Job Board: Enterprise HR - Global Compensation Assessment & Process Simplification Specialist - Accenture

DESCRIPTION: Organization: Enterprise/ HR

Location: Chicago, IL

Our
Enterprise workforce is the engine that powers Accenture, enabling us
to provide the capabilities and expertise that clients demand to help
them become high-performance businesses. As our internal workforce,
they continually build shareholder value by: efficiently managing and
supporting all activities across our business, protecting the assets
and reputation of Accenture, ensuring that we have the people and
technology needed to execute our business strategy, developing and
increasing awareness of our brand, and providing a range of skills to
support our client teams, outsourcing units and other businesses.

The
people in our Enterprise workforce play a leading role in our strategic
and operational programs, acting as the agents of change within
Accenture itself. They work in a wide range of functional areas
including: human resources, marketing and communications, finance,
legal, IT, facilities and services, research, business operations and
sales development, and must continually evolve to meet the
ever-changing demands of the marketplace to achieve higher performance
both for ourselves and our clients.

Human Resources is
involved in every part of Accenture's organization with activities that
fall into three main categories: Talent Management (i.e. workforce
planning, recruiting, career management, performance management,
capability development, scheduling and rewards); Employee Engagement
(i.e. focusing on people satisfaction and employee & alumni
relations); and Human Capital Efficiency (focusing on HR strategy, the
operating structure, HR technology, HR service delivery and internal
controls).

The Human Resources organization plans, sources,
develops, evaluates and rewards Accenture's more than 158,000 people.
There are nearly 3,300 people in the Human Resources organization,
working throughout the company's 49 countries.

Role Overview:

The
Global Compensation Assessment & Process Simplification Specialist
provides global support evaluating current compensation processes/tools
and readiness for the geographic technology implementation effort
Work
with countries that are in queue for tool implementation, to first
gather requirements on salary structure compensation administration,
market data, employee data, metrics, etc, then assess the gaps between
local process and global guidelines/ standards, closing some of the
gaps and then coordinating with country compensation teams and the
Solutioning team to close the remaining gaps
After the assessment
phase, responsibility will focus on a Business Analyst type role
between the tool vendors and the countries to implement the tool set,
including configuration against guidelines, design and testing
Global
Compensation Assessment & Process Simplification Team will consist
of two Specialists and the key stakeholders are Country Compensation
teams, Global compensation solution team - the technology
implementation team at the global level including the CIO team, and
Global Reward teams - Workforce Strategy team, Market Intelligence and
SE Reward team

Basics Skills:

3 + years of relevant experience in Human Resources
1 + years in compensation
Undergraduate degree or equivalent professional experience

Preferred Skills:

Knowledge of compensation design, theories
Experience with compensation tools
Experience with technology implementation
Strong analytical skills; able to draw broad-based conclusions from a variety of information and sources
Good understanding of Accenture's organizational structure and key contacts
Strong understanding of Accenture's policies, processes and procedures
Ability to work effectively with all levels of personnel
Strong communication and interpersonal skills

Professional Skills:

Business/Economics/Finance Acumen

Proven ability to work independently and as a team member

Ability to be flexible and work analytically in a problem-solving environment

Excellent communication (written and oral) and interpersonal skills

Strong supervisory, coaching and project management skills

Must display professionalism and confidence

Excellent customer service skills

Proven global expertise and perspective; executive level presence and influence

Strong organizational, multi-tasking, and time-management skills

Excellent negotiation, influence, mediation & conflict management skills

Excellent business acumen and industry acumen


Other Requirements:

10-25% of domestic travel
Occasional overtime

Candidates
who are currently employed by a client of Accenture or an affiliated
Accenture business may not be eligible for consideration.

Applicants
for employment in the U.S. must possess work authorization which does
not require sponsorship by the employer for a visa.

Accenture is an Equal Opportunity Employer.