Overview
This position is for a Resource Management, Senior Specialist (Tax) on the Resource Management team in the Northeast region.
The employer is a hybrid organization. While this role is considered remote (it does not require job duties be performed within proximity of an office location), remote employees may be required to be present at an office with scheduled notice for client work, team meetings, or trainings.
Resource Management planning supports mobilizing the right talent at the right place and time, with integration across Employee Experience, Recruiting, Financial Planning, and Learning & Development.
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 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 a solid understanding of employees’ preferences regarding skills, interests, and career development opportunities.
- Apply common resource planning methodology to support planning and prioritization decisions based on 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 labor workforce planning aligns with 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.
- Use influence skills to help others accept planning proposals by promoting procedural best practice, using basic data/logic or a solid business case.
- Provide oversight of processes and technology as needed.
- Perform additional 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 pivot tables, macros, and summarizing analytics via pivot charts.
- Solid understanding of financial statements and utilization metrics.
- Strong organization and time management skills to complete work accurately and timely.
- Exceptional communication, influencing, and analytical skills, including effective, tactful, and courteous communication using Microsoft PowerPoint.
- Strong oral presentation, listening, and influencing skills.
- Ability to exercise creative problem-solving and provide solutions.
- Up to 10% Travel may be required as needed.
Preferred Qualifications
- Review and apply the employer’s Universal Job Standards (as referenced in the job posting).
Compensation & Benefits
In Virginia, 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.
Compensation includes a discretionary performance bonus, generous paid time off, expanded and inclusive parental benefits, and access to learning and development platforms.
Location
- Northeast region
- Remote (no requirement that job duties be performed within proximity of an office location), with potential scheduled on-site presence for client work, team meetings, or trainings.
- Salary range provided for Virginia.