Inspirational, innovative and entrepreneurial - this is how we describe our empowered teams. Combine your passion with purpose and join a culture that is thriving in the face of change.

Make an impact with our Resource Management team as a Coordinator. This diverse team of professionals understands internal service needs and anticipates resource constraints before they become a challenge. As a trusted advisor, you’ll support the effective placement of team members so that our firm can maximize efficiencies and has the capacity needed when delivering services and results.

MNP is proudly Canadian. Providing business strategies and solutions, we are a leading national accounting, tax and business advisory firm in Canada. Entrepreneurial to our core, our talented team members transcend obstacles into opportunities and are successfully transforming mid-market business practices.

Responsibilities

• This role will support scheduling requirement for the Assurance Service Line in Toronto
• Identify available resources, matching skills with engagement requirements and coordinating engagement staffing with partners, managers, and staff. Where required, facilitate the use of resources from within other groups or regions
• Responding to change requests in a timely manner and facilitate conflict resolution with respect to staffing
• Monitoring staffing levels on current engagements to anticipate potential resourcing gaps, optimize capacity utilization and coordinate across service line and other offices as needed
• Follow up with team members on their availability and understand when resources will be coming available, flexibility in timing of availability, and team members’ skills and interests
• Help provide opportunities for our team to grow and achieve their goals by maintaining a solid understanding of the staff areas of expertise, skills sets, project experiences and career goals and track
• Understand engagements that are unstaffed and where it makes sense, deploy resources to other areas outside your group and/or other offices
• Understand non-chargeable hours and their impact on overall utilization
• Maintain accuracy of data with the scheduling tool to ensure that resource forecasts are up-to-date and accurate
• Proactively checking in with engagement managers on upcoming engagements to ensure the work is starting on time
• Schedule Inventory counts in and out of the region. Connect with schedulers in other regions for out of region counts
• Update the schedules with Learning & Development
• Perform analysis of utilization, scheduled versus actual hours, reviewing time entry and identify developing trends and collaborate with assurance managers to develop a course of action to reduce unassigned hours and achieve planned results
• Providing support for reporting requirements as necessary
• Assist with rolling schedules forward
• Liaise with Human Capital to track new hires
• Assist with weekly scheduling meetings with managers and partners

Skills and Experience

• Undergraduate degree or work equivalent
• working experience in an office environment, ideally in professional services
• Experience using scheduling or project management software would be considered an asset
• Experience in resource planning or employee scheduling would be considered an asset
• Strong communication skills with an ability to listen effectively and understand needs
• Strong working knowledge of MS Office including strong Excel knowledge
• Ability to interpret and analyze data and apply business acumen
• Planning and coordination skills with a proven ability to maximize efficiency
• Team player with a commitment to both internal and external client service
• Demonstrated commitment to confidentiality

MyRewards@MNP

More than a paycheque, MNP is proud to offer customized rewards for our team members. With a focus on health and wealth, we provide an extensive list of benefits that support our unique culture and foster work-life integration.

Our MyRewards@MNP program offers benefits that allow you to thrive at work and outside of the office. Be rewarded with generous paid time off including 4 personal days, firm sponsored social events, a group pension plan with 4% matching contribution, voluntary savings products, bonus program eligibility, a wellness subsidy, health and dental benefits, mental health resources, exclusive access to perks and discounts, professional development assistance, learning opportunities through MNP University, a flexible ‘Dress For Your Day’ environment and more!