Public Sector Senior Financial Analyst

The Boston Consulting Group (BCG) - Washington, DC

Full-time - Mid Level

Washington, DC

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

About the position

The Senior Financial Analyst will be a key member of the FED finance team, focusing on providing commercial support activities for FED finance clients. This role involves analysis and reporting to manage case budgets and key performance metrics, while also understanding the drivers of the FED finance business to assist in decision-making. The ideal candidate will be a creative problem solver who can thrive in a fast-paced environment, managing multiple priorities and complex topics effectively.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with various business partners including commercial finance, system finance, and regional/global finance teams.
• Work closely with the BCG FED public sector Contracts team to support contractual reporting requirements.
• Complete ad hoc requests and perform other duties in a timely manner.
• Provide support for client contracting, including maintaining databases for transparency.
• Ensure accurate projections of case financials and deliverables for case management.
• Support Government contracting and analysis, focusing on finance and accounting regulation compliance.
• Lead government invoicing databases as required.
• Understand contracts for proper structure setup and communication to stakeholders.
• Manage case budgets and Days Sales Outstanding (DSO) with stakeholders.
• Provide budget analysis, fees and expense forecasting, and estimates-to-complete as required.
• Manage accounts receivable/collections on specific clients.
• Support Client Development Managers with reporting and ad hoc requests.
• Lead reporting, analysis, and performance management for the public sector in North America.
• Support client contracting repository with a focus on risk mitigation.
• Prepare financial reports and analysis to support US FED client business objectives.
• Assist in developing or updating financial policies to comply with contractual requirements or public sector policies.
• Evolve and play a role in BCG FED and public sector statutory reporting.
• Support case code accounting both financially and systemically.
• Work with the US General Ledger team and Global Accounting & Control to implement I/C corrections.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business, or a related field.
• A minimum of 3-5 years of finance-related experience.
• Must be a US Citizen to qualify for this position.
• Proven expertise in Excel modeling, analytics, and PowerPoint.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience in Public Sector (Federal, State, Local) or Defense Contracting environment.
• Experience in a professional services environment.
• Familiarity with Oracle Business Objects, Hyperion Financial Management, Tableau, or Alteryx.