ACCENTURE

Accenture is a global management consulting, technology services and outsourcing company having approximately 2,59,000 people serving clients in more than 120 countries. Committed to delivering innovation, Accenture collaborates with its clients to help them become high-performance business entities. With deep industry, business process and service offering expertise, broad global resources and a proven track record, Accenture can mobilize the right people, skill and technologies to help clients improve their performance.

Among the many strengths that distinguish Accenture in the marketplace are extensive industry expertise, broad and evolving service offerings, expertise in business transformation outsourcing,history of technology innovation and implementation includingresearch and development capabilities, commitment to the long-term development ofemployees and above all proven and experienced management team.

Corporate slogan/Punchline

  • High performance. Delivered

Values

  • Accenture is committed to the principles of good corporate citizenship. Recognizes that good business management means forming positive relationships with clients, employees, alumni, shareholders, alliance partners and the broader community. Maintains high ethical standards in dealings with clients and business partners, and make decisions that factor in principles first and foremost.

Locations

  • Incorporated in Ireland. It has its offices in America, Asia Pacific, Europe, Middle East. In India, it has its offices in Hyderabad, Chennai, Bangalore, Pune, Mumbai, NCR.

Executive Leadership

  • William DGreen       : Chairman

  • Pierre Nanterme      : Chief Executive Officer

  • Jo Deblaere              : Chief Operating Officer

  • Pamela J.Craig         : Cheif Financial Officer

  • Avinasha Vashistha : Managing Director, India

No. of employees

  • Appoximately 259,000 globally(as of Sep 2012). In India, the headcount is around 80,000.

Stock exchange listings:

  • NYSE/ACN

Financial Performance Indicators

  • Net revenue of US$27.90 billion for fiscal 2012 (12 mos. ended Aug. 31, 2012)

Services

  • Five operating groups—Communications, Media & Technology, Financial Services, Products and Resources, Health & Public Service—together comprising 20 industry groups.

  • Five consulting service lines—Customer Relationship Management, Human Performance, Finance & Performance Management, Strategy and Supply Chain Management.

Industries

Major clients

  • Accenture's clients span the full range of industries around the world and include 96 of the Fortune Global 100 and three-fourths of the Fortune Global 500.

Careers

  • A challenging job in Accenture provides variety, learning avenues, teamwork and growth. Joining accenture translates into continual opportunities to expand on what one can do. Employees follow a defined career path that provides them opportunities to reach milestones throughout their career and proceed to new opportunities in work engagements and responsibilities. The different career-levels include-Programmers, Senior Programmers, Analyst Programmers, Systems Analysts, Senior Systems Analysts, Managers, Senior Managers.

  • Each employees’ performance will be reviewed on an annual basis. Employees will be given the opportunity to work on projects and to receive training that contributes to skill enhancement. Performance is assessed across five areas: solutions delivery, operational effectiveness, people development, professional qualities and communications and value creation.

  • The company is looking for candidates with the following skill sets:

  • Relational databases - Oracle, Sybase, Informix, SQL and DB2 IP and networking Languages: C, C++, XML, Java, WebSphere, MS-Exchange, Lotus Notes/Domino

  • Microsoft technologies: Visual Studio, ASP, .NET

  • Data warehousing: MOLAP, ROLAP and HOLAP, Data Stage, ETL

  • ERP technologies: -SAP, Oracle, Baan, PeopleSoft

  • Development tools: -COBOL, Visual Basic, Developer 2000, PowerBuilder eCommerce tools -Vignette, Portal

Organizational culture

  • Accenture is able to consistently deliver leading-edge solutions to clients by bringing together highly talented people in a creative, collaborative environment making daily challenges enjoyable and rewarding and above all turning workmates to lifelong friends

Life at Accenture

  • At Accenture, one can work with people from a wide range of cultural, educational and geographic backgrounds and experience the satisfaction of finding innovative ways to enable a client to reach its goals.

  • Access to rich information and resources, revolutionary technology and a network of over 200,000 great people all combine to provide a stimulating, supportive professional environment in which to build one’s career.

Other information

  • Fast forward to Growth: Seizing opportunities in High Growth Markets

  • This is Accenture's major research program to identify the complexities of high-growth markets, and to uncover the capabilities of those companies that have crafted strategies for success in this new environment.

  • Accenture Customer Contact Center is the World’s First to Receive COPC Gold Standard Certification, Highest Rating for Quality Customer Service

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