Compliance & Ethics Counsel Specialist - NRR 3947
Accenture
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Global Legal Network (GLN) is a group of professionals operating globally from 10 countries. It provides a broad spectrum of differentiated services - focused on delivering value and innovation. We partner with Legal teams across Accenture to build efficiencies and centres of excellence related to Legal services; and through our size, geographic spread and language diversity, the Global Legal Network is able to drive quality, agility and speed in our services, aligned to Accenture’s relentless focus on maximum efficiency and operational effectiveness.
CORE and Global Services (CGS) is a group of legal professionals working and supporting different legal areas such as Compliance, Regulatory Offerings, Ethics, Procurement, Corporate Matters and the Services Areas aligned with the new offerings and technologies such as Strategy & Consulting, Interactive, Technology, Security and Operations.
Ethics & Compliance Role Summary – To support and assist the Ethics Team. Specifically, the following programs within Ethics: Joint Ventures & Acquisitions, and Personal Conflicts of Interest when required by the team.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
Generic Responsibilities
Understand the CORE areas
Understand relevant company policies
Develop subject-matter expertise in the concerned support area
Act as a POC for support area
Understand and suggest process improvements in the support area
Support LTO/CIO in development of new tool or enhancement of existing ones
Assist team in drafting checklists and process documents
Directly liaison with internal stakeholders on various issues
Manage SharePoint and communication records
Identify and support any specific trainings for the team
Support implementation of new initiatives in CORE support area or within Legal/GLN
Build credible and effective relationships with onshore counsels and within GLN team
Support recruitment efforts for the team
Supervise resources, and assist GLN Team Lead in people management, as required
Provide coaching and mentoring to junior members of the team
Provide individuals with positive and developmental feedback
Try to ‘give back’ to GLN/Legal
Specific Responsibilities aligned to Role
For V&A (full-time)
Send COBE Welcome Letter Communication to the correspondent contacts for each different project
Update the status of the letter into the tracker
Save a copy of e-mails sent or screenshots which contain the Ethics Letter to employees
Have weekly calls with Compliance and Ethics Counsel Manager
Include and update the projects in the PMI tool accordingly
Initiate and follow-up on different compliance actions provided by SMEs
Keep the project plan updated
Keep the Teams site updated
Initiate and follow-up on compliance actions provided by SMEs
Monitor the team’s mailbox
Request PMI input and follow up with SMEs
Gather Due Diligence documents for the different deals
Be a point of contact for Legal Integration Leads and SMEs
Support ongoing process improvements
For Conflicts of Interest (part-time back-up)
Have regular checkpoints with the team
Manage the mailbox
Answer inquiries received directly by e-mail
Receive new requests
Summarize new requests and assign them to counsel
Send weekly follow-ups
Work on the constant improvement of the tool
Gather information and put together metrics for the Program
Job Qualifications:
Bachelor’s degree in Law (non-exclusive).
Compliance related global professional certification considered a plus.
Minimum of 5 to 7 years of experience in a professional capacity.
Travel may be required
Fluency in English (and other language, depending on geography supported) with excellent oral and written communication skills
SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE, AND EXPERIENCE:
Good experience in generic/legal research and reporting, including project management skills, especially in the ethics and compliance area would be a plus
Demonstrate proactiveness, promptness, accuracy and consistency with the activities supported
Demonstrate autonomy, take ownership, and drive tasks to closure
Demonstrate strong interpersonal skills
Detail-oriented, sound judgement, organized, and adaptable
Strong time management, prioritization, and analytical skills
Able to work with internal and external teams to assist with day-to-day support, and be a good listener to understand delivery requirements
Understand general basic corporate business practices and commercial agreements, legal and compliance principles
Proficiency using Microsoft Office applications (e.g. Excel, Word, PowerPoint, SharePoint)
Comfortable with technology and has experience in the use of tools & databases
Ability to work under pressure, meet deadlines and deliver results with exposure to senior leadership
Effectively manage priorities and stakeholder expectations
Build trust-based relationships by delivering on commitments
Demonstrate strong oral and written communication skills, knowledge of legal jargon and an ability to provide appropriate advice
Able to effectively influence senior leadership
BEHAVIOURS:
Understand cross-cultures and open to work with team members across the globe
Understand the value of diversity and recognize the strengths that different styles, innovative perspectives and experiences bring to Accenture
Demonstrate inclusion and respect for all individuals regardless of gender, race, ethnicity, religion, belief, age, disability, culture, social status and/or sexuality
Collaborative and persuasive; able to work well with executives and non-executives
RELATIONSHIP AND REPORTING:
External Relationships:
Accenture Counsels, Client commercial, procurement, contract management, business executives, outside counsels, vendors, corporate function
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