Senior Financial Analyst
Boston Consulting Group (BCG) · Los Angeles, CA · 3 wk ago
Finance$103k–$127k/yrFull-time
About the role
The Senior Financial Analyst will support the weekly and monthly revenue forecast process, develop and maintain revenue and deployment models, analyze deployment, billability, utilization, and staffing trends, and prepare actionable insights for Finance, Staffing, People, and office leadership.
Responsibilities
- Support the weekly and monthly revenue forecast process in partnership with Staffing, Finance, and system leadership, including analysis of actuals vs. forecast and key revenue drivers across West and Southwest
- Develop and maintain revenue and deployment models that help leadership understand expected performance, risks, opportunities, and tradeoffs across both systems
- Analyze deployment, billability, utilization, time allocation, and staffing trends to produce actionable insights for Finance, Staffing, People, and office leadership
- Identify leading indicators in deployment data and flag risks before they materialize in revenue outcomes
- Prepare recurring revenue and deployment reporting, including variance analysis, KPI tracking, trend analysis, and written commentary for senior leadership
- Partner with staffing teams to understand pipeline, case demand, supply constraints, deployment outcomes, and the revenue implications of staffing decisions
- Build clear, concise materials for leadership meetings, covering revenue outlook, deployment performance, billability, utilization, P&L trends, and emerging risks or opportunities
- Act as a thought partner to Finance and system leadership, translating complex data into clear business implications and recommended actions
- Support annual planning, rolling forecasts, and other planning cycles by incorporating guidance from global, regional, system, and local stakeholders
- Identify opportunities to improve reporting, automate recurring analyses, and drive consistency in how insights are structured and delivered across both systems
- Support ad hoc analysis and special projects across revenue, deployment, commercial performance, people topics, and broader FP&A priorities
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business, Mathematics, or a related field; advanced degree welcome but not required
- 3–5 years of finance-related experience, ideally in FP&A, business analytics, professional services, consulting, or a related environment
- Experience with revenue forecasting, P&L analysis, utilization and billability reporting, staffing or deployment analytics, budgeting, or business performance reporting preferred
- Strong analytical skills, including the ability to interpret financial and operational data and develop clear, actionable insights
- Strong Excel and PowerPoint skills; ability to build and maintain financial models and prepare executive-ready materials
- Experience with Tableau, Alteryx, SAP, Business Objects, Workday, Power BI, or similar reporting and analytics tools a plus
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to explain financial and operational concepts clearly to non-finance audiences
- Ability to manage multiple priorities and deliver high-quality work under tight timelines across a multi-system environment
- Experience leveraging AI tools or automation to streamline recurring reporting, reduce manual effort, and improve analytical efficiency a plus
Qualifications
- Connects revenue, deployment, billability, utilization, and staffing data to broader business performance and leadership decisions
- Synthesizes complex, multi-source data into clear insights, concise narratives, and practical recommendations that senior leaders can act on
- Buils trusted, collaborative relationships with Finance, Staffing, People/Talent, office leadership, and senior stakeholders across both systems
- Applies strong analytical judgment, critical thinking, and attention to detail in a fast-paced environment with competing priorities
- Communicates proactively and confidently, including preparing materials and presenting findings to senior audiences
- Navigates ambiguity, shifting priorities, and time-sensitive requests while maintaining accuracy and quality
- Takes initiative, works independently, and identifies ways to improve processes, reporting, and decision support
- Demonstrates curiosity, flexibility, openness to feedback, and a commitment to continuous learning