Financial Analyst

Boston Consulting Group (BCG) is a leading global management consulting firm. As a Financial Analyst within BCG's Commercial Finance Team, you will manage financial aspects of client cases, provide analysis, and support business objectives while collaborating with various stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Using and championing ClientView which digitizes and streamlines our pipeline, case opening, contracting, invoicing, and case reporting processes
• Evaluating case economics, including project budgeting, forecasting, accounting, variance analysis, and price realization
• Provide financial analysis on project, client, and practice area levels
• Assists in measuring results and ensures invoicing, revenue recognition processes are followed
• Prepare financial reports and analysis to support business objectives and act as thought partner to internal customers (case teams, Managing Directors & Partners, Finance Director, others)
• Prepare materials/content on key financial metrics for Practice area
• Collaborates with a transaction support team in Costa Rica to ensure accuracy across invoicing, code opening, contract compliance and collection efforts
• Supports client team, regional and external auditor requests
• Participates in ad hoc reporting requests as well as supports regional and global initiatives as needed
• Completes weekly review and reporting of work-in-progress, accounts receivable, collections and absorptions to ensure timely and accurate processing and revenue reporting
• Reviews contracts to ensure terms and potential risks are captured and reported correctly
• Act as a thought partner for Managing Directors and Partners to help lead business forward on multiple dimensions
• Comfort with ambiguity and ability to effectively multi-task, make tradeoffs, take initiative, and prioritize within a fast-paced, demanding environment
• Collaborative team-player with strong interpersonal skills and proven ability to cooperate with people at all levels and build positive, lasting relationships
• Teaming with multiple stakeholder groups to understand business objectives and ensure efficient financial processes
• Collaborating with a wide variety of business partners, including other functions, internal teams across BCG, and the firm’s corporate office
• Creating and evolving insightful, efficient reporting in response to business needs
• Managing and taking ownership for all financial aspects of case management
• Completing and responding to ad hoc requests in a timely manner
• Ensuring adoption of finance policies and highlighting potential risks
• Supporting regional leadership and other key customers by performing analysis and effectively communicating key takeaways and recommendations
• Providing training to internal customers
• Performing other duties as assigned or required

Skills

• 1-3 years relevant work experience
• Bachelor's in Finance, Accounting, or Economics
• Proactive, self-starter with a high level of initiative and resourcefulness
• Creates positive and productive work environment and values contribution of others
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Conscientiousness, attention to detail, and attentiveness to accuracy
• Commitment to improving and learning new topics and skills; receptive to feedback
• Ability to structure, plan, manage, and prioritize projects effectively
• Advanced knowledge of Microsoft products with emphasis on Excel and PPT
• MBA a plus
• Experience in professional services environment a plus
• Experience with Business Objects, Power BI, Tableau a plus

Benefits

• Zero dollar ($0) health insurance premiums for BCG employees, spouses, and children
• Low $10 (USD) copays for trips to the doctor, urgent care visits and prescriptions for generic drugs
• Dental coverage, including up to $5,000 in orthodontia benefits
• Vision insurance with coverage for both glasses and contact lenses annually
• Reimbursement for gym memberships and other fitness activities
• Fully vested Profit Sharing Retirement Fund contributions made annually, whether you contribute or not, plus the option for employees to make personal contributions to a 401(k) plan
• Paid Parental Leave and other family benefits such as elective egg freezing, surrogacy, and adoption reimbursement
• Generous paid time off including 12 holidays per year, an annual office closure between Christmas and New Years, and 15 vacation days per year (earned at 1.25 days per month)
• Paid sick time on an as needed basis
• Employees, spouses, and children are covered at no cost. Employees share in the cost of domestic partner coverage.

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