Finance Transition Svcs Associate Manager
Accenture
You Are:
In this role you will support the Finance Transition Services (FTS) practice by implementing standard finance tools and processes, enforcing operational excellence & highest compliance standards, and driving profitability growth. Through effective change management plans, FTS transforms existing or acquired financial management processes bringing them in line with Accenture standards. FTS professionals work with Senior Management throughout the firm, across all Operating Groups, Growth Platforms, and Geographies.
A Finance Transition Services (FTS) Associate Manager can expect to supportwork efforts on the following deal profiles: Large Consulting or Outsourcing contracts in start-up or sunset phase, poorly performing financial contracts with enhanced complexity or risk, Finance integration activities on Ventures and Acquisitions / Divestitures
The Work:
Overall job responsibilities for an FTS Associate Manager include:
Provide value-added financial management, analysis, and advice to client engagement and/or acquisition teams to maximize the profitability of engagements / acquisitions.
Collaborate with client / engagement partners and acquisition executives, acquired leadership, Client Group Finance Leads (or equivalent), and other finance operations executives (including statutory accounting) to communicate the position and status of the account financial position.
Participate in the implementation of post-merger integration processes for defining requirements, providing business insights, setting priorities, reviewing solutions, and providing planning inputs.
Execute account financial processes to ensure the quality and integrity of contract/project financial records
Provide new business support with sound pricing fundamentals for new and extended opportunities
Perform or supervise with the preparation of engagement, project, and program reporting as well as Accenture internal financial accounting processes
Perform or supervise account level forecasting process, including ad hoc and internal stakeholder management requests
Execute all global and local statutory, tax, Internal Controls, and US GAAP requirements as described by policy to ensure full compliance
Perform or Supervise Inventory and Receivables management, including monitoring of variances and follow-up on discrepancies
Ensure balance sheet accountability, including tracking of capital assets and technology rental equipment, hardware/software costs, and other items
Plan, oversee and drive assigned functional integration planning and execution activities for each Mergers/Ventures and Acquisition transaction.
May integrate and interlock with other functional areas to ensure functional work stream impacts are understood and factored in the overall solution.
Participate in the creation of documentation, tools and assets to enable reusable knowledge capital.
Here’s what you need:
A minimum of 4 years of experience in a financial role
Bonus points if:
Bachelor's degree in Finance or Accounting OR other business degree with 9 credit hours of Accounting
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Understanding of financial metrics:
CCI (contract controllable income)
Loaded cost rates
Capital charges
Revenue recognition methods (as earned, PoC - Percentage of completion, PoW – percentage of work completed)
Project based Controlling / Accounting experience
Experience with Revenue and US GAAP / IFRS / Local GAAP (depending on country)
Advanced Microsoft Excel skills
SAP S4/ Hana experience
Strong organizational and analytical skills
Deep knowledge of business, finance and accounting fundamentals including U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP)
Good communication (written and oral) and interpersonal skills
Advanced Business English language (written and oral)
Proven ability to lead small teams of people
Strong organizational and analytical skills
Compensation at Accenture varies depending on a wide array of factors, which may include but are not limited to the specific office location, role, skill set, and level of experience. As required by local law, Accenture provides a reasonable range of compensation for roles that may be hired in California, Colorado, District of Columbia, Illinois, Maryland, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York or Washington as set forth below.
We accept applications on an on-going basis and there is no fixed deadline to apply.
Information on benefits is here.
Role Location Annual Salary Range
California $73,800 to $218,800
Colorado $73,800 to $189,000
District of Columbia $78,500 to $201,300
Illinois $68,300 to $189,000
Minnesota $73,800 to $189,000
Maryland $73,800 to $189,000
New York/New Jersey $68,300 to $218,800
Washington $78,500 to $201,300
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