Resource Management, Senior Specialist (Tax)
About The Position
CohnReznick is seeking a Resource Management, Senior Specialist for its Tax team in the Northeast region. This remote position supports workforce planning and resource management, ensuring the right talent is assigned at the right place and time. Remote employees may be asked, with scheduled notice, to attend an office for client work, team meetings, or training. Travel of up to 10% may be required as needed. Resource Management planning works in coordination with Employee Experience, Recruiting, Financial Planning, and Learning and Development. The team develops integrated workforce planning processes, tools, and metrics, evaluates approaches for business value, and adapts planning practices as business needs change. The role monitors utilization, coordinates staffing and resource requests, provides staffing metrics, and supports efficient workforce planning across an assigned business unit.
Requirements
- Four-year undergraduate degree in Business Management or Administration, Accounting, or Finance.
- At least 3 years of Tax or Assurance resource management or workforce planning experience.
- Ability to apply resource management procedures and policies and translate them for the assigned business unit and its leaders.
- Strong knowledge of Microsoft Office, especially Excel, including pivot tables, macros, and summarizing analytics with pivot charts.
- Solid understanding of financial statements and utilization metrics.
- Strong organization and time-management skills, with the ability to complete work accurately and on time.
- Exceptional communication, influencing, and analytical skills, including the ability to communicate tactfully and courteously using Microsoft PowerPoint.
- Strong oral presentation, listening, and influencing skills.
- Ability to use creative problem-solving techniques and provide solutions.
- Ability to travel up to 10% as needed.
Responsibilities
- Monitor utilization against business plans for at least 75 professionals in an assigned service line or geography, and flag adverse variances and potential issues for resolution.
- Monitor and manage requests in the resource management technology tool, including approvals for resource requests, PTO, and CPE.
- Understand the assigned business unit’s specialization requirements, timing constraints, staffing continuity, and geographic considerations.
- Maintain knowledge of employees’ skills, interests, preferences, and career development opportunities.
- Apply the common resource-planning methodology so planning and prioritization account for cost, resource skills, and interests.
- Deliver monthly metrics on staffing trends and resource activities, improve visibility of unallocated resources, and increase cross-sharing of staffing.
- Plan the workforce efficiently in accordance with operational requirements and resource management service-level agreements.
- Communicate effectively with internal team members and external vendors.
- Use resource management platforms and influence stakeholders to accept planning proposals and procedural best practices using data, logic, or a business case.
- Oversee assigned processes and technology-related work.
- Perform other responsibilities and projects as directed by the Resource Management Center of Expertise.
Benefits
- Generous paid time off
- Flexible work environment
- Expanded parental leave and inclusive parental benefits
- Learning and development platforms
- Paid time off to volunteer
- Discretionary performance bonus
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
