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About the Role

As part of KPMG’s Audit & Assurance practice, you’ll deliver high-quality work that supports trust, transparency, and confidence across both public and private organizations. The Resource Management team leads initiatives that centralize, standardize and automate processes to effectively deploy resources in support of high quality, efficient audits. This role involves mentoring and supporting the GEO Resource Management Team, optimizing resource allocation and capacity planning, and maintaining strong relationships with Audit & Assurance leadership. The role also supports forecasting and capacity analysis related to hiring, attrition, promotions, and other workforce metrics to deliver data-driven insights that improve resource allocation and utilization.

Responsibilities

Document System of Quality Management (SoQM) Controls, including follow-up with Leadership and resources, and working with National SoQM team with process updates.
Monitor monthly and annual headcount plans in conjunction with Leadership.
Lead and coach a GEO Resource Management Team, driving consistency in implementing and executing National Resource Management guidelines.
Support and contribute improvements to National Resource Management tools and processes such as Firmwide Scheduling Tool, Standard Reporting, and Engagement Budget Tool.
Produce and provide input to Leadership with utilization reports, forecasts and variance reports.
Understand engagements that require staffing, identify available resources, and match skills with engagement requirements.
Facilitate the use of resources from within other GEOs when required.
Provide advanced warning of resource availability to GEO Leadership and National Resource Management Team.
Proactively monitor and measure process and systems compliance for all assigned resources.
Ensure that chargeable and non-chargeable time for all levels are up to date in the scheduling tool.
Support staffing across GEO and facilitate conflict resolution with respect to staffing.
Utilize the engagement budget tool to work with engagement teams to allocate resources for new client engagements and maintain schedules of existing engagements.
Build relationships with key stakeholders including Learning and Development, Audit Quality, Audit Operations, National Resource Managers and Leaders across Audit, Tax and Advisory.
Engage regularly with Develop Partners, Functional Managing Partners, Audit & Assurance Partners and Resource Managers across the country.
Drive process consistency and efficiency across GEO.

Requirements

7+ years of Resource Management, Workforce Optimization or other related experience.
Strong relationship building skills with experience in engaging leaders at all levels and partnering with internal teams.
Ability to work and navigate effectively in a matrix organization/partnership structure.
Strong computer skills, Power BI, MS Word, MS Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook.
Experience with resource forecasting tools is an asset.

Skills

Resource Management
Workforce Optimization
Relationship building
Matrix organization navigation
Power BI
MS Word
MS Excel
MS PowerPoint
MS Outlook
Resource forecasting

Location

Ontario

Work Type

Full-time

Experience Level

7+ years

Salary/Compensations

$90,000 to $130,000

Benefits

Eligible for bonus awards
Comprehensive and competitive Total Rewards program
Support for well-being

About the Company

KPMG in Canada's people bring their unique perspectives to Canada’s most important challenges.
We foster an environment of high challenge, where curiosity and critical thinking are encouraged.
We perform at our best – measuring what matters, recognizing impact, and continuously evolving to deliver excellence.
Our values are Integrity, Excellence, Courage, Together, For Better.

Equal Opportunity

KPMG in Canada is a proud equal opportunities employer and we are committed to creating a respectful, inclusive and barrier-free workplace that allows all of our people to reach their full potential.
A diverse workforce is key to our success and we believe in bringing your whole self to work.
We welcome all qualified candidates to apply and hope you will choose KPMG in Canada as your employer of choice.
Adjustments and accommodations throughout the recruitment process are available.
We embrace the use of artificial intelligence (AI) to enhance the candidate experience and streamline our recruitment processes. AI tools may help with organizing applications or surfacing relevant qualifications. However, no hiring decisions are made using AI. Every hiring decision is made by our hiring managers and recruitment professionals, who are equipped with training that empowers them to use these tools responsibly. AI technologies used in our recruitment process undergo detailed risk assessments, including security and privacy requirements, that align with KPMG’s Trusted AI framework.
We believe technology should empower human judgment, not replace it. It’s one of the many ways we’re delivering on our vision of being a technology-first, people-driven firm.