Planning & Analysis Associate Analyst

1 day ago


Gurgaon, Haryana, India Boston Consulting Group (BCG) Full time ₹ 40,00,000 - ₹ 1,20,00,000 per year

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

The Finance Associate role involves a range of critical responsibilities that support effective financial operations, planning, and analysis across the organization. You will play a key part in preparing executive summaries and key reports, managing processes such as planning operations and FTE tracking, sharing best practices, and acting as a steward for financial data. Collaborating with cross-functional teams, you will ensure accurate reporting, support finance transformation initiatives, and contribute to improving process efficiency. Your role will also require ownership of tasks such as accruals, reclassification, and CapEx management, alongside maintaining vital data sets for capacity and budget.

Key Tactical Responsibilities Include

  • Preparing and assisting with key documents and reports for Senior Management, including presentations.
  • Managing the accruals process and ensuring compliance.
  • Managing month end process to summarize results and explain variances
  • Overseeing contingent worker and FTE tracking, as well as Workday (WD) reconciliations with HR.
  • Acting as the E2E Finance Data Steward and managing manual adjustment controls in collaboration with the central FP&A team.
  • Reviewing invoices, updating databases, pulling reports, and updating budget models.
  • Supporting forecasting/planning cycles, including rolling up forecasts and highlighting risks/opportunities.
  • Leading enhancements/improvements for current dashboards and reporting platforms.
  • Sharing best practices with other functional finance analysts to introduce fresh perspective and innovative approach

What You'll Bring

The ideal candidate will possess both the technical qualifications for the role as well as other intangible attributes.

Technical Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, economics, or related field. CA, CPA, ICWA, or MBA preferred.
  • 3+ years of relevant work experience in a finance environment (5-6 years preferred for senior roles).
  • Strong business acumen and passion for collaboration.
  • Advanced Excel skills and familiarity with systems like Tableau, Alteryx, Workday, and HFM.
  • Proven ability to synthesize complex financial data into actionable insights.
  • Motivation and self-drive to tackle challenges and proactively find ways to add value.

Other Competencies
Strong accuracy and rigorous attention to detail

  • Ability to synthesize data and consistent attention to detail
  • Demonstrates sound judgment, high level of initiative and resourcefulness
  • Comfort with multi-tasking and prioritizing within a fast-paced, demanding environment
  • Comfort with ambiguity and willingness to embrace an iterative process
  • Flexibility, comfort and desire to dig in and work through the details

Strong Communication, interpersonal and teaming skills

  • Understands value of an iterative process
  • Ability to work effectively in team environment and independently
  • Good judgment, strong interpersonal skills and a collaborative style;
  • Ability to perform effectively under pressure and changing situations with tact, poise, and patience
  • Excellent oral and written communication skills

Work management, organization and planning

  • Flexibility to multi-task on different projects in a fast paced organization
  • Proven ability to plan work effectively and prioritize work even in stressful situations
  • Reliable and timely
  • Versatility and openness towards new ideas and change

Customer and business focus

  • Demonstrates responsiveness, initiative, and an orientation toward service and broader business needs
  • Professional and courteous approach and style
  • Ability to maintain a high level of confidentiality
  • Receptive to feedback and motivated to quickly learn new topics and skills
  • High level of initiative and flexibility

Who You'll Work With

The Finance Associate role involves collaboration with a variety of stakeholders across the organization, including but not limited to:

  • Functional Business owners
  • Senior Finance Business Partners and Team Leader.
  • Workforce Planning teams (e.g., GS Workforce Planning team in BOS/UK/NDE).
  • GS Finance and Accounting teams.
  • Functional HR Business Partners and GS HR Operations teams.
  • Regional Finance teams.

This role demands close collaboration with cross-functional teams, sharing relevant and accurate financial information, and building strong networks across the global BCG community..

Additional info

YOU'RE GOOD AT

Technical And Functional Expertise

  • Strong conceptual understanding of finance concepts, investments, CapEx & OpEx-related aspects.
  • Expertise in Financial Planning & Analysis and Management Reporting.
  • Advanced knowledge of Excel and other analytical tools (e.g., Tableau, Alteryx, Hyperion).

Strong Accuracy And Attention To Detail

  • Synthesizing data with rigorous attention to detail.
  • Demonstrating sound judgment, initiative, and resourcefulness.

Work Management And Organization

  • Planning and prioritizing effectively even in stressful situations.
  • Managing conflicting priorities and adhering to tight schedules.

Problem Solving And Analytical Skills

  • Ability to navigate and combine multiple levels/types of data.
  • Comfort with ambiguity and iterative processes to develop new solutions.

Communication And Interpersonal Skills

  • Building strong relationships with key stakeholders.
  • Demonstrating excellent oral, written, and active listening skills.

Customer And Business Focus

  • Orientation toward broader business needs and responsiveness to feedback.
  • Maintaining confidentiality and demonstrating professionalism.

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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