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Our Enterprise workforce provides deep expertise to manage and operate Accenture's business functions and support client teams. They work in a wide range of functional areas including human resources, marketing and communications, finance, quality control, legal, IT, facilities and services.
Enterprise workforce professionals make sure we increase our earnings and grow as a company efficiently and effectively. We must continually update our organisation and evolve to meet the ever-changing demands of the marketplace and achieve higher performance both for ourselves and our clients. Our Enterprise workforce people play a leading role in our strategic and operational programmes, acting as the agents of change within Accenture itself.
We need people who can challenge conventional wisdom, offer unique perspectives and conceive more innovative solutions for our business.

Job Description

In today's marketplace, sound financial management is the foundation for a successful business. At Accenture, we would not be able to increase our growth and success as a large public company without financial integrity. In all our Finance workgroups we look for individuals with strong financial management, analytic and strategic skills, but it's not just about accounting and accounting principles. Our people are first-class programme and project managers, who understand teamwork and communicate well with people at all levels.

A Reporting Analytics Shared Team, Finance Manager is responsible for the oversight and review of the creation and the timely, accurate delivery of applicable reporting packages. The Finance Manager must have broad knowledge of functional areas to ensure reports are value added to customers, will anticipate issues and develop solutions by using best practices, and will successfully manage resources to ensure objectives and deliverables are met.

Key responsibilities may include:• Planning and managing the design of various reporting packages• Ensuring that quality and performance standards are met• Working with Senior Executives and successfully executing established responsibilities• Developing detailed work estimates/timelines for multiple projects• Maintaining thorough knowledge of deliverables/workload of direct reports• Building and maintaining relationships with other Accenture teams to ensure Reporting needs are met• Understanding the impacts of decisions both inside and outside of area of responsibility• Managing towards constant process improvements and improved productivity and measuring these improvements against established goals• Successfully managing a shared services environment by anticipating customer needs, meeting deadlines, motivating team members and encouraging flexibility
• 5+ years financial management experience• Degree or advanced degree (or equivalent) in Finance or Accounting• Ability to meet travel requirements, when applicable• Knowledge of GAAP (Generally Accepted Accounting Principles); Financial Analysis; KPI (Key Performance Indicator); SLA (Service Level Agreement)• Skilled in Microsoft Office programmes

Professional Skill Requirements
• Ability to be flexible and work analytically in a problem-solving environment• Excellent communication (written and oral) and interpersonal skills• Strong supervisory, coaching and project management skills• Proven global expertise and perspective; executive level presence and influence• Strong organisational, multi-tasking, and time-management skills• Excellent negotiation, influence, mediation and conflict management skills• Excellent business acumen and industry acumen

[Optional capability development message:]In the Enterprise workforce, learning is an ongoing process for each individual and the Enterprise workforce supports this process in a variety of ways including: an individual's experience, including day-to-day assignments, special projects and professional growth experiences; the ongoing feedback and guidance each individual receives on professional development from their career counselor and/or supervisor(s) and others; other learning enablers customised for an individual's development needs, including training (i.e., core leadership and professional training, leadership training and functional/technical training that builds and extends professional expertise); the Enterprise workforce community structure which provides opportunities for training, mentoring, coaching, knowledge sharing and networking; and other learning assets such as Accenture's knowledge exchange, global news feeds and publications, and methodologies.