Skill required: Contract Services - Contract Management
Designation: Contract Senior Analyst
Qualifications:Any Graduation
Years of Experience:5 to 8 years
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What would you do? Accenture is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all employees and to providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. Accenture will not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on any of these characteristics. Accenture encourages applicants of all ages. Global Legal Network is a group of professionals operating globally from 10 countries. It provides a broad spectrum of differentiated services - focused on delivering value and innovation. We partner with Legal teams across Accenture to build efficiencies and centers of excellence related to Legal services; and through our size, geographic spread and language diversity, the Global Legal Network is able to drive quality, agility and speed in our services, aligned to Accenture’s relentless focus on maximum efficiency and operational effectiveness. Contract Management is part of our Legal and Commercial Services. Our professionals bring innovative ideas to commercial reality with a focus on maximising value for all parties through a deep understanding of legal, business, and commercial risks. We work alongside Accenture sales and delivery teams throughout the entire contract lifecycle to provide high quality advice and support for negotiation, drafting and ongoing management of client contracts.
What are we looking for? Education: ? University degree required (business management or law preferred) Membership: ? Member of World Commerce and Contracting (previously International Association for Contract and Commercial Management (IACCM)) or National Contract Management Association (NCMA) and/ or professional certification considered a plus Work Requirements: ? Travel may be required ? Fluency in English and/or any other language(s) depending on geography supported •KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE: Contract Management Knowledge and Experience: ? Min 2-year post-graduation work experience in a professional capacity ? Able to collaborate and communicate effectively with client executives at all levels of the organization ? Basic understanding of contract life cycle and commercial contracting fundamentals and regulations •RELATIONSHIP AND REPORTING: Supervises: ? Junior Team members providing services on a project, account or portfolio of accounts External Relationships: ? Client commercial, procurement, contract management, business executives, outside counsels, vendors
Roles and Responsibilities: •? Support contract management teams across projects and accounts; work with account management, client commercial and business stakeholders to understand and support client needs and priorities; account strategy, goals, and opportunities. ? Work with contract management staff across multiple projects, accounts, and geographies ? Support senior contract manager with identification, escalation and resolution of commercial and contract risks and issues working with CM and project management to ensure the best outcome for all parties. ? Assist senior contract manager in discussions with delivery team regarding potential deal shaping and contractual outcomes with sales and business teams, including contract drafting support. ? The contract management function is client facing and has a key role in building trusted relationships with client counterparts •Management Level Description Complexity: ? Requires analysis and solving of increasingly complex problems. ? Interaction is with peers within Accenture before updating supervisors. ? Likely has some interaction with clients and/or Accenture management. Authority: ? Requires minimal instruction on daily work tasks and a moderate level of instruction on new assignments. Impact or Decision: ? Decisions impact own work and may impact the work of others Scope: ? Individual contributor and/or oversees a small work effort and/or team.