Accenture - Strategy Manager - Transaction Advisory - M&A IT - MDI/IIM/ISB/FMS/XLRI

About the role:

This role is for a highly driven entrepreneurial individual who will sit within the GN - Transaction Advisory team of Accenture Strategy and will work closely with GN Industry/Functional Consulting Teams, Client Account Teams, and Global PE Consulting Leadership across different geographies to identify and convert opportunities, deliver/ manage complex engagements, and rapidly build a team.

Key Responsibilities:

Project Delivery

- Lead day-to-day execution of complex consulting projects for Private Equity and Corporate clients across Pre-Deal phase, Deal Execution phase and Value Creation / Scaling of Portfolio/Target companies. Ensure timely, high-quality delivery to clients through effective team management; define deliverables; prioritize and set deadlines.

Business Development

- Identify and convert client opportunities by building relationships with Global PE/M&A Leadership, Client Account Teams, and Client stakeholders in PE/Corporates across geographies.

- Support RFP discussions, prepare proposal documents and deliver Client Orals working closely with Accenture Bid Managers and Client Account Leads

- Harness extensive knowledge combined with an integrated suite of methods, people and assets to help account teams to originate new projects/extensions.

Practice Development

- Contribute to the development of new assets / IP, thought capital and POVs/Offerings raising the profile of your team and the firm leading to demand generation.

- Conduct and facilitate Brown Bag sessions, direct/indirect mentoring and dissemination of knowledge to upskill fellow team members and attend trainings / get certified on emerging concepts to stay relevant in the market

Qualification and Experience Requirements:

a) MBA from a Tier 1 institute with min. 6 + years hands-on experience of working in a Private Equity or a top-tier Management Consulting firm, advising Private Equity/Corporate clients across the complete deal lifecycle, including Pre-Deal, Deal Execution phases and Value creation / Scaling of PortCos

b) Experience of M&A Deal Advisory including Commercial Due diligence, Sector/Firm Research, Target Screening, Post Merger Integration, Separation Planning and Execution, Portfolio Value Creation, PortCo Growth Strategy, PortCo ESG Strategy, PortCo Technology Transformation, Outsourcing. Also, experience in Tech M&A, including Technology Due Diligence, Platform/Digital Due Diligence, Technology Landscape Assessment, Technology Integration, Technology Separation

c) Deep industry experience in one or more of the following industries - CMT, Financial Services, Resources, Healthcare/Life Sciences, Consumer Goods & Services or Retail

d) Experience of developing Assets, Accelerators, POV/Thought Leadership based on research.

e) Ability to work independently with Entrepreneurial mindset of growing the PE/M&A Consulting team and tenacity to deliver challenging targets.