Senior Financial Analyst

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Job description

WHAT YOU'LL DO

As a Senior Financial Analyst within BCG's Commercial Finance Team, you will work in a growing global team that provides exemplary finance decision support to several hundred staff in the allotted practice area. The Senior Financial Analyst will quickly take on significant responsibility and receive frequent exposure to senior customers, including client service partners and Practice Area leadership. This position requires strong collaboration with Finance Director and the rest of the team geographically located in various cities. The individual will be expected to proactively contribute to enhance the financial performance of the firm while providing support and leverage to the team. Ideal candidate would be willing to backup other team functions as business requires and be flexible to take on other tasks within finance.

This position will play a key role in managing the financial aspects of client cases and management reporting, including:

• 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 as well as client and practice area levels
• Assists in measuring results and ensures invoicing, revenue recognition process are complete properly for specific set of clients
• 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
• Back up other finance functions and team members as required

YOU'RE GOOD AT

• Acting 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

YOU BRING (EXPERIENCE & QUALIFICATIONS)

• 3-5 years relevant work experience
• Bachelor's in Finance, Accounting, or Economics; MBA a plus
• Proactive, self-starter with a high level of initiative and resourcefulness
• Experience in professional services environment a plus
• Creates positive and productive work environment and values contribution of others
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Experience with Business Objects, Alteryx, Power BI, Tableau and/or Hyperion Financial Management a plus
• 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

YOU'LL WORK WITH

Members of our finance team are responsible for preserving the intellectual capital, assets, and integrity of BCG. We make a decisive impact on the firm's direction, performance, and risk-management models. Finance jobs include accounting and reporting, planning and analysis, tax and treasury, financial systems, payroll, and executive compensation.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Format Information:
At BCG, our people and relationships are at the heart of everything we do. We believe that in-person work is essential to our culture, mentorship, and professional development. That's why we operate on a hybrid model, with the expectation that team members will be in the office 3 to 5 days per week. This role is designed for those who thrive in a dynamic, collaborative environment and is not intended for remote or virtual work.

Compensation Information:
Total compensation for this role includes base salary, annual discretionary performance bonus, contributions to BCG's Profit Sharing and Retirement Fund (PSRF), and a market leading benefits package described below.

At BCG, we are committed to offering a comprehensive benefit program that includes everything our employees and their families need to be well and live life to the fullest. We pay the full cost of medical, dental, and vision coverage for employees - and their eligible family members. That's zero dollars in premiums taken from employee paychecks.

All of our plans provide best in class coverage:

• 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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