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Provides support to the Contract Management team or directly to the Client Engagement team to enable the administration of government, international and commercial contracts and subcontracts in accordance with company policies and procedures, applicable laws, and customer requirements. Responsible for tracking and monitoring contract changes, deliverables, correspondence and risks, and maintaining associated documentation.
The Contract Specialist may manage more than one engagement or, alternatively, be full-time on a single engagement (depending on the size/complexity of the contract)
Key Responsibilities:
• Identifies contract management issues and proposes solutions for approval
• Independently works at smaller engagements or works within team at a large, complex engagement; may work within a service center administrative function
• Independently applies the contract management tools and techniques to assigned projects
• Supports training activities for Contract Management personnel
• Provides support to negotiations as may be required and participates in negotiation preparation and taking accurate minutes of negotiations
• Undertake contract drafting to a reasonable standard with limited CM supervisor input (to be confirmed by CM supervisor and Transaction/Complex Contracting as appropriate)
• Analyses and interprets the contract in relation to requests for advice and make recommendations for CM supervisor approval; opinion sought by operational team or CM supervisor
• Provide quality and timely advice as verified by CM supervisor
• Maintain contract / subcontract compliance in line with Accenture policies and procedures and work with team to resolve issues and escalate to CM supervisor where appropriate
• Correctly and effectively apply CM processes, tools and techniques
• Generate reports required to monitor contract compliance (to the quality, format and timescales agreed with CM supervisor)
• Actively identify risks and issues without prompting and present well considered solutions to CM supervisor
• Responsible for ensuring that where Contract Management is deployed, contract compliance is maintained and issues resolved. If the contract is not complied with or issues are not resolved they must be promptly escalated to their Contract Management line manager
• Where required, effectively supervise Level 10/11 personnel
• Actively participate in local/regional CM activities and support training activities for CM personnel
• Fluency in English
• College degree required - advanced degree in law, business, contract management or engineering
• Membership in the International Association for Contract and Commercial Management (IACCM) or National Contract Management Association (NCMA) and professional certification are a plus
• Minimum 3 years experience in the contract management/ procurement/ legal/ finance field
• Capable of working independently on smaller engagements or as part of a team on a large deal
• Ability to clearly communicate status / escalations within deal and to Contract Management supervisor
• Credibility and ability to utilise established relationships - may interface with client procurement personnel
• Display a reasonable grasp of negotiation skills
Bring your talent and passion to Accenture – sharpen your skills, build an extraordinary career and play a key role in creating solutions that transform organizations and communities around the world.
We are a leading global professional services company, providing a broad range of services and solutions in strategy, consulting, digital, technology and operations.
We work at the intersection of business and technology to help clients improve their performance and create sustainable value. With more than 358,000 people serving clients in more than 120 countries, we drive innovation to improve the way the world works and lives.
We focus equally on employees’ development by creating a culture of excellence and offering extensive training programs that support professional growth.
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