Kristen Begley

Experience

1. HR Manager, Deployment Consultant

   PwC

   Aug 2020 — Present

   Trust Solutions (Assurance) Products & Services - Technology, Media & Telecommunications; supporting 300+ partners and staff in the New York Metro & Mid-Central markets - Collaborate with partners and leaders to develop and execute action plans across areas of the people strategy including diversity, individual and team development, and workforce planning to address short and long-term staffing needs- Leverage understanding of the practice to positively influence deployment decisions, with a focus on balancing workload, diversity initiatives, and providing developmental opportunities while managing the firm and client needs- Create leadership reports analyzing staff utilization, availability, and turnover to identify critical resource needs, hiring goals, and strategic reassignment of current staff, to effectively meet client and firm needs- Establish and leverage relationships within the deployment networks to maximize resource sharing, identify key opportunities for individuals, and enable the delivery of the firm services to our clients- Review engagement team resource budgets to ensure they align with succession plans, staff are booked efficiently, and the budgets meet offshore resource goals- Effectively supervise and provide coaching to Talent/Deployment seniors- Developed deployment business rules which were leveraged across the sector- Create and analyze monthly forecast and utilization reports, and present key findings to leadership and finance teams- Teamed with leaders to identify risks to employee contentment and retention, implement initiatives to drive employee connectivity, and boost morale during the pandemic- Promote connectivity across the sector people team by organizing a virtual holiday party and hosting a book club.

Skills

• Social Media
• Microsoft Word
• Spanish
• Access
• Bloomberg Terminal
• Workday
• Teamwork
• Powerpoint
• Assurance
• Accounting
• Microsoft Sql Server
• Microsoft Excel
• Financial Accounting
• Public Speaking
• Internal Controls
• Tax
• Microsoft Office
• U.s. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (Gaap)
• Visio
• Auditing
• Leadership
• Peoplesoft
• Financial Reporting
• Research
• Financial Analysis
• Time Management