Resource Management Sr Associate - Consulting

Responsibilities

• Assists the resource manager and LOB or Service Line/Solution set leaders in the implementation of scheduling processes and engagement management.
• Collaborate with LOB and/or solution set leaders and client engagement teams to understand their business needs and drive consistency.
• Ensures compliance with priorities around financials and capacity, client needs, staff development and abilities, availability and ensuring staff experience is diverse.
• Generates scheduling, utilization and forecasting reports and provides analysis of the data that assists leadership in making staffing decisions.
• Identifies trends to proactively balance workloads while increasing utilization.
• Provides various forms of analysis including financial, profitability and exception reporting.
• Maintains productivity, conflicts, and leverage, availability, travel and non-charge hours.
• Makes necessary adjustments to ensure the alignment of resources based on experience, industry alignment, account prioritization, technical expertise and geography when appropriate.
• Effectively implements firm wide programs as needed (i.e. rotations, global assignments, etc.).
• Facilitates scheduling meetings as needed, including asking questions to ensure clarity when making recommendations, offering solutions and enforcing best practices through teams.
• Follows up on unresolved issues in a timely manner that may require rescheduling of projects and/or staff.
• Administers and participates in scheduling system and process assimilation and orientation programs for incoming new hires.
• Proofs, edits and checks work for completeness, accuracy and formatting. Verifies that scheduling, reporting and other related information is current and accurate.
• Understands the line of business and/or solution set business needs, strategy, offerings/products and challenges; maintains a focus on supporting the goals and initiatives of each.
• Initiates, develops and maintains communication with internal clients to be their trusted advisor adapting the expectations for timeliness, responsiveness, accuracy, service quality, thoroughness and sense of urgency.
• Provides input to Performance Advisors relative to utilization, etc. to assist with talent development.
• Participates in talent development meetings for ECS teams, providing candid feedback on interactions, understand individuals goals for future rotation opportunities, assignments, industry exposure, FWOs, etc.
• Utilizes, shares and develops best practices, staying up to date on market trends and upgrades of scheduling technology offerings for effectiveness.

Requirements

• Bachelor's or Associate's Degree or 3 - 5 years or relevant experience.
• 3-5 years experience as a resource management professional – REQUIRED in a professional services firm – Strongly Preferred.
• Strong Microsoft office skills, specifically with Excel – Required.
• Experience working within a resource scheduling or workforce allocation tool – REQUIRED preferred.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, ability to communicate both verbally and written with diverse audiences at all levels of the organization – Required.
• Effective organization and time management skills and ability to manage multiple tasks required – Required.
• Strong attention to detail – Required.
• Ability to respond positively to changing circumstances, seek and implement change to drive business improvement; serve as a change agent – Required.
• Operates with a sense of urgency – Required.
• Ability to facilitate collaborative discussions regarding resource assignment, utilization and gap analysis between resource managers and leaders.
• Process driven and ability to help train/drive/develop these processes to create unity and consistency across the enterprise.

Preferred Qualifications

• Resource Management Certified Professional (RMCP®).
• Project Management certification (Lean Six Sigma, PMP, etc).
• Previous experience working within accounting professional services.

Benefits

We offer a competitive benefits and compensation package for all our people. We offer flexibility in your schedule, empowering you to balance life’s demands, while also maintaining your ability to serve clients. Learn more about our total rewards at https://rsmus.com/careers/working-at-rsm/benefits.