Corporate Finance - Client Financial Management Specialist

Organization: Client Financial Management
Location: Florham Park, NJ

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 organization 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.

Job Description
Client Financial Management provides global financial management and business advisory services. These Finance professionals provide their services from the opportunity phase through contract completion in the areas of GAAP compliance, internal controls, budgeting/forecasting, contract profit and loss management, and advisory services to our customer leadership teams and corporate leadership. Client Financial Management delivers these services around the globe through a network of Finance professionals via help-desk support, Shared Service operations and customer-dedicated on-site support.

Key responsibilities may include:
• Working at an Engagement Site, in a Shared Service Team, or in the Support Network Help Desk
• Working with engagement executives to set up and coordinate an engagement(s) work, financial management processes, tools, and reporting structure, including analyzing financial results for the engagement team(s), the client(s), and the appropriate internal organizations
• Supervising CFM Analyst(s) and, if applicable, other members of the engagement financial support (e.g., CFM assistants or client personnel)
• Ensuring compliance with U.S. GAAP, Accenture finance policies and local statutory requirements
• Executing or advising on client/program financial processes: assisting/developing financial reporting package, developing bill template and establishing/managing collection process
• Setting up or advising on engagement financial management tools
• Assisting with and/or managing expenses
• Executing or advising on billing processes
• Managing or assisting with capital assets and associated depreciation/ technology rental equipment
• Monitoring job balance and reconciling expenses and fees
• Performing or advising on engagement shutdown activities: preparing, reviewing and collecting final bill, performing final reconciliation, closing job numbers and preparing final reports
• Executing or advising on Accenture time reporting and audit process
• Performing or advising on forecast management activities (input collection, processing, reasonableness validation, interpretation and report creation)
• Performing or advising on comparison of performance data to metrics, and preparing compliance reports

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 customized 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.

Applicants for employment in the U.S. must possess work authorization which does not require sponsorship by the employer for a visa.

Accenture is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
REQUIREMENTS
• 3+ years work experience required, with financial accounting experience including skills in reconciliation, invoice preparation, processing financial transactions, and preparing financial budgets
• Ability to meet travel requirements, when applicable
• Undergraduate degree (or equivalent) in Finance or Accounting
• 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
• Knowledge of Accenture’s financial policies, systems, and processes
• CRM skills (for Support Network assignments)
• Familiarity with the breadth of CFM services (for Support Network assignments)
• Reconciliation
• Invoice preparation
• Tracking and reporting on Accounts Receivable
• Processing financial transactions
• Preparing financial reporting packages
• Planning, forecasting and budgeting
• Preparing ad-hoc analysis and reports

Qualifications and Experience

• Proven ability to work independently and as a team member
• Ability to be flexible and work creatively and analytically in a problem-solving environment
• Excellent communication (written and oral) and interpersonal skills
• Excellent customer service skills
• Strong organizational, multi-tasking and analytical skills
• Strong supervisory and project management skills