Resource Planning & Utilization Lead

RSM US LLP; Tampa (FL); Presencial; USD 72.000 - 119.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

RSM US LLP is seeking a Resource Management Senior Associate to lead scheduling, utilization, and strategic staffing decisions across LOBs. The role focuses on aligning resources with the business plan, forecasting needs, and promoting staff development to support firm goals.

The candidate will collaborate with LOB leaders, client teams, and ECS to implement scheduling processes, produce analytics, and ensure efficient deployment of resources with a sense of urgency and clarity.

Formación

• Bachelors or Associates Degree or 3 - 5 years or relevant experience
• 3-5 years experience as a resource management professional - REQUIRED in a professional services firm - Strongly Preferred
• Strong Microsoft office skills, specifically with Excel - Required
• Experience working within a resource scheduling or workforce allocation tool - REQUIRED preferred experience with Dayshape
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, ability to communicate both verbally and written with diverse audiences at all levels of the organization.- Required
• Effective organization and time management skills and ability to manage multiple tasks required -Required
• Strong attention to detail - Required
• Ability to respond positively to changing circumstances, seek and implement change to drive business improvement; serve as a change agent - Required
• Operates with a sense of urgency - Required
• Ability to facilitate collaborative discussions regarding resource assignment, utilization and gap analysis between resource managers and leaders
• Ability to drive collaboration and communication between teams
• Process driven and ability to help train/drive/develop these processes to create unity and consistency across the enterprise
• Resource Management Certified Professional (RMCP)
• Previous experience working within accounting professional services

Responsabilidades

• Assists the resource manager and LOB or Service Line/Solution set leaders in the implementation of scheduling processes and engagement management. Collaborate with LOB and/or solution set leaders and client engagement teams to understand their business needs and drive consistency. Ensures compliance with priorities around financials and capacity, client needs, staff development and abilities, availability and ensuring staff experience is diverse.
• Generates scheduling, utilization and forecasting reports and provides analysis of the data that assists leadership in making staffing decisions. Identifies trends to proactively balance workloads while increasing utilization. Provides various forms of analysis including financial, profitability and exception reporting. Monitors productivity, conflicts, and leverage, availability, travel and non-charge hours.
• Monitor schedules to ensure staff are effectively utilized to support the achievement of financial plans for the business by reviewing available resources and facilitating necessary adjustments ensuring the alignment of resources based on experience, industry alignment, account prioritization, technical expertise and geography when appropriate.
• Effectively implement firm wide programs as needed (i.e. rotations, global assignments, etc.)
• Facilitate scheduling meetings as needed, including asking questions to ensure clarity when making recommendations, offering solutions and enforcing best practices through teams. Follow-up on unresolved issues in a timely manner that may require rescheduling of projects and/or staff.
• Administers and participates in scheduling system and process assimilation and orientation programs for incoming new hires.
• Proofs, edits and checks work for completeness, accuracy and formatting. Verifies that scheduling, reporting and other related information is current and accurate.
• Understands the line of business and/or solution set business needs, strategy, offerings/products and challenges; maintains a focus on supporting the goals and initiatives of each.
• Initiates, develops and maintains communication with internal clients to be their trusted advisor adapting the expectations for timeliness, responsiveness, accuracy, service quality, thoroughness and sense of urgency.
• Provides input to People Advisors relative to utilization, etc. to assist with talent development. Participates in talent development meetings for ECS teams, providing candid feedback on interactions, understand individuals goals for future rotation opportunities, assignments, industry exposure, FWOs, etc.
• Utilizes, shares and develops best practices, staying up to date on market trends and upgrades of scheduling technology offerings for effectiveness.

Conocimientos

Excel

Communication

Organizational skills

Change management

Collaboration

Educación

Bachelor's/Associates Degree

Herramientas

Dayshape

Descripción del empleo

RSM US LLP is seeking a Resource Management Senior Associate to lead scheduling, utilization, and strategic staffing decisions across LOBs. The role focuses on aligning resources with the business plan, forecasting needs, and promoting staff development to support firm goals.

The candidate will collaborate with LOB leaders, client teams, and ECS to implement scheduling processes, produce analytics, and ensure efficient deployment of resources with a sense of urgency and clarity.