Resource Manager - Strategic Workforce Planning (Hybrid)

MHA; High Wycombe; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Agile Working

33 days holiday

Competitive salary

Recognition awards

Succession planning programme

Employee Assistance Programme

Job summary

MHA is seeking a proactive Resource Manager in the Central Region to lead regional resourcing strategies across audit, align activity with firmwide goals and optimise capacity planning.

You will work with Audit Partners, managers, practice leaders and People colleagues to forecast demand, resolve conflicts and drive efficiency while nurturing a positive team culture and ongoing development.

Qualifications

• Experience in resource management or workforce planning within professional services.
• Strong knowledge of RM tools and reporting outputs.
• Ability to analyse large data sets and extract trends.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder relationship skills.

Responsibilities

• Deliver the regional resource management strategy across audit, ensuring activity is aligned to firmwide priorities and commercial goals.
• Lead annual and rolling capacity planning, including busy season, peak-period demand, skills mix and role-level forecasting.
• Use utilisation, availability, chargeable hours and performance data to provide actionable advice and commercial recommendations.
• Partner with Audit Partners, managers, practice leaders and People colleagues to anticipate demand, address risk and support delivery quality.
• Resolve complex resourcing conflicts, capacity constraints and competing stakeholder priorities in a calm, methodical and solution-focused way.
• Coach, mentor and develop Resource Advisors and Coordinators, creating clear roles, goals and accountability for team delivery.
• Drive improvements to resourcing workflows, scheduling processes, systems and reporting to increase efficiency and value.
• Ensure accurate, timely data is maintained in Dayshape and associated reporting tools to support informed decision-making.
• Promote a positive, resilient and inclusive team culture, modelling firm values and supporting others through change.

Skills

Resource management

Workforce planning

Professional services operations

Data analysis

Stakeholder management

Tools

RM systems

Reporting tools

Job description

MHA is seeking a proactive Resource Manager in the Central Region to lead regional resourcing strategies across audit, align activity with firmwide goals and optimise capacity planning.

You will work with Audit Partners, managers, practice leaders and People colleagues to forecast demand, resolve conflicts and drive efficiency while nurturing a positive team culture and ongoing development.