial modelling, forecasting and analytical skills.
- Proven ability to partner with senior stakeholders and influence strategic decisions.
Desirable
- Professional accounting qualification such as CIMA, ACCA, ACA or equivalent.
- Experience delivering accurate financial reporting and analysis within tight deadlines.
- Experience with SAP or similar ERP platforms.
- Experience delivering financial training or capacity-building programmes.
Core Skills
- Financial analysis and variance reporting.
- Team leadership and people development.
- Strong knowledge of Anaplan and experience with SAP and related reporting tools.
- Excellent attention to detail and financial data accuracy.
- Advanced data quality and reconciliation skills.
- Strong communication skills with both finance and non-finance audiences.
Language Requirement
- Written and verbal proficiency in English is required, as the British Council’s systems and global processes operate in English.
Additional Information
- Business Division: Finance and Corporate Services
- Pay Band: 8-E
- Contract Type: Indefinite Contract (Permanent)
- Eligible Locations: Noida, India; Warsaw, Poland; Lagos/Abuja, Nigeria; Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
- Candidates must already have the legal right to live and work in the country where the role is based.
- Mobility, relocation and visa sponsorship support will not be provided.
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should apply online through the British Council careers portal.
Application Closing Date
29th September, 2026.