Data Analytics Specialist/Associate Manager

About Accenture:

At Accenture, we believe your career is about what you want to be and who you want to be. It’s about bringing your skills, your curiosity and your best true self to your work. Here, you’ll match your ingenuity with the latest technology to make incredible things. Together, we can create positive, long-lasting change.

We are:

Sales Excellence at Accenture empowers our people to compete, win and grow. We develop everything they need to grow their client portfolios, optimize their deals and enable their sales talent, all driven by sales intelligence.

You are:

Someone who is curious about the facts behind a story and eager to dig deeper to find the truth. You question the majority point of view if the evidence doesn’t support it. You enjoy showing others how the data led you to new insights. You’re open-minded and willing to revise your conclusions when there is new evidence.

The work:

As a Sales Analytics Support, Responsible for the execution and ongoing measurement of sales performance, leveraging standard tools where available.  Must be able to summarize key strengths/weaknesses and identify outliers in results. Assist SalesEx Analytics leads and Business Partners in driving efforts across multiple SalesEx service areas. Support the design and execution of programs or initiatives.

Primary responsibilities include:  

• Conduct fact-based analysis
• Develop and communicate insights generated from the analysis in a clear and concise manner
• May direct the work of downstream resources to answer business questions and support SalesEx initiatives
• Aggregate data from Sales, Finance and other functions to create management and operational views needed for fact-based analysis and decision support

• Create analytical models and scorecards to help leadership better understand the underlying trends and key drivers of our business and support SalesEx initiatives
• Work closely with SalesEx Business Partners and other team members to manage and industrialize solutions

Here’s what you need:

• Undergraduate degree
• English language fluency (oral and written)
• A Minimum of 3 years of experience, which may include:
• Advanced experience modeling in toolsets including Excel, Access, SQL Server, PowerPivot
• A Minimum of 3 years of experience in SQL Query design or similar language
• A Minimum of 2 years of experience in MS Excel
• A Minimum of 1 year of Analytics experience in Sales, Pricing, Finance or related field
• A Minimum of 1 year of experience using MMS, MMB

 Extra credit if you have:

• Understanding of Accenture sales process and systems, business model
• Advanced Excel VBA automation, Cube functions, etc..
• Strong oral and written communications skills
• Accuracy and attention to detail; ability to prioritize own workload and manage downstream stakeholders and resources
• Quality assurance/thoroughness
• Ability to work effectively in a remote, virtual, global environment