Client Financial Management (CFM) Specialist Accenture - Canberra



Job Description

If you join Accenture you can make great ideas happen for some of the world's most dynamic companies. With broad global resources and deep technical know-how, we collaborate with clients to cultivate ideas and deliver results. Choose a career at Accenture and enjoy an innovative environment where challenging and interesting work is part of daily life.

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 programs, 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.

Key Responsibilities
  • Ensure compliance with U.S. GAAP, Accenture finance policies and local statutory requirements
  • Prepare or review costing and pricing
  • Understand GCPM calculations from initial stage of project
  • Identify or assist in identifying requirements for job extension
  • Manage or assist in management of working capital by ensuring bills are in accordance with the contract, and that they are accurate and timely
  • Actively manage inventory & receivables, and explain anomalies
  • Monitor and report, or assist with reporting, on engagement financial status and costs, and produce financial reports
  • Manage or assist in managing engagement financial records by understanding, explaining, and resolving major discrepancies that occur on the ledgers
  • Advise on job and process setup for engagements
  • Provide support in the development and delivery of Finance training programs in cooperation with CFM executives
  • Supervise and coach CFM analysts and assistants on tools and processes
  • Execute or assist in execution and documentation of internal financial processes Execute or advise on client/program financial processes
  • Set up or advise on engagement financial management tools
  • Assist with and/or manage expenses
  • Execute or advise on billing processes
  • Manage or assist with capital assets and associated depreciation/ technology rental equipment
  • Manage or assist with engagement balance sheet position, process necessary engagement level accruals
  • Monitor job balance and reconcile expenses and fees - match expenses paid to expenses incurred, chargeable expenses to client billings and fees collected to client billings
  • Perform or advise on engagement shutdown activities
  • Assist or advise on pricing new/potential arrangements: work with Corporate Transaction Services (CTS)
  • Ensure compliance with Accenture financial policies and procedures
  • Execute or advise on Accenture time reporting and audit process
  • Perform or advise on forecast management activities (input collection, processing, reasonableness validation, interpretation and report creation)
  • Conduct or advise on contract compliance tracking (financial aspects)
  • Perform or advise on comparison of performance data to metrics, and prepare compliance reports
  • Prepare or advise on CFM materials for CQMA reviews
  • Analyze financial status of engagement and advise on corrective action, as necessary
  • Participate in CFM recruiting and knowledge sharing activities activities
  • This job description reflects management's assignment of essential functions, it does not prescribe or restrict responsibilities that may be assigned
Qualifications:
  • Undergraduate degree (or equivalent) in a Business related topic or Accounting
  • Recommended Certifications, Licenses, etc:
  • Work Experience: 5+ years of work experience
  • 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. Ability to commute to and between client sites; ability to travel and work out of town from time to time
Preferred Skills:
  • Previous financial accounting experience
  • Demonstrated knowledge of business, finance, and accounting fundamentals
  • Strong understanding of U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP)
  • Strong understanding of local statutory requirements
  • Strong understanding of Sarbanes Oxley
  • Reconciliation of Blance sheet and P&l items
  • Preparing financial reporting packages
  • Planning, forecasting and budgeting
  • Preparing ad-hoc analysis and reports
  • Deep skills in Excel
  • Knowledge of SAP
Professional Soft Skills:
  • Strong communication and negotiation skills
  • Ability to communicate at all levels

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