Resource Manager - Consulting

Job Description

KPMG’s Resource Management team play a vital role in driving the firm's culture of quality, compliance, ethics, and integrity. Emphasising the importance for everyone to live our core values. The resourcing team drives utilisation maximising resource efficiency, optimising productivity and profitability and facilitates forecast accuracy. As trusted business advisors, the team is responsible for the allocation of individuals to upcoming projects based on required skills, capability and industry experience.

We’re seeking an extraordinary person to join our Consulting Resource Management Team. You’ll join a national team of experienced Resource Managers and Consultants. You’ll work collaboratively to achieve the best results for your stakeholders, our people and our clients.

Your Opportunity

*This opportunity will be a 12-month max term contract*

As a Resource Manager, you’ll develop and execute effective resourcing process and strategies in collaboration with your Resourcing Lead and Capability Leadership team. Your role will see you:

• Providing resourcing options to business stakeholders considering different leverage models, including our offshore team.
• Understanding and communicating resourcing capacity and maximising resource efficiency.
• Providing visibility, insights and recommendations about resourcing to inform business decisions.
• Identifying and resolving conflicts by negotiating resolutions with engagement managers and or reallocating existing resources.
• Facilitating career development and growth for our people.
• Ensuring forecast accuracy and identifying process improvements.
• Facilitating resource mobilisation – tracking redeployments.
• Building a comprehensive knowledge of Divisional capabilities and individual career and development needs of resources to incorporate into project allocation decisions.

How are you Extraordinary?

• You have a can-do attitude and are always seeking creative solutions to problems with the help of the right technical tools and a supportive team.
• You are a relationship builder, with keen communication skills and the knack for building and managing relationships with diverse internal and external stakeholders.
• You are able to digest, distil, and communicate complex concepts in both written and verbal forms.

Your Skills & Experience

• Internal Resource Management experience in a Professional Services organisation.
• Confident in stakeholder management and building relationships, leveraging your communication and negotiation skills.
• Advanced analytical and problem-solving skills with attention to detail.
• Extremely organised with the ability to work in a fast-paced environment, managing simultaneous tasks and priorities.
• Proactive, positive and motivated team player.
• Thrives in an agile and dynamic environment in a national role.
• Awareness and appropriate discretion when dealing with sensitive or confidential material.
• Intermediate skills in Microsoft, especially Excel for reporting.

Additional Information

KPMG is a professional services firm with global outreach and deep sector experience. We work with clients across an array of industries to solve complex challenges, steer change and enable growth. 

Our people are what make KPMG the thriving workplace that it is and what sets us apart is that we know great minds think differently. Collaborate with a team of passionate, highly skilled professionals who’ve got your back. You’ll build relationships with unique and diverse colleagues who will provide you with the support you need to be your best and produce meaningful and impactful work in an inclusive, equitable culture.

At KPMG, you’ll take control over how you work. We’re embracing a new way of working in many ways, from offering flexible hours and locations to generous paid parental leave and career breaks. Our people enjoy a variety of exciting perks, including retail discounts, health and wellbeing initiatives, learning and growth opportunities, salary packaging options and more.

Diverse candidates have diverse needs. During your recruitment journey, information will be provided about adjustment requests. If you require additional support before submitting your application, please contact the Talent Attraction Support Team.

At KPMG every career is different, and we look forward to seeing how you grow with us.

KPMG Australia: grow with us!