BDO · 2 weeks ago
Workforce Excellence Manager, National Tax Operations
Philadelphia, PA, United States
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
$100K/yr - $130K/yr
5+ years expBDO is a leading accounting and advisory firm, and they are seeking a Workforce Excellence Manager for their National Tax Operations. The role involves overseeing staffing strategies, managing scheduling processes, and collaborating with tax leadership to optimize resource allocation and improve operational efficiency.
AccountingBusiness DevelopmentFinancial ServicesOutsourcing
Responsibilities
Drives effective and holistic staffing strategies that ensure efficiency in the firm’s professional services utilization with an emphasis on providing consistent, positive customer experience, operational efficiency, and process excellence
Manages and supports the monthly/annual scheduling process for the designated region
Identifies opportunities to optimize resourcing, drives process changes, and implements best practices regionally; leads, supports, or champions initiatives (as needed) with a focus on effective workload balancing, scheduling, and professional development
Serves as a trusted advisor to tax leaders, collaborating to identify issues and execute action plans as well as make recommendations for targeted hiring of professionals with project-appropriate qualifications
Meets regularly with assigned professionals to ensure he/she understands their growth needs and project preferences as well as to set expectations with his/her staff re: project and skill demand and possible opportunities
Anticipates potential staffing conflicts and proactively manages conflicts by surfacing creative alternatives that maximize production while minimizing time unassigned, but are also opportunistic for staff development
Leverages automation and new reporting platforms to provide visualizations and to promote transparency in resource skills and scheduling
Collaboratively engages other Resource Managers to encourage resource sharing across regions, groups, etc
Reviews and monitors reports, including but not limited to project hours materialization, productivity, pipeline, solution specific reporting, and backlog
Provides analysis around key metrics such as availability, production, and open seat status, and identifies issues and trends
Coordinates with Career Advisors to integrate new hires into engagement teams
Other duties as required
Supervises a Specialist (if applicable) aligned to the designated region
Serves as a Career advisor and/or mentor to Specialists within the team
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree
Five (5) or more years of experience in Business Administration, Operations Management or Accounting
High school diploma or equivalent and eight (8) or more years of experience in Business Administration, Operations Management or Accounting
Experience in drafting and creating effective internal and external written communication
Strong leadership, written and verbal communication, and presentation skills
Proven ability to manage upwards and drive results
Ability to lead and supervise others, provide exceptional client service, demonstrate commitment to continuous learning in order to stay current regarding resource management strategies, see the ‘big picture” as well as the details, display appropriate ethical knowledge and commitment, and exhibit a sense of urgency and commitment to quality and the timely completion of projects
Ability to lead multiple, high-profile, and complex projects with various top-level stakeholders
Strong conflict resolution skills, including the abilities to negotiate and influence others
Ability to manage and resolve complex and sensitive situations
Proven ability to maintain confidentiality while balancing the needs of the business
Ability to build rapport and gain trust with all levels of personnel at BDO
Analytical and diagnostic skills
Ability to successfully multi-task while working independently or within a group environment
Able to work within a fast-paced deadline-driven environment
Solid organizational skills with the ability to meet project deadlines with a focus on details and quality
Ability to adapt communication style to successfully convey messages and objectives to a diverse audience
Preferred
focus in Business Administration, Operations Management or Accounting
Experience in a professional services firm
Tax and/or Resource Management experience
Experience in developing, implementing, and maintaining tax processes
Experience in collecting, analyzing, and reporting metrics
Strong metrics-focused with the ability to use analytics to solve problems and develop solutions
CPA
PMP Certification
High proficiency in the use of Microsoft business products (Excel, PowerPoint, Word) including excellent data management and manipulation capabilities
Proficiency with PowerBI
Proficiency with Smartsheet
Proficiency with PeopleSoft and OneStream, or experience with similar corporate management software
Benefits
Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)
Flexibility and opportunities for advancement
Company
BDO
BDO is the leading provider of professional services within the mid-tier of our profession.
10001+ employees
H1B Sponsorship
BDO has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not
guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Below presents additional info for your
reference. (Data Powered by US Department of Labor)
Distribution of Different Job Fields Receiving Sponsorship
Represents job field similar to this job
Trends of Total Sponsorships
2025 (92)
2024 (101)
2023 (119)
2022 (151)
2021 (105)
2020 (199)
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Barbara Derus
Managing Partner South Central Region - Transfer Pricing
Benjamin Russell
Managing Partner, Transfer Pricing - East Region at BDO
Recent News
2025-10-22
capital-riesgo.es
2025-10-21
businessweekly.co.uk
2025-10-09
Company data provided by crunchbase