HR Controller

HR Controller
Your Manager: HR Controlling Manager)
Team: Compensation & Benefits COE
Location: London or Glasgow We operate a hybrid working approach, which allows you to manage your time between home and office. 

Be part of something big    We are Pernod Ricard, a leading company in the global wines and spirits industry with over 19,000 employees globally. We own 16 of the world’s top 100 Spirits Brands and hold one of the most prestigious and comprehensive brand portfolios in the industry with 240 premium brands available in over 160 countries, including: Absolut vodka, Ballantine’s, Chivas Regal, Royal Salute, and The Glenlivet Scotch whiskies, Jameson Irish whiskey, Martell cognac, Havana Club rum, Beefeater, Malfy and Monkey 47 gins, Malibu liqueur, Mumm and Perrier-Jouët champagnes as well Jacob’s Creek, Brancott Estate and Campo Viejo wines.

Here in the UK    In the UK, Pernod Ricard is made up of 4 businesses: 
•    Pernod Ricard UK, which markets, sells and distributes our products in the UK market
•    Chivas Brothers, the largest brand company in the Group, responsible for the production and management of our award-winning Scotch whisky portfolio
•    Pernod Ricard Global Travel Retail, the global and EMEA home of the group’s duty free, air travel and cruises business.
•    The Absolut Group, the brand owner of our global white spirits portfolio, whose Gin brand unit and Business Acceleration team sit in London.

We are an organisation of 2,000 employees in the UK, headquartered in London, in a brand-new office designed with sustainability, ‘conviviality’ and collaboration in mind. We also have offices in Scotland and various distilleries and production sites across the UK from Plymouth to London to Speyside.

Your new team    This position sits in our Chivas Brothers business. At Chivas Brothers, our 1,600-strong team across 27 sites is committed to upholding the heritage of Scotch and ensuring its sustainable future, as well as opening it up to new audiences across the globe.

The Compensation & Benefits Centre of Excellence (CoE) is responsible for the design and delivery of all people-driven expertise enabling harmonised and competitive employment terms and conditions across the three London-based teams. The team also focuses on managing expats, relocation logistics, visa and immigration processes.

The HR Controller manages the financial aspects of HR, including budgeting, cost control, and reporting. They ensure HR processes align with business goals while maintaining fiscal responsibility and provide insights to optimize staffing and benefits.
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Your unique contribution    

You will have 4 main areas of responsibility:

1.    HR Cost Controlling: To collaborate with stakeholders to forecast labour needs and to own the quarterly Payroll & Benefits budget scenarios, ensuring that it takes place in a timely manner in line with Group requirements.

-    You will also help to analyse overheads variances vs Budget by identifying key reasons behind trends.

-    To support finance teams in strategic processes, such as budgeting and estimates forecasting, by providing accurate data and analysing and scenario-modelling all aspects of Compensation & Benefits.

2.    Reporting: utilising reporting tools to generate insightful HR KPIs (FTE evolution, Turnover, Vacancy, Absences etc) that support informed decision making across the organisation.

-    Create visual representations of HR data to communicate trends and insights effectively to stakeholders.
-    Conduct regular assessments of workforce metrics and suggest improvements to optimise HR operations. 

3.    Financial Transactions: Monitor payroll & benefits reinvoicing process involving the UK based affiliates. This would include accruals, recharges and bonus reconciliations. 

4.    Headcount-Related Reporting: Conduct regular and ad hoc headcount-related reporting (including Group Social Reporting) and KPIs for the UK-based affiliates, which includes engaging with auditors if required.

Who you’ll be working with    Internally, you’ll work with HR Business Partners, HR Directors, Finance Business Partners, Local HRCs, HQ, Payroll & Admin. 

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

•    Possess a proven track record in forecasting staff costs and analysing data, with 3-5 years of experience in an international or matrix organization. Experienced as an HR/Financial Controller, FP&A, or related role.

•    Demonstrate exceptional attention to detail, as this role demands both technical expertise and strong analytical skills.

•    Bring a results-driven mindset, a proactive approach, and a curious attitude.

•    Able to efficiently balance priorities and workload.

•    Can maintain confidentiality and collaborate effectively with others.

•    Possess intermediate proficiency in Excel, with strong expertise in using pivot tables, VLOOKUPs, SUMIFs, and other functions to analyse large datasets.

•    Have experience in delivering presentations to senior leadership.

•    Skilled at communicating technical or complex concepts in clear, straightforward terms.

•    Experience with Workday and Adaptive Planning advantageous

•    Thrive on identifying inefficiencies and making recommendations in improving the tool and/processes etc.

Our mix of benefits
    For your health, we offer private medical insurance, income protection and a comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme.

Our lifestyle benefits include 28 days’ annual holiday, your employee pension, share incentive plan, season ticket loans, payroll giving and more!

You can access lots of gifts & discounts, including an allowance each year to spend on our brands in our staff shop and employee discounts from a range of high street retailers.

We have regular events in our very own office bar, employee-run networks, a culture of flexibility and trust and a variety of tools and resources to help you focus on your wellbeing and mental fitness.

Conviviality: the Pernod Ricard Way    We have our own way of doing things. We call it conviviality! It’s our way of being, and something unique you feel and experience when working for Pernod Ricard.

We’re committed to conviviality, and with this, you’ll be Proud to Belong to our Pernod Ricard family. You’ll be Empowered to Perform, supported to succeed, and acknowledged for the value you bring.

We combine all this with our Commitment to Care: we are unlocking the magic of human connection to transform our industry and make a positive impact on the world though our strong focus on sustainability and responsibility.

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. In our teams, we proactively foster a diverse work force and an inclusive culture – an environment where we can truly be ourselves. 

We will assess your application for this role based on your skills, experiences and achievements, not your gender, age, ethnic or educational background or any other such factors. Please feel free to leave these off your CV and application form if you so wish. 

Similarly, if you would like to discuss opportunities for flexible working or require accommodations or support to complete our application process, please let us know.

Responsible drinking    As ‘Créateurs de convivialité’, we want to turn social interactions into genuine and friendly experiences of sharing and wellbeing.
 
In our culture, we want to create diverse teams in which our differences contribute to our success. Therefore, all are welcome at Pernod Ricard, regardless of your religious beliefs or personal choices on the consumption of alcohol.

In our business, we work together with industry members, civil society, governments, local authorities and UN bodies to promote responsible drinking.

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2025-03-12

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