About Accenture and the Role

Accenture Saudi Arabia is seeking a Finance - Enterprise Performance Management Manager to join its team in Riyadh. This full-time position is within Accenture Strategy & Consulting, specifically focusing on CFO and Enterprise Value. Accenture is a global professional services company that assists businesses, governments, and organizations in building digital cores, optimizing operations, and accelerating growth across more than 120 countries.

Core Responsibilities

• Support clients in achieving strategic and operational goals through efficient working methods, process enhancements, and operating model refinement.
• Address complex client business challenges using rigorous quantitative and qualitative analysis (business case) and make decisions with minimal management oversight.
• Facilitate design thinking workshops, demonstrating agile design, co-developing, and securing design decisions and innovative solutions.
• Cultivate strong client relationships during engagements to ensure business requirements and expectations are met or exceeded.
• Contribute to business development activities, including identifying opportunities, developing, and presenting proposals.
• Support the development of CFO&EV practice capabilities, such as creating offerings, assets, and thought leadership, and engaging with wider Accenture teams.
• Lead and inspire multidisciplinary teams by setting an example, mentoring members, and contributing to performance management.
• Continuously learn new skills to contribute to the growth of CFO&EV and the broader Accenture organization.

Essential Qualifications and Experience

• 6+ years of experience in consulting.
• Deep knowledge of business processes in Finance & Accounting (F&A) and their enablement by ERP systems.
• Expertise in financial consolidation, financial planning, and budgeting is beneficial.
• Deep functional knowledge of key features of major ERP systems (SAP/Oracle) and hands-on functional experience.
• Solid experience in delivering transformation initiatives within F&A areas, including value case shaping, finance value tree knowledge, value driver identification, business case preparation, roadmap development, and process reengineering for future finance organizations.
• Proven experience interacting with senior management levels, involving negotiation or influence on significant matters.
• Experience managing small to medium-sized teams of diverse backgrounds and skill sets.

Key Skills and Attributes

• Good expertise in process digitization (RPA, ML, process mining) with practical experience using cutting-edge tools.
• Understanding of finance and operating model trends, advancements in technology, and innovations across digital, ERP, automation, analytics, and the CFO ecosystem.
• Ability and willingness to interact across Service Groups (*, Technology for system implementation).
• Experience in design thinking and agile project delivery methods.
• High credibility with the ability to engage broadly with all levels of management.
• Strong analytical skills, understanding of complex issues, ability to quickly absorb information, and creative problem-solving excellence.
• Strong collaboration, planning, influencing, prioritization, and time management skills.
• Driven, adaptable, with a proven ability to remove obstacles and achieve results.
• Experience supporting sales pipeline management and contributing to bid/proposal processes, including identifying opportunities and presenting proposals with related financials.
• Flexibility to accommodate client travel requirements.

Relevant Industry Exposure

Candidates with experience in the following industries are preferred:

• Public Sector
• Utilities
• Energy
• Travel and Health

Career at Accenture Saudi Arabia

Accenture Saudi Arabia offers transparent and fast-paced career progression, focusing on individual strengths and continuous coaching from senior colleagues. Employees work alongside Accenture experts who address industry challenges using innovative approaches and tools. The company provides flexible work arrangements, competitive rewards, and access to state-of-the-art technology to deepen existing skills. Opportunities are also available to contribute positively to the communities where Accenture operates.