Join Aprio and help ensure the firm is staffed effectively through peak and off-peak cycles. Aprio is a progressive, fast-growing firm seeking a Senior Director Resource Management & Scheduling to transform and lead these capabilities, with a strong emphasis on seasonality, deadline-driven demand, cross-office utilization, and hands-on execution over the next 12 months.
The ideal candidate is a hands-on operational leader with deep experience managing busy seasons, utilization pressure, and short-to-mid-term capacity planning in a professional services environment. This is an execution-focused role to drive adoption and expansion across the practices.
Position Responsibilities:
Lead resource management and scheduling for a rolling 12-month period, filing deadlines, and peak workload cycles.
Develop consistent processes for scheduling by practice group.
Analyze trends in utilization and availability to drive redeployment of team members across offices and geographies.
Partner closely with partners, operations leaders, and practice group directors to set priorities and balance workloads during peak periods and mitigate burnout, under-utilization, and delivery risk.
Proactively identify and communicate staffing needs, gaps, and constraints and recommend and implement practical solutions.
Monitor and adjust staffing plans throughout the year as client demand, deadlines, and workforce availability shift.
Own the firm's scheduling technology roadmap, ensuring the tools and AI in place drive adoption, accuracy, and efficiency and evolve as the firm's needs grow.
Ensure scheduling activities comply with labor laws, firm policies, and professional standards.
Grow, lead, and support a cohesive resource management team that operates as a high-functioning unit, emphasizing execution, consistency, and responsiveness during high-pressure periods.
Maintain strong relationships with internal stakeholders to ensure alignment during peak and off-peak seasons.
Qualifications:
Experience within a CPA-led professional services firm, as a practitioner or resource manager, required.
7+ years of experience in resource management or scheduling, with at least 3 years in a leadership role.
Demonstrated success managing variable workforce cycles, including high volume small engagements and a professional workforce of 1,000 or more.
Strong analytical skills with the ability to convert workforce data into clear, actionable staffing decisions.
Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Human Resources, or related field;
Proven ability to influence partners and leaders in a deadline-driven environment, and to drive adoption of new processes and tools.
Hands-on experience selecting and implementing resource management, scheduling, or capacity planning systems.
Strong organizational skills and ability to manage competing priorities during peak demand periods.
Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite and workforce management tools.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Human Resources, or related field; Master's degree preferred
- CPA certification or experience within a CPA-led professional services firm strongly preferred
- Minimum of 7 years of experience in workforce planning, resource management, or scheduling, with at least 3 years in a leadership role
- Demonstrated success managing seasonal workforce cycles, including Tax and Assurance busy seasons
- Strong analytical skills with the ability to convert workforce data into clear, actionable staffing decisions
- Proven ability to influence partners and leaders in a deadline-driven environment
- Hands-on experience with workforce management, scheduling, or capacity planning systems
- Strong organizational skills and ability to manage competing priorities during peak demand periods
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite and workforce management tools
Aprio Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Fair & Transparent Compensation — Pay is generally positioned as competitive and fairly paid across many roles, with clearer benchmarking helped by public job-posted ranges and compensation aggregators.
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Healthcare Strength — Health, dental, and vision coverage is positioned as comprehensive and available from day one for full-time hires, which is stronger than the more typical waiting-period approach.
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Retirement Support — Retirement offerings include a 401(k) with profit sharing and access to FSA/Dependent Care accounts, which can improve total rewards when firm performance supports contributions.
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What We Do
Aprio is a premier CPA and business advisory firm that advises clients and associates on how to achieve what’s next. Aprio’s associates work as integrated teams across advisory, assurance, tax, outsourcing, staffing and private client services, bringing the best thinking and personal commitment to each client. Across practices, Aprio brings together proven expertise, deep understanding and strategic foresight for industries including Manufacturing and Distribution; Non-Profit and Education; Professional Services; Real Estate and Construction; Retail, Franchise and Hospitality; and Technology and Blockchain. Headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, Aprio has grown to over 1,000+ team members. To serve clients wherever life or business may take them, Aprio’s teams speak more than 30 languages and work with clients in over 50 countries.
