Compliance and Ethics Counsel Specialist

Accenture PLC; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

Accenture is seeking a Compliance Monitoring Analyst to join the Legal Compliance Monitoring team in Operations. You will execute monitoring activities across anticorruption, AML/TF, competition law, confidentiality, data privacy, data and AI, government and trade compliance, using continuous auditing and analytics.

With limited supervision and defined procedures, you will prepare workpapers, draft scorecard inputs, summarize findings, support remediation, and assist pilots for new monitoring

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent professional experience in a related field.
• Proficiency in Excel (formulas and pivot tables); Power BI experience is desirable.
• Ability to follow monitoring procedures and clearly document work performed.
• Experience with continuous monitoring, controls testing, or compliance testing methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Execute assigned compliance monitoring activities within the defined scope for Accenture’s Ethics & Compliance programs.
• Prepare accurate and complete supporting workpapers and draft scorecard inputs.
• Summarize results and opportunities for improvement; support remediation and action planning.
• Assist with pilot activities for new monitoring by performing testing and data analysis.
• Provide structured feedback under guidance of the Associate Manager or Program Lead.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Data analysis

Communication skills

Time management

Attention to detail

Problem solving

English proficiency

Documentation

Ambiguity handling

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration / Accounting / Economics / International Relations / Law / Finance / Risk Management

Tools

Excel

Power BI

Job description

Main Responsibilities

This role will serve as a member of the Legal Compliance Monitoring team in Operations. Working with limited supervision and following defined procedures, the job holder will execute assigned compliance monitoring activities within the agreed scope for Accenture’s Ethics & Compliance programs, including Anticorruption, Anti-Money Laundering/Terrorist Financing, Competition Law, Confidentiality, Data Privacy, Data and AI, Government Compliance, and Trade Compliance. The role will use continuous auditing and analytics to identify potentially non-compliant transactions, data inconsistencies, trends, anomalies, and potential risks; prepare accurate and complete supporting workpapers and draft scorecard inputs; summarize results and opportunities for improvement; support remediation and action planning; and promptly escape questions or significant issues. The role may also support pilot activities for new or expanded monitoring by performing testing, data analysis, and documentation and providing structured feedback under the guidance of the Associate Manager or Program Lead.

Type of Experience

Experience in Compliance Monitoring, Ethics & Compliance, Audit, Internal Controls, Risk Management, Governance, or a related assurance function is preferred. Relevant experience in data analytics is also valued, including sourcing, organizing, and analyzing data; identifying facts, findings, trends, and anomalies; documenting work accurately; and drafting clear, evidence-based conclusions for review.

Technical and Personal Skills

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Accounting, Economics, International Relations, Law, Finance, Risk Management, or a related field. Equivalent relevant professional experience may also be considered.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, including formulas and pivot tables; experience with macros and data visualization tools, preferably Power BI, is desirable
• Ability to follow defined monitoring procedures, apply compliance, audit, controls, or risk concepts, and clearly document the work performed
• Experience preparing complete and accurate workpapers, supporting evidence, and draft reporting or scorecard inputs
• Familiarity with continuous monitoring, continuous auditing, controls testing, or compliance testing methodologies is desirable
• Ability to contribute improvement ideas based on execution experience and support approved updates to procedures and job aids
• Organized and detail-oriented
• Strong organizational and time-management skills, with the ability to coordinate assigned activities and meet agreed deadlines
• Strong written and verbal communication, interpersonal, and presentation skills, including the ability to explain assigned analyses and results to stakeholders
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities, including the ability to identify data inconsistencies, trends, anomalies, and potential risks and escalating them appropriately
• Ability to work effectively in situations involving ambiguity, seeking guidance and escalating questions when appropriate
• Professional proficiency in English

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