Corporate Strategy Associate Manager

Accenture PLC; Maharashtra; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Accenture PLC in India seeks a strategic Growth and Strategy professional within the Finance RP Growth and Strategy team. You will drive cross-functional projects to boost revenue and margins.

Responsibilities include data analysis, developing growth strategies, market research, and collaboration with leadership to shape offerings. MBA and 6-8 years experience required, with IT/ITes/BPO exposure preferred.

Qualifications

• MBA or Post Graduate Diploma from a top university/college.
• 6-8 years of total experience.
• 3-4 years in financial data analysis, modelling & business insights.
• 1-2 years in corporate and growth strategy, preferably IT/ITes/BPO.
• Management consulting experience is preferred but not mandatory.
• Digital transformation experience in a global enterprise preferred.
• Experience working with senior stakeholders on strategic thinking and execution.

Responsibilities

• Execute internal and external projects contributing to revenue and margin growth.
• Custodian of financial data in Finance RP G&S team.
• Analyze data and generate strategic insights on growth and profitability.
• Develop and implement growth strategies aligned with objectives.
• Conduct market research and competitive analysis to identify opportunities.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to drive strategic initiatives.
• Monitor KPIs to measure effectiveness of growth strategies.
• Prepare strategic plans and progress reports for senior management.
• Leverage networks to stay updated on tools, frameworks, and solutions.

Skills

Communication skills

Structured thinking

Financial modelling

Data insights

Excel modelling

Storyboarding

Market research

Financial acumen

Data-driven decisions

Project management

Leadership

Collaboration

Education

MBA

Job description

Skills needed

• Excellent communication skills


• Structured thinking approach to unstructured problem statements


• Financial analysis & modelling, exposure to growth modelling is preferred


• Ability to analyse and draw insights from complex data sets


• Proficient in Excel modelling and presentation creation


• Superlative storyboarding skills


• Strong market research & competition analysis skills


• Financial acumen and data-driven decision-making


• Project management and leadership


• 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:

• Custodian of financial data in Finance RP G&S team


• Analyze data, create strategic insights on business financials (growth, profitability, specific initiatives)


• Develop and implement comprehensive growth strategies aligned with company objectives.


• Conduct market research and competitive analysis to identify opportunities and threats.


• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to drive strategic projects and initiatives.


• Monitor and analyse 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


• Support other practice teams in strategic initiatives including - driving standardisation of solution, optimising solution cost structure, defining and formalising the process of solutions costing & validation and working with marketing and communication teams to ensure client-readiness of sales collaterals

Qualifications

• Post Graduate Business Diploma / MBA from a top university/college


• 6-8 years of total experience


• 3-4 years of experience in financial data analysis, financial modelling & business insights generation


• 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 is preferred but not necessary


• Preferable to have 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