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What You'll Do

The position is an integral part of the Asia-Pacific (AP) Regional Finance Team, which supports the Regional Leadership in all areas of Finance. The position is aimed at supporting regional leadership & other key stakeholders with planning, forecasting, commercial & insightful management reporting to guide decision making processes.

 

In addition, the role provides commercial support as needed, with a focus on analysis to help guide decision making. This may include eg competitive intel tracking, reporting and analysis of large programs and supporting the AP Client Team as needed.

 

This role may also work on regional or global projects and provide support to other members of the (local and regional) finance teams across AP.

This position is built around teamwork and meeting customer needs which provides the opportunity to work with senior stakeholders in the AP region. The Manager teams with the local Finance teams, other regional and cross-functional team, and the global Finance community. The individual must be a team player and capable of working flexibly, virtually and across different cultures.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:

Finance Manager for the AP Region

Primary responsibility includes supporting Finance planning & analysis, tracking financial performance of the business across the region including DSO tracking & analysis, outlook reporting & analysis, working in close collaboration with local system finance teams while constantly looking for opportunities for improvements with evolving needs of the business.The role is expected to work closely with Asia Pacific Finance Director/Senior Manager to support the tracking of the opportunity pipeline, VBP case performance, competition analysis, pricing analysis, billing rate tracking & investment tracking by working closely with local system finance teams & client teams as required.Supporting the AP Finance Senior Manager/Director with the coordination of the planning process for the AP geographies and the regional offices. Review and highlight key messages to regional leadership apart from implementing global guidelines.Working closely with HR function to understand trends in relation to capacity & other areas assessing financial impact of people-related decisions.Supporting AP FP&A Senior Manager/Director in preparation for regional chair presentations relating to EC, OC, WWOM Leadership meetings apart from Adhoc requests as required.Driving digital initiatives to improve efficiencies and effectiveness of our reporting and analysis in close collaboration with global BI&A teams as needed.

AP Regional Finance support

Acting as back-up to the other AP Regional Finance team members as requiredSupporting the broader global finance function in its transformation efforts including roll-out of new systems, policies, processes, and initiatives.Providing support to & sharing best practices with local Finance teams as requiredBuilding networks with other regional finance teams, liaising with Global services, Global finance and other Regional Functions as required

What You'll Bring

Bachelor’s / Master’s degree in Accounting or FinanceWork experience:Internal: Significant experience in BCG Finance preferred, with deep knowledge of BCG accounting, planning, commercial and systemsExternal: of around 8-10 years in handling the Finance planning & analysis, commercial & stakeholder management. Experience in service industry and more specifically consulting firms preferredAdvanced computer literacy:Strong knowledge of Oracle Financial Systems, HFM and BCG’s BIR tool preferredAt minimum strong Excel skills required. Affinity with more advanced analytics tools like Tableau, Alteryx, MS Power, etc is a preferenceStrong knowledge of PowerPoint slide writing with familiarity to thinkcell preferredStrong business sense, working knowledge of BCG commercial processGood analytical skills with an attention to detail and an ability to look at data in different ways while also being able to see the bigger pictureExcellent interpersonal and communication skills and ability to operate effectively in a virtual team and a global environment through establishing positive and productive working relationships (self-motivated, responsive, service oriented)Proven ability to plan work effectively and prioritize work, even in stressful situations

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