BI&A Analyst

Who We Are

Boston Consulting Group partners with leaders in business and society to tackle their most important challenges and capture their greatest opportunities. BCG was the pioneer in business strategy when it was founded in 1963. Today, we help clients with total transformation-inspiring complex change, enabling organizations to grow, building competitive advantage, and driving bottom-line impact.

To succeed, organizations must blend digital and human capabilities. Our diverse, global teams bring deep industry and functional expertise and a range of perspectives to spark change. BCG delivers solutions through leading-edge management consulting along with technology and design, corporate and digital ventures—and business purpose. We work in a uniquely collaborative model across the firm and throughout all levels of the client organization, generating results that allow our clients to thrive.

What You'll Do

Business Intelligence and Analytics Services Hub is a centralized global financial reporting and analytics service team. This hub greatly enhances how our management engage in information required to manage the business. Team is an integral part of the Enterprise Service organization, providing insights & analysis supported by meaningful and accurate financial information to help guide and influence the decision-making process. The team supports the leadership of our various business segments, senior finance management, local, regional & global finance colleagues across the organization.

You will be responsible for managing & delivering on responsibilities related to financial reporting and analytics needs, using relevant data tools, reporting environment and dashboards for BCG. You'll work as a business/ thought partner with our business areas with a focus on bringing insights to light through data analysis and visualization. Work towards finding solutions to complex problems by developing expertise on topic domains. You ll be working in a global environment managing multiple stakeholders across time zones.

What You'll Bring

• B. Com / Master's degree in Finance or CA or equivalent
• 4 to 6 years of relevant finance experience
• Very strong problem solving & analytical skills
• Excellent communication skills; written and oral
• Flexible to work across time zones
• Proven ability to work effectively in a global environment with people at all levels, preferably in a professional services organization
• Strong finance knowledge of financials statements including P&L, Balance Sheet, etc.
• Experience working in/with FP&A team
• Advanced computer literacy
• Experience with and exposure to data analytics and business intelligence tools e.g. SAP Business objects, Power BI, Tableau; advanced excel, building reports, and diagnosing issues
• Experience with Oracle applications such as Oracle Financials, HFM, Hyperion Planning

Who You'll Work With

As a member of the Business Intelligence Team, you will interact extensively with a diverse range of stakeholders from across the business, both geographically and functionally. This includes, but is not limited to Local, Regional, Global, and Practice Area analysis teams, as well as, the overall Global finance organization.

Additional info

YOU'RE GOOD AT

Finance/ Technical Skills

• Strong understanding of finance concepts, management/financial/People reporting & analysis
• Proficiency in aligning financial planning with business strategies through effective collaboration with global teams
• Capability to lead ad-hoc analyses, special reporting projects, and detailed performance analysis.
• Skill in streamlining forecasting/planning cycles and consolidating forecasts while identifying risks and opportunities.
• Expertise in identifying key business drivers, risks, issues, and opportunities for improvement.
• Ability to design, own, and enhance functional data dashboards, driving reporting innovation and automation.
• Experience on data visualization & analytics tools (such as advanced excel, Alteryx, Tableau, Power BI) will be an added plus

Problem solving and analytical tasks

• Being a thought partner to business, creatively solving problems by bringing insights,
• Ability to structure hypothesis, build thoughtful analyses, develop underlying data models and bring clarity to previously undefined problems.
• Desire and flexibility to work through details with keen attention to accuracy and interdependencies.
• Comfortable working with ambiguity, complex and in an iterative environment

Communication, interpersonal and teaming skills

• Strong stakeholder management skills, ability to manage multiple stakeholders across different time zones
• Adapts style to changing situations and audiences with tact, poise and patience
• Demonstrates persistence to drive change. Contributes to a positive and productive work environment
• Works positively and collaboratively with others and within team; builds strong and lasting relationships

Work Management, organization, and planning

• Must be able to perform successfully in a fast-paced, intellectually intense, service-oriented environment
• Strong Organizational skills and process management skills
• Ability to contribute to multiple work streams at once and prioritize efforts accordingly. Demonstrated ability to drive projects to scheduled conclusion
• Familiarity or willingness to work on Agile methodology will be a plus

Boston Consulting Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity / expression, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected under national, provincial, or local law, where applicable, and those with criminal histories will be considered in a manner consistent with applicable state and local laws.

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