Workforce Planner - Assurance

EY; Council of the City of Sydney; On-site; AUD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading consulting firm in Sydney is looking for a Workforce Planner. This role involves managing relationships, optimizing resources, and ensuring staffing needs are met for engagements. The ideal candidate will have experience in resource management, strong communication skills, and the ability to adapt to changing priorities. This position offers a competitive salary and a flexible work environment.

Benefits

Career development

Flexible work arrangements

Comprehensive benefits package

Competitive salary

Qualifications

• Experience with resource management and demand management.
• Ability to understand the business needs and goals.
• A track record of optimizing business performance.

Responsibilities

• Manage stakeholder relationships within Assurance.
• Allocate resources effectively for engagements.
• Proactively identify and resolve resource conflicts.

Skills

Resource management experience

Strong communication skills

Data analysis skills

Ability to adapt to changing priorities

Conflict resolution skills

Tools

MS Excel

Job description

The opportunity

As our Workforce Planner you’ll be responsible for connecting people to the experiences which enrich the lives and careers of our Assurance professionals. This role is based in Warrang – Sydney, working as part of a broader Oceania resource team, you will apply consistent resource planning across a range of engagements for our Australian client practice and will work closely with the business to ensure all staffing needs are met. Reporting into the Resource Manager, this role is an excellent opportunity for someone looking to further develop their stakeholder engagement skills and take the next step in their career.

Your key responsibilities

• Stakeholder and Relationship management – responsible for managing key relationships within and across Assurance.
• Opportunity and Demand – work with engagement managers to actively allocate resources, challenge hours, timing and flexibility of engagements to find suitable resources.
• Resource management – actively managing our available resources, understanding their capability and proactively identifying opportunities and resolving resourcing conflicts.
• Resource optimisation – highlighting capability across the team and wider Assurance to optimise performance and meeting engagement metrics.

Skill and attributes for success

• Experience with resource management and / or supply and demand management within professional services.
• Ability to understand the business and learn the unique skills, needs and goals of our people.
• Ability to find the right opportunities and connections to create diverse, inclusive and high-performing teams.
• Able to optimise business performance by advocating solutions, providing insights and managing expectations in pursuit of increasing utilisation and employee engagement.
• Demonstrating personal leadership and having presence, vitality and agility.
• Experience in using MS Excel and information / data analysis with a high degree of accuracy.
• Ability to adapt to changing priorities within the business and operational market.
• Strong communication, conflict resolution and negotiating skills to balance individual and business needs.

What we offer you

At EY, we’ll fuel you and your extraordinary talents in a diverse and inclusive culture of globally connected teams. Learn .

• Career development: At EY, your career is yours to shape! We’ll develop you with future-focused skills and equip you with world‑class experiences
• Flexible work arrangements: Our flexible work policies empower you to balance your professional and personal life, fostering a culture of trust and autonomy.
• A comprehensive benefits package: From a yearly wellness incentive, to access to additional 8 weeks of flex leave per year, and family‑friendly policies, including 26 weeks of gender‑neutral paid parental leave, we cater to your diverse needs to help you thrive both personally and professionally
• Salary: We offer a competitive salary which is open to negotiation pending on skills and experience.

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Are you ready to shape your future with confidence? Apply today.

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