S&C GN - SC&O S&P I&F Spend Analytics- Associate

As a Data Associate in the Spend Analytics team at Accenture, your role will involve working closely with the Project Manager to assess data quality, identify gaps, conduct analysis, and draw insights. Your responsibilities will include generating reports and extracts to support insights, proactively identifying data issues, developing solutions, and improving processes. Additionally, you will manage databases, conduct data audits, and collaborate with team members for continuous improvement. **Key Responsibilities:** - Build and maintain databases by gathering data inputs from various sources. - Create and maintain data refining rules and address data deficiencies through logical validation. - Check data quality, identify gaps, and update the database as required. - Conduct analysis on prepared data as per defined processes and generate insights. - Set up new analysis templates as required. - Proficient in handling and structuring analysis independently using MS Excel; familiarity with Macros is a plus. - General understanding of Alteryx tool and its basic features. **Qualifications Required:** - Ability to create solutions for data/analytical problems. - Build and execute reliable Excel data models to analyze spend, identify savings, and enable efficiency-related analysis. - Conduct primary and secondary research to support the development of data-driven insights and process improvements. - Collaborate with team members to identify key insights and opportunities. - Focus on continuous process improvement. As an additional detail, Accenture values employees with excellent analytical and research capabilities, good spoken and written communication skills in English for global team calls, advanced MS Excel skills, exposure to Alteryx (optional), outstanding numerical and quantitative analysis capabilities, excellent attention to detail, good working knowledge of MS PowerPoint and MS Word, and the ability to quickly understand and adapt to new technologies. (Note: The additional information section about the company has been omitted as it was not included in the provided job description.),