Client Financial Management Specialist Contractor Job at Accenture Nigeria

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Job Title: Client Financial Management Specialist Contractor

Job Number: 00177338

Job Location: Lagos, Nigeria

Organisation: Accenture Nigeria

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 Client 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 client-dedicated on-site support.

Key responsibilities:

• Ensure compliance with U.S. GAAP, Accenture Finance Policies and Local Statutory Requirements

• Prepare or review Engagement Costing and Pricing

• Understand Pricing calculations from initial stage of project

• Identify or assist in identifying requirements for Project/Contract Extensions

• 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 Project/Contracts and Compliance 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: Account (job) numbers, Sales and Backlog Reporting, Financial Reporting package

• Execute or advise on Client/Project Financial Processes: Assist/develop Financial Reporting Package, develop bill template and establish/manage collection process

• Set up or advise on engagement Financial Management tools

• Assist with and/or manage expenses: periodically review expense budgets, as follow-up on questionable or invalid expenses and monitor non-Accenture expenses

• Execute or advise on billing processes: prepare bill to client and review with Accenture management; monitor client payment, payment practices, collect outstanding receivables or work with RMT as appropriate; complete outsourcing revenue recognition and reconcile to client bill

• 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: prepare, review and collect final bill, perform final reconciliations, close job numbers and prepare final reports (internal, client, etc.)

• 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

• Analyze financial status of engagement and advise on corrective action, as necessary

• Participate in knowledge-sharing activities locally and organizationally

• May also perform Client Accounting Team-like functions

• This job description reflects management's assignment of essential functions, it does not prescribe or restrict responsibilities that may be assigned

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