Title:

Corporate Finance - CFM Specialist

Location:

Leeds

Salary:

None specified

Description:

If you join Accenture you can make great ideas happen for some of the world's most dynamic companies. With broad globalresources and deep technical know-how, we collaborate with clients to cultivate ideas and deliver results. Choose acareer 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 clientteams. 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 achievehigher performance both for ourselves and our clients. Our Enterprise workforce people play a leading role in ourstrategic 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 solutionsfor our business.Client Financial Management provides global financial management and business advisory services. These Financeprofessionals provide their services from the opportunity phase through contract completion in the areas of GAAPcompliance, internal controls, budgeting/forecasting, contract profit and loss management, and advisory services to ourcustomer leadership teams and corporate leadership. Client Financial Management delivers these services around the globethrough a network of Finance professionals via help-desk support, Shared Service operations and customer-dedicatedon-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 analysing financial results for the engagement team(s), the client(s), and the appropriate internal organisations * 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 reconciliations, 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 reportsQualifications * 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 applicableProfessional Skill Requirements * 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 organisational, multi-tasking and analytical skills * Strong supervisory and project management skillsIn the Enterprise workforce, learning is an ongoing process for each individual and the Enterprise workforce supportsthis process in a variety of ways including: an individual's experience, including day-to-day assignments, specialprojects and professional growth experiences; the ongoing feedback and guidance each individual receives on professionaldevelopment from their career counsellor and/or supervisor(s) and others; other learning enablers customised for anindividual's development needs, including training (i.e., core leadership and professional training, leadership trainingand functional/technical training that builds and extends professional expertise); the Enterprise workforce communitystructure which provides opportunities for training, mentoring, coaching, knowledge sharing and networking; and otherlearning assets such as Accenture's knowledge exchange, global news feeds and publications, and methodologies.Accenture is a global management consulting, technology services and outsourcing company. Committed to deliveringinnovation, Accenture collaborates with its clients to help them become high-performance businesses and governments. Withdeep industry and business process expertise, broad global resources and a proven track record, Accenture can mobilisethe right people, skills and technologies to help clients improve their performance. With more than 110,000 people in 48countries, the company generated net revenues of US$13.67 billion for the fiscal year ended Aug. 31, 2004.Location: Newcastle