Finance and Performance Management Specialists Job

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Accenture in facts… ,

Accenture is a global management consulting, technology services and outsourcing company. Combining unparalleled experience, comprehensive capabilities across all industries and business functions, and extensive research on the world's most successful companies, Accenture collaborates with clients to help them become high-performance businesses and governments. With approximately 177,000 people serving clients in more than 120 countries, the company generated net revenues of US$23.39 billion for the fiscal year ended August 31, 2008.

Our department…

As part of Management Consulting, the Finance & Performance Management ("F&PM") business line operates across industries to tackle issues of importance to the Chief Financial Officer (CFO), helping him to transform the finance function, using best practices in finance management to achieve improved business performance and creating world-class finance capabilities.

We are around 50 people in Belux dedicated to support our clients identify and implement value-added opportunities, F&PM consultants rely on a variety of offerings, covering:

Corporate Finance - to align the finance function with the strategic objectives of the organization

Enterprise Performance Management - to analyze the performance of the organization and create substantial shareholder value

Finance Operations Optimization - to increase operating efficiencies, improve service and drive cost reductions

Financial Risk Management - to transform the isolated risk management functions into an enterprise-wide strategic scope

Your role…

With deep specialist knowledge in business, industry, functional and technical areas, management consultants are responsible for designing, building and delivering high value solutions that help our clients move forward in every part of their business, from strategic planning to day-to-day operations.

As a member of the F&PM team, you could help deliver high performance by:

· exploring sources of shareholder value creation;

· identifying and creatively solving complex problems for the CFO;

· designing/re-engineering critical financial processes;

· transforming fundamentally the way the finance organization operates;

· advising on value-added financial technology.

-> As an F&PM Consultant , your responsibilities may include:

Perform business case analysis by running interviews, questionnaires, workshops;

Assist in industry, competitive and company analyses (strategic, financial, operational) as well as market research for benchmarking;

Analyze and document process flows;

Gather and document business requirements;

Analyze and document 'as-is' capabilities in terms of Strategy, Processes, People, and Technology;

Develop new opportunities to partner with clients to resolve finance issues;

Assist in troubleshooting and resolving issues;

Coach analysts and foster an active learning environment

Develop client proposals;

-> As an F&PM Manager , your responsibilities may include:

Take ownership for key project deliverables such as business case, administration/ procedural guides and training materials;

Manage a work stream and determine the work stream approach, timeline and resource requirements;

Understand client requirements and design a solution that meets their needs;

Manage client relationships from functional line management to C-level;

Supervise business diagnosis and planning activities;

Supervise implementation of business solutions;

Advise on and support change management (communications, training)

Coach junior team members and foster an active learning environment;

Identify new opportunities to partner with clients to resolve finance issues;

Lead client proposals;

Participate actively in Accenture's expert networks and Communities of Practice to develop thought-capital focused on finance.

"Must Have" Qualifications

A university degree from a leading business school;

Minimum 3-8 years of experience in a F&PM environment, for example:

Finance management;

Audit;

Controlling;

Finance consulting;

Treasury;

Financial risk management;

Financial process improvement;

Financial/Accounting Shared Service Centre or Outsourcing;

Deep quantitative and analytical skills;

Structured thinking;

Strong problem solving capability;

Result oriented;

Eagerness to grow;

Solid communication and interpersonal skills, team building and relationship building skills;

Team player;

Commercial spirit;

Flexibility to work abroad;

Effective communication in Dutch, French and English.

For the manager role:

Relevant experience in project management;

People management and coaching experience;

Strong relationship building skills, both with the team and clients;

"Nice to have" Qualifications

Previous management consulting experience;

MBA from a top school;

Experience with SAP, Oracle, Hyperion or other leading package software.

Our offer

All of our consulting professionals receive comprehensive training covering business acumen, technical and professional skills development. You'll also have opportunities to improve your functional skills and expertise in an area of specialization. We offer a variety of formal and informal training programs at every level to help you acquire and build specialized skills faster. Learning takes place both on the job and through formal training conducted online, in the classroom, or in collaboration with teammates. The sheer variety of work we do, and the experience it offers, provide an unbeatable platform from which to build a career.

Job: Financial Planning & Strategy
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Location: Belgium-Brussels
Organization: Consulting
Schedule: Full-time

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