Strategic Resource Manager - Consulting Talent Alignment

Forvis Mazars US; Charleston (SC); On-site; USD 70,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

Forvis Mazars, LLP is seeking a Talent Alignment Senior Associate to partner with managers and partners to staff engagements effectively and to deploy talent at the right time for client work. You will forecast hours, monitor utilization, and help the firm balance business needs with employee development.

You will coordinate with engagement teams to keep scheduling data accurate, understand staff skills and career goals, and identify opportunities to optimize assignments.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree.
• 3+ years of experience in a similar role.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite.

Responsibilities

• The Talent Alignment Senior Associate works closely with Managers and Partners to ensure engagements are staffed appropriately and enables our practices to leverage the right talent, on the right clients, at the right time.
• Scheduling of talent to appropriate client assignments based on timing, travel, levels, skills, and other necessary requirements at the direction of the Talent Alignment Resource Manager.
• Utilizing scheduling tools to forecast hours, track/manage utilization, and monitor overall headcount, chargeable hours, and overtime to ensure work is distributed.
• Managing open needs by identifying solutions as well as anticipating potential conflicts and proactively managing them by generating ideas and surfacing alternative solutions.
• Collaborating with engagement teams to maintain an updated scheduling system with realistic information to ensure accurate reporting and forecasting.
• Maintaining an understanding of the skills, experiences, and career goals of professional staff to ensure optimal client assignments alignments; ensuring skills and interest profiles are updated regularly as required.
• Maintaining a strong pulse on current and future needs and capacity.
• Analyzing resource data / identifying trends around key data and metrics such as availability, utilization, actual vs scheduled variance data, team leverage, and open needs.
• Collaborating with the leaders to ensure consistency and alignment with strategy, elevating areas of opportunity, concern, or performance challenges
• Building strong relationships with client serving personnel at all levels as well as collaborating closely with other Internal Firm Services teams (e.g., Human Resources, Talent Acquisition, Learning & Development, Operations)

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

Job description

Forvis Mazars, LLP is seeking a Talent Alignment Senior Associate to partner with managers and partners to staff engagements effectively and to deploy talent at the right time for client work. You will forecast hours, monitor utilization, and help the firm balance business needs with employee development.

You will coordinate with engagement teams to keep scheduling data accurate, understand staff skills and career goals, and identify opportunities to optimize assignments.