Associate - Pcoe Studio

Associate - Pursuit Center of Excellence Proposal TeamPosition SummaryThe Pursuit Center of Excellences PCOEs Proposal Team Associate works as a member of PCOE team in the Grant Thornton US Knowledge Capability Center GTKCC The PCOE team is Grant Thornton US extended center of excellence for pursuit management in GTKCC where strategy innovation and creativity are driven into all proposals sales collaterals and pursuit research activities across all industries and functions The PCOE Proposal Team Associate is responsible for developing winning sales documents through research strategic messaging and project management as well as contributes to content research writing Duties and Responsibilities Develop proposals presentation decks company client research and placemats for pursuits across Audit Tax and Advisory functions Works closely with the Partners Directors to provide proposal support required for opportunities Evaluating preparing a Proposal Development Plan listing proposal components sections developing proposal outline and proposal schedule Maintains quality results by using templates following proposal-writing standards including readability consistency and tone Identify winning strategies by understanding the buyers needs challenge the status quo and create proposals that are customized and tailored to the target audience Writing rewriting proposal inserts and creating reusable proposal content from existing material inputs Responsible for all Grant Thornton compliance adherence and T Cs Play a role in helping facilitate a high level of collaboration between multiple stakeholders within the marketing and sales organization Ensure internal and external project deadlines are met Participate and play a supportive role in regular meetings to share best practices information problem solving etc with other team members Skills Skills MBA with minimum 2 years of relevant experience in proposal and content management Non-MBA with minimum 4 years relevant experience Excellent communication skills and command of the English language including excellent grammar sentence structure editing and proofreading skills Sound skill with Microsoft applications Excel Word PowerPoint Publisher Understanding and knowledge of accounting profession service offerings a huge plus Ability to learn Grant Thornton LLP brand standards and content management system Ability to understand relevance of information ability to synthesize and summarize information About Company Grant Thornton INDUS comprises GT U S Shared Services Center India Pvt Ltd and Grant Thornton U S Knowledge and Capability Center India Pvt Ltd Grant Thornton INDUS is the shared services center supporting the operations of Grant Thornton LLP the U S member firm of Grant Thornton International Ltd Established in 2012 Grant Thornton INDUS employs professionals across a wide range of disciplines including Tax Audit Advisory and other operational functions What sets us apart isnt just what we do - its how we do it We support and enable the firms purpose of making business more personal and building trust into every result Were collaborators - obsessed with quality and ready for anything - who understand the value of strong relationships Our professionals are well integrated to seamlessly support the U S engagement teams help increase Grant Thorntons access to a wide talent pool and improve operational efficiencies Empowered people bold leadership and distinctive client service are imbibed in the culture at Grant Thornton INDUS We are a transparent competitive and excellence-driven firm that offers an opportunity to be part of something significant In addition professionals at Grant Thornton INDUS serve communities in India through inspirational and generous services to give back to the communities they work in Grant Thornton INDUS has its offices in two locations in India - Bengaluru and Kolkata