Corporate Investigations Associate Manager

Qualifications

• Job Specifications

• Job Summary:

• Lead, conduct, and oversee corporate compliance (“CC”) investigations arising out of alleged misconduct raised through Accenture’s various CoBE reporting channels. Reporting to Conduct & Ethics Regional Lead - Corporate Investigator, manage notification, recording and reporting process related to investigations, and work with senior company leadership to assess and address significant legal risks associated with such reports and investigations.

• Key Responsibilities:

• ·Actively assist and/or conduct investigations of CC and personnel-related allegations of misconduct registered through Accenture’s various reporting channels

• ·Oversee and conduct legally privileged investigations (at the direction of an attorney), which includes: defining scope, reviewing documentation, developing investigative plan, notifying appropriate personnel, conducting interviews, compiling investigation status and reports, recommending and implementing proper remedial measures, concluding matters appropriately

• ·Provide advice to organizational leadership concerning risk and appropriate remedial measures related to CC allegations

• ·Collaborate with internal and external resources assembled to address and resolve allegations of misconduct or allegations of other improper processes/practices.

• ·Oversee, counsel, guide, train and support attorneys and other investigative personnel assembled to conduct CC-related investigations

• ·Draft and/or review analyses to address risks of CC-related misconduct

• ·Consult with and advise HR leadership concerning nature, risks, investigation and remediation of matters

• ·Work with regional Corporate Investigators, Geographic Legal and HR Leads, Global leads of internal functions, and other Global leadership on investigations

• ·Stay abreast of legal developments affecting investigations, rights of reporting individuals, rights of accused, and compliance-related standards

• ·Promptly identify and escalate CC matters to Regional Leads for oversight

• ·Develop internal guidelines on CC-investigation related issues

• Relationships:

• Reports to:

• C&E EMEA Regional Lead - Corporate Investigator

• Supervises:

• Collaborate with local HR/ER/Legal professionals to effectuate investigations

• Knowledge and Skill Requirements:

• ·Strong interpersonal skills, strategic business acumen, confidence and capability in addressing sensitive and complicated ethical conduct/compliance and personnel-related matters

• ·Experience and demonstrated capability in conducting and supervising investigations (including compliance-related investigations, employment investigations, and governmental investigations) and in drafting confidential reports and advising senior leadership on such risks

• ·In-depth knowledge of local ethical/conduct/compliance-related risks, employee rights and obligations, and related laws

• ·Extensive experience in employee relations and workplace investigations

• ·Team oriented, yet able to work independently

• ·Experienced to work in a multi-national and culturally diverse environment

• ·Ability to significantly influence senior executive management decisions; commands respect of executives

• ·Ability to present careful, balanced, objective, lawful and well-reasoned solutions

• ·Responsive and follows through on commitments

• ·Strong time management, prioritization, and organizational skills

• ·Ability to influence, strong executive presence

• ·Excellent oral and written communications

• Educational Level

• Higher Degree

• Educational Qualification

• Must have:

• Practicing solicitor and law degree or equivalent

• Nice to have:

• Skills & Work Experience

• At least 2 year’s experience conducting workplace investigations and/or 5 years + experience with either litigation or employment law.

• Nice to have: European languages

Poziom doswiadczenia

• Associate Manager

• 5-10 years