Job description
Company overview
Accordion is a global financial consulting and technology firm helping CFOs and their teams drive value creation. Rooted in private equity rigor and powered by data, analytics, and AI, we partner with companies across industries to turn insight into impact.
Accordion works at the intersection of Private Equity sponsors and portfolio companies management teams across every stage of the investment lifecycle. We provide hands-on, execution-oriented support, driving value through the office of the CFO by building data and analytics capabilities and identifying and implementing strategic work, rooted in data, analytics and AI.
Accordion is headquartered in New York City with 10 offices worldwide. Join us and make your mark on our company.
Data & Analytics (Accordion | Data & Analytics)
Accordion's Data & Analytics (D&A) practice in India delivers cutting-edge, intelligent solutions to a global clientele, leveraging a blend of domain knowledge, sophisticated technology tools, and deep analytics capabilities to tackle complex business challenges.
We partner with Private Equity clients and their Portfolio Companies across diverse sectors, including Retail, CPG, Healthcare, Media & Entertainment, Technology, and Logistics.
D&A team members deliver data and analytical solutions designed to streamline reporting capabilities and enhance business insights across vast and complex data sets ranging from Sales, Operations, Marketing, Pricing, Customer Strategies, and more.
Working at Accordion in India means joining 800+ analytics, data science, finance, and technology experts in a high-growth, agile, and entrepreneurial environment to transform how portfolio companies drive value. It also means making your mark on Accordion's futureby embracing a culture rooted in collaboration and a firm-wide commitment to building something great, together.
Join us and experience a better way to work!
Location: Hyderabad, Telangana
Role Overview:
As a part of Strategic Initiatives function at Accordion, you will be working to support the Leadership of D&A Practice to improve efficiency in the internal operations, develop and implement new initiatives and contribute to the overall business strategy of the D&A practice of the organization. In the role of Manager Strategic Initiatives, you would be involved in hands-on execution of strategic initiatives and projects, from understanding problem statement, problem-solving, project planning and implementation, and creation of reports, dashboards & presentations. You should be a self-starter and demonstrate high-level of task ownership.
What You will do:
The roles and responsibilities of Manager Strategic Initiatives will include the below:
- Drive thought leadership and work closely with D&A leadership in the organization by identifying strategic opportunities and executing key initiatives
- Execute and track progress of critical strategic initiatives driven from D&A leadership and drive closure of key action items by following through with the stakeholders
- Develop and execute the strategy and roadmap for various internal functions, such as Talent Acquisition, Learning & Development, Client Partnerships , in co-ordination with the leadership team.
- Track performance through KPIs for the company, including internal functions and analyze operational data of all the functions to find relevant and present insights and make recommendations to leadership
- Develop holistic understanding on client delivery operations, internal functions operations and governance model of D&A practice
- Solve problems through structured thinking, research, project planning, and on-ground execution and drive closure of key action items by following through with the stakeholders
- Prepare the agenda and presentation for various forums/meetings that involves functional area leaders and Provide final versions of PowerPoint decks assigned to you in-line with company formatting guidelines
- Identify process gaps and opportunities to enhance inter-functional coordination and solve problems through structured thinking, research, project planning and on-ground execution.
Ideally, you have:
- B.Tech/B.E; MBA is additionally preferred.
- 4-7 years of experience in a cross-functional role, preferably in Analytics domain
- Problem solving acumen with an eye for detail and an analytical bent of mind
- Attributes of being a team player with excellent communication and relationship-building skills
- Strong MS-Excel and MS-PowerPoint skills
Why Explore a Career at Accordion:
A Culture of Impact & Excellence
- A culture of merit & recognition: Thrive in a meritocratic, high-growth environment with semi-annual performance and promotion cycles.
- Multi - dimensional exposure: Navigate complex, high stakes workstreams across diverse industries and domains. At Accordion, you will engage with varied intellectual challenges that keep your perspective sharp, and your curiosity fuelled.
- Entrepreneurial environment: Exercise the intellectual freedom to make definitive decisions and the autonomy to own their outcomes. We reward initiative, encouraging you to expand your influence and assume larger responsibilities.
- Collaborative vitality: Experience a non-bureaucratic, high-energy culture alongside high-calibre peers. Our environment is designed to challenge your thinking and accelerate your growth through shared expertise and collective ambition.
Our Commitment to Your Well-being
We believe that our collective success is rooted in the personal well-being and growth of our people. We have curated a suite of benefits designed to support you and your family's health, celebrate your milestones, and empower your professional journey.
- Comprehensive health & security: We provide fully covered Health and Group Term Life Insurance for you, with health insurance coverage extending to your immediate family.
- Care on your terms: Access expert medical guidance through on-site health camps or our integrated tele-health services. This ecosystem includes free professional consultations alongside discounted healthcare services including dental and vision care.
- Integrated family support: We support working parents with a fully sponsored, premium on-site Day Care facility.
- Empowering leave structures: Our robust leave policy is an intentional commitment to work-life integration, featuring dedicated maternity and parental support designed to help new parents through life's major transitions.
- A culture of recognition: We believe every breakthrough deserves an audience. Through our dedicated rewards platform, we pause to celebrate both your professional triumphs and your most meaningful personal milestones.
- Architecting your growth: Thrive in a positive & transparent environment designed for the continuous evolution of your craft. We provide the infrastructure - through learning programs and engagement initiatives - to bridge the gap between your personal aspirations and professional mastery.
