Pascal Schäfer

Biography

I am a Human Resources graduate from the University of Trier, Germany and the ICN of Nancy, France. I started my career 2005 in Luxembourg in the HR Department of a large audit company and have since then continuously observed the Luxembourgish workplace and its developments in terms of HR. I like to think outside the box, to share my opinion and to be challenged on it.  From time to time I publish articles on my blog www.hrmatters.lu - Talent Management - Recruitment - Performance Management - Identify training needs for assigned departments and support internal trainings in the trainer-role - Manage compensation including salary review, annual bonus and incentive programs - Analysis of workforce information, productivity measures, illness, overtime and fluctuation rate - HR Statistics and Reporting Human Resources Officer Nauta Dutilh Luxembourg - Recruitment and assessment of candidates. - HR Management of lawyers & employees. - Support & advisory role towards management. - Training organisation and follow-up. - Daily assistance on various HR projects. - Coordination of payroll administration & holiday supervision. - Development of HR strategies to attract candidates. - Build strong and long-term relationships with target universities. - Creation of an employer branding program for German universities. Financial Controller Norddeutsche Landesbank Luxembourg - Monitor the performance of the different departments. - Monthly analysis of the results in comparison to the forecast. - Make sure spending is in line with budgets. - Recommend ways of cutting costs and profitability improvements. - Prepare financial statements. - Presentation of the monthly reporting to the CFO and to the head of departments. - Work with all departments and the management team to help make financial decisions. - Provide information for audits. - Development of new reporting tools for decision support. - Creation and analysis of the cost report.

Research Interest

Business and Administrative Management