Associate Manager - Record to Report Finance & Accounting Practitioner

I&F Decision Sci Practitioner Assoc Mgr

Skill required: Delivery - Record To Report (R2R)
Designation: I&F Decision Sci Practitioner Assoc Mgr
Qualifications:Any Graduation
Years of Experience:10 to 14 years
About Accenture
Accenture is a global professional services company with leading capabilities in digital, cloud and security.Combining unmatched experience and specialized skills across more than 40 industries, we offer Strategy and Consulting, Technology and Operations services, and Accenture Song— all powered by the world’s largest network of Advanced Technology and Intelligent Operations centers. Our 784,000 people deliver on the promise of technology and human ingenuity every day, serving clients in more than 120 countries. We embrace the power of change to create value and shared success for our clients, people, shareholders, partners and communities.Visit us at www.accenture.com
What would you do? Accenture is a global professional services company with leading capabilities in digital, cloud and security. Combining unmatched experience and specialized skills across more than 40 industries, we offer Strategy and Consulting, Technology and Operations services, and Accenture Song— all powered by the world’s largest network of Advanced Technology and Intelligent Operations centers. Our 699,000 people deliver on the promise of technology and human ingenuity every day, serving clients in more than 120 countries. We embrace the power of change to create value and shared success for our clients, people, shareholders, partners and communities. Visit us at www.accenture.com. A Finance and Accounting (F&A) management process which involves collecting, processing and delivering relevant, timely and accurate information used for providing strategic, financial and operational feedback to understand how a business is performing. It covers the steps involved in preparing and reporting the overall accounts which are typically stored in a general or nominal ledger and managed by a Controller.
What are we looking for? • Strong domain knowledge –Extensive work experience in Record to Report - Finance & Accounting Processes in Transformational Consultant roles. 10-12 years of experience in Record to Report processes is a must • Exceptional conversational skills in English, ability to interact with both external and internal stakeholder, and extensive project management skills in driving RtR transformation among all stakeholders • Handle client conversations with senior stakeholders from Fortune 500 clients on topics around F&A Benchmarking, latest trends in the industry, Maturity Road Maps etc • Strong decision-making skills, can-do attitude and ability to work with ambiguity • Ability to partner with Clients to identify opportunities impacting Business Metrics • Excellent Data Interpretation Skills and Strong Story Telling Skills around the Data • Works effectively both independently and as a member of a cross-functional team • Advanced MS-excel skills including formula, pivots, look-ups, statistical inferences • Hands on experience on two or more ERPs and consolidation systems (SAP, Oracle, JDE, Workday, Hyperion, Cadency, Blackline etc.) – preferably with data entry and extraction processes • Excellent analytical skills • Highly evolved presentation, documentation and spreadsheet skills • Hands-On experience on any of the analytical tools (‘R’, Tableau, PowerBI etc.) • Great conversational and story-telling skills • Self-motivated individual – willing to also work in individual contributor roles • Ability to work in an ambiguous work environment • Ability to prioritize conflicting activities • Ability to work in Horizontal-Vertical Structure
Roles and Responsibilities: • Is a strong “Subject Matter Expert” in “Record to Report Process”. Experience in processing and analyzing Journal entry, Reconciliations, Fixed Assets, Inter-Company and Month-close activities • Consolidate big data, analyze, resolve data gaps, infer key insights, prepare recommendations, presentation to stakeholders and managing end-to-end project governance • Interact effectively with both external and internal stakeholders, as well as other parties involved in analytics engagement • Conceptualize and define RtR - F&A metrics relevant to the engagements & take complete ownership for driving them • Oversee the development of such metrics (targeted business outcomes achieved)- by providing guidance and feedback to the operations team • Anchor key discussions with the clients around F&A Processes, ERP gaps etc • Conduct training to end user training on F&A Analytical Solutions • Ensures compliance with data security, governance model and solutions deployed • Build long-term relationship with stakeholders, handle and sort out major customer escalations in order to ensure strong customer relationships and enhance business • Act as an Advisory in Record to Report domain for clients and stakeholders, across the industries (e.g., Resources, Products, CPG, Retail, Financial Services, Hospitality, Logistics & Supply chain, etc.) • Carry out in-depth process analysis to identify areas of improvement in RtR processes across Process, Policy, People & Platforms. Recommend solutions leveraging analytics and take client approvals to deploy the assets/solutions • Carry responsibilities for creating superior customer value for clients across industries by designing and implementing business process solutions and contributing to every phase of the engagement – right from problem definition and diagnosis to solution generation, design, development of Apps (where applicable), deployment of the App, realization of value, and client sign-off • ‘Run’ the solution through the duration of contract and where applicable, support Process transformation and value tracking • RtR process consultants (SME) must engage with clients at every phase and be able to support change management in client organizations