Client Transaction Services Analyst

Job Responsibility:

The Client Transaction Services (CTS) team consists of more than 700 Accounting and Finance professionals with pricing and commercial structuring expertise worldwide and reports to the Chief Sales Officer. The CTS team, also known as financial architects, works closely with our sales, solutions, and legal teams to help shape and price complex consulting and outsourcing arrangements. The team develops and structures business cases for client engagements, new Accenture offerings, and go-to-market opportunities with Accenture ecosystem alliance partners. Typical deal structures incorporate innovative financial solutions and sophisticated pricing and risk management concepts to address client business needs. CTS professionals act as independent business advisors to the sales team as these deal structures are being developed and are accountable for the financial quality of bids.

Client Transaction Services Analyst - prepares the financial models for new outsourcing and consulting arrangements. Supports the creation of the pricing approach and the client value proposition. Uses accounting principles to prepare income statements, balance sheets and cash flows in compliance with US GAAP, Accenture Policy and Commercial Standards. Additional responsibilities include:

• Leveraging client cost data to develop cost baselines and client business cases

• Identifying costs and performing the cost buildup for an individual opportunity

• Identifying other cost saving opportunities within the deal

• Applying the agreed upon pricing methodologies

• Ensuring revenue recognition is US GAAP compliant and Accenture Policies are reflected accurately within the financial models

• After your first year in CTS, you will be eligible to gain additional skills through rotation programs to other Finance and Corporate Development roles.

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or Economics

• Minimum of 1 year of experience at a large corporation performing pricing and deal structuring as a financial analyst

• Minimum of 1 year of experience utilizing Excel and financial concepts such as NPV, IRR, and Payback

Preferred Qualifications:

• Have spent time learning and practicing financial accounting such as:

  • Reconciliation

  • Invoice Preparation

  • Processing financial transactions

  • Preparing financial budgets

• Are a PC user and know the Microsoft Office Suite

• Can work on more than one project at a time

• Like to work both independently and as part of a team

• Feel comfortable talking with senior leadership

• Have a strong attention to detail

• Can work creatively and analytically to solve problems

• Easily share your ideas in person and in writing

• Give others the information and assistance they need with a positive 'can-do' customer service attitude

• Have led a team - at school, at work, or in the military