Manager, Financial Workforce and Labor Cost

Liberty Latin America Communications, Inc. • PR

89d

About The Position

The Manager, Workforce Planning & Labor Cost is responsible for leading the end-to-end planning, governance, and financial management of the company’s workforce. This role ensures accurate and timely forecasting, budgeting, and reporting of headcount and labor costs, providing actionable insights that directly support business strategy, long-term planning (LRP), and financial performance. This role serves as the strategic link between People, Finance, and business leaders, aligning workforce capacity with organizational priorities while ensuring compliance, data accuracy, and cost discipline. Acting as the single point of truth for headcount and labor cost, the position provides the insights that enable informed, timely, and financially sound workforce decisions.

Requirements

• 5–7 years in Workforce Planning, Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A), Compensation & Benefits, or HR Finance within a multinational environment.
• Proven track record in budgeting, forecasting, and labor cost governance.
• Experience with HRIS, payroll systems, and workforce planning tools (e.g., Anaplan, SAP, Workday, Oracle).

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, Human Resources, or related field.
• Master’s degree preferred.
• Advanced Excel (formulas, macros, modeling).
• Power BI/Tableau proficiency.

Responsibilities

• Lead the full cycle of workforce planning for Liberty Puerto Rico, including annual budget, long-range plan (LRP), forecasts, and variance analysis.
• Align headcount plans and labor cost projections with operational requirements and corporate governance (PxQ, committed vs. open positions, hiring freeze scenarios).
• Partner with Finance to explain drivers of headcount and cost changes, ensuring transparency and alignment with corporate standards.
• Own labor cost reporting for Puerto Rico, including payroll costs, benefits, plan administration fees, and other employee-related expenses.
• Ensure correct accounting treatment and classification of workforce expenses, providing recommendations to optimize allocation and compliance.
• Deliver monthly CPV (Cost, Payroll, Variance) reports and act as liaison with Finance, Treasury, and external auditors.
• Oversee payroll vendor invoice review and control, ensuring accuracy and compliance.
• Manage HR data repositories (HRIS, Anaplan, BI dashboards) ensuring integrity, governance, and audit readiness.
• Lead design and continuous improvement of dashboards (Headcount, Vacancies, Billing, Workforce KPIs) to enable data-driven decision making.
• Develop forecasting models (e.g., salary cash flow, attrition impact, hiring scenarios) to anticipate financial risks and opportunities.
• Support monthly closing processes: headcount reports for Finance and Planning, reconciliation with HRIS and payroll.
• Partner with Total Rewards, Talent Acquisition, and HR Operations to ensure alignment of workforce planning with compensation structures, hiring strategies, and employee lifecycle.
• Act as subject matter expert for workforce data in audits, compliance reviews, and corporate reporting.
• Drive projects to enhance reporting efficiency, accuracy, and usability (automation, BI enhancements, predictive analytics).
• Provide ad-hoc workforce and labor cost analyses to VP People, Finance, and business leaders.
• Demonstrates and ensures compliance with The Customer 1st Philosophy, Liberty Latin America Code of Conduct and Liberty safety standards and procedures.

What This Job Offers

• Education Level: Bachelor's degree