Corporate - GBSN Client Financial Management Analyst

Job description

Job Summary

· Perform or assist with work plan reconciliation and reporting, process financial transactions, and track time and expenses
· Assist with the preparation of engagement, project, and program reporting as well as Accenture internal financial accounting processes
· Perform special assignments for engagement executives (e.g., ad hoc reporting, trend analysis, costing and forecasting)
· Provide value-added financial management, analysis, and advice to client engagement teams to maximize the profitability of engagements
· Work within CFM Contract Services Team

Key Responsibilities

· Help ensure compliance with U.S. GAAP, Accenture finance policies and local statutory requirements
· May prepare or assist in the development of pricing calculations for engagements
· Review engagement pricing calculations
· Prepare or assist in preparing client invoices in accordance with the billing plan and contract
· Execute or assist in receivables follow-up, monitor variances, and discrepancy follow-up
· Assist in the preparation and control of Accenture financial records (e.g., assist with ledger creation and management, monitor ledge activities, follow-up expense issues, ensure time and expenses reconciliation, and assist with all job administration activities)
· Monitor and report or advise on engagement financial status (e.g., monitor costs, perform financial forecasting and analysis, produce financial reports)
· Manage own time to create the assigned deliverables, escalate impediments to supervisor
· Prepare or assist with engagement set-up paperwork
· Assist with or perform collection, tracking, and reporting of time report expenses and other expenses
· Periodically review expense budgets, as necessary
· Track use of and compliance with the engagement's expense policy
· Execute or assist with tracking and reporting of third-party out-of-pocket expenses, hardware/software costs, and client time and expenses against program budget, and any other expense charges to program budget
· Follow up or advise on actions regarding questionable or invalid expenses
· Monitor or advise on engagement capital assets and technology rental equipment
· Process or assist in processing client invoices in Accenture financial systems
· Prepare or assist in preparing and submitting accounts payable payment requests to the Accounting Service Center (ASC, ESC)
· Assist with engagement shutdown activities (prepare final bill to client, close job numbers, etc.)
· Perform or assist with reconciliation processes (turnaround document, myTE, job summaries)
· Perform or advise on data and report archiving
· Assist or advise on forecast management activities (input collection, processing and report creation)
· Prepare or advise on contract compliance tracking reports
· Prepare or advise on CFM materials for CQMA review
· This job description reflects management's assignment of essential functions, it does not prescribe or restrict responsibilities that may be assigned

Relationships

· Reports to:

CFM Contract Services Team leads

· External Relationships:

Engagement Executives, ACN internal Finance groups

Desired profile

Qualifications :

Qualifications

·  Education: Undergraduate degree (or equivalent) in Finance or Accounting
·  CPA, ACCA, and/or Bookkeeping level 1 or 2 to consider first
·  Work Experience: 1+ years of work experience
·  Fluent English
·  Work Requirements: Willingness to work flexible hours, as necessary, in order to meet monthly and quarterly deliverable deadlines and to provide extended-hour customer service support

Skills & Knowledge

·  Financial Skills and Competencies
·  Previous financial accounting experience a plus
·  Working knowledge of business, finance and accounting fundamentals including U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP)
·  Reconciliation
·  Tracking and reporting on Accounts Receivable
·  Processing financial transactions
·  Preparing financial reporting packages
·  Planning, forecasting and budgeting
·  Preparing ad-hoc analysis and reports
·  Strong analytical skills
·  Good oral and written communication skills
·  Strong organizational, time management and multi-tasking skills
·  Strong PC skills
·  Ability to work independently
·  Ability to interact with executives
·  Attention to detail
·  PC literate (e.g., working knowledge of MS Office Programs)