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 As the Tech Capital Sector Senior Manager within BCG s Principal Investors & Private Equity Practice Area (PIPE PA), you will work closely with the Sector and PA leadership to support and run the Sector business with a strong focus on developing and commercializing products. You will be sought as a thought partner, supporting leadership in setting the strategic agenda and defining implementation activities for the business while also engaging and driving sector content & IP development initiatives. Other tasks include business analysis and planning, staffing support, lead organization of global and regional sector meetings /calls and prepare key presentations, manage internal sector communication and affiliation activities. In addition, you will manage the commercial plan and monitor the state of the business (e.g. lead flow, proposal pipeline and sold cases), reaching out to relevant Client Officers/Managing Directors. You will work with the Marketing team to plan publications, newsletters, internal and external events for the sector; own the sector content on and be the liaison to industry platforms and associations that the sector partners with. You're Good At: Self-starting with a strong worth ethic, entrepreneurial drive to work autonomously and in a multinational team Earning the respect of a very senior cohort, all Managing Directors, that are remotely located, juggling the various priorities and viewpoints of the Leadership Team members, showing influence to compile inputs and opinions from the Leadership Team members, while still meeting demanding deadlines Operating effectively in a matrix organization with the ability to prioritize and make decisions, managing ambiguity with a high level of comfort Complex project management with the ability to multi-task and drive advanced strategic analysis (beyond data) and leverage results for impact Working closely with the Knowledge Team to align regional and sector priorities; exchange on content and client activities and help drive broader KT network and product / service portfolio, supporting knowledge management and knowledge curation Executing budget monitoring; managing the advancement and commercialization of the sector, supporting road shows or client events where necessary; tracking impact Leading others, including senior business leaders in clarifying problems and developing solutions by building cross- sector partnerships - building consensus, persuading and influencing. Motivating others to deliver highest standards, providing direction, mentoring and coaching. Supporting business development initiatives, including priority proposals and selling materials, in partnership with ECT and KT team What You'll Bring 8-10 years of relevant experience Master's degree preferred Role related certifications preferred Ability to manage and drive area of accountabilities, contributing to higher level agenda setting Ability to lead more complex, broader sub functional teams or projects fully independently and provide direction to others Ability to resolve complex issues and non-defined problems autonomously, with full business acumen Strong interpersonal skills, credibility Ability to influence senior members of the sector and beyond Ability to respect sensitive client, BCG, and people related information as personal and confidential Strong written and verbal communication skills Advanced knowledge in Outlook, PowerPoint, and Excel Who You'll Work With You will work closely with our Global and Regional Tech Capital Sector leaders as well as with other Industry and Functional Practice Areas (PAs) and BCG businesses (eg. BCG X, Platinion). For additional tasks, you will collaborate with the Practice Area Coordinators, Sector Managers, HR and Marketing within the PA. Further interfaces exist with other Regional Managers as well as global and regional BCG functions and teams as needed. Additional info Practice Area Management & Operations team members keep BCG's industry and functional practice areas operating responsively and efficiently. As a member of this team, you will contribute directly to the success of our business through a number of roles, including content development, process management, marketing, meeting and conference management, and internal/external communications. 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. BCG is an E - Verify Employer. Click here for more information on E-Verify.
Feb 01, 2025
Full time
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 As the Tech Capital Sector Senior Manager within BCG s Principal Investors & Private Equity Practice Area (PIPE PA), you will work closely with the Sector and PA leadership to support and run the Sector business with a strong focus on developing and commercializing products. You will be sought as a thought partner, supporting leadership in setting the strategic agenda and defining implementation activities for the business while also engaging and driving sector content & IP development initiatives. Other tasks include business analysis and planning, staffing support, lead organization of global and regional sector meetings /calls and prepare key presentations, manage internal sector communication and affiliation activities. In addition, you will manage the commercial plan and monitor the state of the business (e.g. lead flow, proposal pipeline and sold cases), reaching out to relevant Client Officers/Managing Directors. You will work with the Marketing team to plan publications, newsletters, internal and external events for the sector; own the sector content on and be the liaison to industry platforms and associations that the sector partners with. You're Good At: Self-starting with a strong worth ethic, entrepreneurial drive to work autonomously and in a multinational team Earning the respect of a very senior cohort, all Managing Directors, that are remotely located, juggling the various priorities and viewpoints of the Leadership Team members, showing influence to compile inputs and opinions from the Leadership Team members, while still meeting demanding deadlines Operating effectively in a matrix organization with the ability to prioritize and make decisions, managing ambiguity with a high level of comfort Complex project management with the ability to multi-task and drive advanced strategic analysis (beyond data) and leverage results for impact Working closely with the Knowledge Team to align regional and sector priorities; exchange on content and client activities and help drive broader KT network and product / service portfolio, supporting knowledge management and knowledge curation Executing budget monitoring; managing the advancement and commercialization of the sector, supporting road shows or client events where necessary; tracking impact Leading others, including senior business leaders in clarifying problems and developing solutions by building cross- sector partnerships - building consensus, persuading and influencing. Motivating others to deliver highest standards, providing direction, mentoring and coaching. Supporting business development initiatives, including priority proposals and selling materials, in partnership with ECT and KT team What You'll Bring 8-10 years of relevant experience Master's degree preferred Role related certifications preferred Ability to manage and drive area of accountabilities, contributing to higher level agenda setting Ability to lead more complex, broader sub functional teams or projects fully independently and provide direction to others Ability to resolve complex issues and non-defined problems autonomously, with full business acumen Strong interpersonal skills, credibility Ability to influence senior members of the sector and beyond Ability to respect sensitive client, BCG, and people related information as personal and confidential Strong written and verbal communication skills Advanced knowledge in Outlook, PowerPoint, and Excel Who You'll Work With You will work closely with our Global and Regional Tech Capital Sector leaders as well as with other Industry and Functional Practice Areas (PAs) and BCG businesses (eg. BCG X, Platinion). For additional tasks, you will collaborate with the Practice Area Coordinators, Sector Managers, HR and Marketing within the PA. Further interfaces exist with other Regional Managers as well as global and regional BCG functions and teams as needed. Additional info Practice Area Management & Operations team members keep BCG's industry and functional practice areas operating responsively and efficiently. As a member of this team, you will contribute directly to the success of our business through a number of roles, including content development, process management, marketing, meeting and conference management, and internal/external communications. 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. BCG is an E - Verify Employer. Click here for more information on E-Verify.
WHAT YOU'LL DO As a member of our Global Benefits & Wellbeing Centre of Expertise, you will be at the helm of the strategic development and operationalisation of our next-generation employee benefits insurance programs. Integrating them into BCG's value proposition and holistic healthcare component, "HealthPathways", your responsibilities will include: Expert Advisory : Technical Advisory: As a subject matter expert with a deep understanding of group health benefits, you will advise local and regional stakeholders on global employee benefits insurance topics such as benefit strategies, audits, benchmarking, and governance. Innovative Solutions : Develop innovative approaches to address employees' current and future healthcare needs and to leverage scale to optimise cost and risk, actively researching competitive practices and analysing data to evaluate benefit program metrics. Data Analysis and Insights : Utilize your expertise to analyse healthcare and people data to identify patterns and insights, test hypotheses and make recommendations, aligning with the goals of "HealthPathways". Employee Communications Support : Assist local teams in achieving best-practice standards in communicating our holistic healthcare offerings to employees. Emphasise clarity and continuity in messaging to enhance understanding and engagement with our healthcare benefits. Global Insurance Renewals : Driving Global Renewal Processes : You will be at the forefront of managing employee benefit insurance renewals across BCG's extensive network. Your role involves close coordination with Global Benefits Managers, local HR teams and/or our brokers, ensuring renewal processes are tracked and conducted efficiently and effectively. Leadership in Major Market Renewals : You'll play a crucial role in guiding renewals in major markets, leveraging your expertise to align these processes with BCG's high standards. Strategic Leadership & Negotiation Lead large, complex, and multi-dimensional projects focusing on the creation and implementation of innovative employee benefits insurance programs, harmoniously aligning with the objectives of "HealthPathways". Leverage strong negotiation skills to craft agreements that drive business value, focusing on developing cost-effective insurance programs that align with BCG's aspirations. Engage in strategic negotiations with both internal and external stakeholders, working towards favorable terms that are mutually beneficial and promote BCG's status as a premier employer. Embrace new ideas and champion innovative approaches to cater to the evolving benefit needs of employees and of the business, aligning with the "HealthPathways" strategy for holistic healthcare. Stakeholder Engagement: Cultivate deep relationships with internal and external stakeholders, influencing decision-making processes and navigating sensitive discussions with senior stakeholders. Mentorship: Guide and mentor the Global Benefits Managers, fostering a culture of excellence and continuous growth within the Global Benefits & Wellbeing COE. YOU'RE GOOD AT Collaborative Approach: Building robust relationships at all organisational levels and fostering collaboration with a multidisciplinary team to drive initiatives and taking the lead for creating and executing project plans, including creating/co-creating claims analysis and various other deliverables such as reports and presentations. Influential Leadership: Steering transformative change through deep technical expertise in health insurance design, claims analytics, and negotiations, as well as a clear and integrated approach to preventive and proactive programs and interventions. Exceptional Communication Skills: Crafting compelling narratives that resonate with diverse audiences, fostering significant impact and driving the objectives of the "HealthPathways" initiative. Analytical & Data-Driven Approach: Adeptness in researching and analysing healthcare practices, plans and programs. Ability to derive recommendations from findings and ensure that healthcare plans remain current, legal, and competitive. Interest and ability to analyse data to identify issues and opportunities, drawing insights to steer strategic plans and using numerical analysis to demonstrate proof points. Navigating Complexity with Ease: Delivering pragmatic, win-win outcomes for global and local teams through adept problem-solving skills. Managing Ambiguity: Setting clear agendas and showcasing self-motivation in spearheading daily activities, coupled with a knack for managing ambiguity. Innovation: Embracing new ideas and championing innovative approaches to cater to the evolving benefit needs of employees and of the business to the "HealthPathways" strategy to holistic healthcare. YOU BRING (EXPERIENCE & QUALIFICATIONS) Industry Experience: You bring 10+ years of relevant experience, with an extensive background in international benefits consulting, preferably with roles at insurance brokerages or international health insurers, and expertise in multinational pooling and global benefits management. Deep Understanding of Group Health Benefits: You command a deep knowledge of global employee benefits topics, emphasising healthcare. High proficiency and deep interest in analysing external and internal data to draw insights and recommendations holistically to drive improvement in physical and mental health. Proven track record of leading initiatives which have resulted in successful and meaningful cost efficiencies, increased employee value proposition and improved employee/population health. Excel and PowerPoint skills: Strong numerical skills and a high ability to summarise complex and technical information engagingly through PowerPoint. Growth Mindset: An enthusiasm for continuous learning and adaptability, embracing new technology and learning constructively from feedback. YOU'LL WORK WITH BCG's HR team works to attract, develop, excite, deploy, and retain the best people in the market. Those in human resources jobs manage the life cycle of all BCG employees-from hiring top talent and developing their skills to rewarding their contributions and supporting career progression and mobility.
Feb 02, 2024
Full time
WHAT YOU'LL DO As a member of our Global Benefits & Wellbeing Centre of Expertise, you will be at the helm of the strategic development and operationalisation of our next-generation employee benefits insurance programs. Integrating them into BCG's value proposition and holistic healthcare component, "HealthPathways", your responsibilities will include: Expert Advisory : Technical Advisory: As a subject matter expert with a deep understanding of group health benefits, you will advise local and regional stakeholders on global employee benefits insurance topics such as benefit strategies, audits, benchmarking, and governance. Innovative Solutions : Develop innovative approaches to address employees' current and future healthcare needs and to leverage scale to optimise cost and risk, actively researching competitive practices and analysing data to evaluate benefit program metrics. Data Analysis and Insights : Utilize your expertise to analyse healthcare and people data to identify patterns and insights, test hypotheses and make recommendations, aligning with the goals of "HealthPathways". Employee Communications Support : Assist local teams in achieving best-practice standards in communicating our holistic healthcare offerings to employees. Emphasise clarity and continuity in messaging to enhance understanding and engagement with our healthcare benefits. Global Insurance Renewals : Driving Global Renewal Processes : You will be at the forefront of managing employee benefit insurance renewals across BCG's extensive network. Your role involves close coordination with Global Benefits Managers, local HR teams and/or our brokers, ensuring renewal processes are tracked and conducted efficiently and effectively. Leadership in Major Market Renewals : You'll play a crucial role in guiding renewals in major markets, leveraging your expertise to align these processes with BCG's high standards. Strategic Leadership & Negotiation Lead large, complex, and multi-dimensional projects focusing on the creation and implementation of innovative employee benefits insurance programs, harmoniously aligning with the objectives of "HealthPathways". Leverage strong negotiation skills to craft agreements that drive business value, focusing on developing cost-effective insurance programs that align with BCG's aspirations. Engage in strategic negotiations with both internal and external stakeholders, working towards favorable terms that are mutually beneficial and promote BCG's status as a premier employer. Embrace new ideas and champion innovative approaches to cater to the evolving benefit needs of employees and of the business, aligning with the "HealthPathways" strategy for holistic healthcare. Stakeholder Engagement: Cultivate deep relationships with internal and external stakeholders, influencing decision-making processes and navigating sensitive discussions with senior stakeholders. Mentorship: Guide and mentor the Global Benefits Managers, fostering a culture of excellence and continuous growth within the Global Benefits & Wellbeing COE. YOU'RE GOOD AT Collaborative Approach: Building robust relationships at all organisational levels and fostering collaboration with a multidisciplinary team to drive initiatives and taking the lead for creating and executing project plans, including creating/co-creating claims analysis and various other deliverables such as reports and presentations. Influential Leadership: Steering transformative change through deep technical expertise in health insurance design, claims analytics, and negotiations, as well as a clear and integrated approach to preventive and proactive programs and interventions. Exceptional Communication Skills: Crafting compelling narratives that resonate with diverse audiences, fostering significant impact and driving the objectives of the "HealthPathways" initiative. Analytical & Data-Driven Approach: Adeptness in researching and analysing healthcare practices, plans and programs. Ability to derive recommendations from findings and ensure that healthcare plans remain current, legal, and competitive. Interest and ability to analyse data to identify issues and opportunities, drawing insights to steer strategic plans and using numerical analysis to demonstrate proof points. Navigating Complexity with Ease: Delivering pragmatic, win-win outcomes for global and local teams through adept problem-solving skills. Managing Ambiguity: Setting clear agendas and showcasing self-motivation in spearheading daily activities, coupled with a knack for managing ambiguity. Innovation: Embracing new ideas and championing innovative approaches to cater to the evolving benefit needs of employees and of the business to the "HealthPathways" strategy to holistic healthcare. YOU BRING (EXPERIENCE & QUALIFICATIONS) Industry Experience: You bring 10+ years of relevant experience, with an extensive background in international benefits consulting, preferably with roles at insurance brokerages or international health insurers, and expertise in multinational pooling and global benefits management. Deep Understanding of Group Health Benefits: You command a deep knowledge of global employee benefits topics, emphasising healthcare. High proficiency and deep interest in analysing external and internal data to draw insights and recommendations holistically to drive improvement in physical and mental health. Proven track record of leading initiatives which have resulted in successful and meaningful cost efficiencies, increased employee value proposition and improved employee/population health. Excel and PowerPoint skills: Strong numerical skills and a high ability to summarise complex and technical information engagingly through PowerPoint. Growth Mindset: An enthusiasm for continuous learning and adaptability, embracing new technology and learning constructively from feedback. YOU'LL WORK WITH BCG's HR team works to attract, develop, excite, deploy, and retain the best people in the market. Those in human resources jobs manage the life cycle of all BCG employees-from hiring top talent and developing their skills to rewarding their contributions and supporting career progression and mobility.
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 work closely with clients to embrace a transformational approach aimed at benefiting all stakeholders-empowering organizations to grow, build sustainable competitive advantage, and drive positive societal impact. Our diverse, global teams bring deep industry and functional expertise and a range of perspectives that question the status quo and spark change. BCG delivers solutions through leading-edge management consulting, technology and design, and corporate and digital ventures. We work in a uniquely collaborative model across the firm and throughout all levels of the client organization, fueled by the goal of helping our clients thrive and enabling them to make the world a better place. BCG X BCG X is the tech build & design unit of BCG. Turbocharging BCG's deep industry and functional expertise, BCG X brings together advanced tech knowledge and ambitious entrepreneurship to help organizations enable innovation at scale. With nearly 3,000 technologists, scientists, programmers, engineers, and human-centered designers located across 80+ cities, BCG X builds and designs platforms and software to address the world's most important challenges and opportunities. Teaming across our practices, and in close collaboration with our clients, our end-to-end global team unlocks new possibilities. Together we're creating the bold and disruptive products, services, and businesses of tomorrow. Practice Area Profile What You'll Do As a Senior Solution Analyst, you will join the Software delivery team to support the implementation, roll-out and client success of industry agnostic tools developed and commercialized by BCG for clients and consulting teams. These products are geared towards large scale transformation at our clients and can span a variety of topics and technical stacks. You will play a critical role in delivering and supporting BCG's client-facing products. The main responsibility will be working directly with client teams and consulting teams, as well as supporting strategic business initiatives and capability & functionality building for the internal team, taking direction from senior business leaders managing the product and senior stakeholders in the relevant Practice Areas (PAs). You will: Work together with BCG consulting teams and clients to understand client's processes, business requirements, and data structure / challenges. Build deep understanding of BCG's products and solutions. Orchestrate the TALENTBUILDER implementation for your assigned projects. Onboard & train clients and project teams on the product. Introduce and evangelize product capabilities with BCG clients to ensure client success & satisfaction remains high. Configure and set up the software to client's needs. Proactively identify opportunities to continuously improve our services and offering. Respond to client inquiries and requests including troubleshooting, software configurations, service issues, monthly catchups etc. YOU'RE GOOD AT The successful candidate will provide outstanding, targeted support to case teams and clients, for example through the following: Act as the main point of contact for multiple subscription clients. Maintain client satisfaction and promote customer loyalty through proactive communication and orchestration of resources to ascertain client success. Collaboration: Work together with the BCG case team, BCG's clients, and TALENTBUILDER topic experts to understand client processes, business requirements, and delivery program specifics requirements. Stakeholder management: Build trust and transparency with clients, and act as customer advocate within the product team. Ownership of product delivery over the entire life cycle, starting with tool configurations as well as setting and managing client expectations. Ability to manage complex client situations and lead resolution towards mutual success and partnership. Facilitating and supporting workshops with clients & BCG case teams as needed during the delivery program. Ongoing partnership management, for example introducing new releases/features to clients, ensuring they maximize value from the product use. Additionally, you will support the broader commercial agenda and long-term success of the product: Represent TALENTBUILDER internally and externally including client demos, presentations at topic area meetings and similar forums. Build deep client relationships to support positive future commercial outcomes for our major products/solutions and the larger BCG client service business. Build strong relationships with CT leadership, for them to be strong advocates for TALENTBUILDER and create further staffing opportunities. Provide post-case support and counsel as part of overall solution service model. Support business development efforts through strong awareness of client needs & demonstrated expertise in the solution. Work closely with the Product Leadership team, topic area team and key BCG stakeholders on proposal support and associated business development activities including strategic initiatives, advanced analytics, data/ AI capability building, and thought leadership incorporation into the product. What You'll Bring (Experience & Qualifications) Bachelor's degree in engineering, mathematics or another related field required. 4+ years of SaaS experience in a client service environment, ideally in the consulting industry. Demonstrated experience in client-facing role, explaining and implementing complex software solutions to technical and non-technical audiences. Well-structured, able to prioritise and own parallel responsibilities. Deep data analytics skills & capability with solid problem-solving approach to "connect the dots" through leveraging data analytics tools (Excel, SQL or BI tool) with no/minimal supervision. Able to adapt communication style to multiple stakeholders and cultures as part of a global team and support product communications (demo, in PowerPoint and directly in proposal pitches). Ability to independently respond to ad-hoc requests leveraging data (e.g. benchmarking, market insights, analytics). Entrepreneurial drive and demonstrated ability to achieve stretch goals in an innovative and fast-paced environment. NICE TO HAVE Experience in software configuration/setup/admin experience. Exposure & knowledge of setting up data transformation tool/pipelines. Advanced Degree.
Feb 02, 2024
Full time
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 work closely with clients to embrace a transformational approach aimed at benefiting all stakeholders-empowering organizations to grow, build sustainable competitive advantage, and drive positive societal impact. Our diverse, global teams bring deep industry and functional expertise and a range of perspectives that question the status quo and spark change. BCG delivers solutions through leading-edge management consulting, technology and design, and corporate and digital ventures. We work in a uniquely collaborative model across the firm and throughout all levels of the client organization, fueled by the goal of helping our clients thrive and enabling them to make the world a better place. BCG X BCG X is the tech build & design unit of BCG. Turbocharging BCG's deep industry and functional expertise, BCG X brings together advanced tech knowledge and ambitious entrepreneurship to help organizations enable innovation at scale. With nearly 3,000 technologists, scientists, programmers, engineers, and human-centered designers located across 80+ cities, BCG X builds and designs platforms and software to address the world's most important challenges and opportunities. Teaming across our practices, and in close collaboration with our clients, our end-to-end global team unlocks new possibilities. Together we're creating the bold and disruptive products, services, and businesses of tomorrow. Practice Area Profile What You'll Do As a Senior Solution Analyst, you will join the Software delivery team to support the implementation, roll-out and client success of industry agnostic tools developed and commercialized by BCG for clients and consulting teams. These products are geared towards large scale transformation at our clients and can span a variety of topics and technical stacks. You will play a critical role in delivering and supporting BCG's client-facing products. The main responsibility will be working directly with client teams and consulting teams, as well as supporting strategic business initiatives and capability & functionality building for the internal team, taking direction from senior business leaders managing the product and senior stakeholders in the relevant Practice Areas (PAs). You will: Work together with BCG consulting teams and clients to understand client's processes, business requirements, and data structure / challenges. Build deep understanding of BCG's products and solutions. Orchestrate the TALENTBUILDER implementation for your assigned projects. Onboard & train clients and project teams on the product. Introduce and evangelize product capabilities with BCG clients to ensure client success & satisfaction remains high. Configure and set up the software to client's needs. Proactively identify opportunities to continuously improve our services and offering. Respond to client inquiries and requests including troubleshooting, software configurations, service issues, monthly catchups etc. YOU'RE GOOD AT The successful candidate will provide outstanding, targeted support to case teams and clients, for example through the following: Act as the main point of contact for multiple subscription clients. Maintain client satisfaction and promote customer loyalty through proactive communication and orchestration of resources to ascertain client success. Collaboration: Work together with the BCG case team, BCG's clients, and TALENTBUILDER topic experts to understand client processes, business requirements, and delivery program specifics requirements. Stakeholder management: Build trust and transparency with clients, and act as customer advocate within the product team. Ownership of product delivery over the entire life cycle, starting with tool configurations as well as setting and managing client expectations. Ability to manage complex client situations and lead resolution towards mutual success and partnership. Facilitating and supporting workshops with clients & BCG case teams as needed during the delivery program. Ongoing partnership management, for example introducing new releases/features to clients, ensuring they maximize value from the product use. Additionally, you will support the broader commercial agenda and long-term success of the product: Represent TALENTBUILDER internally and externally including client demos, presentations at topic area meetings and similar forums. Build deep client relationships to support positive future commercial outcomes for our major products/solutions and the larger BCG client service business. Build strong relationships with CT leadership, for them to be strong advocates for TALENTBUILDER and create further staffing opportunities. Provide post-case support and counsel as part of overall solution service model. Support business development efforts through strong awareness of client needs & demonstrated expertise in the solution. Work closely with the Product Leadership team, topic area team and key BCG stakeholders on proposal support and associated business development activities including strategic initiatives, advanced analytics, data/ AI capability building, and thought leadership incorporation into the product. What You'll Bring (Experience & Qualifications) Bachelor's degree in engineering, mathematics or another related field required. 4+ years of SaaS experience in a client service environment, ideally in the consulting industry. Demonstrated experience in client-facing role, explaining and implementing complex software solutions to technical and non-technical audiences. Well-structured, able to prioritise and own parallel responsibilities. Deep data analytics skills & capability with solid problem-solving approach to "connect the dots" through leveraging data analytics tools (Excel, SQL or BI tool) with no/minimal supervision. Able to adapt communication style to multiple stakeholders and cultures as part of a global team and support product communications (demo, in PowerPoint and directly in proposal pitches). Ability to independently respond to ad-hoc requests leveraging data (e.g. benchmarking, market insights, analytics). Entrepreneurial drive and demonstrated ability to achieve stretch goals in an innovative and fast-paced environment. NICE TO HAVE Experience in software configuration/setup/admin experience. Exposure & knowledge of setting up data transformation tool/pipelines. Advanced Degree.
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 work closely with clients to embrace a transformational approach aimed at benefiting all stakeholders-empowering organizations to grow, build sustainable competitive advantage, and drive positive societal impact. Our diverse, global teams bring deep industry and functional expertise and a range of perspectives that question the status quo and spark change. BCG delivers solutions through leading-edge management consulting, technology and design, and corporate and digital ventures. We work in a uniquely collaborative model across the firm and throughout all levels of the client organization, fueled by the goal of helping our clients thrive and enabling them to make the world a better place. BCG X BCG X is the tech build & design unit of BCG. Turbocharging BCG's deep industry and functional expertise, BCG X brings together advanced tech knowledge and ambitious entrepreneurship to help organizations enable innovation at scale. With nearly 3,000 technologists, scientists, programmers, engineers, and human-centered designers located across 80+ cities, BCG X builds and designs platforms and software to address the world's most important challenges and opportunities. Teaming across our practices, and in close collaboration with our clients, our end-to-end global team unlocks new possibilities. Together we're creating the bold and disruptive products, services, and businesses of tomorrow. Practice Area Profile What You'll Do Our BCG X teams own the full analytics value-chain end to end: framing new business challenges, designing innovative algorithms, implementing, and deploying scalable solutions, and enabling colleagues and clients to fully embrace AI. Our product offerings span from fully custom-builds to industry specific leading edge AI software solutions. As a Lead Data Scientist in our insurance practice, you'll be part of our rapidly growing team. You'll have the chance to apply data science methods and analytics to real-world business situations across the insurance sector to drive significant business impact. We help companies identify and develop growth opportunities that reshape the future of the insurance industry. As a core member of BCG X you will also take a larger and more proactive role in shaping the strategy of BCG X - and of BCG overall. You will work closely with partners & managing directors to drive our company's growth & business development. Additional responsibilities will include developing and delivering thought leadership, managing teams of data scientists, engineers, designers. Successful candidates are intellectually curious builders who are biased toward action, scrappy, and communicative. We are seeking a strong candidate with significant experience in the insurance sector and advanced analytics to fill an exciting Lead Data Scientist position within BCG X. The Lead Data Scientist is expected to be a recognized expert in data science and will manage a team of data scientists and engineers to build innovative new products and analytics solutions in BCG's fast growing insurance practice. Successful candidates possess the following: • Comfortable in a client-facing role, manage engagements, client relationships, provide "thought leadership" to teams • Explain sophisticated data science concepts in an understandable manner and act as interface between business & tech • Likes to distill complex results or processes into simple, clear visualizations • Significant experience applying advanced analytics to a variety of business situations and a proven ability to synthesize complex data • Solid understanding of modern machine learning techniques and their mathematical underpinnings, and can translate this into business implications for our insurance clients • Have strong project management skills What You'll Bring (Experience & Qualifications) • 7+ years of relevant industry work experience in an Insurance company or Insurtech Startup providing advanced analytics solutions • Advanced degree required in a field linked to business analytics, statistics or geo- statistics, operations research, geography, applied mathematics, computer science, engineering, or related field • Strong record of professional accomplishment and leadership • Looking for individuals with deep technical and data science expertise, acute strategic and analytical skills, ability to lead and persuade, drive and energy, and desire to work in a project-based environment • Demonstrated ability to lead and manage projects and teams • Proven ability to drive topics and make a commercial impact in the insurance sector • Fluency in at least one coding language (Python)
Feb 02, 2024
Full time
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 work closely with clients to embrace a transformational approach aimed at benefiting all stakeholders-empowering organizations to grow, build sustainable competitive advantage, and drive positive societal impact. Our diverse, global teams bring deep industry and functional expertise and a range of perspectives that question the status quo and spark change. BCG delivers solutions through leading-edge management consulting, technology and design, and corporate and digital ventures. We work in a uniquely collaborative model across the firm and throughout all levels of the client organization, fueled by the goal of helping our clients thrive and enabling them to make the world a better place. BCG X BCG X is the tech build & design unit of BCG. Turbocharging BCG's deep industry and functional expertise, BCG X brings together advanced tech knowledge and ambitious entrepreneurship to help organizations enable innovation at scale. With nearly 3,000 technologists, scientists, programmers, engineers, and human-centered designers located across 80+ cities, BCG X builds and designs platforms and software to address the world's most important challenges and opportunities. Teaming across our practices, and in close collaboration with our clients, our end-to-end global team unlocks new possibilities. Together we're creating the bold and disruptive products, services, and businesses of tomorrow. Practice Area Profile What You'll Do Our BCG X teams own the full analytics value-chain end to end: framing new business challenges, designing innovative algorithms, implementing, and deploying scalable solutions, and enabling colleagues and clients to fully embrace AI. Our product offerings span from fully custom-builds to industry specific leading edge AI software solutions. As a Lead Data Scientist in our insurance practice, you'll be part of our rapidly growing team. You'll have the chance to apply data science methods and analytics to real-world business situations across the insurance sector to drive significant business impact. We help companies identify and develop growth opportunities that reshape the future of the insurance industry. As a core member of BCG X you will also take a larger and more proactive role in shaping the strategy of BCG X - and of BCG overall. You will work closely with partners & managing directors to drive our company's growth & business development. Additional responsibilities will include developing and delivering thought leadership, managing teams of data scientists, engineers, designers. Successful candidates are intellectually curious builders who are biased toward action, scrappy, and communicative. We are seeking a strong candidate with significant experience in the insurance sector and advanced analytics to fill an exciting Lead Data Scientist position within BCG X. The Lead Data Scientist is expected to be a recognized expert in data science and will manage a team of data scientists and engineers to build innovative new products and analytics solutions in BCG's fast growing insurance practice. Successful candidates possess the following: • Comfortable in a client-facing role, manage engagements, client relationships, provide "thought leadership" to teams • Explain sophisticated data science concepts in an understandable manner and act as interface between business & tech • Likes to distill complex results or processes into simple, clear visualizations • Significant experience applying advanced analytics to a variety of business situations and a proven ability to synthesize complex data • Solid understanding of modern machine learning techniques and their mathematical underpinnings, and can translate this into business implications for our insurance clients • Have strong project management skills What You'll Bring (Experience & Qualifications) • 7+ years of relevant industry work experience in an Insurance company or Insurtech Startup providing advanced analytics solutions • Advanced degree required in a field linked to business analytics, statistics or geo- statistics, operations research, geography, applied mathematics, computer science, engineering, or related field • Strong record of professional accomplishment and leadership • Looking for individuals with deep technical and data science expertise, acute strategic and analytical skills, ability to lead and persuade, drive and energy, and desire to work in a project-based environment • Demonstrated ability to lead and manage projects and teams • Proven ability to drive topics and make a commercial impact in the insurance sector • Fluency in at least one coding language (Python)
Big data & advanced analytics, Innovation & product development, Technology & digital Automotive & Mobility, Biopharmaceuticals, Consumer products, Education, Energy & environment, Engineered products & infrastructure, Financial institutions, Health care payers & providers, Insurance, Media & entertainment, Medical devices & technology, Metals & mining, Private equity and principal investment, Process industries & building materials, Public sector, Retail, Social sector, Technology industries, Telecommunications, Transportation, travel & tourism 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 work closely with clients to embrace a transformational approach aimed at benefiting all stakeholders-empowering organizations to grow, build sustainable competitive advantage, and drive positive societal impact. Our diverse, global teams bring deep industry and functional expertise and a range of perspectives that question the status quo and spark change. BCG delivers solutions through leading-edge management consulting, technology and design, and corporate and digital ventures. We work in a uniquely collaborative model across the firm and throughout all levels of the client organization, fueled by the goal of helping our clients thrive and enabling them to make the world a better place. Practice Area Profile 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. Given the technical specialization needed for this role, it will be housed within BCG X, BCG's cutting-edge group of computer science, statistics, AI and machine learning experts with deep industry expertise. These teams own the full analytics and product development value-chain end to end: framing new business challenges, building fact-bases, designing innovative algorithms, creating scale through designing tools and apps, and training colleagues and clients in new solutions. While housed within BCG X, This role will partner closely with our BCG Tech Capital commercial due diligence consulting teams to drive insights across integrated commercial and product diligences with close alignment with our Principal Investors and Private Equity Practice. What You'll Do BCG GLOBAL AI INSTITUTE The BCG Global AI Institute is BCG advanced research center dedicated to solving most challenging real-world problems with next generation AI technologies. The center focuses on AI areas that compliments BCG vision of building physical, digital and intelligence technologies for the future. The Institute researchers implement and advance state-of-the-art algorithms, build models and prototypes, provide practical insights, publish research and technical papers. Together with Gamma DS and BCG consultants help clients create competitive advantage with AI. As a Lead Applied AI Researcher, you'll be part of our growing research team of the BCG Global AI Institute. You will be focusing on applying state-of-the-art AI methods to solve challenging problems in science and technology across multiple industries (Energy, Industrial Goods, Consumer Goods, Healthcare, Financial Institutions, Telco, etc.). You will establish and lead partnerships with R&D divisions of our clients as well as top technological companies and academic institutions. You will have a chance to work with clients in variety of BCG regions and industries on these topics. Design, implement and evaluate new algorithms and models to solve practical applied problems; build and test prototypes and software libraries. Report research findings through publishing peer-reviewed articles and presentation at research conferences. Provide domain expertise and work with Gamma DS on developing solutions to challenging client problems, as well as educating internal and client teams on cutting-edge AI technologies & methods. Collaborate and maintain research relationships with external academic and technology partners. Manage research projects and small research teams to deliver impact. What You'll Bring (Experience & Qualifications) WHO YOU ARE We are looking for talented individuals with a passion for the latest AI technologies, that can bring new ideas to problem solving and desire to build real world applications. Expertise and hands-on experience with state-of-the-art AI in at least one additional applied scientific domain: computational chemistry, material science, physics, quantum computing, engineering, bioinformatics, computational biology. Experience with very large scale (foundation models) in language, vision, audio/signals, and graphs would be an advantage. Demonstrated experience using advanced AI to solve practical applied problems. Self-motivated, proven collaborators, good communicators, attentive to details, and eager to learn. WHAT YOU'LL BRING (EXPERIENCE & QUALIFICATION) 7+ years of relevant industrial R&D work or academia experience. PhD in a technical field: computer science, physics, mathematics, engineering, or relevant field of science. Deep technical and scientific expertise, ability persuade and desire to work in a project-based environment. Proven track record of publications in first-tier peer-reviewed research. Demonstrated ability to lead and manage projects and teams. WORK ENVIRONMENT Fast-paced, intellectually intense, self-starter environment. Fluency in English is required. Position is located in either London or Paris. Date Posted: 18-Nov-2022 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. BCG is an E-Verify Employer. Click here for more information on E-Verify.
Dec 19, 2022
Full time
Big data & advanced analytics, Innovation & product development, Technology & digital Automotive & Mobility, Biopharmaceuticals, Consumer products, Education, Energy & environment, Engineered products & infrastructure, Financial institutions, Health care payers & providers, Insurance, Media & entertainment, Medical devices & technology, Metals & mining, Private equity and principal investment, Process industries & building materials, Public sector, Retail, Social sector, Technology industries, Telecommunications, Transportation, travel & tourism 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 work closely with clients to embrace a transformational approach aimed at benefiting all stakeholders-empowering organizations to grow, build sustainable competitive advantage, and drive positive societal impact. Our diverse, global teams bring deep industry and functional expertise and a range of perspectives that question the status quo and spark change. BCG delivers solutions through leading-edge management consulting, technology and design, and corporate and digital ventures. We work in a uniquely collaborative model across the firm and throughout all levels of the client organization, fueled by the goal of helping our clients thrive and enabling them to make the world a better place. Practice Area Profile 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. Given the technical specialization needed for this role, it will be housed within BCG X, BCG's cutting-edge group of computer science, statistics, AI and machine learning experts with deep industry expertise. These teams own the full analytics and product development value-chain end to end: framing new business challenges, building fact-bases, designing innovative algorithms, creating scale through designing tools and apps, and training colleagues and clients in new solutions. While housed within BCG X, This role will partner closely with our BCG Tech Capital commercial due diligence consulting teams to drive insights across integrated commercial and product diligences with close alignment with our Principal Investors and Private Equity Practice. What You'll Do BCG GLOBAL AI INSTITUTE The BCG Global AI Institute is BCG advanced research center dedicated to solving most challenging real-world problems with next generation AI technologies. The center focuses on AI areas that compliments BCG vision of building physical, digital and intelligence technologies for the future. The Institute researchers implement and advance state-of-the-art algorithms, build models and prototypes, provide practical insights, publish research and technical papers. Together with Gamma DS and BCG consultants help clients create competitive advantage with AI. As a Lead Applied AI Researcher, you'll be part of our growing research team of the BCG Global AI Institute. You will be focusing on applying state-of-the-art AI methods to solve challenging problems in science and technology across multiple industries (Energy, Industrial Goods, Consumer Goods, Healthcare, Financial Institutions, Telco, etc.). You will establish and lead partnerships with R&D divisions of our clients as well as top technological companies and academic institutions. You will have a chance to work with clients in variety of BCG regions and industries on these topics. Design, implement and evaluate new algorithms and models to solve practical applied problems; build and test prototypes and software libraries. Report research findings through publishing peer-reviewed articles and presentation at research conferences. Provide domain expertise and work with Gamma DS on developing solutions to challenging client problems, as well as educating internal and client teams on cutting-edge AI technologies & methods. Collaborate and maintain research relationships with external academic and technology partners. Manage research projects and small research teams to deliver impact. What You'll Bring (Experience & Qualifications) WHO YOU ARE We are looking for talented individuals with a passion for the latest AI technologies, that can bring new ideas to problem solving and desire to build real world applications. Expertise and hands-on experience with state-of-the-art AI in at least one additional applied scientific domain: computational chemistry, material science, physics, quantum computing, engineering, bioinformatics, computational biology. Experience with very large scale (foundation models) in language, vision, audio/signals, and graphs would be an advantage. Demonstrated experience using advanced AI to solve practical applied problems. Self-motivated, proven collaborators, good communicators, attentive to details, and eager to learn. WHAT YOU'LL BRING (EXPERIENCE & QUALIFICATION) 7+ years of relevant industrial R&D work or academia experience. PhD in a technical field: computer science, physics, mathematics, engineering, or relevant field of science. Deep technical and scientific expertise, ability persuade and desire to work in a project-based environment. Proven track record of publications in first-tier peer-reviewed research. Demonstrated ability to lead and manage projects and teams. WORK ENVIRONMENT Fast-paced, intellectually intense, self-starter environment. Fluency in English is required. Position is located in either London or Paris. Date Posted: 18-Nov-2022 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. BCG is an E-Verify Employer. Click here for more information on E-Verify.
WHAT YOU'LL DO Responsible for accounting, statutory reporting, treasury and audits, including oversight of recording and reporting of financial transactions of all legal entities of BCG in UK. Providing leadership, guidance and direction to the accounting team and being an active member of the global finance team in shaping the global finance and accounting agenda of BCG. You will: Manage the financial accounting and reporting for the UK group of entities ensuring all local and global compliance requirements are met on a timely basis. Key priorities will cover: •Manage accurate and timely month end closure including journal entries, uploads to HFM consolidation system and the review and sign-off of the balance sheet reconciliations •Responsible for the preparation of the financial statements for the UK companies, LLP and the consolidated financial statements and the reconciliation of GAAP to Stat to tax variances •Responsible for the management of both the UK statutory and US GAAP audits •Responsible for the calculation, accounting and reporting of the LTCV valuation •Statutory audit, filing of accounts and external compliance (ONS reporting etc.) •Compliance in relation to Financial minimum standards and internal governance •Office insurance coverage in liaison with BCG Insurance resources both the Global Insurance team and local external broker •Responsible for closing the audit queries of cross border entities, which roll into the UK companies Drive risk management in financial risk areas through implementation and compliance. Helping to identify and mitigate risks; examples include but are not limited to: •Embedding risk management into the financial accounting team ensuring adequate systems of internal controls (segregation of duties, reconciliations, checks and balances and oversight) •Ensuring appropriate policies are in place and monitored and global policies are adhered to and kept up to date •Enhance internal controls, continuously seeking to reengineer local business process to obtain efficiencies, manage risk, reduce costs and leading improvements as required Work in partnership with BST function heads in the London offices; •To provide timely information on monthly spend by budget •Business partner with the function heads to develop a fluid communication flow on pipeline costs as well as the historic performance •Build skills in new reporting tools (Tableau, PowerPoint etc.) to reimagine the reporting. Making more intuitive and informative to all users •Provide deep insight and tell the story of other costs to the Finance Reporting and Operations Manager, L-A-B Finance Director, and BST function leads and managers •Provide input into the budgeting cycle on direction of travel of other costs and key trends, working closely with the LAB Financial Planning & Control Manager and the Financial Reporting and Operations Manager on the planning cycle •Support BST managers on all aspects of Finance relating to their roles Deliver the timely and accurate monthly reporting of the London control statement; •Ensuring high levels of accuracy and consistency in classification and timings of accounting entries •End to end ownership of the other costs: Accrual/prepayment reviews, P&L completeness, tracking vs expected & ad hoc analysis as needed •Support Geography headcount model, understanding growth requirements and open role requests per function •Providing good quality narrative to the LAB Finance Director and global accounting team on movements, flux and trends •Deliver first layer analysis and review ahead to support storytelling to senior finance leaders •Documenting changes in process or accounting approach •Keeping up to date with changes in accounting standards in UKGAAP and USGAAP •Supporting any tax filings with necessary analysis or additional reporting Treasury management of the short- and long-term cash position of the company; •Overseeing the maintenance of the monthly cash forecasts •Preparing any project specific cash flow analysis •Responsible for implementing, maintaining and updating the cash manual policy annually •Coordinating the management of vendor payments with the Financial Operations team to maximize cash benefit •Manage the inter-company process and settlement Have direct line management of the Financial Accounting team; •Build, manage, coach and develop direct team •Act as a mentor and coach to the wider London and L-A-B Finance team •Support the other Finance Managers during sickness and holidays to ensure smooth overall running of London Finance function •Create an encouraging, supporting and stimulating work environment for all finance staff •Being an active change manager in all global finance initiative and working towards establishing effective and efficient relationship with any global service delivery hub that is created. Coordinate additional Financial Accounting administration; •Providing timely and meaningful financial reporting to local authorities and BCG stakeholders •BCG has many vertical business units hosted in London, which are part of the UK group legal structure. As part of your role, you will be involved in the consolidation of the businesses, manage treasury and support the businesses on transactions as and when needed. •Play a proactive role in identifying and addressing areas for improvement to the local accounting processes to gain efficiencies, which is inclusive of, but not limited to assisting with local development and implementation of financial applications •Take the lead on Future Finance process development and migration to Global Finance hub, supporting the roll out of new financial system ERP and new chart of accounts. •Work in collaboration with the Financial Reporting and Operations manager in the delivery of other ad hoc strategic projects for both local office and wider L-A-B system, e.g. Long term property strategy, subsidiary purchases and new legislative compliance •Responsibility for implementing system enhancements and embracing new technologies •Support any Finance function change management projects YOU'RE GOOD AT •Understanding of the consulting business, and the nature of work we do with clients •High proficiency in all standard software and ERP (Excel, Powerpoint, Word, Oracle, SAP etc) •A 'can do' attitude, creative problem-solving skills and tenacity to find solutions •Strong business judgment and business analytical skills •Forward-looking, pioneering and entrepreneurial thinking •Having excellent project management skills to ensure timely closure of audits etc. •Clarity, tact and professionalism in communications •Experience in managing key stakeholder relationships, including interactions with Managers and Senior Management on a daily basis •Being able to give honest and open feedback in a timely manner •Readiness to work with teams across different offices, with proven consensus building, leadership and change management skills •Patience, maturity and sensitivity to listen to and deal with complex issues •Self-motivated, works independently and takes initiative •Well organized, with strong ability to plan and ability to manage a number of initiatives in parallel •Attention to detail, accurate and thorough •Professional, impartial and independent attitude •High degree of integrity •Strong commitment to confidentiality YOU BRING (EXPERIENCE & QUALIFICATIONS) •Professional accounting qualification (ACA, ACCA, CIMA) •Minimum 3 years Accounting Manager or 4 years post qualification experience •Expert knowledge in Accounting standards •Professional services experience •Strong knowledge of UK GAAP, local taxes and statutory requirements •Experience across finance functions, including experience in general accounting and familiarity with US GAAP, tax and treasury, financial systems and financial reporting •Strong interpersonal and communication skills •Ability to lead a wide range of people and personalities •Strong organisational skills, orientation to detail and initiative •Ability and willingness to provide a wide range of financial services from routine to more complex financial management tasks •Proficiency to work with systems and willingness to learn more as required (i.e. excel, business objects, Powerpoint, Oracle) •Excellent English skills (verbal and written communication) and meeting presence. 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.
Dec 04, 2021
Full time
WHAT YOU'LL DO Responsible for accounting, statutory reporting, treasury and audits, including oversight of recording and reporting of financial transactions of all legal entities of BCG in UK. Providing leadership, guidance and direction to the accounting team and being an active member of the global finance team in shaping the global finance and accounting agenda of BCG. You will: Manage the financial accounting and reporting for the UK group of entities ensuring all local and global compliance requirements are met on a timely basis. Key priorities will cover: •Manage accurate and timely month end closure including journal entries, uploads to HFM consolidation system and the review and sign-off of the balance sheet reconciliations •Responsible for the preparation of the financial statements for the UK companies, LLP and the consolidated financial statements and the reconciliation of GAAP to Stat to tax variances •Responsible for the management of both the UK statutory and US GAAP audits •Responsible for the calculation, accounting and reporting of the LTCV valuation •Statutory audit, filing of accounts and external compliance (ONS reporting etc.) •Compliance in relation to Financial minimum standards and internal governance •Office insurance coverage in liaison with BCG Insurance resources both the Global Insurance team and local external broker •Responsible for closing the audit queries of cross border entities, which roll into the UK companies Drive risk management in financial risk areas through implementation and compliance. Helping to identify and mitigate risks; examples include but are not limited to: •Embedding risk management into the financial accounting team ensuring adequate systems of internal controls (segregation of duties, reconciliations, checks and balances and oversight) •Ensuring appropriate policies are in place and monitored and global policies are adhered to and kept up to date •Enhance internal controls, continuously seeking to reengineer local business process to obtain efficiencies, manage risk, reduce costs and leading improvements as required Work in partnership with BST function heads in the London offices; •To provide timely information on monthly spend by budget •Business partner with the function heads to develop a fluid communication flow on pipeline costs as well as the historic performance •Build skills in new reporting tools (Tableau, PowerPoint etc.) to reimagine the reporting. Making more intuitive and informative to all users •Provide deep insight and tell the story of other costs to the Finance Reporting and Operations Manager, L-A-B Finance Director, and BST function leads and managers •Provide input into the budgeting cycle on direction of travel of other costs and key trends, working closely with the LAB Financial Planning & Control Manager and the Financial Reporting and Operations Manager on the planning cycle •Support BST managers on all aspects of Finance relating to their roles Deliver the timely and accurate monthly reporting of the London control statement; •Ensuring high levels of accuracy and consistency in classification and timings of accounting entries •End to end ownership of the other costs: Accrual/prepayment reviews, P&L completeness, tracking vs expected & ad hoc analysis as needed •Support Geography headcount model, understanding growth requirements and open role requests per function •Providing good quality narrative to the LAB Finance Director and global accounting team on movements, flux and trends •Deliver first layer analysis and review ahead to support storytelling to senior finance leaders •Documenting changes in process or accounting approach •Keeping up to date with changes in accounting standards in UKGAAP and USGAAP •Supporting any tax filings with necessary analysis or additional reporting Treasury management of the short- and long-term cash position of the company; •Overseeing the maintenance of the monthly cash forecasts •Preparing any project specific cash flow analysis •Responsible for implementing, maintaining and updating the cash manual policy annually •Coordinating the management of vendor payments with the Financial Operations team to maximize cash benefit •Manage the inter-company process and settlement Have direct line management of the Financial Accounting team; •Build, manage, coach and develop direct team •Act as a mentor and coach to the wider London and L-A-B Finance team •Support the other Finance Managers during sickness and holidays to ensure smooth overall running of London Finance function •Create an encouraging, supporting and stimulating work environment for all finance staff •Being an active change manager in all global finance initiative and working towards establishing effective and efficient relationship with any global service delivery hub that is created. Coordinate additional Financial Accounting administration; •Providing timely and meaningful financial reporting to local authorities and BCG stakeholders •BCG has many vertical business units hosted in London, which are part of the UK group legal structure. As part of your role, you will be involved in the consolidation of the businesses, manage treasury and support the businesses on transactions as and when needed. •Play a proactive role in identifying and addressing areas for improvement to the local accounting processes to gain efficiencies, which is inclusive of, but not limited to assisting with local development and implementation of financial applications •Take the lead on Future Finance process development and migration to Global Finance hub, supporting the roll out of new financial system ERP and new chart of accounts. •Work in collaboration with the Financial Reporting and Operations manager in the delivery of other ad hoc strategic projects for both local office and wider L-A-B system, e.g. Long term property strategy, subsidiary purchases and new legislative compliance •Responsibility for implementing system enhancements and embracing new technologies •Support any Finance function change management projects YOU'RE GOOD AT •Understanding of the consulting business, and the nature of work we do with clients •High proficiency in all standard software and ERP (Excel, Powerpoint, Word, Oracle, SAP etc) •A 'can do' attitude, creative problem-solving skills and tenacity to find solutions •Strong business judgment and business analytical skills •Forward-looking, pioneering and entrepreneurial thinking •Having excellent project management skills to ensure timely closure of audits etc. •Clarity, tact and professionalism in communications •Experience in managing key stakeholder relationships, including interactions with Managers and Senior Management on a daily basis •Being able to give honest and open feedback in a timely manner •Readiness to work with teams across different offices, with proven consensus building, leadership and change management skills •Patience, maturity and sensitivity to listen to and deal with complex issues •Self-motivated, works independently and takes initiative •Well organized, with strong ability to plan and ability to manage a number of initiatives in parallel •Attention to detail, accurate and thorough •Professional, impartial and independent attitude •High degree of integrity •Strong commitment to confidentiality YOU BRING (EXPERIENCE & QUALIFICATIONS) •Professional accounting qualification (ACA, ACCA, CIMA) •Minimum 3 years Accounting Manager or 4 years post qualification experience •Expert knowledge in Accounting standards •Professional services experience •Strong knowledge of UK GAAP, local taxes and statutory requirements •Experience across finance functions, including experience in general accounting and familiarity with US GAAP, tax and treasury, financial systems and financial reporting •Strong interpersonal and communication skills •Ability to lead a wide range of people and personalities •Strong organisational skills, orientation to detail and initiative •Ability and willingness to provide a wide range of financial services from routine to more complex financial management tasks •Proficiency to work with systems and willingness to learn more as required (i.e. excel, business objects, Powerpoint, Oracle) •Excellent English skills (verbal and written communication) and meeting presence. 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.
