Resource Management, Senior Specialist; Advisory

Position: Resource Management, Senior Specialist (Advisory)

Opportunity

Department:
Practice Management

Location(s):
Chicago

State:
Illinois

Function:
Advisory

As Cohn Reznick grows, so do our career opportunities. As one of the nation’s top professional services firms, Cohn Reznick creates rewarding careers in advisory, assurance, and tax with team members who value innovation and collaboration in everything they do!

Cohn Reznick helps organizations optimize performance, manage risk, and maximize value through Cohn Reznick LLP (assurance services) and Cohn Reznick 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 (Advisory) team working Eastern Time Zone business hours.

Cohn Reznick 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 Cohn Reznick office location. However, as a remote employee, you may be required to be present at a Cohn Reznick office with scheduled notice for client work, team meetings, or trainings.

YOUR

TEAM.

Resource Management planning enables our businesses to have the right talent, in the right place, at the right time. It is closely connected to Employee Experience, Recruiting, Financial Planning, and Learning & Development, creating an integrated roadmap that supports our commitments to both our people and the business.

Our approach is focused on:

• Designing an integrated workforce planning strategy that connects People priorities across the employee lifecycle and identifies opportunities for better alignment with upstream and downstream processes.
• Evolving toward collaborative and integrated processes, tools, and metrics that support a unified Resource Management function and Center of Excellence.
• Evaluating ideas, solutions, and approaches based on their potential business value and impact.
• Continuously evolving our workforce planning strategy to remain relevant, scalable, and responsive as business needs change.

WHY COHNREZNICK?

At Cohn Reznick, 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:

• Serve as the single point of contact for resourcing needs for an assigned population of approximately 80–120 professionals across designated service lines, practices, levels, and/or geographies.
• Take a proactive approach to scheduling by anticipating resource needs, creatively solving staffing challenges, and identifying opportunities to optimize bench utilization and cross-utilization.
• Continually monitor pipeline, utilization levels, and current and prospective schedules against business plans, identifying adverse trends, capacity concerns, and opportunities to improve utilization.
• Partner with Regional Service Line Leaders and other key stakeholders to…