Boston Consulting Group
WHAT YOU'LL DO
The role of Finance Coordinator is part of the L-A-B (London, Amsterdam and Brussels) Commercial Finance team. The role will be both an integral member of the local finance team and wider system finance function. The role reports to L-A-B Commercial Finance Manager.
Main duties will involve:
- Monitoring the team mailbox
- Triage all emails received and allocation to relevant member of the team
- Respond to requests for allocated tasks
- Time and expense adjustments including weekly review of timesheet submissions
- Support the weekly timesheet submission process
- Staffing Investments process
- Weekly review of all staffing investment requests ensuring correct input to the system
- Working with the Staffing team to ensure accurate data
- Provide absence cover for the team
Other ad hoc duties and projects as directed
This list of responsibilities should not be construed to imply that these duties, responsibilities, and requirements are the sole standards for this position. Upon their manager’s request, incumbents may be required to perform other related duties.
YOU'RE GOOD AT
- Working effectively under narrow time limitations or produce accurate results
- You are a self-starter and utilize good judgment in dealing with workflow and uncertain situations; recognize limitations and when to surface issues to L-A-B Commercial Finance Manager/Director
- You handle situations with poise and have the patience to work with multiple systems in order to get appropriate data
- You have the ability to identify issues and make constant improvements to current processes
- You have excellent social and communication skills and more specific you have the ability to communicate well with all levels of staff, display strong customer service-oriented behavior and can work with interruptions independent but also as a cooperative team player
- You are perfectly able to set priorities
- You are well-organized and have an eye for detail
- You respect all BCG information as confidential
- Strong academic results showing an aptitude to learn
- Excellent written and spoken English language skills – ability to explain and listen
- Experience working with financial systems and reporting tools
- Knowledge of principles, procedures, and practices of general accounting
- Proven aptitude for learning systems, tools and technology
- Proficient with MS office
- Experience of working within a team environment
- Experience of working under pressure and in a busy environment
You will work with multiple stakeholders, both from consulting teams and from business support teams, from your system and from regional/global level. These stakeholders will include:
- Finance teams in L-A-B (London, Amsterdam, and Brussels), among other countries
- MDPs, Partners, Principals, Project Leaders, other consulting, and other support staff
- Clients (regarding invoices, supplier setup, other queries