Accenture is positioned in the leaders quadrant of Gartner's Magic Quadrant for Global Financial Management Consulting Services. The Magic Quadrant assesses financial management consulting capabilities of 10 global consulting firms.
With an increased focus on strategy performance management use of business intelligence (BI), and analytics for the finance function, this year’s evaluation of [Financial Management Consulting Services] providers concentrates on how consultants are able to provide a strong holistic solution for the finance organization. |
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The capabilities included in the assessment ranged from finance advisory services, finance transformation strategy and change management, to financial performance improvement, business process improvement, and governance, risk and compliance in the finance function. Also considered were the providers’ finance and accounting shared services and outsourcing advisory services; and business application implementation capabilities, such as those tied to business analytics, business intelligence and corporate performance management.
Among the factors weighted heavily by Gartner in this analysis are the providers’ market understanding, innovation; geographic strategy; market responsiveness and track record; and customer experience.
Leaders are performing well today, with a clear vision of market-building competencies to sustain their leadership position in this space. The consultants in this quadrant generally share superior market understanding, vision, holistic and comprehensive methodologies and road maps. They have the extensive global geographic reach to support their on-site clients and have globally well-communicated and well-marketed sales offerings. They are also in the position to advise regulators and assist financially stricken leading businesses in crisis. Furthermore, they have a sizable performance management and BI/analytics capability.
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Magic Quadrant for Global Financial Management Consulting Services” by Jacqueline Heng, John E. Van Decker. 11/08/2012.
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