Overview
This position is for a Resource Management, Senior Specialist (Tax) in the South-West region, supporting Pacific Time Zone business hours.
The role is remote. While remote work does not require duties to be performed within proximity of an office location, remote employees may be asked to be present at an office with scheduled notice for client work, team meetings, or trainings.
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 RM technology tool to approve resource requests, PTO, CPE, etc.
- For assigned business unit(s), understand specialization requirements, timing constraints, staffing continuity, and geographic considerations.
- Maintain understanding of employees’ preferences regarding skills, interests, and career development opportunities.
- Use knowledge of common resource planning methodology to support planning and prioritization decisions by both cost and resource skills/interests.
- Deliver monthly metrics on staffing trends/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 by promoting procedural best practices using basic data, logic, or a solid business case.
- Provide oversight of processes and technology when additional work is required.
- 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 products, specifically strong Excel skills, including the ability to use pivot tables, macros, and 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 the ability to communicate 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 California, the salary range for Resource Manager Senior Specialist (Tax) is $85,000 to $115,000. Actual compensation within the range will depend on the individual’s skills, experience, qualifications, and location, and applicable employment laws.
Salary is one component of the total rewards package, which includes a discretionary performance bonus, generous paid time off, expanded and inclusive parental benefits, and access to learning and development platforms.
Location
- South-West region
- Remote (Pacific Time Zone business hours)
- Up to 10% travel may be required as needed.