Corporate Strategy Associate Director

Accenture in India; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 3,500,000 - 7,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Accenture in India is seeking a Senior Finance Strategy professional to drive growth initiatives within the Finance RP Growth and Strategy team. You will coordinate with senior leaders to execute strategy, perform market research, and harness insights to refine offerings.

The role requires extensive experience in finance transformation and strategy, with strong stakeholder management and excel-based modeling. Cross-functional collaboration and global enterprise exposure are valued.

Qualifications

• MBA Finance or CA preferred.
• Proven experience in Finance Transformation, Finance Consulting or Operations.
• 15+ years total experience, 5+ years relevant experience.
• 1-2 years in corporate and growth strategy—IT/ITes/BPO.
• Management consulting experience preferred.
• Finance digital transformation in global enterprise.
• Experience with senior stakeholders on strategic thinking and execution.

Responsibilities

• Activate and execute Finance strategy, collaborating with Growth & Strategy Lead and Reinvention Partner Lead.
• Strategic Analyst relations: improve strategic positioning and analyst relationships.
• Incubate and grow new or adjacent business ideas.
• Interface for Finance RP and Product teams.
• Market research and competitive insights.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams on strategic projects and initiatives.
• Monitor and analyze KPIs to measure growth strategy effectiveness.
• Prepare strategic plans and progress reports for senior management.
• Leverage networks (Analysts) to stay updated on tools and solutions.
• Refine offerings with leadership to define new solutions.

Skills

Finance transformation

Strategic thinking

Analytics & insights

Excellent communication

Leadership & stakeholder mgmt

Excel modelling

Storyboarding

Market research & competition analysis

Financial acumen

Collaborative in fast-paced env

Education

MBA Finance or CA

Tools

Excel

Job description

Skills needed

Finance Functional expert with transformation experience in Consulting/Operations/Technology

Strategic thinking

Strong analytics and business insights for leadership review and discussions

Excellent communication skills

Leadership and stakeholder management

Proficient in Excel modelling and presentation creation

Strong storyboarding skills

Strong market research & competition analysis skills

Financial acumen and data-driven decision-making

Ability to work collaboratively in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.

Overall Responsibilities

This is a cross-industry role within Accenture Finance RP Growth and Strategy team. Responsibilities will include executing various internal and external projects that contribute to Accenture’s revenue and margin growth such as:

• Activate and execute Finance strategy, working closely with Growth & Strategy Lead and Reinvention Partner Lead
• Strategic Analyst relations: Improved strategic positioning and analyst relationship management
• Incubate and grow new or adjacent business ideas
• Key interface for Finance RP and Product teams
• Market research and competitive insights
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to drive strategic projects and initiatives
• Monitor and analyze key performance indicators (KPIs) to measure the effectiveness of growth strategies.
• Prepare strategic plans and progress reports to senior management
• Establish and leverage internal and external networks (e.g., Analysts) to stay on top of the latest and greatest tools, frameworks, practices and solutions within Accenture and for competition
• Work closely with leadership team to refine existing offerings and solutions and define new ones

Qualifications

• MBA Finance or CA preferred
• Proven Experience in Finance Transformation, Finance Consulting or Operations
• 15+ years of total experience, 5+ years of relevant experience
• 1-2 years of experience in corporate and growth strategy preferable - strategy design and execution experience, preferably in IT/ITes/BPO firm
• Management consulting experience preferred, not necessary
• Preferable to have Finance digital transformation experience in a global enterprise
• Experience in working with senior stakeholders (internal or client) on strategic thinking and execution

Other Requirements

• Must be able and flexible to work across time-zones, if required
• Limited travel required