Financial Analyst

About the role

This position supports BCG North America’s Expense Audit & Investigations team, with a focus on maintaining robust processes and controls across employee-submitted expenses and centrally-booked air travel and rideshare charges. As part of this team, you will partner closely with Finance Leadership and cross-functional teams across the US and Canada to deliver accurate, actionable reporting and analytics on employee travel and expense activity. Leveraging a strong understanding of BCG policies and underlying data, you will identify trends, surface risks, and provide insights that inform decision-making. As-needed, you will also support employee investigations and deep-dives.

Responsibilities

• Develop, enhance, and maintain data-driven products and workflows to automate and scale the review of $500m in annual T&E spend
• Perform routine, detailed analytics to identify trends, risks, anomalies, and opportunities for improved controls and cost efficiency
• Conduct targeted, forensic style analyses on employee T&E investigations with high-level proficiency
• Strengthen controls and monitor processes across centralized programs to mitigate risk and improve compliance
• Understand BCG’s policies and procedures to flag exceptions and recommend alternative actions
• Translate analyses into clear, structured communication (e.g., slides, dashboard, and concise email summaries) to effectively inform stakeholders
• Prepare time-sensitive ad-hoc requests which may require collaboration across functions
• Promote cooperation and foster teamwork to accomplish target deadlines

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting or Finance (or relevant business field), with 1-2 years of relevant work experience with analysis, reporting, and/or audit
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite
• Business Objects or similar data query tool experience
• Alerix or similar data analysis tool experience
• Tableau or similar data visualization tool experience
• Proficient in Power Automate, Power Apps, and other automation tools
• Familiar with AI process enablement

Qualifications

• Dynamic and self-starting
• Solid analytical ability with strong attention to detail
• Ability to translate and present data meaningfully
• Customer service-oriented behavior
• Successful performance in a fast-paced, intellectually intense environment
• Engages constructively with feedback
• Respects all BCG information as personal and confidential

Skills

• Experience in process improvement and efficiency
• Strong attention to detail
• Ability to translate and present data meaningfully
• Customer service-oriented behavior
• Successful performance in a fast-paced, intellectually intense environment
• Engages constructively with feedback
• Respects all BCG information as personal and confidential

Benefits

At BCG, we offer a comprehensive benefit program that includes:

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage with zero dollar ($0) premiums for employees and their eligible family members
• Reimbursement for gym memberships and other fitness activities
• Generous paid time off including 12 holidays per year, an annual office closure between Christmas and New Years, and 15 vacation days per year (earned at 1.25 days per month)
• Paid parental leave and other family benefits such as elective egg freezing, surrogacy, and adoption reimbursement
• Market-leading benefits package including profit sharing retirement fund contributions

Pay

Total compensation for this role includes base salary, annual discretionary performance bonus, contributions to BCG’s Profit Sharing and Retirement Fund (PSRF), and a market leading benefits package described above. We expect total annualized compensation for Atlanta-based employees to be approximately the following: Base salary between $71,000- $88,333 (USD); placement within this range will vary based on experience and skill level Annual discretionary performance bonus between 0-12% 5% Profit Sharing Retirement Fund (PSRF) contribution, increasing to 10% after two years of service. Contributions are vested immediately and there is no waiting period First year annualized target total compensation: $75,260 - $93,632 (USD)

Schedule

This role is designed for those who thrive in a dynamic, collaborative environment and is not intended for remote or virtual work. BCG operates on a hybrid model, with the expectation that team members will be in the office 3 to 5 days per week.