Workforce Management Specialist

Kearney & Company; Alexandria (VA); On-site; USD 60,000 - 78,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

401(k) Retirement Plan

Flexible Spending & Health Savings App

Life Insurance & Disability Insurance

Paid holidays and vacation time

Job summary

Kearney & Company in the United States is seeking a Workforce Management Specialist to join our team. The role supports the collection and maintenance of resource and project data to enable effective workforce planning and staffing decisions.You will collaborate with project managers, operations leadership and support staff to prioritize requests, produce reports, ensure data integrity and drive process improvements. This position offers a competitive salary range and firm benefits.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• Minimum 1 year of work experience in Resource Management or related fields.
• Experience with workforce planning, data governance and process optimization.
• Strong communication, analytical and collaboration skills.
• Ability to work independently in a fast-paced environment.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a U.S. security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Prioritize and facilitate staffing requests from project managers.
• Prepare resource data and reports for weekly updates.
• Maintain data integrity with high attention to detail.
• Coordinate with internal departments to ensure accuracy of education, skills and certifications.
• Analyze resource utilization and capacity using planners.
• Develop reports on resource needs, conflicts and overallocations.
• Support leadership and project managers to fulfill demand efficiently.

Skills

Staffing coordination

Resource management

Data analysis

Excel

Communication

Collaboration

Forecasting

Security clearance

Project management

Governance

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Salesforce

Job description

Kearney & Company is currently seeking a Workforce Management Specialist to join our team! The Workforce Management Specialist supports the tactical functions associated with the collection of and maintenance of both resource and project data used to support resource management. This individual works with project managers, operations leadership and appropriate business development and support staff to execute resource management processes.

Overview and Responsibilities

• Prioritize and facilitate the completion of staffing requests from project managers
• Prepare resource data and reports for weekly update distribution
• Maintain data integrity with a high attention to detail
• Assist with managing the Workforce Management workload queue
• Communicate with project managers regarding updates to information if not received by published deadlines
• Combine data from weekly update process for recirculation before publishing
• Coordinate with internal departments to ensure accuracy of education, skills and certifications for employees
• Required to maintain confidentiality and to operate in the role with the highest of ethical standards and professionalism
• Update data in supporting applications with requests and resource data changes (applications will vary)
• Facilitate the fulfillment of staffing requests and prioritizing resource requests, working with Operations leadership and other team members to ensure the right staff assignments are made
• Collaborate with employees and understand their career plans and requests to understand their best fit on a project
• Assist in the analysis and execution of resource utilization and capacity using resource planners
• Analyze data from standard reporting processes to develop specialized reports on resource needs, conflicts and overallocations
• Review and recommend modifications to internal processes as needed for project control, operations review and Professional Services support
• Facilitate communications with supporting organizations such as Business Development, Accounting, Human Resources and Talent Acquisition
• Coordinate activities with leadership and project managers to include full analysis of need, internal skill and capacity analysis, and execution of demand fulfillment activities
• Conduct research to identify alternate staffing solutions and/or, alternate processes for improvement

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college/university
• Minimum of 1 year of work experience in Resource Management, Project Management, Business Analysis, and/or Workforce Planning
• Experience with workforce development, resource demand, resource capacity analysis, data management and governance activities, and process optimization
• Exceptional communication, influencing and analytical skills
• Strong oral presentation, listening and influencing skills
• Must have the ability to work independently and as an effective and engaged team member in a fast-paced environment
• Proven analytical and problem‑solving skills
• Proven collaboration skills
• Familiarity with resource automation systems and software
• Highly skilled in use of spreadsheet tools e.g., Excel
• Familiarity with forecasting processes and tools
• Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. security clearance (required U.S. citizenship)

Preferred

• Experience with Salesforce

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Overview

Exclusively focused on the Government, Kearney & Company provides financial services, including auditing, consulting, and technology services. Our commitment to our employees and clients as well as to dedication and trust, critical values to our Firm, have led to Kearney’s recognition as one of the leading accounting firms in the country. Based on our employees’ feedback, we are also consistently rated a Best Place to Work. Employment at Kearney means a flexible, collaborative, and open-minded work environment. We hope it is your “first easy decision.” Learn more at www.kearneyco.com/careers.

The expected salary range for this position is between $60,000 and $78,000. This range is representative of base pay only and does not include straight time pay for hours worked over 40 per week, company contributions towards paid benefits, and/or bonuses. Actual compensation (meeting or exceeding the range) will be determined based on specific experience, education, work location, clearance level, and other factors permitted by law. This position is eligible for bonuses (when applicable).

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, AD&D, and Disability Insurance
• 401(k) Retirement Plan and 529 Education Savings Plan
• Flexible Spending & Health Savings Account
• Accident, Critical Illness, Hospital Indemnity Insurances
• Legal Insurance and Pet Insurance
• Employee Assistance Program, fitness and wellness benefits, and other firm benefits.
• Paid holidays, vacation, and sick time

Work location is subject to change based on client requirements.

Applicants have rights under Federal Employment Laws

Kearney & Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer and will consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, national origin, ethnicity, ancestry, genetic information, religion, sex, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, marital status, pregnancy, childbirth, any medical condition related to pregnancy or childbirth, age, disability, protected veteran status, relationship or association to a protected veteran, or any other characteristic protected by local, state or federal laws, rules or regulation. Click here for more information on Kearney’s EEO Policy.

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Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA)

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