Director, Workforce Planning & Analysis

Horizon Media

  • New York City, NY
  • $145,000-170,000 per year
  • Permanent
  • Full-time
  • 2 months ago
Job DescriptionWho We AreHorizon Media, founded in 1989 by Bill Koenigsberg, is recognized as one of the most innovative marketing and advertising firms. We are headquartered in New York City, with offices in Los Angeles and Toronto. A leader in driving business solutions for marketers, Horizon is known for its highly personal approach to client service. Renowned for its incredible culture, Horizon is consistently named to all the prestigious annual Best Places to Work lists published by Fortune, AdAge, Crain’s New York Business and Los Angeles Business Journal. Together we are building a place of belonging.At Horizon, we understand the value that different perspectives can bring to our clients and culture, so we strive for an environment where our employees feel welcomed, safe and empowered. We value YOU and believe that your authentic voice and unique perspective allows us to create a more rewarding culture, and experience, together.Our simple recipe for success? We hire talented people (thinkers, doers, dreamers, makers), challenge them and give them every opportunity to grow.What You’ll DoThis position reports to the VP, Workforce Planning and Analysis. This role will work closely with existing Director, WPA, Business Leaders and People Operations to ensure workforce plans are developed and managed, but also creates an enterprise view of critical gaps and opportunities to proactively manage across the business and help drive staffing effectiveness. Below are the main responsibilities:45% – Analysis
  • Steward financial rigor and strategic insights for Horizon and Affiliates
  • Apply advanced workforce planning techniques and tools (e.g., scenario modeling/planning, demand forecasting, trend analysis, predictive modeling) to provide insight and recommendations on workforce plans
  • Work with all business stakeholders in the continuous improvement of the staffing management processes
  • Develop and communicate key performance indicators with regards to staffing metrics, staffing utilization, scope creep, including ad-hoc analyses and special projects
  • Facilitate the sharing of best practices across the Agency
  • Refine and maintain quarterly client dashboard reports, portfolio profitability and team productivity analysis by business leader to promote a culture of accountability
  • Prioritize and perform ad-hoc, deep-dive analysis and projections to help better inform business leaders
  • Work closely with the FP&A team to understand and ensure accurate revenue reporting by client
  • Provide variance analysis of actual results vs. plan/forecast by client
  • Review reoccurring reporting, such as hours & FTE, profitability, pacing and utilization, weekly, monthly, and quarterly prepared by the Manager, WPA
  • Gather, analyze, and share internal and external data to identify economic trends, demographic shifts, and capabilities that will impact the demand and supply of talent
  • Maintain staffing utilization analyses and identify hot spots
  • Refine and maintain add to staff approval process
25% – Relationship Management
  • Partner closely with Managing Partners to develop, refine, and price staffing plans by client
  • Maintain open communication with Business Solutions leads and Chief Business Solutions Officer
  • Build an understanding of the business in order to ask necessary questions to further the work
  • Anticipate business needs of the Managing Partners based on best practices
15% – Team Mentorship & Management
  • Mentor and develop junior team members
  • Maintain and improve procedures and policies of financial management at HMI
  • Assist in development and implementation of future process improvements
  • Growth and development of Manager, pending team size and structure
10% – Planning
  • Thorough understanding of existing team and agency templates and/or process documents
  • Innovate and iterate upon these based on previous experience coupled with a curiosity to learn and better the practice
5% – Administrative
  • Understand and provide backup on the day-to-day aspects of the time tracking system, Replicon
  • Understand and provide backup for online ticketing system to track ad-hoc reporting requests
  • Assist in long-term search for new time tracking system
Who You Are
  • An innovator with the ability to drive change
  • Able to research and analyze, problem solve, and offer insights and recommendations
  • Organized with a strong sense of time management, clearly relaying status of tasks and deliverables
  • An excellent communicator, able to work with all members of the organization and all levels of management
  • A strong attention to detail and keen eye for accuracy
  • Able to work independently as well as within a team environment
  • An analytical and critical thinker, with the ability to tell a story backed by data
  • Detailed oriented and have the ability to multi-task in a fast-paced environment
  • A proactive, self-motivator with the ability to learn quickly
  • Maintain a positive attitude and be able to adapt to changes
  • A leader in the practice, able to influence relevant stakeholders
  • A supporter and advocate for diversity, equity, and inclusion
Preferred Skills & Experience
  • Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance
  • 8+ years of experience in financial analysis/reporting, including ad hoc reporting, variance analysis and budgeting
  • Exceptional MS Excel skills
  • Experience with IBM PA a plus
#LI-JC2#LI-HYBRIDHorizon Media is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements.Salary Range $145,000.00 - $170,000.00A successful applicant’s actual base salary may vary based upon, but not limited to, skill sets, experience and training, licensure/certifications, and equity. As an organization, we take an aptitude and competency-based hiring approach. We provide a competitive total rewards package including a discretionary bonus and a variety of benefits including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, retirement savings plans, company paid holidays and unlimited paid time off (PTO), mental health and wellness resources, pet insurance, childcare resources, identity theft insurance, fertility assistance programs, and fitness reimbursement.

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