Resource Management, Senior Specialist (Tax)

Overview

This role supports resource management planning across tax and/or assurance functions, helping mobilize the right talent at the right place and time. The organization offers a hybrid work model; while the position is considered remote, remote employees may be required to attend an office with scheduled notice for client work, team meetings, or trainings.

A Resource Management, Senior Specialist (Tax) opportunity is available for the Northeast region.

Responsibilities

• Continually monitor utilization levels against business plans, highlighting adverse variance and potential issues for resolution for a minimum of 75 professionals for a designated service line or geography in Advisory, Assurance and Tax.
• Monitor the task list in the resource management (RM) technology tool to approve resource requests, PTO, CPE, etc.
• For assigned business units, understand specialization requirements, timing constraints, staffing continuity, and geographic considerations.
• Maintain an understanding of employees’ preferences related to skills, interests, and career development opportunity preferences.
• Apply common methodology for resource planning to support planning and prioritization decisions by cost and by resource skills and interests.
• Deliver monthly metrics on staffing trends and resource activities, improving visibility of unallocated resources and increasing cross-sharing staffing activity.
• Ensure the labor workforce is efficiently planned according to operational requirements and resource management service level agreements.
• Communicate effectively internally with team members and externally with vendors.
• Maintain working knowledge of resource management platforms.
• Apply influence skills to help others accept planning proposals, promoting procedural best practice using basic data, logic, or a solid business case.
• Provide oversight of processes and technology as needed.
• Perform other responsibilities and projects as directed by the resource management center of expertise.

Requirements

• 4-year undergrad degree in Business Management/Administration or 4-year undergrad degree in accounting or finance.
• Minimum of 3 years of Tax or Assurance resource management or workforce planning experience.
• Ability to apply resource management procedures and policies and translate them to assigned business unit and business leader(s).
• Strong knowledge of Microsoft Office, specifically Excel skills including pivot tables, macros, and the ability to summarize analytics via pivot charts.
• Solid understanding of financial statements and utilization metrics.
• Strong organization and time management skills to complete work activities accurately and on time.
• Exceptional communication, influencing, and analytical skills, including communicating effectively, tactfully, and courteously using Microsoft PowerPoint.
• Strong oral presentation, listening, and influencing skills.
• Ability to exercise creative problem-solving techniques and provide solutions.
• Up to 10% travel may be required as needed.

Compensation & Benefits

• In Maryland, the salary range for a Resource Manager, Senior Specialist is $105,000 to $110,000.
• Actual compensation within the range will depend on the individual’s skills, experience, qualifications, and location, and applicable employment laws.
• Total rewards may include a discretionary performance bonus, generous paid time off, expanded and inclusive parental benefits, and access to learning and development platforms.

Location

• Northeast region.
• Remote role (remote employees may be required to be present at an office with scheduled notice for client work, team meetings, or trainings).