Resourcing Manager

About the role

We are seeking a proactive and highly organised professional to join our 40‑person consultancy. The role is split 70% Resourcing Manager and 30% Finance Assistant, ensuring consultant workloads are balanced while supporting essential financial administration.

Key responsibilities

• Prioritise and allocate capacity across sales, delivery and internal commitments with a commercial approach.
• Manage the end‑to‑end resourcing process, matching consultants to projects based on skills and availability.
• Lead weekly resourcing meetings to identify capacity risks, bottlenecks or under‑utilisation.
• Act as the bridge between the sales team (incoming work) and the delivery team (current capacity).
• Maintain and optimise resource management tools to provide a single source of truth for project scheduling.
• Own utilisation reports and provide forward‑looking data for recruitment and strategy decisions.
• Monitor project burn rates and alert project managers when budgets run ahead of plan.
• Track aged debtors, support cash collection and assist with project invoicing.
• Manage the purchase ledger and ensure timely processing of supplier invoices.
• Support month‑end processes by ensuring accurate consultant timesheets.

Required profile

• Proven experience in a traffic, resourcing or project management role within a fast‑paced agency or professional services environment.
• Demonstrated ability to juggle multiple priorities without dropping the ball.
• Strong numerical accuracy and experience with basic financial administration or budget tracking.
• Commercial mindset balancing sales objectives with utilisation expectations.
• Excellent communication and relationship‑building skills, able to negotiate resource conflicts.
• Growth mindset and comfort working in a fast‑growing, purpose‑driven business.

What we offer

• Competitive salary commensurate with experience.
• 25 days annual leave plus an extra day for your birthday.
• Option to swap up to two bank holidays per year.
• £500 professional development budget and two days per year for learning.
• £200 wellbeing budget and £200 home‑office setup budget.
• Employee Assistance Programme, Bupa health insurance, and Cycle‑to‑Work scheme.
• Four weeks of remote work from anywhere per year and flexible working hours.
• Financial coaching and a roadmap for future benefits.