WHAT YOU'LL DO
This is a key role in the finance department, with a balance of budgeting and operational responsibilities, involving regular interaction with MDPs and department managers.
As a member of the ISA Finance Team, you will support the ISA Head of Finance on managing the planning and budgeting process for the system; responsible for effective management reporting, ensuring that it evolves to meet the needs of the business, working alongside the broader regional and global finance community. You will report directly to the ISA Finance Senior Director located in Barcelona.
Specific responsibilities include:
Planning
Coordinate and prepare the annual budget and regular re-estimates, including in yearly Financial Planning cycles and ownership for a subset of streams (e.g., costs);
Help on the definition of system planning guidelines for the different geographies;
Responsible for the Coordinated Planning Process (CPP) across geographies.
Reporting
Provide timely and meaningful system financial results, key financial metrics and variance analysis to the system leaders, management team, regional finance and Global Services
Monitor KPIs against plan, proactively flag deviations and prepare new landing scenarios;
Strategy, decision support & analysis
Support the ISA Finance Senior Director and the Management Team in defining the long-term strategy for the system, including long-term TOM (Target Operating Model) development and translating it into a Financial and Commercial Plan
Provide relevant comments on business outlooks
Provide ad hoc information and analysis as required
Business intelligence & Analytics
Support in the preparation of information and data to ensuring the business has the financial and business-related information and analysis necessary to steer the business, whether by leveraging BCG's central information resources or providing locally
Provide ad hoc information and analysis as required
Project/Program management
Support and follow up of business-related special projects led at ISA level
Drive content generation and implementation of key initiatives, monitoring status and re-steering course if required
Coordinate multidisciplinary teams across GEOs
YOU'RE GOOD AT
COMPETENCES:
Essential
Action-oriented and pragmatic
Independent: at ease working with high level of autonomy
Powerful critical thinking: using rigorous logic and methods to solve problems, you can spot potential problems, you provide objective financial analysis and effective decision making under pressure
Robust project/program management skills: creating focus, moving roadblocks, tackling difficult problems, able to multitask.
Working collaboratively across groups: establishing strong collaborative relationships, demonstrating ability to get things done both through formal channels and the informal network, using diplomacy and tact to gain cooperation and support from others
Thinking digitally: picking up new technical skills and knowledge quickly, being comfortable using a range of digital collaboration tools.
Innovative delivery: able to deliver value added solutions and with good judgement about which suggestions will work
Desirable
Knowledge of key BCG FP&A systems
YOU BRING (EXPERIENCE & QUALIFICATIONS)
Minimum of 5 years of applicable experience in consulting firms
Excellent knowledge of Foundation Financial & Management, Accounting & Performance reporting, Strategy and Planning
Excellent English skills (verbal and written communication)
Portuguese desirable
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.