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Commercial Finance Management Associate Director

Riyadh Job No. r00219900 Full-time

Job Description

Job Role: Commercial Finance Management Associate Director

Location: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Job Summary

The Finance Business Management Associate Director is a key role in the Finance organization providing data-led insights to advise senior business leaders. They also play a critical role in managing the day-to-day finance operations working closely with business.

The candidate should have leadership qualities and charisma and navigate a complex internal structure and economic model and have a proven record of driving value-creation activities through commercial and technical finance activities. Commercial Directors work with account leadership, client commercial leadership and the Accenture commercial team to:

  • Deliver consistent, predictable results

  • Meet or exceed Accenture's deal economics through rigorous adherence to commercial disciplines and processes

  • Enforce disciplined and proficient management of the commercial aspects of Accenture's contracts to safeguard its revenues, profits and reputation.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Act as a key member of the account leadership team, serve as the primary commercial point-of-contact for account leadership and the client's senior commercial leadership (e.g., client commercial lead, procurement, or sourcing)

  • Interact with senior management at Accenture, including Market Unit Directors of Operations, Market Unit CFOs, Client Group leadership, and other Finance leadership.

  • Serve as the primary relationship interface for internal and external commercial management functions Oversee all commercial aspects of Accenture's relationship with a client and subcontractors including commercial negotiations, escalations and resolution of other commercial issues

  • Lead (build, integrate, and manage) the Accenture commercial team supporting an account team (finance/tax, contract management/legal, HR and commercial operations). 

  • Provide an analytical focus to enhance commercial performance

  • Provide leadership and guidance to all business development activities at the client

  • Ensure balanced decision making between sales, delivery and Accenture's commercial interests to deliver optimal results for both the client and Accenture.

  • Establish a governance structure to facilitate proactive management of finance, operation and commercial issues.

  • Supervise, develop, and mentor members of the account commercial team who are likely located in multiple locations around the world.

  • Commercial Directors are typically assigned to Diamond Clients, and Capital Committee Deals.

Qualifications

Job Qualifications :

  • Undergraduate degree in Finance / Accounting / Engineering.

  • 15+ years in similar Finance roles.

  • Minimum of 5 years of client facing experience

  • Minimum of 5 years of experience in the areas of commercial management: contracts, financial, resources, commercial operations and client relationship management.

  • Prior experience working in Middle East / Saudi Arabia would be considered an advantage.

  • Proficient in Microsoft applications (Excel, PowerPoint)

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