at Accenture in Chicago, Illinois, United States
Job Description
Accenture is a leading global professional services company that helps the world’s leading businesses, governments and other organizations build their digital core, optimize their operations, accelerate revenue growth and enhance citizen services-creating tangible value at speed and scale. We are a talent- and innovation-led company with approximately 743,000 people serving clients in more than 120 countries.
Technology is at the core of change today, and we are one of the world’s leaders in helping drive that change, with strong ecosystem relationships. We combine our strength in technology and leadership in cloud, data and AI with unmatched industry experience, functional expertise and global delivery capability.
We are uniquely able to deliver tangible outcomes because of our broad range of services, solutions and assets across Strategy & Consulting, Technology, Operations, Industry X and Song. These capabilities, together with our culture of shared success and commitment to creating 360° value, enable us to help our clients reinvent and build trusted, lasting relationships. We measure our success by the 360° value we create for our clients, each other, our shareholders, partners and communities. Visit us at www.accenture.com.
This role will provide development, maintenance and or navigation of project program, including scope and objective to ensure all expected deliverables are met project plans schedules, by coordinating with team members to identify project charter, key milestones, project activities, meeting agenda and minutes, dependencies, progress, issue action items, test plan, risks and timelines detailed planning and or conducting implementation conversion integration events including reserving producing status and or decision material for reporting to Executive Management, senior business leaders, staff and or vendors on a regular basis such as business measurements, critical success factors and requirements needed for each implementation conversion integration event phase gate approval progression including stakeholder communication and readiness conduct post event activities, such as documentation of lessons learned sessions and other program close out tasks.
Key Responsibilities:
+ Manage day to day activities supporting the planning, execution and or maintenance of Project Office processes
+ Activities include the preparation for, execution of and or maintenance of high, medium, and or low risk project management processes, merger, acquisition, divestiture and integration process, program management process and or portfolio management processes
+ Assist in completion of program project activities to ensure successful implementation, conversion and or integration events
+ Manage small initiatives with limited scope within the program or individual project
+ Assist in development of new project analyst associates, including interviewing, training, skill assessment and mentoring.
Basic Qualifications:
+ Minimum of 3 years of IT Help Desk Experience
+ Minimum of 3 years in Advisory Desktop Experience
Preferred Qualifications:
+ Bachelor s degree in Business or IT, or equivalent education and related training
+ Strong analytical skills excellent fact gathering and business process mapping
+ Self starter, highly motivated, change agent Strong interpersonal, communication, collaboration and leadership skills
+ Demonstrated proficiency in basic computer applications, such as Microsoft Office software products
+ Certified Associate in Project Management CAPM
+ Deep functional expertise in one or more of the following areas merger integration, Business IT transformation program project management, Operations Process Improvement
Compensation at Accenture varies depending on a wide array of factors, which may include but are not limited to the specific office location, role, skill set, and level of experience. As required by local law, Accenture provides a reasonable range of compensation for roles that may be hired in California, Colorado, District of Columbia, Maryland, New York or Washington as set forth below.
The application window for this job will remain open until at least 07/16/2024. However, if this date has passed, please note we are still accepting applications.
Information on benefits is here. (https://www.accenture.com/us-en/careers/local/total-rewards)Role Location Annual Salary Range
California $63,200 to $154,800
Colorado $63,200 to $133,700
District of Columbia $67,300 to $142,400
New York $58,500 to $154,800
Maryland $58,500 to $123,800
Washington $67,300 to $142,400
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