Job Description
About Accenture:
Accenture is a leading global professional services company, providing a broad range of services in strategy and consulting, interactive, technology and operations, with digital capabilities across all of these services. They combine unmatched experience and specialized capabilities across more than 40 industries – powered by the world’s largest network of Advanced Technology and Intelligent Operations centers. With 514,000 people serving clients in more than 120 countries, Accenture brings continuous innovation to help clients improve their performance and create lasting value across their enterprises. Visit at www.accenture.com
About Entity:
Corporate Functions—including Human Resources, Finance, Legal, Marketing Communications, and Workplace Solutions– powers Accenture’s people across industries and functions to keep our business leading in the New. Join the heart and soul of Accenture, partnering with our extraordinary people to bring innovation into every organization.
Job description:
Job Summary
Contract Associate Managers assist with managing clients or a portfolio of clients in a manner that maximizes value for Accenture and clients.
Contract Associate Managers must be capable of managing contracts including subcontracts in accordance with company policies and procedures, applicable laws and client business requirements. Contract Specialists are generally co-located with Accenture business/client units and project teams (often on client premises) and are expected to maintain a high level of visibility on the account as they perform their contract management responsibilities.
Contract Associate Managers may also organize and direct the work activities of junior contract management professionals and other related engagement staff allocated to a business or client unit, acting as a role model for contract management staff and a trusted partner to the business. Contract Associates Managers are client facing and have a key role in building trusted relationships with client counterparts.
Key Responsibilities
Leadership/Engagement:
• Lead/participate in contract management team on a specific project or account or operate as the contract management lead on small to medium accounts or portfolios reporting into a senior leader;
• Work with client engagement teams and client counterparts to assist with day to day contract management support and to understand delivery requirements;
• Demonstrate the value of the contract management function with business and account leaders
• Be a role model for contract management staff and demonstrate leadership qualities by participating in wider contract management activities
People & Portfolio Management / Development:
• Supervise, mentor and coach junior contract management staff allocated to a specific project or account to ensure most effective utilisation of resources
• Participate in the review of performance standards for junior staff;
• Provide input for priority setting and performance achievement process for junior staff;
• Assist with assessing training and education needs for junior staff on a specific project or account, when operating as the contract management lead; and
• Participate in the development and delivery of contract/commercial training modules for contract management staff on a specific project or account.
Risk & Issue Management:
• Identify contract and commercial risks and issues and proposes appropriate mitigation strategies or solutions for approval;
• Escalate matters in a timely and controlled fashion (in accordance with prescribed guidelines) and ensure affected parties are notified in an appropriate manner; and
• Draft and review appropriate reports in compliance with contract management processes and account delivery requirements
Sales Support:
• Provide support for pre-award sales activities including supporting the development of responses to client RFPs or similar, working with business to draft contract schedules and participate in negotiations; and
• Demonstrate reasonable knowledge and understanding of Accenture’s offerings and associated commercial considerations.
Contracting, Drafting and Negotiation:
• Draft Statements of Work, Change Requests, Arrangement Letters, Subcontracts and Non-Disclosure Agreements (not exclusive), working with project leadership to provide timely reviews and quality contractual documents that are fit for purpose and collaborating with other internal organizations; and
• Support negotiations to achieve the best outcomes for Accenture and clients
Commercial and Contract Management Processes:
• Implement contract management processes on a specific project or account;
• Ensure all contract relevant policies and procedures applicable to an account are identified and communicated to relevant personnel and
• Work with delivery and finance leads to identify and flex appropriate contract levers affecting revenue, cost and profit
Knowledge Skills and Experience
Qualifications
Job Summary Contract Associate Managers assist with managing clients or a portfolio of clients in a manner that maximizes value for Accenture and clients. Contract Associate Managers must be capable of managing contracts including subcontracts in accordance with company policies and procedures, applicable laws and client business requirements. Contract Specialists are generally co-located with Accenture business/client units and project teams (often on client premises) and are expected to maintain a high level of visibility on the account as they perform their contract management responsibilities. Contract Associate Managers may also organize and direct the work activities of junior contract management professionals and other related engagement staff allocated to a business or client unit, acting as a role model for contract management staff and a trusted partner to the business. Contract Associates Managers are client facing and have a key role in building trusted relationships with client counterparts. Key Responsibilities Leadership/Engagement:
• Lead/participate in contract management team on a specific project or account or operate as the contract management lead on small to medium accounts or portfolios reporting into a senior leader;
• Work with client engagement teams and client counterparts to assist with day to day contract management support and to understand delivery requirements;
• Demonstrate the value of the contract management function with business and account leaders
• Be a role model for contract management staff and demonstrate leadership qualities by participating in wider contract management activities People & Portfolio Management / Development:
• Supervise, mentor and coach junior contract management staff allocated to a specific project or account to ensure most effective utilisation of resources
• Participate in the review of performance standards for junior staff; • Provide input for priority setting and performance achievement process for junior staff;
• Assist with assessing training and education needs for junior staff on a specific project or account, when operating as the contract management lead; and
• Participate in the development and delivery of contract/commercial training modules for contract management staff on a specific project or account. Risk & Issue Management:
• Identify contract and commercial risks and issues and proposes appropriate mitigation strategies or solutions for approval;
• Escalate matters in a timely and controlled fashion (in accordance with prescribed guidelines) and ensure affected parties are notified in an appropriate manner; and
• Draft and review appropriate reports in compliance with contract management processes and account delivery requirements Sales Support:
• Provide support for pre-award sales activities including supporting the development of responses to client RFPs or similar, working with business to draft contract schedules and participate in negotiations; and
• Demonstrate reasonable knowledge and understanding of Accenture’s offerings and associated commercial considerations. Contracting, Drafting and Negotiation:
• Draft Statements of Work, Change Requests, Arrangement Letters, Subcontracts and Non-Disclosure Agreements (not exclusive), working with project leadership to provide timely reviews and quality contractual documents that are fit for purpose and collaborating with other internal organizations; and
• Support negotiations to achieve the best outcomes for Accenture and clients Commercial and Contract Management Processes:
• Implement contract management processes on a specific project or account;
• Ensure all contract relevant policies and procedures applicable to an account are identified and communicated to relevant personnel and
• Work with delivery and finance leads to identify and flex appropriate contract levers affecting revenue, cost and profit Knowledge Skills and Experience
THEIR COMMITMENT TO YOU:
You’ll benefit from our network of global communities and collaborative culture that will help you build technical and functional skills and capabilities. And because they serve more than 40 industries globally, you’ll have the opportunity to develop valuable industry-specific expertise.
• The scale of our capabilities and client engagements—and the unique way we innovate, operate and deliver value—will give you the opportunity to deepen your existing skills even as you help create the latest technology trends.
• You’ll have access to leading-edge technology.
CALL TO ACTION:
If you have a desire to help the world’s leading companies and governments, now’s the time to join the world’s largest and most diversified group of technology, business process and consulting professionals. Be part of a dynamic team of collaborative experts, and help us improve the way the world works and lives.
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