Job Description

At EY, we're all in to shape your future with confidence.
We'll help you succeed in a globally connected powerhouse of diverse teams and take your career wherever you want it to go.
Join EY and help to build a better working world.
The opportunity
The Resource Management Associate is a member of the Canada Assurance Resource Management Team, contributing to the goals of effective deployment of our practitioners and comprehensive project staffing for delivery of our engagements in the Calgary and Edmonton offices
Your key responsibilities

• Assist with staffing intermediate resources, junior resources, maintaining Retain with client bookings and staff projections
• Maintain databases regarding client data, staff preferences, skills and restrictions as required
• Produce general forecasting, availability and capacity management reporting as required
• Prepare weekly communication as required
• Monitor unassigned resources, act as point of contact for unassigned staff, identify assignments for same
• Audit Retain regularly for accuracy
• Assist with annual planning process - incl. data input to planning tool as directed by EM team leaders
• Communicate regularly with EM and practice managers on status of staffing requirements and issues
• Liaising with other groups as needed - Learning, Campus, HR
• Involved in ad hoc projects as required
• Identify over/under utilized individuals and bring to attention of EMs as required.
• Identify conflicts and resolve or escalate

Skills and attributes for success

• Ability to manage multiple and sometimes competing priorities
• Ability to problem solve
• Meticulous attention to detail
• Strong written and verbal communication skills

Ideally, you'll also

• Post Secondary Education
• Experience scheduling staff

What we look for

• Experience working in a Corporate Office Environment
• Ability to demonstrate strong organization skills
• Ability to demonstrate working high volume coordination activities

What we offer
The EY benefits package is designed to support your physical, emotional, financial, and social wellbeing. Our extensive benefits include comprehensive medical, dental, and prescription drug coverage, as well as mental health benefits, a robust Employee Assistance Program and group savings plans to promote your overall wellbeing. We offer generous time off, including personal days, vacation days, and additional firm-wide holidays, along with the option to purchase extra vacation days. Employees can take advantage of EY's exclusive learning programs tailored just for them. We also provide internal opportunities for career development and advancement, enabling you to grow within the firm. Get involved in meaningful volunteering through EY Ripples and make a positive impact in the community.
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Diversity and inclusiveness are at the heart of who we are and how we work. We're committed to fostering an environment where differences are valued, policies and practices are equitable, and our people feel a sense of belonging. We embrace diversity and are committed to combating systemic racism, advancing gender equity and women in leadership, advocating for the 2SLGBTQIA+ community, promoting our neuroinclusion and accessibility initiatives, and are dedicated to amplifying the voices of Indigenous peoples (First Nations, Inuit, and Metis) nationally as we strive towards reconciliation. Our diverse experiences, abilities, backgrounds, and perspectives make our people unique and help guide us. Because when people feel free to be their authentic selves at work, they bring their best and are empowered to build a better working world.
EY | Building a better working world
EY is building a better working world by creating new value for clients, people, society and the planet, while building trust in capital markets.
Enabled by data, AI and advanced technology, EY teams help clients shape the future with confidence and develop answers for the most pressing issues of today and tomorrow.
EY teams work across a full spectrum of services in assurance, consulting, tax, strategy and transactions. Fueled by sector insights, a globally connected, multi-disciplinary network and diverse ecosystem partners, EY teams can provide services in more than 150 countries and territories.

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