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Expert Consultant - Project Leader, CFO Excellence

$190k

Boston Consulting Group (BCG)

Locations Atlanta | Austin | Boston | Brooklyn | Chicago | Dallas | Denver | Detroit | Durham | Houston | Los Angeles | Miami | Minneapolis | Nashville | New York | Philadelphia | Pittsburgh | San Diego | San Francisco | Seattle | Summit | Washington 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. Practice Area The Corporate Finance & Strategy Practice (CFS) combines rich expertise in corporate strategy concepts with a management methodology designed to create sustainable value-add for BCG clients. Our team provides extensive experience in planning and implementing corporate transactions including merger & acquisition deals and divestitures. We deliver analytic approaches that allow senior management to effectively deal with challenges such as generating growth, managing a portfolio of assets, forming a world-class finance organization, understanding risk, and responding to the way capital markets assess companies today. Taking swift action in turning around and restructuring a business for long-term survival is also part of our offering. What You'll Do BCG is looking for an Expert Consultant or Project Leader to join our CFO Excellence team. Our CFOx team partners with CFOs to tackle their most pressing challenges - reimagining finance operating models for peak efficiency, unlocking the power of advanced analytics and AI, and driving transformative value across the organization. With unmatched experience across industries, our team helps finance leaders modernize systems, enhance transparency, and position their finance functions as catalysts for strategic success. Join us to shape the future of finance and make a lasting impact. As an Expert Consultant, you will be integrated into a BCG team to leverage your deep expertise on projects that reshape finance functions. You will be given end-to-end responsibility for a workstream within a BCG project. You will work closely with clients to understand their issues, create strategies for change, and win buy-in for your recommendations, while also collaborating with colleagues on complex client issues. You will provide deep expertise and insight to clients and help build your expertise area within BCG. A majority of your time will be focused on supporting and executing case work. Expert Project Leaders play a key role on client engagements, managing projects within their domain of expertise to define client needs and supervising team activities to develop and deliver relevant insights. They oversee the formulation of hypotheses for problem solving and investigation, apply advanced analytical and financial analysis of client, competitor, and industry data, and leverage deep domain expertise alongside business principles to develop actionable recommendations. Expert Project Leaders supervise work including strategic due diligence, product development initiatives, change management programs, and the evaluation of long-term investment opportunities, and are responsible for managing client contact and playing a key role in the development and maintenance of high-level client relationships. What You’ll Bring 5-10+ years of experience in finance across topics such as finance function effectiveness, CFO advisory, FP&A, process and policy, technology, operations, organizational structure and strategy, and/or transformation. Previous consulting experience is required. Proven experience working on finance transformation programsincluding: operating model redesign, process re-engineering, technology enablement, shared services, finance technology, budgeting, management reporting and Business Intelligence, core accounting, tax, treasury, internal audit, AI and machine learning. Experience in finance technology stacks, process optimization, and data architecture to deliver scalable and efficient solutions. Strong consulting skill set with a demonstrated willingness to learn and grow. Entrepreneurial, driven, and proactive mindset with a strong work ethic. Collaborative working style with a proven ability to team effectively across BCG and with clients. Ability to build trust and rapport with clients by deeply understanding their business and challenges. Advanced degree in a related field (preferred). Additional info What We Offer At BCG, we care about our people, and offer best in class benefits to support you personally and professionally including: An opportunity to work organically across disciplines and across BCG, we offer a unified and unrivaled opportunity that combines strategic thinking with hands-on applications. A unique experience to work alongside a team of passionate and driven problem-solvers with a mission to deliver innovative and valuable digital solutions in a supportive environment. For U.S. Applicants The base compensation for this role is: Expert Consultant: $190,000 in USD Expert Project Leader: $225,400 in USD In addition to your base salary, you will also be eligible for an annual discretionary performance bonus and BCG's Profit Sharing and Retirement Fund (PSRF) contribution. BCG also provides a market leading benefits package described below. At BCG, We Are Committed To Offering a Comprehensive Benefit Program That Includes Everything Our Employees And Their Families Need To Be Well And Live Life To The Fullest. We Pay The Full Cost Of Medical, Dental, And Vision Coverage For Employees - And Their Eligible Family Members.* That’s Zero Dollars In Premiums Taken From Employee Paychecks. All Our Plans Provide Best In Class Coverage Zero dollar ($0) health insurance premiums for BCG employees, spouses, and children. $10 (USD) copays for trips to the doctor, urgent care visits and prescriptions for generic drugs. Dental coverage, including up to $5,000 (USD) in orthodontia benefits. Vision insurance with coverage for both glasses and contact lenses annually. Reimbursement for gym memberships and other fitness activities. Fully vested retirement contributions made annually, whether you contribute or not. Generous paid time off including vacation, holidays, and annual office closure between Christmas and New Years. Paid Parental Leave and other family benefits such as elective egg freezing, surrogacy, and adoption reimbursement. Employees, spouses, and children are covered at no cost. Employees share in the cost of domestic partner coverage. To learn more about our employee benefit please check our Benefits page. 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. #J-18808-Ljbffr Boston Consulting Group (BCG)

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