Cohen & Co · 1 week ago
People & Culture/HR Business Partner - Assurance
Milwaukee, WI
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$130K/yr - $150K/yr
10+ years expCohen & Co is a professional services firm looking for a People & Culture/HR Business Partner. This role focuses on aligning people strategies with firm priorities, enhancing talent management, engagement, and performance management while collaborating with various teams to support organizational growth and culture.
AccountingConsultingFinancial Services
Hiring Manager
Courtney Gamble
Responsibilities
Build talent strategies that identify emerging leaders, address skill gaps, and ensure a ready succession bench
Guide performance and development conversations that elevate standards, strengthen accountability, and advance growth
Partner with the Talent Development team to align learning priorities with business capability needs
Equip future leaders through targeted coaching, exposure, and career planning
Translate engagement and stay-interview insights into targeted actions that strengthen connection, performance, and retention
Lead integration of new hires, lateral partner s, and M&A teams to align expectations and reinforce culture
Oversee onboarding and integration across U.S. and global operations to create one connected employee experience
Help teams navigate organizational shifts, process redesigns, and technology adoption, including Workday
Partner with Deployment Specialists to clarify roles, rebalance work, and minimize disruption
Partner with service lines and Deployment leaders to align capacity, client demand, and staffing priorities
Anticipate workforce needs to ensure work is allocated equitably and talent is deployed where it drives the most leverage
Provide leaders with workforce insights that sharpen planning and strengthen decision quality
Ensure clarity around goals, expectations, and success measures
Develop managerial capability to provide timely, actionable feedback and coach for performance
Drive consistency and follow-through in review and development cycles
Use performance data to identify strengths, risks, and targeted interventions
Steward annual compensation, promotion, and bonus cycles to ensure fairness, transparency, and alignment with performance
Deliver data-driven insights that support pay decisions, recognition, and retention
Address performance or conduct issues through coaching, development, or formal action
Provide guidance on complex employee matters
Help leaders balance empathy with accountability
Identify systemic issues and recommend solutions that strengthen trust and communication
Analyze employee concern data to inform broader P&C initiatives
Accelerate new partner integration by ensuring clarity of expectations, visibility with key leaders, and early business contribution
Serve as a bridge between P&C, service lines, and leadership to ensure integration follows a structured, consistent plan
Provide coaching and feedback throughout the first year to support relationship-building and firm engagement
Capture insights from each integration to continuously refine the partner onboarding model
Support the work of due diligence, assessing team structures, key roles, and retention risks
Guide onboarding, communication, and change planning to help new teams understand the firm’s culture, standards, and expectations
Identify and address talent gaps early to protect client continuity and team stability
Monitor integration progress post-close, ensuring leaders have the tools and support to sustain performance and engagement
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or related field
10+ years of progressive HRBP
Strong preference for experience in a professional services or public accounting environment
Demonstrated success advising senior leaders on talent strategy, organizational design, and employee relations
Strong understanding of performance management, compensation cycles, and workforce planning
Proven ability to use data and insights to drive decisions
Exceptional communication, influencing, and relationship-building skills
Preferred
Experience supporting multi-office or international operations
Familiarity with Workday
SHRM-SCP, SPHR, or equivalent certification
Experience in M&A integration or partner/MD onboarding
Benefits
Time off outside of your standard PTO to give back to the community
Annual discretionary merit increases and bonuses
Talent development resources to tap into growth opportunities
Company
Cohen & Co
Founded in 1977, Cohen & Co is one of America’s Most Recommended Tax and Accounting Firms by USA TODAY and serves a broad range of clients — from privately held companies and their owners; to public and private funds, advisers and fund service providers within the investment industry; to Fortune 1000 multinational enterprises.
501-1000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
unknownKey Investors
Lovell Minnick Partners
2024-10-25Private Equity
Leadership Team
Cynthia Pedersen
Director, Tax Advisory Services
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