Resource Coordinator

About the role

Ranked among the largest accounting and consulting firms in the country and consistently recognized as a Great Place to Work, Cherry Bekaert delivers innovative advisory, assurance and tax services to our clients. We are proud to foster a collaborative environment focused on enabling your career growth and continuous professional development. Our Resource Management team is looking for a Resource Coordinator.

Responsibilities

• Support the Tax department by optimizing staffing and workload across client engagements, ensuring efficient use of resources, timely delivery, and high-quality client service.
• Partner with practice leaders to forecast demand, balance utilization, and enable successful execution of tax engagements.
• Manage the Tax department resource pool, tracking utilization, capacity, and staffing needs across tax services (compliance, planning, advisory, transfer pricing, controversy, etc.).
• Collaborate with Tax Directors, Engagement Partners, and Project Managers to forecast staffing requirements and assign resources to engagements.
• Maintain accurate staffing analytics and dashboards; provide regular reports to help with capacity planning and budgeting.
• Facilitate onboarding, ramp-up, and ongoing development of personnel; support timesheet accuracy and compliance.
• Coordinate with Recruiting and HR to fill resource gaps; support peak-season planning and cross-training initiatives.
• Maintain and organize knowledge resources, standard tax workflows, and best practices to improve efficiency.
• Serve as a liaison between Tax teams and other functions (Finance, IT, Quality & Risk) to support cross-functional collaboration.
• Troubleshoot resource-related issues (availability, skills gaps) and recommend process improvements.
• Ensure effective use of workload management tools and time-entry systems; champion data integrity.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, or related field.
• 2–3 years of experience in resource management, staffing, or project coordination in a professional services environment; must have experience in or with tax.
• Strong analytical ability with capacity to interpret data and translate it into actionable decisions.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel; experience with workload management or ERP/time-entry systems.
• Prior tax department or public accounting firm experience.
• Familiarity with tax software or tax workflow tools (e.g., engagement workflow, tax research/tax provisioning tools).
• Ability to manage multiple priorities, work under pressure, and meet tight deadlines.
• Understanding of the tax engagement lifecycle (compliance and planning) is a plus.
• Experience with data visualization tools (Power BI, Tableau) is a bonus.

Qualifications

• Eligibility to work in the United States.

Skills

• Resource Management
• Staffing Coordination
• Project Coordination
• Forecasting Demand
• Workload Balancing
• Client Service
• Onboarding and Development
• Knowledge Resources Management
• Liaison Between Teams
• Resource Troubleshooting
• Data Integrity Champion

Benefits

Cherry Bekaert offers a comprehensive, high-quality benefits program which includes annual bonus, medical, dental, and vision care; disability and life insurance; generous Paid Time Off; retirement plans; Paid Care Leave; and other programs that are dedicated to enhancing your personal and work life and providing you and your family with a measure of financial protection.

Pay

The salary range for this position is $59,300 - $82,000.

Schedule

The Resource Coordinator will work remotely within the United States.

Company Information

Cherry Bekaert, ranked among the largest assurance, tax and advisory firms in the U.S., serves clients across industries in all 50 U.S. states and internationally. For more details, visit https://www.cbh.com/disclosure/.

About Cherry Bekaert

Cherry Bekaert, ranked among the largest assurance, tax and advisory firms in the U.S., serves clients across industries in all 50 U.S. states and internationally. For more details, visit https://www.cbh.com/disclosure/.

Equal Employment Opportunity

We are committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse workplace where everyone feels valued and respected. Cherry Bekaert is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, age, disability, military status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity or any other characteristic protected by law.

Application Instructions

This role is expected to accept applications for at least five calendar days and may continue to be posted until a qualified applicant is selected or the position has been cancelled.