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Geographic Legal Counsel Manager (TalentForce)

Bucharest Job No. r00237895 Full-time

Job Description

The [Senior] Legal Counsel is responsible for managing a number of projects related to Accenture’s entity structure, including entity restructurings, post-acquisition integration entity transactions, elimination of entities, divestitures, other ad hoc projects, including coordination of complex entity transactions involving multiple countries across Accenture, and supervise outside counsel as necessary.

Management Level Description

Complexity:

  • Requires identifying and assessing complex problems for area of responsibility. Creates solutions in situations in which analysis requires an in-depth evaluation of variable factors.

  • Requires adherence to strategic direction set by senior management when establishing near- long term goals.

  • Interaction is with senior management at a client and/or within Accenture, involving matters that may require acceptance of an alternate approach.

Authority: Latitude in decision-making. Acts independently to determine methods and procedures on new assignments.

Impact or Decision Impact: Decisions have a major day to day impact on area of responsibility.

Scope: Manages large sized teams and/or work efforts (if in an individual contributor role) at a client or within Accenture.

Scope of the Role

  • Manage corporate entity matters work (e.g., intra group reorganizations, share transfers, in-kind distributions/contributions, business transfers, mergers and liquidations, etc.)

  • Assist in managing global corporate programs such as entity eliminations, and in some cases governance including corporate secretarial activities in support of shareholder- and board meetings (e.g., prepare board briefing packages, presentations, minutes and instruct external advisers on any filings with the relevant corporate authorities)

  • Manage due diligence for entity/corporate transactions and projects

  • Collaborate with members of Legal, HR, tax, treasury, controllership and other teams

  • Coordinate entity transactions related to the acquisition of target groups and their integration into Accenture entities across multiple countries

  • Assume Market Unit specific assignments on an ad hoc basis

  • Supervise outside counsel and manage legal budgets for different projects

  • Leverage internal and external resources with reusable and industrialized knowledge, including curating precedent documents for future use (and help establish precedent library)

  • Collaborate with and leverage team responsible for tracking entity information and maintaining entity books and records for legal entities and proactively manage the liquidation / dissolution of unnecessary legal entities

Qualifications

Education: JD or equivalent law degree required

Work Experience:  5+ years of experience as an attorney, at least 4 of which involved mergers and acquisitions, entity transactions such as restructurings, share transfers, mergers, liquidation, etc. and corporate governance; cross border transactional experience is required.

Knowledge and Skills:

  • Strong executive presence and communication skills, and the ability to work effectively with senior business leaders and manage board meetings, present on complex transactions/issues, etc.

  • Deep understanding of company corporate structures and ability to advise on and implement tax efficient structures alongside our Tax Team

  • Excellent understanding of director’s liabilities

  • Deep knowledge of corporate principles and ability to support complex transactions involving multiple countries/legal systems

  • Proven track record of managing teams of professionals and external law firms

  • Self-starter and goal-orientated; demonstrates excellent judgment, ability to prioritize and make decisions, and identify risks

  • Able to manage, counsel, educate, persuade, motivate, and supervise legal professionals from various cultures and backgrounds

  • Fluent in English; ability to work in multiple languages including German is a plus

BEHAVIORS & ATTRIBUTES:

  • Open to work with and understand cross-cultures and locations throughout Accenture global organization 

  • Understand the value of diversity and recognize the strengths that different styles, innovative perspectives and experiences bring to Accenture 

  • Demonstrate inclusion and respect for all individuals regardless of gender, race, ethnicity, religion, belief, age, disability, culture, social status and/or sexuality 

  • Leader as well as team player, collaborative and persuasive; able to work well with executives and non-executives.

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