Finance - ASC Audit Senior Analyst
Description
Organization: Enterprise Finance/Service Center
Location: Chicago
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 Accentures 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.
The Americas Service Center (ASC) Audit Team is responsible for the following:
Auditing time and expense reports for North American employees to insure compliance with Accenture policies and procedures
Serving as a control function to reduce the misappropriation of Accenture assets
Auditing internal processes and making future control recommendations
Conducting special audits, either time and expense or other, per the request of upper management
Job Responsibilities:
Audit appropriateness of business expenses (e.g.: expense type, frequency, dollar amount, etc.)
Identify time and expense reporting errors through the use of expense receipts and Accenture-provided resources
Perform trend/ad-hoc analysis in order to identify audit issues
Utilize outside resources (e.g.: vendors, credit card companies, etc.) via phone, internet and written documentation in order to verify validity of expenses
Prepare documentation to support audit findings
Produce formal audit summaries with detailed audit findings
Manage and maintain the retention of records for all audits
Schedule quality peer reviews on all audits prior to manager review
Demonstrate a willingness to learn and gain a working knowledge of information in a timely manner
Aid in developing materials to assist in presenting the audit function and audit benefits to other Accenture groups
Conduct audits on other Accenture business processes, such as Procurement, Accounts Payable, General Accounting, etc., recommending controls and procedural changes to ensure compliance
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.
Candidates who are currently employed by a client of Accenture or an affiliated Accenture business may not be eligible for consideration.
Applicants for employent 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
Qualifications
Bachelors degree (accounting or finance major preferred)
At least 1 year of internal audit, audit, and/or accounting experience
Professional Skill Requirements
Maturity in dealing with sensitive and confidential matters
Ability to communicate (both written and verbal) in a logical, clear, concise manner when presenting information (work must be readily understood by senior executives)
Strong attention to detail with an ability to demonstrate analytical strengths
Ability to work well in a team environment by setting a good example as well as willingness to assist other team members in completing related tasks
Ability to prioritize and/or work on several tasks at once and to change focus at a moments notice
Sound business judgment and problem solving ability
Ability to build and maintain relationships
Ability to work on several projects at once with minimal supervision
Moderate to advanced knowledge of Windows applications including Excel, Access and Word
Some awareness of state and federal laws regarding time and expense
Some knowledge of payroll taxation rules
Knowledge of Accenture Time & Expense Reporting Policies & Procedures is a plus
Knowledge of Accenture business practices and market units is a plus
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