Asia Pacific Commercial Finance Senior Manager

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What You'll Do

The position is an integral part of the Asia-Pacific (AP) Regional commercial finance Team, which supports the Regional Leadership in all areas of Finance & commercial performance. The position is aimed at leading and supporting regional leadership & other key stakeholders with commercial analytics, excellence & insightful management reporting to guide decision making processes.

The role provides commercial support, with a focus on analysis to help guide decision making. This includes competitive intel tracking, reporting and analysis of large programs, AP pipeline, win loss analytics, DSO management and reporting, other commercial priorities and reporting and supporting the AP Client Team as needed.

This role may also work on regional or global projects and provide support to other members of the (local and regional) finance teams across AP.

This position is built around teamwork and meeting customer needs which provides the opportunity to work with senior stakeholders in the AP region. The Sr. Manager teams with the local Finance teams, other regional and cross-functional team, and the global Finance community. The individual must be a team player and capable of working flexibly, virtually and across different cultures.

Job Responsibilities:

Commercial Finance Sr Manager for the AP Region

The role is expected to work closely with Asia Pacific Finance Commercial Director to lead and manage the below responsibilities while working closely with local system finance teams & client teams while constantly looking for opportunities for improvements with evolving needs of the business

• Competition tracking and market landscaping exercises identifying key trends & industry moves
• Pipeline tracking, reporting, analysis including on tool adoption in AP & win loss analytics
• Billing rate, price realization & commercial tracking across the region including VBP & large case performance analytics along with case team expense tracking
• DSO management including root cause analysis and risk mitigation for the region
• Work closely with AP Finance Commercial Director in preparation for CFO/ RC presentations relating to EC, OC, WWOM Leadership meetings apart from adhoc requests as required
• Driving digital initiatives (incld Gen AI) to improve efficiencies and effectiveness of our reporting and analysis in close collaboration with global BI&A teams as needed

AP Regional Finance support

• Become a back-up to the other AP Regional Finance team members as & when required
• Supporting the broader global commercial finance function in its transformation efforts including roll-out of new systems, policies, processes, and initiatives as and when called out for
• Building networks with other regional commercial & finance teams, liaising with BI&A, Global finance, Revenue management teams and other regional functions as required

What You'll Bring

• Bachelor’s / master’s degree in accounting or finance
• Work experience:
• Internal: Significant experience in BCG Finance preferred, with deep knowledge of BCG accounting, planning, commercial and systems
• External: of around 8-10 years in handling the Finance planning & analysis, commercial & stakeholder management. Experience in service industry and more specifically consulting firms preferred
• Advanced computer literacy:
• Strong knowledge of SAP, Oracle, HFM and BCG’s BIR tool preferred
• At minimum strong Excel skills required. Affinity with more advanced analytics tools like Tableau, Alteryx, MS Power, etc is a preference
• Strong knowledge of PowerPoint slide writing with familiarity to thinkcell preferred
• Familiarity with GenAI tools preferred
• Strong business sense, working knowledge of BCG commercial process
• Good analytical skills with an attention to detail and an ability to look at data in different ways while also being able to see the bigger picture
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills and ability to operate effectively in a virtual team and a global environment through establishing positive and productive working relationships (self-motivated, responsive, service oriented)
• Proven ability to plan work effectively and prioritize work, even in demanding situations BCG is an Equal Opportunity Employer

Additional info

At BCG, our people and relationships are at the heart of everything we do. We believe that in-person collaboration plays an important role in our culture, mentorship, and professional development.

For this role, you will generally be expected to work from a BCG office or in person with clients on a regular basis (typically around 50% of working time), depending on business needs and in line with local policies and practices.

We aim to provide a dynamic and collaborative environment that fosters connection and teamwork.

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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