Corporate Investigations (Conduct and Ethics) Senior Counsel

Position Title : Corporate Investigations (Conduct and Ethics) Senior Counsel

Career Level: Senior Manager

Location: London

Job Summary:

Lead, conduct, and oversee “corporate compliance” (“Conduct Counts” or “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.

• 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

Skills & Work Experience

Must have:

At least 2 years experience conducting workplace investigations
6 years + experience with either litigation or employment law.

Nice to have: European languages

About Accenture

Accenture is a leading global professional services company that helps the world’s leading businesses, governments and other organizations build their digital core, optimize their operations, accelerate revenue growth and enhance citizen services—creating tangible value at speed and scale. We are a talent- and innovation-led company with approximately 791,000 people serving clients in more than 120 countries. Technology is at the core of change today, and we are one of the world’s leaders in helping drive that change, with strong ecosystem relationships. We combine our strength in technology and leadership in cloud, data and AI with unmatched industry experience, functional expertise and global delivery capability. Our broad range of services, solutions and assets across Strategy & Consulting, Technology, Operations, Industry X and Song, together with our culture of shared success and commitment to creating 360° value, enable us to help our clients reinvent and build trusted, lasting relationships. We measure our success by the 360° value we create for our clients, each other, our shareholders, partners and communities.

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