Business Consultant

Ztek Consulting INC; Jersey City (NJ); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Ztek Consulting INC in Jersey City, NJ seeks a Resource & Financial Operations Manager to align business management with technology teams. You will design processes for headcount, resource, and vendor management, track risk and forecasts, build executive reports, and coordinate globally distributed teams.

Excellent communication, financial acumen, and strong organizational skills are required to succeed in this role. This position offers growth opportunities in a dynamic consulting environment.

Qualifications

• Experience in coordinating with multiple teams (Business Management, Governance, Finance, Operational Risk Management).
• Strong analytical and numerical abilities with attention to detail.
• Proven ability to design and improve headcount, resource and vendor processes.

Responsibilities

• Act as interface between central teams and technology teams.
• Design and maintain processes for headcount, resource, and vendor management (including invoice processing).
• Track operational risk, audit progress, application status, and organizational best practices.
• Build reports and manage financial support functions for the CTO.
• Collaborate with managers on resource allocation and forecasting.
• Coordinate with business resources to address project, program, and audit information needs.
• Manage daily interactions across all organizational levels for resource changes, onboarding/offboarding, reporting, and reconciliation.
• Vendor management (AP process, invoice payment, forecasting).
• Handle ad-hoc requests for executive meetings, presentations, and corporate communications.
• Capture and report key project metrics for executive-level reporting.
• Manage financial forecasts vs. actuals and resource plans.
• Conduct quarterly business reviews (headcount ratios, hiring status, financials).
• Oversee resource management (hiring requests, approvals, onboarding, mandatory training tracking).
• Manage vendor relationships (forecasting, SOW run-rates, invoices, contractors).
• Ensure compliance and operational risk management (mandatory training, governance alignment).
• Work with PMs to develop forecasts (resources, budgets) and coordinate globally distributed teams.

Skills

Resource management

Forecasting

Vendor management

Procurement

MS Office

SharePoint

Business acumen

Communication

Attention to detail

Time management

Financial background

Job description

Must Have Technical/Functional Skills

• Resource management and forecasting
• Vendor management and procurement
• Metrics and reporting
• Intermediate/Expert MS Office skills (Excel, PowerPoint)
• Intermediate SharePoint for workflow and data management
• Superior business acumen
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Attention to detail and problem-solving ability
• Highly organized with good time management skills
• Strong financial background

Roles & Responsibilities

• Act as an interface between central teams (Business Management, Governance, Finance, Operational Risk Management) and technology teams.
• Design and maintain processes for headcount, resource, and vendor management (including invoice processing).
• Track operational risk, audit progress, application status, and organizational best practices.
• Build reports and manage financial support functions for the CTO.
• Collaborate with functional and development managers on resource allocation and forecasting.
• Coordinate with business resources to address project, program, and audit information needs.
• Manage daily interactions across all organizational levels for:
• Resource changes, onboarding/offboarding, reporting, and reconciliation.
• Vendor management (A/P process, invoice payment, forecasting).
• Handle ad-hoc requests for executive meetings, presentations, and corporate communications.
• Capture and report key project metrics for executive-level reporting.
• Manage financial forecasts vs. actuals and resource plans.
• Conduct quarterly business reviews (headcount ratios, hiring status, financials).
• Oversee resource management (hiring requests, approvals, onboarding, mandatory training tracking).
• Manage vendor relationships (forecasting, SOW run-rates, invoices, contractors).
• Ensure compliance and operational risk management (mandatory training, governance alignment).
• Work with PMs to develop forecasts (resources, budgets) and coordinate globally distributed teams.