Finance Strategy and Enablement – Program Management Specialist

Job Summary: 

Finance Strategy & Enablement is a global team within the Finance Corporate Function. The team shapes our Finance Strategy supporting each Finance Function Lead to develop a functional transformation roadmap and to prioritize the programs that deliver that transformation. Strategy & Enablement ensures that day-to-day activities across Finance are supported by robust and compliant processes, user centered solutions and application support fundamental to the overall success and transformation of Finance. It also leads a broad range of key programs and change journeys, drives improvements in technology performance and reimagines our processes with the application of new technology in collaboration with CIO.

We are looking for great people to join this team. We want ambitious problem-solvers who are excellent communicators, people who have a passion for creating something new, solving something unknown, and for learning, creating, and delivering new ideas to support our stakeholders. In this team you will get exposure to many different parts of Accenture business.

The Initiatives Specialist will report to the Dublin Hub Lead and will be a key member of the team for Strategy and Enablement. They will collaborate with key stakeholders to build, implement and manage strong processes and programs to support the strategic objectives of this function. They will also develop expertise and knowledge of end-to-end processes, tools and initiatives to deliver strategic objectives.

Key Responsibilities:

S&E - PMO

• Contributing to the successful project delivery arising from the Strategy and Enablement Project Roadmap
• Plan and manage a “portfolio” of projects for the Hub
• Ability to create and manage project plans and budget and ensure each project runs to plan, budget and scope
• Manage, track and report on the business benefits delivered through Hub projects
• Manage project risks and take corrective action where necessary
• Manage program/project communications and status reporting with key stakeholders
• Drive QA reviews of key projects/project deliverables

• Leverage and demonstrate Finance experience and knowledge as relevant based on project needs and scope
• Research issues; prepare analyses; review processes, prepare light business cases which may turn into projects
• Build internal initiatives framework, establish/optimize processes, implement, run, review and optimize/refresh to enable continuous effectiveness and efficiency
• Successfully collaborate with global teams
• Support program office in enabling program teams to deliver superior results
• Support standard management reporting processes and metrics by creating templates, job aids and other materials as required
• Implement standard project management rigour such as governance structure, project planning, status reporting, management of risks and issues etc.
• Responsible for key Business Transformation activities including training and communications
• Business Knowledge-Understand the business
• Agile Methodologies
• Ensure the project stakeholders' expectations are understood and managed.
• Ensure project members effectively manage dependencies and schedule
• Ensure compliance with deadlines.
• Manage relationships and coordinate work between different teams at different locations if applicable
• Organize and run internal team meetings (scheduling, agenda, take meeting notes/minutes follow-ups, presentation) and keep internal MS Teams/Channel content updated

Technical and Personal Skills

• Project Management / Highly effective verbal and written communication and presentation skills
• Excellent written and verbal English language skills: able to deal confidently, tactfully and appropriately with people of different disciplines and at all levels of the organization
• Strong ownership mentality with initiative and high-quality work standard.
• Strong problem-solving skills with ability to work autonomously as well as collaboratively - reliable with "can do" attitude.
• Customer focused.
• Comfortable operating in a highly confidential, fast paced, agile environment
• Excellent time management and tasks prioritization
• Knowledge of FORM and agile methods desirable.
• MS Office: Excel proficiency and Proficient with PowerPoint
• Open to new experiences, excited by change, ambiguity and to learn continuously
• High flexibility to adapt, reprioritize, reframe initiatives as needed;
• Experience with SAP