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Middle East Finance Senior Specialist
- Location
- Dubai
- Type
- Full time
- Posted
- 9D AGO
About the role
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.
What You'll Do
Reporting to the Commercial Finance Senior Manager, you will provide business partnering support to senior stakeholders throughout the project lifecycle. In this highly visible and impactful role, you will lead project financial analysis, management, and reporting for strategic projects, using a range of business intelligence tools and systems. You will also support key business transformation initiatives focused on improving performance. Success in this role requires an inquisitive mindset and a proactive, can-do attitude in a leading consulting environment.
- Applying advanced knowledge of project accounting and relevant experience to support best-practice operations
- Supporting days sales outstanding (DSO) management throughout the project lifecycle to optimize working capital. Overseeing contracting and client deliverable invoicing, with a strong understanding of commercial terms and conditions
- Building strong, trusting relationships with internal and external stakeholders at all levels to drive positive business outcomes
- Working closely with senior stakeholders to analyze project financials and profitability, manage risks, and report financial performance through dashboards
- Tracking time movements, processing system adjustments, and managing case closures
- Contributing to business initiatives focused on performance improvement and collaborating with cross-functional teams to achieve desired outcomes
- Using advanced Excel modeling skills to support financial analysis and reporting.
- Preparing periodic forecasts for finance leadership covering key components of the working capital cycle
- Producing ad hoc reports and completing other working capital-related tasks as required
What You'll Bring
- A relevant bachelor's degree or accounting qualification, with at least seven years of relevant project accounting experience, preferably in a professional services firm or multinational organization
- Experience with data analytics and business intelligence tools, such as SAP BusinessObjects, Power BI, or Tableau, including writing queries, building reports, and diagnosing issues
- Strong analytical and reporting skills, combined with excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Proven ability to work effectively with colleagues at all levels in a global environment, preferably within a professional services organization
- Ability to support change management initiatives across multiple teams
- Resourcefulness and strong problem-solving skills
- Ability to work effectively as part of a team
- Commitment to handling BCG information with appropriate confidentiality
Who You'll Work With
You will be part of the Commercial Finance team, which includes the Financial Analyst group, where you will sit, as well as the Contracting, Invoicing, and Collections teams. In this role, you will collaborate with colleagues across the wider business and work closely with senior stakeholders from case teams.
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.
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