Roles in accenture singapore
 

i was surfing accenture website and realized that they cover a wide variety of functions and industries. Just wondering what are the areas which the sg office cover? i'm sure it can't be everything right? former and current employees kindly help. thanks

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in term of org structure, Singapore office is the same as anywhere else. so what exactly do you wish to know?

why dun u at least get an interview or offer first?

unless ur planning to do biz or invest accenture, it seems kinda pointless to be talking about their business lines generically.

hi do u work there? what i mean is does the sg office cover all the industries stated in its website? or does it specialize in a few?

what makes u think i wasn't offered one? lame...dunno **** don jump to conclusion lah keyboard warrior

Hi, yes I do work there.

SG is the HQ for ASEAN so we do get projects in industries that you thought SG wouldn't have. Generically speaking, the firm is divided into workforce (Consulting, Technology, Operations, Enterprise) and operating groups which are the industries that you are talking about. People usually align to a workforce and an operating group. Workforce generally determines your role, e.g. consulting folks are more focused on clients relationships, while technology folks focus on technology skill sets. OG determines the type of clients you will get. In general though, movement is very fluid and there are people who move across OGs as they move to new projects.

thanks a lot for the info man! so which workforce and og r u in?

I'm in consulting and i move across OGs

Is the pay good?

How many years to reach $20K monthly salary?

man...that's cool, is it obligatory to be rotated across different industries or do some ppl specialize? so i assume u guys there deal with industries like mining and even agriculture as well?

btw hearsay that accenture will be the new operator for singpass? is that true?

dude i tink that's a bit rude man

Not really obligatory, depends on what you bring to the table.
Some are industry specialists, and have strong network and rich experience within the industry. Some are domain specialists who brings their domain knowledge across industries.

Mining yes, agriculture, not that i personally know of.

Yup, since its already in the news, I can share that Accenture is involved in the next phase of SingPass.

If ur a good performer 8-9 years

do u all see a lot of outflow of talent to the big 3 or is it the opposite?

It is very obvious from the questions that TS is not looking for a job in accenture, probably from a competitor's hr/planning side trying to gather intelligence.

hi anonymous, thank u for thinking so highly of me. I'm a spy? Wow! U need some love, come I'll give u a hug...Or maybe i'll just say u r absolutely right, yeah yeah I'm from a competitor, hope that makes u feel better

Why makes us say that?

Hi, I'm looking at the graduate trainee programme and it seems to be a technology rather than a consulting position? Is there difference in terms of pay and progression etc?

no way you will earn 20K after 8-9 years, that is considered just starting out
unless you are in sales and bringing in big money projects

accenture is not a consulting company like bain or mck

their "consulting" arm mainly involves IT projects only. thats all.

its not a consultancy, more like IT consultancy.

you cant earn 20k in accenture unless you are like 20yrs veteran.

whereas in real consulting, the starting pay is 10.5k

are you sure or not? accenture is consider like 2nd tier just below mbb firms. slog like a cow for 20 years just to reach 20k? that is worse than most grad programs in mncs and ridiculous compare to banks.

Lol, it is possible to reach MD (partner) in 10 years. Definitely > 20k when a senior manager, possible in 8 yrs alr take home > 15k

No, Accenture isn't seen as a 2nd tier strategy house alongside OW, LEK, etc.

anyone know how much does a new MD make? $25K?

10.5k your head la, that's even higher than IB starting salary. Please don't talk out of your ass.

I like how this monkey added 0.5 to give his number some sense of credibility hahaha.

uh don't be a clown. I started at one of the MBBs and my starting pay was closer to a bit more than half the figure you've given.

Accenture MDs are considered mid level partners, can easily go $40-60k. $25k is not even considered partner level.

Starting pay in Mck or Bain is S$6000 per month.
Source: my friend works there.

First, IT projects pay more than strategy projects (don't believe me, go ask around in the industry) That's why accenture MDs would rather chase after multi-million dollar IT projects than $300K strategy projects.

Second, there are people who become senior managers at Accenture before 30 years old, earning $15K. Hitting $20K won't take 20 years.

Third, Bain/BCG/McK starting pay is $6K. Your number is slightly higher than investment banking starting pay.

$20k salary is nothing to accenture, most high flyers reach there after 5-6 years exp.

$20k is too high for 5-6 years. More like 10k+

Anybody working in accenture? how is the life as consulting analyst in Accenture like?

Ex-Accenture analyst
 

Having spent 2.5 years as an Analyst in the consulting team, i can say that lifestyle really depends on the projects you get on to. Some projects are great - in terms of people, interesting work. If your unlucky, then its the exact opposite.

The worst is when your time on the project is coming to an end and there's an interesting project you wont to work on. But you manager ends up extending your stay on the old project. This is ****, they do this so often!

Also, networking within the firm is more important in getting onto the projects you like. Cannot just rely on the HR scheduler.. towards the end of my time there, i realized that they dont really have their eye on the more interesting work. These get staffed based on who you've worked with in the past & who you know.

I've seen some Analysts join & just get **** project after project. Making them really dislike Accenture and quitting within the year or two. This is just some plain unlucky ****...

Ex-Accenture analyst
 

one more point - Accenture SG office (in what i've seen) mostly does technology consulting projects - as in, systems implementations etc.. Though there is an Mgmt Conslt arm, its not very good. Most of their projects tend to be in the wider ASEAN region, which is fine.. but its never the juicy pieces of work that the tier-1, or tier-2 strategy firms do.

So, even if your an Mgmt consult aligned, and there's no projects in the pipeline -you end up doing technology work to keep your chargeability up. Otherwise, your bonus will be shittier than the usual **** and they'll probably sack you.. Happened to two analyst colleagues of mine.

Tbh, Accenture does pay better than the Big4. But exit opps for Big4 guys tend to be better than Accenture, in my experience. Unless you've been with Accenture long enough to specialise in something.

Ex-Accenture analyst
 

Consultng tiers:
Accenture is not a tier-2 mgmt conslt firm. Don't get me wrong, its a nice place to work. Most people are genuinely good & smart. Also, if your interested in tech consulting, I think Accenture is probably one of the best places to be. Its the goldman sachs of that world.

Also, there is more money in tech consulting than pure strategy work. At least, when you look at the volume of work handed out..

Frankly speaking, can't really compare MBB's to Accenture. They're just so different.

Tier 1 - Mckinsey, Bain, BCG (MBB)
Tier 2 - At Kearney, OW, LEK (in some markets, people would argue for Monitor-Deloitte, STrategy& )
Tier 3 - Big 4, Accenture, etc.. (As you notice, tier-3 firms don't do just plain consulting work, but a load of other stuff).

Ex-Accenture analyst
 

Also, salary structure

Analyst - 3.8-5 (progression from yr1-2-3..as an analyst)
Consultant - 6-8
Manager - 10-12
Sr.Manager - 14-... (i dont so much from this point on)
Partner or 'MD'- (there are at least 4 levels in what i know).. so obviously, it increases from junior to senior..

Ex-Accenture analyst
 

Time at each level -
Analyst - 2-3years (rarely 4)
Consultant - 3-4 years
Manager - 4years
Sr Mgr - 4-5years?
Partne - go figure..

just saying
 

I have a friend who works in ACN for 6years. he was subcon to johnson & johnson project for years til he was promoted to manager recently. he just quit and join Apple.

ACN can be taxing like the big 4 (since it was part of the big 5). but it doesnt mean you need to stay there forever. for me I am still doing SAP practice away from ACN, life is still good :)