Finance Consultant

Job description / Role

Finance consultant - Emiratization & UAE talent development | Strategy & consulting

Location: UAE (This role is for Emirati nationals only as per local regulations)

Accenture Strategy & Consulting

In today's world, business leaders want to reinvent rapidly and confidently to increase resilience, mitigate risk, and grow with sustainable value. That's where Accenture Strategy & Consulting comes in. We bring together strategic visionaries, industry experts, practitioners from across every enterprise function, business intelligence professionals, change specialists, data and AI authorities, and many other specialized skills to co-create each client's unique path to reinvention. You will be a trusted partner to business leaders, working with a diverse team of experts to deliver successful tech-enabled transformation and new kinds of value for your clients.

Key responsibilities:

• Prepare and facilitate sessions on application design and process design
• Apply financial concepts to translate functional requirements into function/technical solution design
• Design and develop application components/objects in one of the EPM technologies (e.g. SAP, ORACLE) based on the application design
• Independently troubleshoot and resolve application/functional process challenges in a timely manner; map complex processes into logical design components for future-state processes
• Lead individual work streams associated with a consolidation implementation. Examples include consolidations process lead, application and unit testing lead, training lead, and UAT lead
• Assist with conversion and reconciliation of financial data for consolidations
• Prepare key deliverables such as design documents, test documentation, training materials, and administration/procedural guides

Why join us?

We offer a transparent, fast-paced approach to career progression, with a focus on your strengths and continuous coaching from senior colleagues.
You will benefit from working alongside Accenture experts who are solving some of the biggest industry challenges with innovative thinking and pioneering tools.
Flexible work arrangements and a range of benefits including competitive rewards.
You will have access to state-of-the-art technology that will give you the opportunity to deepen your existing skills even as you help create the latest business trends.
You will also have opportunities to make a difference to the communities in which we work and live.

What skills & experience are we looking for?

• 3+ years of experience in a consulting firm aligned to financial advisory for clients
• Excellent understanding of financial planning and budgeting, financial statements, forecasting, and management reporting
• Proven ability to work creatively and analytically in a problem-solving environment
• Design of detailed finance processes and managing the deployment of changes in these processes
• Bachelor's degree in finance. Master's degree or MBA is preferred
• Knowledge of platforms (e.g. SAP, ORACLE), reporting tools (e.g. PowerBI, Tableau), digital technologies (RPA, AI, ML) and how they can affect finance operations
• Fluency in both Arabic and English is a must
• Flexibility to travel

About Accenture

We work with one shared purpose: to deliver on the promise of technology and human ingenuity. Every day, more than 775,000 of us help our stakeholders continuously reinvent. Together, we drive positive change and deliver value to our clients, partners, shareholders, communities, and each other.
We believe that delivering value requires innovation, and innovation thrives in an inclusive and diverse environment. We actively foster a workplace free from bias, where everyone feels a sense of belonging and is respected and empowered to do their best work.
At Accenture, we see well-being holistically, supporting our people's physical, mental, and financial health. We also provide opportunities to keep skills relevant through certifications, learning, and diverse work experiences. We're proud to be consistently recognized as one of the World's Best Workplacesu2122.
Join Accenture to work at the heart of change.

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