Resourcing Project Manager - FS

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Resource Project Manager required to work for top 10 FS Professional services firm, within their Audit team.

Duties include:

• Acquire a detailed understanding of the annual budget/growth plans for FS and planned headcount required to support these. This will require supporting the lead partner in responsibility for tracking and monitoring the key headcount KPI's

• Closely engage and challenge the allocation of resources by sector to project work in order to ensure optimal use of staff against the agreed audit budgets and production budgets.

• Build effective relationships with the FS Audit Managers, business support and Operations and Resourcing assistants to understand their needs in respect of resourcing for assignments.

• Identify solutions to manage resourcing conflicts/clashes effectively, liaising with the relevant Managers in a timely manner.

• Identify and introduce processes in order to maximise efficiencies in future resource planning across FS.

• Work closely with the Operations Manager to ensure that all operational movements are reflected in the resource model.

• Work closely with the National Audit Resourcing Senior Manager to deliver embed strategic change and tools into the audit stream resourcing model.

• Responsible for close monitoring of budget vs. actual hours/costs, revenue, recovery, headcount and wider operational excellence metrics such as utilisation, average rate per hour, Retain accuracy, missing timesheets and unstaffed engagement time.

• Reporting into the FS Executive Team on resourcing challenges, headcount monitoring, best practice developments and strategic priorities.

• Ownership of the monthly Resourcing dashboard at both FS and sector levels in order to provide an overview to FS Audit Sector Heads.

• Lead and engage on a monthly basis with the FS Audit Manager Group and Operations and Resourcing Assistants group to highlight any gaps and areas for resolution; produce reports, present and interpret these on resource availability, resource requirements, TOIL and job appraisals, including other reports as requested.

• Proactively liaise with FS Audit Sector Heads to understand new client opportunities pipeline and proactively engage with the partners/directors to understand proposed resource model, ensuring resource requirements are known in advance and can be met if the pursuit is won.

• Work closely to support, coach and develop the Operations and Resourcing Assistants to provide mentoring support.

• Identify best practice resourcing policies from across the firm and externally and support and delivery the adoption of such in FS.

• Formal line management of one/two Operations and Resourcing Assistants.

• Undertaking ad hoc project work at the request of the Head of FS Audit.

When you join us, we'll make your growth our priority. If you can demonstrate the following skills, we can help you go far. We're looking for someone with:

• Experience working in a resource management or operations role, ideally in the professional services industry. Understanding of the financial audit process also would be a differentiator.

• IT literate with a high competence in MS Office (especially Excel, Word); Workday and Retain knowledge useful

• Ability to manipulate and interpret data and MI

• Excellent communication skills; both written and oral

• Ability to challenge current processes and implement efficiencies

• Ability to build strong relationships with clients, suppliers, Partners and staff

• Ability to work with highly confidential information

• Ability to work to deadlines, and to respond quickly

You will be:

• Experience working in a resource management or operations role, ideally in the professional services industry. Understanding of the financial audit process also would be a differentiator.

• IT literate with a high competence in MS Office (especially Excel, Word); Workday and Retain knowledge useful

• Ability to manipulate and interpret data and MI

• Excellent communication skills; both written and oral

• Ability to challenge current processes and implement efficiencies

• Ability to build strong relationships with clients, suppliers, Partners and staff

• Ability to work with highly confidential information

• Ability to work to deadlines, and to respond quickly

• Accuracy and attention to detail essential

• Must be flexible and adaptable

Rewards attached to this position are GBP50,000 per year plus bonus – if this interests you please apply today