Accenture recognises the need for a flexible and sophisticated suite of working styles in order to recruit and retain the best people. Our Smart Working initiative offers people flexibility in how, where and when they work, and our dynamic talent management and innovative technological solutions allow our people to work very differently.

From leading-edge visual conferencing facilities that allow our people to access global teams easily to flexibility around where or how our people work, our policies and technology enable a balance between
work and personal priorities. Smart Working provides
opportunities for employees to find a work/life balance.
By providing diverse ways of working, we can provide
the best talent to our clients by attracting and retaining
the most gifted workforce available.

Smart working arrangements are driven by a business need and are determined locally in each country to take into account local practice, culture, and law. In the United Kingdom our offering includes working from home, job sharing, part-time opportunities, the ability to transfer between different career structures, a fast-paced promotion model for our consultants, and secondments.

In addition to providing flexibility in how our people work, we are also committed to supporting those who seek a varied career path. We understand that what people want from a career changes over time and provide opportunities to experience different types of work according to an individual’s skills and career aspirations. Our consultants can benefit from a fast-paced promotion model or, if they have dependents, can choose to stay at the same level for up to three years.

Accenture also provides further variety, including an innovative, integrated career option which delivers our consulting services to development-sector organizations on a non-profit basis or taking a leave of absence to do voluntary work overseas. Employees may also use their community allowance of 22.5 hours per annum to volunteer locally.

The flexibility of our Smart Working initiative creates an attractive career proposition, allowing us to recruit and retain the best people.