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23/02 Prashant
TA at Accenture

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Accenture - Vice President - Lead Solution Architect - F&A Domain (14-18 yrs)

Bangalore/Chennai/Gurgaon/Gurugram/Mumbai Job Code: 544631

I have been with Accenture for more than five years and I like the diversified role that I play. By offering diversified roles, which gave me the opportunity to learn different processes other than my forte is the way Accenture groomed me into becoming a leader. I believe being a woman in this industry, one can contribute in creating a positive work environment and my one advice to all women considering a career in this industry is to join and...

Garima Dhingra, SAP HR Functional Consultant

Role: Solution Architect - Sales & Innovation /Sales Execution /Sales Pursuit & Closure

Work Location : Bangalore / Mumbai / Gurgaon / Chennai

Domain : F&A ( P2P, R2R & O2C)

The Solution Architect (SA) plays a critical client-facing role that interprets and translates client requirements into a solution that can be configured from a standard set of offerings. The SA operates as a single point of contact or as part of a team (on large deals with multiple SAs) accountable to the SA SPOC from Stage 1 to deal closure and the transition to the OADM

Main Accountabilities

Operational Responsibilities

Single Point of Contact Accountabilities

- Managing all OG, senior client buyer and functional owner relationships for the designated solution

- Driving the necessary sign-off of the solution with proper input from the OGs on client business objectives, industry, risk assessment, budget and preferences (see service group rules/process and escalation approach for specifics)

- Managing the sales team, Subject Matter Experts required during the sales process and the communication/ collaboration with Outsourcing Service Delivery

- Directing and coordinating with Legal & Commercial and Corporate Transaction Services (CTS) in areas specific to the solution to ensure use of standards

- Collaborating with the Operating Groups to provide input to Terms and Conditions and in some cases accountable for specific Outsourcing contractual terms and conditions

- Identifying leadership contacts for service transition and operations and ensuring appropriate solution plan transition for closed deals

- Interfacing with the delivery organization/s to ensure effective transition, shape services, collaborate on clear solution assumptions, determine appropriate service delivery locations and related cost to deliver

- Orchestrating the action points coming out of the opportunity Quality Assurance process

Solution Planning and Deal Shaping for Qualified Deals

- Understand and translate buyer requirements into a standard solution offering deal approach, solution plan, proposal and cost estimate leveraging standard process methods, deliverables and the right collection of offerings

- Collaborating as a key member of the sales team to represent the solution offering to the client buyer and other internal Accenture groups

- Aligning final solution architecture (including statement of work, schedules and other contractual documents) with final terms and conditions

Commercial and Financial Responsibilities

- Preparing the BD spend estimate, schedule, work plan, resource/sourcing plan

- Understand and clearly define the input required to create cost estimates; Preparing the cost model estimates working with Service Delivery, Solution Management (if applicable) and CTS to deliver the defined scope of services

Competency :

- Outsourcing & Offshoring - F&A (R2R, O2C & P2P)

- BPO Operations

- Negotiate to Close

- Value Proposition Development

- Solution Configuration

- Offering Acumen

- Business Case Development

- Deal Shaping

- Solution Planning for Outsourcing Methodology

- Solution Pursuit Management

- Proposal Development

- Alliance Management

- Pricing Strategy & Execution

- Service Transition Approach Development

- Solution Realization Approach Development

Experience :

- Experience in due diligence, solution identification, feasibility assessment, client visits

- Experience in cost estimation and pricing for outsourcing and offshoring of processes

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Women-friendly workplace:

Maternity and Paternity Benefits

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