Client Financial Management Specialist

Job Summary • Work with engagement executives to set up and coordinate an engagement(s)' work, financial management processes, tools, and reporting structure, including analyzing financial results for the engagement team(s), the client(s), and the appropriate internal organizations (e.g., Accenture Operating Group) • Supervise CFM Analyst(s) and, if applicable, other members of the engagement financial support (e.g., CFM assistants or client personnel) • Monitor U.S. GAAP compliance • May prepare costing for proposals, monitor engagement profitability and identify and coordinate the resolution of issues • Work within CFM Japan team Key Responsibilities • Ensure compliance with U.S. GAAP, Accenture finance policies and local statutory requirements • Prepare or review costing and pricing • Understand GCPM calculations from initial stage of project • Identify or assist in identifying requirements for job extension • Manage or assist in management of working capital by ensuring bills are in accordance with the contract, and that they are accurate and timely • Actively manage inventory & receivables, and explain anomalies • Monitor and report, or assist with reporting, on engagement financial status and costs, and produce financial reports • Manage or assist in managing engagement financial records by understanding, explaining, and resolving major discrepancies that occur on the ledgers • Advise on job and process setup for engagements • Provide support in the development and delivery of Finance training programs in cooperation with CFM executives • Supervise and coach CFM analysts and assistants on tools and processes • Execute or assist in execution and documentation of internal financial processes: account (job) numbers, marketing discount, sales and backlog reporting, financial reporting package • Execute or advise on client/program financial processes: assist/develop financial reporting package, develop bill template and establish/manage collection process • Set up or advise on engagement financial management tools • Assist with and/or manage expenses: periodically review expense budgets, as follow-up on questionable or invalid expenses and monitor non-Accenture expenses • Execute or advise on billing processes: prepare bill to client and review with Accenture management; monitor client payment, payment practices, collect outstanding receivables or work with RMT as appropriate; complete outsourcing revenue recognition and reconcile to client bill • ······ Qualifications • Bachelor’s degree or above • CPA, ACCA, and/or Bookkeeping level 1 or 2 to consider first • Fluent Japanese & Intermediate English • 7+ years of work experience in financial analysis or financial management • have people management, senior stakeholder management or client facing experience • Willingness to work flexible hours, as necessary, in order to meet monthly and quarterly deliverable deadlines and to provide extended-hour customer service support