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10-Q - 10-Q - Accenture plcacn229202010-q.htm
EX-32.2 - SECTION 906 CERTIFICATION OF THE PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL OFFICER - Accenture plcacn2292020ex322.htm
EX-32.1 - SECTION 906 CERTIFICATION OF THE PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICER - Accenture plcacn2292020ex321.htm
EX-31.2 - SECTION 302 CERTIFICATION OF THE PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL OFFICERNULL - Accenture plcacn2292020ex312.htm
EX-10.6 - FORM OF NEXT GENERATION LEADERSHIP PERFORMANCE-BASED AWARD RSU AGREEMENT - Accenture plcexhibit106formofnextge.htm
EX-10.5 - FORM OF CEO DISCRETIONARY GRANT RSU AGREEMENT - Accenture plcexhibit105formofceodis.htm
EX-10.4 - FORM OF VOLUNTARY EQUITY INVESTMENT PROGRAM MATCHING GRANT RSU AGREEMENT - Accenture plcexhibit104formofvolunt.htm
EX-10.3 - FORM OF ACCENTURE LEADERSHIP PERFORMANCE EQUITY AWARD RSU AGREEMENT - Accenture plcexhibit103formofaccent.htm
EX-10.2 - FORM OF KEY EXECUTIVE PERFORMANCE-BASED AWARD RSU AGREEMENT - Accenture plcexhibit102formofkeyexe.htm


Exhibit 31.1
PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICER CERTIFICATION
I, Julie Sweet, certify that:
1.
I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Accenture plc for the period ended February 29, 2020, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof;
2.
Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
3.
Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
4.
The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:
(a)
Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
(b)
Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
(c)
Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
(d)
Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and
5.
The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
(a)
All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
(b)
Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
Date: March 19, 2020
 
 
/s/ Julie Sweet
 
Julie Sweet
 
Chief Executive Officer of Accenture plc
 
(principal executive officer)