Pmo Associate (kochi And Kolkata) Job in Acz Global Pvt Ltd

Roles and Responsibilities

Description - External

ASA Staff
The ASA role improves account team efficiency and effectiveness through the performance of key project management and coordination activities.
ASA team helps in account coordination, project management, financial analysis, data compliance requirements and other miscellaneous administrative tasks that do not require client-serving technical judgment related to above service lines

The opportunity

We re looking for Senior Associates with expertise in accounts support skills to join our ASA Team. This is a fantastic opportunity to be part of a leading firm whilst being instrumental in the growth of a new service offering.

Your key responsibilities

To support onshore Consulting engagement teams on engagement management and coordination activities, to minimize the time spent by the technical team on those tasks

To enhance the service levels provided by the Consulting technical team by ensuring highest and best use of technical resources, enhancing quality and timeliness of engagement, and standardizing procedures

Assist Onshore ASA / Team with engagement economics matters (e.g., hours/budgets/estimates to complete, fees, billings, reconciliations, Work in process-WIPs); collaborate with Financial Management Associate (FMA)

Work on tools like MMT, EY Delivers and SharePoint etc.

Work with engagement team to book staff on ARMS or Retain per the bi-annual Resource allocation process

Act as a central point of contact for the assigned engagement(s)

Interface regularly with engagement personnel, develop strong working relationships and leverage information gained to anticipate client needs

Be knowledgeable about the services the engagement provides and utilize that knowledge to make suggestions and/or recommendations

Frequent communication and translation with Italian onshore/ clients required.

Assist with ad-hoc project work at the request of the account teams

Skills and attributes for success

ASAs enhance service delivery by ensuring that deadlines are met, the project is efficiently managed, and there is proactive coordination /communication

Provide support to Consulting technical team members

Assist with matters related to fees and billings, invoicing, budgets

Ensure proper and efficient team communications

Perform non-technical planning and organizational tasks for the account

Ensure that all required documentation is filed and archived

Support efforts to develop and maintain client relationships

Reporting and preparing Dashboards for client team including senior leadership

One-time tasks, ad hoc reporting, etc.

Responsibilities, Qualifications, Certifications - External

To qualify for the role, you must have

A Graduate, preferably B.Com/BBA/Economics Graduates (No post-graduation experience required)

0-2 years general business experience with an exposure to international work environment would be an advantage

Written and verbal fluency in German (regular interaction required with German counterparts). Previous work exp preferred.

Fluency in English, both verbal and written.

IT Skills - experience of using MS Office PC based system - Experience with MS Office suite (Excel, Power Point, Word, Outlook etc.) and windows-based PC.

Ideally, you ll also have

Professional, confident and outgoing

Robust and resilient disposition

Ability to function as part of a team

Organised and self-disciplined

Calm and capable of juggling conflicting demands on time and of prioritising effectively

High degree of accuracy

Confident to deal with senior level contacts, internally and externally

What we look for

Strong communication skills

Strong attention to detail even when dealing with routine tasks

Ability to meet tight deadlines

Ability to ensure that work is of a consistently high standard

Ability to multi-task projects and assignments in order of priority

Team player with willing and enthusiastic approach

Excellent interpersonal skills, internally and externally

Ability to plan and anticipate potential problems before they arise