Resource Management, Senior Specialist (Assurance)

Opportunity ID 9958/*generated inline style */ Department Practice Management/*generated inline style */ Location(s) Dallas/*generated inline style */ State Texas /*generated inline style */ Function National Assurance/*generated inline style */ Job Description As CohnReznick grows, so do our career opportunities. As one of the nation’s top professional services firms, CohnReznick creates rewarding careers in advisory, assurance, and tax with team members who value innovation and collaboration in everything they do! CohnReznick helps organizations optimize performance, manage risk, and maximize value through CohnReznick LLP (assurance services) and CohnReznick Advisory LLC (advisory and tax services). Together, the firm provides leaders with deep industry knowledge and relationships, solutions to address clients’ unique business goals and risks, and insight on how emerging market forces can drive opportunity. With offices nationwide, the firm serves organizations around the world as an independent member of Nexia. We currently have an exciting career opportunity for a Resource Management, Senior Specialist (Assurance) team in our South-West region working Pacific Time Zone business hours.CohnReznick is a hybrid firm and most of our professionals are located within a commutable distance to one of our offices. This position is considered remote which means it does not require job duties be performed within proximity of a CohnReznick office location. However, as a remote employee, you may be required to be present at a CohnReznick office with scheduled notice for client work, team meetings, or trainings.YOUR TEAM.Resource Management planning enables our businesses to mobilize the right talent, at the right place, at the right time. It is intrinsically linked with Employee Experience, Recruiting, Financial Planning, and Learning Development planning providing a roadmap to meet the commitment to our people and to our business. Design and guide with an integrated workforce planning journey mindset; embracing People Priorities end-to-end vision and integration opportunities with up/down stream processesEvolve toward collaborative, integrated, merged Processes, Tools and Metrics reflecting a single discipline, single COE – Resource Management TeamWeigh ideas, solutions, and approaches based on business value potentialContinuously shaping the future of workforce planning to remain current and relevant as the business changes WHY COHNREZNICK?At CohnReznick, we’re united by a common mission to create opportunity, value, and trust for our clients, our people, and our communities. Whether it’s working alongside your peers to solve a client challenge, or volunteering together at the local food bank, there are so many ways to find your “why” at the firm.We believe it’s important to balance work with everyday life – and make time for enjoyment and fun. We invest in a robust Total Rewards package that includes everything from generous PTO, a flexible work environment, expanded parental leave, extensive learning & development, and even paid time off for employees to volunteer.YOUR ROLE. Responsibilities include but not limited to:Continually monitor utilization levels against business plans, highlighting adverse variance and potential issues for resolution for a minimum of 75 professionals for a designated service line or geography in Advisory, Assurance and Tax.Monitor the task list in our RM technology tool to approve resource requests, PTO, CPE etc.For assigned business unit, understand specialization. requirements, timing constraints, staffing continuity and geographic considerations.Maintain a solid understanding of employees’ preferences with regards to skills, interests, career development opportunities preferences.Solid understanding of the common methodology for resource planning to ensure that planning and prioritization decisions can be made by both cost and resource skills and interests.Deliver monthly metrics on staffing trends/resource activities, improving visibility of unallocated resources and increasing cross-sharing staffing activity.Ensure the labor workforce is efficiently planned according to the operational requirements and resource management service level agreements.Effective communication internally with team members and externally with vendors.Working knowledge of resource management platforms.Apply influence skills on others to accept planning proposals, when promoting procedural best practice, using basic data, logic or a solid business case.Additional work will include oversight of processes and technology is being performed.Other responsibilities and projects as directed the resource management center of expertise.YOUR EXPERIENCE. The successful candidate will have:4-year undergrad degree in Business Management/Administration or 4-year undergrad degree in accounting or finance.Minimum of 3 years of Tax or Assurance resource management or workforce planning experience.Apply resource management procedures and policies with the ability to translate to assign business unit and business leader(s).Strong knowledge of Microsoft Office products, specifically strong excel skills and ability to use pivot tables, macros, and summarize analytics via pivot charts.Solid understanding of financial statements and utilization metrics.Strong organization and time management skills to ensure that work related activities are completed in an accurate and timely manner.Exceptional communication, influencing, and analytical skills, including the ability to communicate effectively, tactfully, and courteously using Microsoft PowerPoint.Strong oral presentation, listening, and influencing skills. Must be able to exercise creative problem-solving techniques and provide solutions.Up to 10% Travel may be required as neededIn addition, please take a moment to review our Universal Job Standards.Studies have shown that we are less likely to apply to jobs unless we meet every single qualification. At CohnReznick, we are dedicated to building a diverse, equitable, and inclusive workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we still encourage you to apply. You may be just the right candidate for this or one of our other roles.Salary is one component of the CohnReznick total rewards package, which includes a discretionary performance bonus, generous paid time off, expanded and inclusive parental benefits, and access to best-in-class learning and development platforms, to name a few. To learn more about life at CohnReznick, visitLife at CohnReznick"CohnReznick" is the brand name under which CohnReznick LLP and CohnReznick Advisory LLC and their respective subsidiaries provide professional services. CohnReznick LLP and CohnReznick Advisory LLC (and their respective subsidiaries) practice in an alternative practice structure in accordance with the AICPA Code of Professional Conduct and applicable law, regulations, and professional standards. CohnReznick LLP is a licensed CPA firm that provides attest services to its clients. CohnReznick Advisory LLC provides tax and business consulting services to its clients. CohnReznick Advisory LLC and its subsidiaries are not licensed CPA firms. CohnReznick is an equal opportunity employer, committed to a diverse and inclusive team to drive business results and create a better future every day for our team members, clients, partners, and communities. We believe a diverse workforce allows us to match our growth ambitions and drive inclusion across the business. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability. For more information, please see Equal Employment Opportunity Posters.If you are an individual with a disability in need of assistance at any time during our recruitment process, please contact us View email address on click.appcast.io note: This email address is reserved for individuals with disabilities in need of assistance and are not a means of inquiry about positions or application statuses.CohnReznick does not accept unsolicited resumes from third-party recruiters unless such recruiters are currently engaged by CohnReznick Talent Acquisition Team by way of a written agreement to provide candidates for a specified opening. Any employment agency, person or entity that submits an unsolicited resume does so with the understanding that CohnReznick will have the right to hire that applicant at its discretion without any fee owed to the submitting employment agency, person or entity. #LI-ED1 #LI-Remote #GD #IND123/*generated inline style */