Senior Knowledge Analyst - External financial audit

What You'll DoAs a Senior Knowledge Analyst (SKA) within BCG’s Corporate Finance & Strategy practice (CFS) and its Center for CFO Excellence (CFOx) team, you will work in a growing global team, delivering value to clients in all aspects of CFO related products and opportunities, from value creation strategy to performance management, digital finance and lean/agile working culture in finance.This would entail issues such as defining the role of the finance organization, transforming the finance function to be efficient & effective, control finance costs, ability to steer and make relevant decisions, enablement of value creation and the facilitation of corporate planning decisions, including measures to align corporate, financial and investor strategies.#cf #bcgcareers #bcglifeYOU'RE GOOD ATCandidate should have experience and/or knowledge related to at least one of the following areas:Finance organization (including shared services), finance transformation, external and internal reporting, corporate governance, performance management, planning, budgeting and target setting, corporate risk management or similar.The SKA is expected to be familiar with financial and non-financial benchmarking analyses, including analyses regarding profitability, capital structure, liquidity, and cash flow performance.The candidate should have deep end to end expertise in at least 2 finance process towers such as Record to Report, Order to Cash, Procure to Pay, Financial Planning & Analysis, Cash & Banking / Treasury, Payroll, Fixed Assets, etc.As a Senior Knowledge Analyst on the Client-Focused track, the candidate will be deployed in client engagements with core consulting teams to identify and analyze client challenges, provide customized knowledge of best-in-class practices as domain expert, develop solutions to address critical client issues, and chart a path for the client to constantly enhance performance.The candidate is expected to demonstrate excellent communication, high-quality analytical skills, and ability to deliver client ready analyses and insights.The candidate will work also with topic team to collaborate, develop, and maintain new knowledge materials related to CFOx topic based on emerging trends and gaps identified by consulting teams.The candidate will collaborate across the topic to build tools, analyses, and insights to drive new ways of thinking and problem-solving. You Bring (experience & Qualifications)1-2+ years of consulting experience in relevant sector/topic required; candidates with consulting experience strongly preferredIn lieu of consulting experience, 2+ years minimum industry experience required; 3-6+ years of industry experience strongly preferred in at least one of the following areas: management consulting, financial management, controlling & reporting, treasury, accounting & audit, corporate development, corporate finance or other equivalent areasMaster’s degree in business administration, corporate finance, accounting, mathematics etc. with very good academic achievements and / or CPA with a management consulting backgroundConfident client presence and relationship-building skillsEffective written & verbal communicationStrong analytical and problem-solving skillsStrong work ethic & service-oriented mind-setAbility to multi-task in a fast-paced environmentStrong interpersonal skills and credibilityCollaborative team player and pro-active self-starterAbility to maintain discretion when neededYOU'LL WORK WITHCore Consulting TeamsStaffed as topic champion along with core consulting teams in client engagements by bringing in core domain expertiseOwn and drive successful completion of a module in client projectsProvide insight generation expertise during team discussions to frame and structure client issuesProvide problem solving and solutioning to drive improvements across client organizationEnhance client deliverables by conducting high-quality analyses and applying business judgementSuggests alternative or additional analyses to expand original scope and provide new insightDemonstrate good slide-writing and story-lining skills to generate client ready materialsConcise, synthesized and confident during discussions with project teams, running workshops with client teams and presenting analysis & findings to clientsDevelop effective relationships with senior project leadership to build strong demand as a topic champion for repeat staffingSupport proposal development by guiding consulting teams on transformation approach, BCG capabilities, past case credentials and expertsTopic TeamsBuild and update new topic-related customized knowledge productsControl the consistency of knowledge management databasesReviews knowledge products and ensures they are current and relevant and updates when appropriateWrites abstracts and indexes for projects and practice documentsAssisting in Practice Area intellectual capital development projects (studies, articles and other publications. Additional Information The Knowledge Team (KT) is a group of functional and/or industry experts leveraging deep domain knowledge to enable insight for case teams and clients. KT members are affiliated to BCG Practice Areas, plugged into the strategic agenda and building and deploying leading edge IP data tools/assets to deliver insight. BCG's Knowledge Team members have the opportunity to be staffed on cases and help co-create insights with case teams and clients through expert perspectives on industry trends, delivery of proprietary data or tools in a particular function and complex research and analysis of market information. KT members also support the PA’s business development and proposals and help to organize and codify the knowledge that enables BCG to deliver superior business value for its clients.