Knowledge Analyst - Shareholder Value Advisory
Boston Consulting Group
IT
Gurugram, Haryana, India
Posted on Oct 9, 2024
WHAT YOU'LL DO
As a Knowledge Analyst (KA) within BCG's Corporate Finance & Strategy (CFS) - ValueScience® Center (VSC), you will work in a growing global team across Singapore, India, Munich, London, and North America, providing Corporate Finance & Financial Modelling expertise and insights whilst deployed regularly on case and proposal work. You’ll serve as a thought partner and content expert to case teams and topic leaders, helping structure and solve complex issues.
Additionally, you will support your Corporate Finance & Shareholder Value topic in developing existing & new Financial Models, Intellectual Property and Knowledge Assets, applying the Total Shareholder Return (TSR) concept. You will work on commercialization efforts for the topic, in conjunction with business leaders, supporting marketing efforts, conferences and publications.
The Corporate Finance and Strategy (CFS) practice drives client success by helping the C-Suite win the “next game”—and build competitive advantage and maximize value creation while doing so. We turn strategic insights into ambitious agendas for successful transformations and lasting impact.
The CFS practice is the home to the ValueScience® Center (VSC) which focuses on Applied Corporate Finance and Valuation topics. The VSC team serves as BCG's think tank, providing superior corporate finance, financial management, valuation, and financial strategies to clients. Our team of 35+ experienced professionals, including MBAs, CFAs, CPAs, and statisticians, is spread across five global locations (Singapore, India, Munich, London, and North America).
Key roles expectations as Knowledge Analyst in BCG’s VSC team
Additionally, you will support your Corporate Finance & Shareholder Value topic in developing existing & new Financial Models, Intellectual Property and Knowledge Assets, applying the Total Shareholder Return (TSR) concept. You will work on commercialization efforts for the topic, in conjunction with business leaders, supporting marketing efforts, conferences and publications.
The Corporate Finance and Strategy (CFS) practice drives client success by helping the C-Suite win the “next game”—and build competitive advantage and maximize value creation while doing so. We turn strategic insights into ambitious agendas for successful transformations and lasting impact.
The CFS practice is the home to the ValueScience® Center (VSC) which focuses on Applied Corporate Finance and Valuation topics. The VSC team serves as BCG's think tank, providing superior corporate finance, financial management, valuation, and financial strategies to clients. Our team of 35+ experienced professionals, including MBAs, CFAs, CPAs, and statisticians, is spread across five global locations (Singapore, India, Munich, London, and North America).
Key roles expectations as Knowledge Analyst in BCG’s VSC team
- Collaborate with consulting teams to provide Corporate Finance and Financial Modelling expertise
- Conduct financial analyses (e.g. financial statement analysis, peer benchmarking, valuation), build financial models, and generate data-driven insights for clients
- Derive initial insights and recommendations based on your analyses
- Craft clear and compelling written communications, including structured emails and impactful PowerPoint slides, to share Insights and recommendations
- Partner with senior+ analysts and consulting team members across regions, managing workstreams, expectations, and deadlines effectively
- Contribute to the creation and codification of knowledge into intellectual property and frameworks for future use within BCG
YOU'RE GOOD AT
Technical Skills
- Proficiency in Excel-based financial modeling is crucial, encompassing the ability to build integrated three-statement financial models from scratch with minimal supervision
- Passionate and knowledgeable about the capital market landscape, with foundational knowledge of valuation concepts and techniques, financial ratios, and able to interpret company filings and analyst reports
- Good understanding of Merger and Acquisition/Spin-offs process
- Proficient in evaluating standalone projects/investments by building detailed DCF models and supporting recommendations with project IRR, NPV, and ROI
- Effective written communication using Microsoft Outlook for emails and PowerPoint for deliverable slides
- Experience with financial databases like S&P Capital IQ, Refinitiv, Bloomberg, Pitchbook, and Preqin, including excel plug-in proficiency
- Basic skills in data analytics and visualization tools like Tableau and Alteryx
Interpersonal and Professional Skills
- High work ethic, client-service-excellence mindset, and ability to work in a fast-paced environment and manage multiple parallel tasks is a key trait in individuals that succeed in this role
- Strong, proven analytical and conceptual capabilities. A curious frame of mind, asking the right questions, ability to tolerate and move beyond ambiguity and complexity are important attributes
- Apply topic expertise when contributing to building and deploying a product/tool/data, taking different client contexts into account
- Working collaboratively and effectively in a group dynamic, often virtual, and proficient in agile ways of working
- Supporting communication with senior stakeholders and clients, while being credible and proactive
- Progressively building strong business acumen and problem-solving capabilities
- Interacting with internal and external stakeholders while working in a global collaborative team environment across time zones
- Assisting in solving client problems by conducting research and supporting analytical approaches under guidance
- Demonstrates learning agility and the ability to quickly grasp new concepts
- Framing, structuring, and sharing insights from analysis, with the ability to write clearly and concisely
- Working creatively and analytically in a fast-paced, demanding, and problem-solving environment
- Flexibility and bring a curious and creative mindset, open for new things and able to propose innovative ideas
- Fluency in English with strong verbal communication and presentation skills in client meetings
YOU BRING (EXPERIENCE & QUALIFICATIONS)
- ~1 year of consulting experience, preferably with Big 4 Corporate Finance / Valuation / M&A / Financial Modelling teams; Consulting experience is strongly preferred
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in finance with an excellent academic track record. Advanced degrees are preferred
- CFA program levels I/II/III or equivalent preferred
YOU'LL WORK WITH
As a Knowledge Analyst you will collaborate with global topic leads and colleagues across BCG to bring expertise and capabilities to the service of our internal and external clients. Our team is made up of a diverse pool of knowledge positions that allow us to pursue exciting, innovative knowledge careers.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
The Knowledge & Analytics Team (K&A) is a group of functional and/or industry experts leveraging deep domain knowledge to enable insight for case teams and clients. K&A members are affiliated to BCG Practice Areas, plugged into the strategic agenda and building and deploying leading edge IP data tools/assets to deliver insight.
BCG's K&A Team members have the opportunity to be staffed on cases and help co-create insights with case teams and clients through expert perspectives on industry trends, delivery of proprietary data or tools in a particular function and complex research and analysis of market information. K&A members also support the PA’s business development and proposals and help to organize and codify the knowledge that enables BCG to deliver superior business value for its clients.