Regional Talent Deployment Lead: Staffing & Utilization

Plante Moran; Ann Arbor (MI); On-site; USD 68,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) plan

Flexible Time Off

Job summary

Plante Moran in the United States seeks an experienced Staffing/Scheduling Manager to optimize office utilization, oversee scheduling across the office and region, and ensure resources are deployed effectively.

You will partner with office leadership to monitor hours, produce regular reports, and lead scheduling meetings, with travel to regional offices expected. A background in professional services and project management is preferred.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in a professional services/public accounting firm in either tax, audit, or scheduling role
• High School diploma or GED equivalent is required
• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Accounting, Finance, or other business related field highly preferred
• Project management skills necessary to meet milestones, make decisions, monitor databases, communicate objectives, maintain relationships, and perform against deadlines
• MS Office (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint) experience

Responsibilities

• Initiate and facilitate regular assessments with managers to discuss upcoming assignments, scheduling needs, or capacity
• Manage the staffing/scheduling process for the office/region and department
• Collaborate with office leadership to achieve office utilization goals of staff and meet recommended industry group mix requirements
• Update data in scheduling system to ensure schedules align with manager communications
• Create scheduling system reports to aid resource allocation decisions
• Assist Talent Deployment Manager in reporting on and evaluating firmwide utilization
• Closely monitor assurance/tax staff hours and schedules
• Assign staff to engagements to balance workloads
• Lead scheduling meetings across office, region, and firmwide

Skills

Project management

Staff scheduling

Data analysis

Communication

Education

High School diploma or GED

Bachelor's degree in Business related field

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Plante Moran in the United States seeks an experienced Staffing/Scheduling Manager to optimize office utilization, oversee scheduling across the office and region, and ensure resources are deployed effectively.

You will partner with office leadership to monitor hours, produce regular reports, and lead scheduling meetings, with travel to regional offices expected. A background in professional services and project management is preferred.