Human Capital Management, Headcount Strategy Analyst, New York City

HUMAN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT Our division recruits, develops and rewards the people of Goldman Sachs.  Our teams advise, design and implement strategies, processes and technologies that help our people advance professionally, drive productivity and help the firm and our clients achieve superior results.  We look for individuals with strong problem solving and analytical skills, innovative thinking and intellectual curiosity who want to make an impact on the success of the firm’s most valuable asset, our people.
The Headcount Strategy team supports divisional CFOs and COOs with headcount and payroll reporting and analysis. We leverage predicative models and open role management to enable strategic decision-making, and give insights into attrition trends, hiring capacity, and progress to targets

 

JOB SUMMARY AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Build advisory relationship with divisional CFOs and COOs, recommending how to achieve multi-year headcount budgets and payroll budgets
• Develop & deliver weekly and monthly reports to divisional leadership on headcount and compensation trends and progress to targets
• Perform ad-hoc analysis and presentations based on current attrition, hiring trends, and demands of division heads, CFOs, and COOs, and divisionally aligned Business Partners
• Partner with Anaplan COE colleagues and HCM Business Partners to develop self-service reporting and dashboards to address internal client needs     
• Use predictive analytics to guide decision-making, developing or enhancing tools as necessary
• Model projected attrition, hiring capacity, and financial impacts of location footprint, organizational pyramid, and headcount changes
• Streamline budget and reforecast processes through new strategic Anaplan platform
• Assist divisions with the management of their open roles, including creating them and maintain appropriate access to the system
• Work closely with the firm’s financial planning team to manage headcount, payroll and Comp expense to provide relevant budget reporting and analysis to firmwide senior management
• Coordinate with junior team members to deliver reports and products to internal stakeholders
• Opportunity to share best practices and key data across divisions

QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s degree preferred (analytical field such as Finance, Mathematics or Accounting)
• Approximately 1-2 years relevant work experience
• Comfortable working with Excel to review large data sets and analyze historical data
• Excellent analytical skills, writing skills, interpersonal skills and attention to detail
• Demonstrate knowledge of using PowerPoint to design management-level presentations 

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Salary Range
The expected base salary for this New York, New York, United States-based position is $75000-$100000. In addition, you may be eligible for a discretionary bonus if you are an active employee as of fiscal year-end.

Benefits
Goldman Sachs is committed to providing our people with valuable and competitive benefits and wellness offerings, as it is a core part of providing a strong overall employee experience. A summary of these offerings, which