Job Description

The Strategic Planning & Analysis Specialist will be involved with financial analysis work necessary to support and advise the Accenture CFO and SMD of Corporate Finance. This role will involve all or some of the following activities:

• Being involved with creating monthly, quarterly, and annual financial analytics necessary to support and advise the Accenture CFO and Finance Leadership
• Assisting in the preparation of monthly, quarterly and annual analytics of the Accenture financial results for the GMC, quarterly Board Pre-read materials, quarterly earnings preparation and other key leadership meetings.
• Proactively identifying issues, trends, insights and business impacts.  Be an active participant in driving out recommendations of where leadership needs to focus or intervene along with the actions that can be taken.
• Provide ad hoc analytics and analysis support for Accenture’s top down corporate P&L forecasting and reporting process

Ability to:
• Work in a fast-paced team environment, share responsibilities and help team members complete/review work
• Work in a confidential environment, with a high sense of urgency, and ensure 100% accuracy
• Plan, coordinate work, and be flexible; multi-task and quickly switch priorities
• Work planned and unplanned overtime, meet deadlines and respond to urgent requests

Job Qualifications

Undergraduate degree in Finance or Accounting

Must have:

• 4+ years of working in a financial role with financial reporting, analysis and accounting concepts
• 4+ years of MS Excel and MS PowerPoint

Good to have:
• Understanding of the economics that drive our business, the operating model and the economic model
• Strong analytical and communication (written and oral) skills
• SAP and Opportunity Management Reporting
• Strong MS Excel skills and data manipulation (or financial modeling) skills
• Intermediate PowerPoint skills
• 4+ years’ experience data mining, manipulation and analytics for financial reporting                                                                    

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

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Job candidates will not be obligated to disclose sealed or expunged records of conviction or arrest as part of the hiring process.

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