Resource Manager – Senior Manager, Advisory

• Lead day-to-day staffing and deployment activities across the Advisory practice
• Coordinate client engagement assignments based on skills, experience, industry expertise, career goals, and availability
• Identify and resolve staffing conflicts, workload imbalances, and resource constraints
• Leverage Cohen India resources, contractors, and alternative delivery models
• Develop capacity models and forecast resource demand
• Analyze pipeline, backlog, and forecasted work three to six months in advance
• Advise Advisory leadership on workforce strategy, leverage models, succession planning, and organizational capacity
• Maintain accurate and actionable resource planning data
• Support monthly, quarterly, and annual workforce planning
• Translate projected demand into hiring plans, deployment strategies, and workforce recommendations
• Monitor utilization, availability, capacity, billable hours, backlog, pipeline, and open staffing needs
• Develop and distribute reports, dashboards, and workforce insights
• Identify staffing, workload distribution, and practice performance trends
• Improve data accuracy and integrity across resource management systems
• Use analytics, forecasting, automation, and process improvements to identify risks and improve efficiency
• Advise Partners, Directors, and Advisory leaders on resource planning and staffing
• Collaborate with engagement leaders on project demands and staffing priorities
• Determine effective onshore, offshore, contractor, and alternative delivery solutions
• Partner with L&D and practice leadership to align assignments with employee development goals
• Build relationships across service lines and offices to facilitate resource sharing
• Communicate staffing updates and recommendations to stakeholders
• Support development of the firm's resource management function
• Improve scheduling, workforce planning, reporting, technology, systems, and dashboards
• Drive adoption of staffing, deployment, and utilization best practices
• Support change management and operational improvement projects
• Contribute to growth, workforce planning, and talent optimization initiatives
• Balance business needs with employee engagement, development, and career growth
• Support identification of staffing gaps and future hiring needs
• Understand professionals' skills, interests, and career aspirations to facilitate development opportunities
• Promote positive and equitable allocation supporting client delivery and employee success

• Bachelor's degree required; business, accounting, finance, human resources, project management, or related field preferred
• 7+ years of experience in public accounting, consulting, advisory, resource management, workforce planning, or professional services operations
• Experience with in a professional services environment required
• Public accounting experience strongly preferred
• Experience supporting workforce planning, resource allocation, scheduling, or utilization management preferred
• Experience with global delivery teams, offshore resources, contractors, or alternative staffing models preferred
• Strong understanding of professional services engagement models, leverage strategies, and staffing considerations
• Advanced Excel skills required
• Experience with Power BI and workforce planning tools preferred
• Experience analyzing and presenting data to leadership teams
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Excellent communication and relationship-building abilities
• Ability to influence stakeholders and challenge staffing decisions when appropriate
• Strategic mindset and ability to balance competing priorities
• Strong project management and organizational skills
• Ability to work independently while collaborating across multiple teams and leaders
• High level of professionalism, discretion, and confidentiality
• Adaptability in a growing and evolving environment
• Experience facilitating discussions, presenting recommendations, and driving stakeholder alignment

Demonstrates expertise in workforce planning, resource allocation, and staffing strategies within a professional services environment. Proficient in data analysis, reporting, and utilizing advanced tools to optimize resource management and support organizational goals.

• Workforce Planning
• Resource Allocation
• Advanced Excel Skills
• Power BI Experience
• Public Accounting Experience

• Workforce Planning
• Resource Management
• Data Analysis
• Forecasting
• Utilization Management
• Project Management
• Scheduling
• Staffing Strategies
• Capacity Modeling
• Performance Trends Analysis

• Excellent Communication
• Relationship Building
• Analytical Problem-Solving
• Influencing Stakeholders
• Adaptability

• Bachelor's Degree

• Public Accounting
• Consulting
• Advisory
• Professional Services
• Engagement Models

• Power BI
• Resource Management Systems
• Workforce Planning Tools
• Dashboards
• Analytics Tools