Financial Analyst

Bcg Platinion Germany - Chicago, IL

Full-time - Mid Level

Onsite - Chicago, IL

About the position

The Senior Financial Analyst will be a vital member of the Great Lakes Finance team, responsible for providing analysis and reporting to manage the P&L, forecasts, and performance metrics for the Great Lakes system. This role involves understanding business drivers and delivering timely and relevant information to leadership, while also supporting financial planning and analysis initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Ensure financials are accurately projected
• Prepare weekly and monthly financial presentations
• Prepare revenue forecast/outlook
• Assist in cost planning, cost reporting, and budgets from start to finish
• Collaborate with a wide variety of business partners, including local offices, GL system, regional/global finance, practice areas, and others
• Complete ad hoc requests and perform other duties as needed in a timely manner
• Provide support/transparency to staffing teams on leakage and other revenue drivers
• Play supporting role within GL finance as reporting needs and initiatives evolve
• Own annual operational budgets and forecasts in accordance with regional and global guidelines, business trends and line management
• Act as liaison with functional line managers to assist in managing cost budgets
• Support the northeast in providing equity across offices and functions for cost planning
• Develop automated reporting, driven by customer needs, to scale with the business
• Build, prepare, and present the weekly/monthly revenue outlook in partnership with staffing
• Act as a thought partner for GL Leadership Team to help lead business forward on multiple dimensions
• Prepare materials/content on key financial metrics and present to leadership group as required
• Build financial system expertise, development of financial applications, policies and procedures to ensure financial integrity and controls
• Support GL Finance system with other initiatives in collaboration with GL colleagues

Requirements

• Bachelor's in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or Business
• A minimum of 2-5 years of finance-related experience
• Strong problem solving, analytical skills, and judgment
• Proactive, self-starter with a high level of initiative and resourcefulness
• 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
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Conscientiousness, attention to detail, and attentiveness to accuracy
• Ability to perform effectively under pressure while maintaining a positive attitude
• Commitment to improving and learning new topics and skills; receptive to feedback
• Ability to structure, plan, manage, and prioritize projects effectively
• Proficient in Word, Excel and PowerPoint (ability to train staff on intermediate level)

Nice-to-haves

• Experience in professional services environment
• Experience with Business Objects, Tableau, Power BI, Alteryx or HFM

Benefits

• Hybrid work model with in-office expectations 3 to 5 days per week