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Boston Consulting Group (BCG)

Locations : Lisbon | London

OverviewBoston 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. 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.

What You’ll DoAs Finance Business Partner (FBP) you will be the strategic finance advisor to our HR and People Function, partnering closely with function leaders to provide financial insight and decision support. You will play a key part in enabling the organization to deliver strategic and operational priorities effectively by ensuring financial acumen and accountability at all levels of the function. You will be part of the Global FPandA team, providing insight supported by meaningful and accurate financial information to guide and influence decision-making processes. The team partners with the global leadership of our business functions, senior finance management, and local, regional and global finance colleagues across the organization.

The HR and People Function is going through end-to-end transformation requiring close finance business partnership on multiple dimensions. The transformation agenda includes:

Further digitalization of HR and People processes to unlock scalability and improve employee experience

Further expansion of HR shared services

Close collaboration with multiple fast-paced teams, including consulting teams, HR digital portfolio squads, and others

To be successful in this role, you will need to:

Partner function leadership to achieve both business and financial goals of the function

Provide financial oversight for function-related investments, ensuring alignment with strategic priorities and value generation

Deliver against mid-term and annual cost targets

Build a deep understanding of the function’s operational context and tailor financial advice to its specific needs

Your Key Responsibilities Will Include

Strategic Finance Leadership:

Serve as a trusted finance advisor and thought partner to the Function’s senior leadership, contributing to strategic decisions with financial acumen.

Develop and present business cases for investments, transformations, and new initiatives.

Play activist role in key change initiatives of the function, ensuring financial accuracy and integration of the initiatives and their outcomes into operational financial processes.

Navigate through complexity: find and propose solutions to challenges, outline choices, facilitate decision-making, and ensure financial considerations are reflected in functional decision-making.

Stakeholder Engagement:

Partner with functional leaders to understand evolving needs, providing tailored financial insights and support.

Maintain alignment with functional stakeholders on roles, responsibilities, priorities and boundaries.

Interface Management:

Collaborate with key finance teams on the functional agenda (BIandA, Intercompany, Finance digital products portfolio, Global Accounting and Controlling, Global Tax, Finance Excellence, Enterprise Architecture, etc.).

Partner with HR on headcount and compensation management and planning.

Partner with procurement on vendor selection and negotiation processes, and sign off on sizable negotiations.

Financial Planning and Analysis:

Oversee the function’s budgeting, accruals, forecasting, and variance analysis.

Reporting:

Provide regular financial reporting to functional stakeholders (BIandA and analyst support).

Collaborate with accounting on month and year-end close, ensuring data accuracy and integrity from the function’s perspective.

Team Collaboration and Management:

Collaborate with the broader Global FPandA team and Finance Business Partners to share best practices and drive continuous improvement.

Contribute to initiatives that enhance the organization’s overall financial maturity.

Perform all managerial responsibilities (recruiting, development, career processes) for direct reports.

You’re Good At

Critical thinking and a consultative approach to problem solving, working with stakeholders to understand the problem, provide deep analysis, and offer viable solutions in a fast-paced environment.

Building trust and credibility to establish/maintain a seat at the table with senior management as a business partner.

Communicating complex financial information in simple, clear, and actionable terms for diverse audiences.

Navigating cross-functional teams and aligning diverse perspectives toward consensus.

Ownership of annual financial planning, cost trend analysis, business cases and portfolio management for investments to drive educated decision making.

Managing projects in a dynamic environment across concurrent workstreams and competing priorities.

Integrity and adaptability in fast-paced, service-oriented settings aligned with BCG values.

What You’ll Bring

Bachelor’s degree in finance/accounting/economics and/or an MBA

Minimum 12+ years of related finance experience (professional services preferred but not essential)

Deep knowledge of finance strategy – resource planning, budgeting, and investments

Consulting experience is advantageous but not essential

Excellent communication skills – verbal and written, with ability to adjust to multiple audiences and influence senior management

Critical thinking and problem solving – ability to work through complex problems and offer thoughtful solutions

Strong project management skills with ability to navigate multiple priorities and facilitate fast decision-making

Motivation and self-drive to tackle challenges and provide value to senior leadership

Advanced PowerPoint and Excel skills with experience building scalable financial models and turning data into insights

Who You’ll Work WithYou’ll work with all Function leadership, global finance stakeholders, and local, regional and global colleagues across the organization.

Equal OpportunityBoston Consulting Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

BCG is an E-Verify Employer. More information on E-Verify is available on request.

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