Why are we over plan? Answer it in minutes, not hours.
Your workforce data is already in SAP, Oracle, Workday and planning files. HC Controller makes it usable for headcount controlling, timing, forecasting and the Business Plan. Start with an extract; automate through APIs later.
Tichi Mbanwie · Founder, HC Controller. Former PIMCO analyst; 14 years at Ford, including five years responsible for European headcount controlling across 56,000 FTE.Actual vs Budget · YTD
Explain today. Plan what happens next.
From monthly headcount variances and hiring dates to the five-year Business Plan — keep positions, FTE, timing and personnel cost connected.
Explain why you're over plan
Compare Actual, Budget, Target and Forecast by country, department, skill team or grade. Follow the underlying sources — down to positions where that detail is available.
Control positions and timing
Plan hiring, exits, transfers, changes in FTE or grade and their effective months. See how the timing changes workforce capacity and cost.
Run the Business Plan
Coordinate skill-team submissions, deadlines, reviews and plan versions. Bring proposals together with a multi-year position-based headcount and cost outlook.
Test decisions before committing
Model moving 100 positions from the US to Poland or reshaping a skill team. Compare the headcount, FTE and personnel-cost effect by year before changing the plan.
Keep your systems. Choose how data reaches HC Controller.
Start with a trusted extract
Upload an authorised Excel or CSV export. Validate the data, compare versions and work with the positions and planning assumptions you already have.
Connect via APIs
When enterprise integrations are available, automate recurring updates from existing HR and Finance systems. No replacement or data migration project required for the first test.
The essentials before you try it.
Do I have to give you personal data?
Employee names are not required for core position-based planning. Use authorised position identifiers, effective dates, FTE, grade and cost assumptions. Position IDs may still be personal data if they can be linked to individuals; follow your organisation’s privacy rules.
What do I need to start?
One Excel sheet of positions and one of pay rules is enough to see head count and cost. Add actuals, budget, target and prior business plan when you want the full comparison. The readiness report tells you what is missing before anything is loaded.
Where does my data live and how long?
In a private workspace that only you can open. It is deleted automatically after 30 days, and you can delete it yourself at any time with one button.
What does it cost?
Nothing during the test drive. No card, and no trial that turns into a subscription.
Is it a replacement for my HR system or planning tool?
No. SAP, Oracle, Workday and your planning tools remain in place. Start with an Excel or CSV export. Automated API integrations are a planned operating option, not required for the initial test. System names illustrate possible customer sources, not partnerships.
Tichi Mbanwie
Founder, HC Controller
Before Ford, I worked as an analyst at PIMCO. I then spent 14 years at Ford in finance and controlling, including five years responsible for European headcount controlling across 56,000 FTE. I loved the pace and the questions from senior management. But every budget, forecast and planning cycle exposed the same problem: bringing the right data together and explaining differences took longer than it should. HC Controller is the tool I wanted.
I also advise finance and HR teams on workforce planning and controlling.
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Free. No card. Your data stays in your private workspace.