Contracting Senior Analyst

Accenture Infrastructure and Capital Projects, LLC; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 900,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Accenture is seeking a Contract Management professional within its Legal and Commercial Services to support contract management across projects and accounts. You will work with account leadership and client stakeholders to understand priorities and opportunities, ensuring alignment with contract obligations.

You will identify commercial risks, support drafting and negotiation, and collaborate with delivery teams and leadership to shape outcomes across geographies. Travel may be required.

Qualifications

• University degree required (business management or law preferred).
• Member of World Commerce and Contracting (IACCM) or NCMA and/or professional certification a plus.
• Min 2-year post-graduate work experience in a professional capacity.
• Able to collaborate and communicate effectively with client executives.
• Basic understanding of contract life cycle and commercial contracting regulations.

Responsibilities

• Support contract management teams across projects and accounts; engage with leadership to understand client needs and opportunities.
• Collaborate with CM staff across multiple projects, accounts, and geographies.
• Identify, escalate and resolve commercial and contract risks with project leadership.
• Assist pre-award activities, discuss deal shaping and contractual outcomes with sales and leadership.
• Maintain client-facing relationships and build trust with client counterparts.

Skills

Investigations

Compliance

Employee relations

Stakeholder comms

Contract lifecycle

Education

University degree in law or business

Job description

Talent Segment: Legal and Commercial

Imagine being part of team that helps transform leading organisations and communities around the world!

At Accenture we put innovation at the heart of everything we do and coupled with our core values of client value creation, one global network, respect for the individual, best people, integrity and stewardship, we offer careers that provide unparalleled opportunities for career growth and job satisfaction.

Contract Management is part of our Legal and Commercial Services. Our professionals bring innovative ideas to commercial reality with a focus on maximizing value for all parties through a deep understanding of legal, business and commercial risks. We work alongside Accenture sales and delivery teams throughout the entire contract lifecycle to provide high quality advice and support for negotiation, drafting and ongoing management of client contracts.

We apply commercial and contractual expertise to lead the delivery of legal & commercial outcomes for our priority engagements and portfolios, including:

• Sales growth: expanding the footprint of our agreements and supporting new business
• Revenue protection: delivering on our contractual commitments
• Margin improvement: effectively managing commercial levers, risks and issues
• Compliance with contract obligations and Accenture policy

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

We are an equal opportunity employer. We have an unwavering commitment to equality for all. Together, we are acting, we are leading, and we will drive change across the globe.

JOB SUMMARY

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Support contract management teams across projects and accounts; work with account leadership, client commercial and business stakeholders to understand and support client needs and priorities; account strategy, objectives, and opportunities.
• Work with contract management staff across multiple projects, accounts, and geographies
• Support the identification, escalation and resolution of commercial and contract risks and issues working with CM and project leadership to ensure the best outcome for all parties.
• Support pre-award sales activities, engage in discussions with delivery team regarding potential deal shaping and contractual outcomes with sales teams and business leadership, including contract drafting support.
• The contract management function is client facing and has a key role in building trusted relationships with client counterparts

QUALIFICATIONS

Education

• University degree required (business management or law preferred)

Membership

• Member of World Commerce and Contracting (previously International Association for Contract and Commercial Management (IACCM)) or National Contract Management Association (NCMA) and/ or professional certification considered a plus

KNOWLEDGE AND SKILL REQUIREMENTS

• Experience and demonstrated capability in conducting and supervising investigations (including compliance-related investigations, employment investigations, and governmental investigations) and in drafting confidential reports and advising senior leadership on such risks.
• In-depth knowledge of local ethical/conduct/compliance-related risks, employee rights and obligations, and related laws
• Extensive experience in employee relations and workplace investigations
• Min 2-year post-graduation work experience in a professional capacity
• Able to collaborate and communicate effectively with client executives at all levels of the organization
• Basic understanding of contract life cycle and commercial contracting principles and regulations

BEHAVIOURS AND ATTRIBUTES

• Open to work with and understand cross-cultures and locations throughout the 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

WORK REQUIREMENTS

• Travel may be required

ADDITIONAL DESIRABLE CRITERIA

• Not Applicable

PERMANENT TRANSFER REQUIREMENTS [For Internal Applicants]

• Not Applicable

About Accenture

Accenture is a leading global professional services company that helps the world’s leading businesses, governments and other organizations build their digital core, optimize their operations, accelerate revenue growth and enhance citizen services—creating tangible value at speed and scale. We are a talent- and innovation-led company with approximately 791,000 people serving clients in more than 120 countries. Technology is at the core of change today, and we are one of the world’s leaders in helping drive that change, with strong ecosystem relationships. We combine our strength in technology and leadership in cloud, data and AI with unmatched industry experience, functional expertise and global delivery capability. Our broad range of services, solutions and assets across Strategy & Consulting, Technology, Operations, Industry X and Song, together with our culture of shared success and commitment to creating 360° value, enable us to help our clients reinvent and build trusted, lasting relationships. We measure our success by the 360° value we create for our clients, each other, our shareholders, partners and communities.

www.accenture.com

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

We believe that no one should be discriminated against because of their differences.

All employment decisions shall be made without regard to age, race, creed, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, disability status, military veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, citizenship status or any other basis as protected by applicable law.

Our rich diversity makes us more innovative, more competitive, and more creative, which helps us better serve our clients and our communities.