DS-Specialist

Accenture in India; Hyderabad; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 2,100,000; Full time

Job summary

Accenture in India is hiring for a Finance – Deal Pricing for IT Services + DS Specialist + Corporate Functions role. The specialist will lead pricing, commercial structuring, and provide complex financial support for Managed Services and Consulting deals across Europe and Asia Pacific markets.

We seek CA/CWA/MBA Finance or CMA/CIMA with 4–5 years total experience, including 2+ years in IT services deal pricing. Strong analytical skills and MS Excel are essential.

Qualifications

• 4-5 years total experience, with minimum 2 years in IT service deal pricing.
• Educational qualifications: CA / CWA / MBA (Finance) / CMA / CIMA.
• Strong communication and MS Excel skills.

Responsibilities

• Perform analytical reviews of client budget and identify missing information; prepare schedules for open issues and plan actions for Accenture deal approval.
• Work with deal teams to use costing information and pricing inputs to calculate price and margin using internal tools.
• Assist deal teams with analysis to understand risks, propose mitigations and identify opportunities for client, Accenture, and stakeholders.
• Understand US GAAP policies and assess risks and opportunities of deal shape across regulatory environments.
• Coordinate with tax and legal teams to ensure tax efficiency and legality in resource/asset transfers, leasing, subcontractors, etc.
• Present financial context to Sales Leads and Finance leads to influence deal shaping and client negotiations.
• Escalate deals with poor financial metrics and collaborate to improve financial attributes before moving forward.
• Commit to DS knowledge capital and continuous learning.

Skills

Deal Pricing in IT Service industry

Education

CA / CWA / MBA (Finance)/CMA/CIMA

Job description

Job Title: Finance – Deal Pricing for IT Services + DS Specialist + Corporate Functions

Management Level: 9 – Specialist

Location: Gurugram, Mumbai, Bangalore, Pune, Kolkata, Jaipur, Hyderabad, Ahmedabad and Indore

Must have skills: Deal Pricing in IT Service industry

Good to have skills: Capital Budgeting/FP&A, US GAAP, Excellent communication skills, MS Excel skills

Experience: 4- 5 year(s) of overall experience of which minimum 2 years in IT service industry deal pricing experience is required.

Educational Qualification: CA /CWA / MBA (Finance)/CMA/CIMA

Job Summary

The Deal Structuring & Pricing Team provides professional financial and commercial leadership and resources focused on the development and approval of large, complex deals, ensuring accuracy in financial evaluation and compliance with external regulatory and internal requirements.

The purpose of the role is to perform pricing, commercial structuring and provide comprehensive complex financial support for Managed Services and Consulting deals in Europe and Asia Pacific markets.

Roles & Responsibilities

• Perform analytical reviews of client budget and identify missing information. Prepare schedules for open issues and propose an action plan to address shortfalls in readiness for Accenture deal approval
• Work with deal teams to use the costing information above in conjunction with knowledge of the deal shape/commercial parameters to calculate the price and margin using internal pricing tools.
• Assist deal teams with analysis of above to understand risks, provide mitigation and identify opportunities for a client, Accenture, and other stakeholders. Analyze financial impact accordingly.
• Understand and work within the ambit of US GAAP policies and ensure a clear understanding of risks and opportunities of deal shape when overlaid by each stakeholder’s regulatory environment.
• Co-ordinate with the tax and legal team to assure Client and Accenture tax efficiency and legality in instances of resource transfer, asset transfer, asset purchase, leasing, resale, subcontractors etc.
• Present the above financial context to the Sales Leads, Finance leads and other stakeholders to influence outcomes of deal shaping & client negotiations and assist with decision making
• Escalate, if required, deals with poor financial metrics and work with teams for those deals to improve the quality of the financial attributes before moving forward
• Commitment to thought leadership and continuous learning by regularly contributing to DS knowledge capital.

Why Join DSP?

• A network of global communities and collaborative culture that will help you build technical and functional skills and capabilities along with valuable industry-specific expertise.
• Ample opportunities to deepen & sharpen your existing skills and be a better professional as you help support the latest technology trends fueled by innovative commercials models.
• Access to leading-edge technology
• A friendly team and work culture who believes in "Work Smart & Party Hard".

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