Being part of Accenture Strategy & Consulting means becoming an expert at making the New Happen Now. To us, the New is all about the pivot that turns constant disruption to continuous reinvention. We are an innovation led company that works at the heart of our clients’ organisations so that no matter how complex the business challenge, we face the future with confidence.
If you love solving challenges and not just studying them, then Accenture is the right place for you. Join us to develop your ideas into provocative points of view and transformative insights that help shape industries! You’ll work with an amazing and diverse mix of world-class experts with access to one of the most robust portfolios of capabilities and ecosystem relationships in the industry.
Accenture is growing our Risk Consulting practice to help our clients navigate their transformational journeys. Become part of an organisation that transforms organisations to be at the Leading Edge of Technology, Digital, Analytics, Applied Intelligence, Cloud and Business Operational Excellence!
The Work:
- At the forefront of our work, you will make it a reality for clients looking to apply enterprise solutions to manage risk and adhere to the ever-increasing regulatory influence of doing business today
- Become an integral part of our risk practice team and a trusted advisor to our clients with the credibility, expertise and insight they depend on
- You will be working with famous brands and household names across the world!
- Solve challenging business problems using data and analytics as the cornerstone of your solutions
- Understand business requirements and support the development of business cases
- Partner with developers and engineers to create solutions that deliver business value
- Build reusable assets, solutions and develop best practices for current and future regulatory, risk and business problems
- Communicate and provide guidance to senior client leadership and teams
- Cross collaborate internally as part of a multi-disciplinary team, leveraging in house capabilities in areas such as data & AI, Security & operations functions etc.
Key Skills:
- A proven track record of working on large-scale, complex programmes within a management consulting, technology delivery or engagement management/business development role
- Demonstrated success in the implementation of end-to-end solution project lifecycle, working across diverse teams and geographies
- Relevant industry experience within a Risk function in commercial, retail, financial services or software and platform, coupled with a demonstrated interest in industry trends and an ability to develop and bring market relevant points of view to our clients
- Extremely strong collaboration, planning, influencing, prioritisation, and time management skills
- The ability to distil complex, multi-faceted regularity topics into a structured approach
- The ability to co-ordinate & prepare key delivery lifecycle artefacts, such as business and data requirements and supporting artefacts (e.g. Business Requirement Documents, Functional Specification Documents, Functional Data Requirements and Interface Specifications)
- Facilitating cross functional team discussions to prioritise requirements and design decisions across implementation
- Managing the hand-over of requirements to delivery teams and requirements clarifications throughout delivery lifecycle
Qualifications - Here’s What You Need:
- Strong relevant experience working as part of large-scale, complex programmes within a management consulting or risk advisory / delivery role
- Background in Financial Services, Tech or Risk Advisory is preferable with an understanding of Risk Management processes, tooling & Regulatory Reporting
- Relevant 3rd level honours degree and / or financial industry certification and/or a risk accreditation (PRMIA, GARP)
- Experience in and ability to coordinate workshops with multiple stakeholder groups
- Strong client-engagement skills and excellent communication skills
- Ability to explain complex technical concepts to non-technical audience
Nice to haves:
- Experience working in an Agile environment and using supporting tools e.g. GRC
- Knowledge of and passion for emerging trends in areas such as Trust & Safety, Climate Risk, Security, Machine Learning, RegTech, Environmental, Social & Corporate Governance (ESG)
- Experience with risk assessment tools, risk control self-assessment (RCSA), and key risk indicators (KRIs)
- Experience of working in regulatory engagements or regulatory environment
- Utilise advanced data analytics, AI, and digital tools to enhance risk modelling and forecasting.
- Support clients in regulatory and compliance initiatives, including Basel III, Solvency II, GDPR, and other relevant regulations.
What’s in it for you:
At Accenture Ireland, in addition to a competitive base salary, you will also have an extensive benefits package which includes pension, private health insurance, discounted gym membership, emergency caring facilities, 20 days of holidays and 2 days’ leave per year for charitable work of your choice! Flexible working arrangements can be discussed depending on the position.
Accenture is a leading international professional services company, providing a broad range of services and solutions in strategy, consulting, digital, technology and operations. Combining unmatched experience and niche skills across more than 40 industries and all business functions—underpinned by the world’s largest delivery network—Accenture works at the intersection of business and technology to help clients improve their performance and build value for their partners. With approximately 373,000 people serving clients in more than 120 countries, Accenture drives innovation to improve the way the world works and lives. Visit us at www.accenture.com
