Deployment Sr Specialist

About the role

Baker Tilly is a leading advisory, tax and assurance firm, providing clients with a genuine coast-to-coast and global advantage in major regions of the U.S. and in many of the world’s leading financial centers – New York, London, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Chicago and Boston. Baker Tilly Advisory Group, LP and Baker Tilly US, LLP (Baker Tilly) provide professional services through an alternative practice structure in accordance with the AICPA Code of Professional Conduct and applicable laws, regulations and professional standards. Baker Tilly US, LLP is a licensed independent CPA firm that provides attest services to its clients. Baker Tilly Advisory Group, LP and its subsidiary entities provide tax and business advisory services to their clients. Baker Tilly Advisory Group, LP and its subsidiary entities are not licensed CPA firms. Baker Tilly Advisory Group, LP and Baker Tilly US, LLP, trading as Baker Tilly, are independent members of Baker Tilly International, a worldwide network of independent accounting and business advisory firms in 141 territories, with 43,000 professionals and a combined worldwide revenue of $5.2 billion. Visit bakertilly.com or join the conversation on LinkedIn, Facebook and Instagram. Please discuss the work location status with your Baker Tilly talent acquisition professional to understand the requirements for an opportunity you are exploring.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate the scheduling process of team members across all levels in a timely manner based on timing, travel, levels, skills, and other necessary requirements, while balancing capacity with open needs and proposing solutions to maximize utilization and drive profitability.
• Work with Deployment Managers to facilitate the resource allocation process across all team member levels, including utilization of relevant Complementary Workforce personnel such as BT One and collaboration with Deployment Managers across different business units to ensure the optimal allocation of resources.
• Collaborate with regional RMs to maintain expected RM service level agreements when managing regional mailboxes and requests.
• Identify potential resource allocation conflicts and resolve them with appropriate solutions, escalating any complex circumstances to respective Deployment Managers, when needed.
• Develop an understanding of the skills, experiences, and career goals of professional staff to enable optimal client assignments.
• Assist Deployment Managers in preparing content related to the market-specific requirements and metrics ahead of Weekly SL RM calls and Internal SL RM Connects.
• Participate in Weekly SL RM Calls, listening closely, taking detailed notes with action items, and managing follow-up action items related to scheduling system maintenance.
• Participate in Internal SL RM Connects, listening closely, taking detailed notes with action items, and managing follow-up action items related to scheduling system maintenance.
• Utilize Tax Workflow tools to validate project status, confirm professional assignments and maintain accurate staffing information, communicating assignment updates to relevant stakeholders when needed.
• Regularly manage and update staff data within relevant systems, focusing on tactical adjustments to maintain accurate schedules and utilization of team members.
• Generate and analyze Resource Management reports, including availability reports, utilization, and actual vs. scheduled variance data.
• Perform quality checks on data inputs and flag inconsistencies to the Deployment Manager.
• Identify utilization concerns or shortfalls of team members within assigned service lines by flagging variances from reports and handling any ad hoc administrative responsibilities, escalating issues to Deployment Managers.