HR Cost Controller
Pubblicato il 02-10-2026 - Guala Closures Group in Milano
Guala Closures is a leading global producer of closures for spirits, wine, edible oil, water and a wide range of other beverages, with a long-lasting expertise in premium design and luxury bottle closures.
With over 40 production plants, 7 R&D; centres located across five continents, its global footprint means proximity to customers’ plants, offering localized services and solutions in more than 100 countries, with a production capacity of more than 18 billion closures per year.
High-quality, sustainable and innovative closure solutions that offer protection and convenience to consumers while enhancing brand image are the main pillars and the core of Guala Closures strategy.
Numbers tell a story. We are looking for someone who knows how to read it — and challenge it
We are looking for an HR Cost Controller to join our international team.
Reporting to the Group Compensation & Agevolazioni Manager, you will work across countries, Finance and HR teams to understand what is really behind labor cost movements — building cost bridges, challenging assumptions,
analyzing variances and turning complex data into a clear business story.
Scope of the Role
The HR Cost Controller owns the Group labor cost controlling process, ensuring accurate monitoring of personnel expenses worldwide and suggests corrective actions.
Main Activities
- Monitors and analyzes global headcount and cost evolution
- Validates new HC requests from countries
- Analyzes labor cost forecasts, budgets, and periodic reforecasts in collaboration with Finance and local HR teams.
- Analyzes deviations between actual labor costs and budget, FCST, YTD, month on month, identifying root causes and proposing corrective actions together with the Regional HR Director
- Leads monthly calls with the countries to review and deep-dive into labor cost bridges, challenging key assumptions, explaining main variances and ensuring a clear understanding of the drivers behind cost movements.
- Consolidates and prepares labor