Advisory Resource Manager: Workforce Planning Leader

Cohen & Co; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Cohen & Co is seeking a Resource Manager/Senior Manager - Advisory to lead staffing and workforce planning for the Advisory practice in Chicago. You will align staffing to client demand, optimize utilization, and partner with leadership to translate pipeline and growth plans into hiring decisions.

The role combines data-driven staffing, process improvement, and collaboration with Partners and Directors to build scalable resource strategies and a strong people-first culture.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required; business, accounting, finance, human resources, project management, or related field preferred.
• 7+ years of experience in public accounting, consulting, advisory, resource management, workforce planning, or professional services operations.
• Experience in a professional services environment; public accounting experience strongly preferred.
• Advanced Excel skills; experience with Power BI and workforce planning tools preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead day-to-day staffing and deployment activities across the Advisory practice.
• Coordinate assignments to client engagements based on skills, experience, goals, and availability.
• Identify and resolve staffing conflicts, workload imbalances, and capacity constraints.
• Develop capacity models to forecast resource demand and hiring needs.
• Monitor resource management metrics and produce dashboards for leadership.

Skills

Advanced Excel

Workforce planning

Data analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Power BI

Workforce planning tools

Job description

Cohen & Co is seeking a Resource Manager/Senior Manager - Advisory to lead staffing and workforce planning for the Advisory practice in Chicago. You will align staffing to client demand, optimize utilization, and partner with leadership to translate pipeline and growth plans into hiring decisions.

The role combines data-driven staffing, process improvement, and collaboration with Partners and Directors to build scalable resource strategies and a strong people-first culture.