Financial Analyst

The Boston Consulting Group (BCG) - Chicago, IL

Full-time - Mid Level

Chicago, IL

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

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 accurate, timely 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
• 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
• Act as finance liaison for functional managers
• 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
• Proficient in Word, Excel and PowerPoint (ability to train staff on intermediate level)
• 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
• 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
• 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
• Responsiveness, initiative, and orientation toward service and business needs

Nice-to-haves

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