General information

Name IFS - TAG - Tax Talent Alignment Manager

Posting Title Tax Talent Alignment Manager

Ref # 2232997

Date Published Wednesday, July 10, 2024

City Los Angeles

State California

Country United States

Job Category Internal Firm Services

Office Talent Alignment (Forvis)

Advertised Location US-AZ-Phoenix, US-CA-Los Angeles, US-TX-Dallas, US-TX-Houston, US-UT-Salt Lake City

Working time Full Time

Description and Requirements

As part of our Talent Alignment Group (TAG), the Talent Alignment Manager works closely with Managers and Partners to ensure engagements are staffed appropriately and enables our practices to leverage the right talent, on the right clients, at the right time. Our team strives for the efficient and effective deployment of our firm's talent with a strong focus on ensuring people are provided with opportunities to grow professionally while balancing the needs of the business and the firm's clients.

How you will contribute:

• Scheduling of talent to appropriate client assignments based on timing, travel, levels, skills, and other necessary requirements
• Utilizing scheduling tools to forecast hours, track/manage utilization, and monitor overall headcount, chargeable hours, and overtime to ensure work is distributed appropriately
• Managing open needs by identifying solutions as well as anticipating potential conflicts and proactively managing them by generating ideas and surfacing alternative solutions
• Collaborating with engagement teams to maintain an updated scheduling system with realistic information to ensure accurate reporting and forecasting
• Maintaining a solid understanding of the skills, experiences, and career goals of professional staff to ensure optimal client assignments alignments; ensuring skills and interest profiles are updated regularly as required
• Maintaining a strong pulse on current and future needs and capacity.
• Analyzing resource data / identifying trends around key data and metrics such as availability, utilization, actual vs scheduled variance data, team leverage, and open needs
• Collaborating with the leaders to ensure consistency and alignment with strategy, elevating areas of opportunity, concern, or performance challenges
• Building strong relationships with client serving personnel at all levels as well as collaborating closely with other Internal Firm Services teams (e.g., Human Resources, Talent Acquisition, Learning and Development, Operations)
• Collaborating with peers to innovate, educate and promote consistent firm-wide resource management practices.
• May serve as a manager or coach for lower-level resource management staff.

We are looking for people who have Forward Vision and:

• Works effectively across multiple offices and with virtual teammates and can build strong relationships remotely
• Adapts to change and is skilled in productively managing people's reaction to it; is a demonstrated change agent
• A results-oriented mindset with the ability to be decisive and impartial
• Ability to balance competing priorities, requests and needs of various stakeholders
• Can "think on your feet" to problem solve issues Asks tough questions and holds people accountable in a way that maintains trust and respect
• Can successfully operate in a fast-paced environment
• Excellent organizational, time management, and written and verbal communication skills
• Manages sensitive and confidential information with... For full info follow application link.

FORVIS, LLP is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. Employment selection and related decisions are made without regard to age, race, color, sex, sexual orientation, na tional origin, religion, genetic information, disability, protected veteran status, or other protected classifications.