Consultant - Strategic Performance Solutions (Private Equity)

Consulting Staff Boston, Massachusetts


Description

Position at Berkeley Research Group, LLC

BRG Corporate Finance is a leader in providing multidisciplinary services to lenders, companies, investors, and attorneys. BRG professionals have advised in some of the most complex corporate domestic and international matters. Our broad experience and superior service, coupled with our personal, hands-on approach to client service, have benefited hundreds of clients—from small businesses to Fortune 500 companies—in a wide array of industries.
What truly sets us apart, beyond the exceptional knowledge we bring to our clients and the strong leadership position and track record we hold in our industry, is our greatest asset: a top-tier team of highly experienced senior professionals who are completely committed to addressing the challenges of each client.
Primary Focus
We are seeking a qualified individual to join our Finance Excellence team as a Senior Associate. Skills should include experience in:
  • Finance and accounting process improvement
  • Financial planning and analysis
  • Business performance management and transformation
  • Finance target operating model and business partnership
  • Finance organizational structure alignment
  • Transaction preparation and execution
  • Technology acumen relative to Finance application environment
Responsibilities
  • Contribute to the day-to-day activities of BRG Corporate Finance client service teams executing on business improvement initiatives.
  • Utilize business, finance, accounting, and analytical skills to prepare and execute transactions using financial modeling and analysis, financial and operational process optimization, data management, analytics and visualization, business plan assessments, financial technology enablement, transaction support, and finance transformation.
  • Improve decision-making, enable business partnering and drive shareholder value.
  • Develop the content for and lead the preparation of high quality, refined reports, written analyses, presentations, and other client deliverables.
Qualifications
  • Bachelor's degree in Business, Accounting/Finance, Management, Engineering, Economics, Mathematics, or related field;
  • 4 - 6 years of Big 4 financial management experience;
  • Lead engagement teams in a fast-growing, entrepreneurial consulting practice including assisting in marketing, recruiting, training, client pitches and product and practice development;
  • Expertise in financial modeling and analysis (particularly in Excel), including constructing and understanding 3-statement financial models, cash flows and scenario analyses is preferred;
  • Strong knowledge of basic corporate financial and operational processes, budgeting and forecasting, accounting close, treasury, order-to-cash and procure-to-pay;
  • Manage and oversee junior and senior staff;
  • General knowledge of financial ERP, EPM, BI technologies and other finance and corporate performance management tools;
  • CFA, CPA (or equivalent), or technical/GAAP accounting expertise is a plus
  • Ability to manage and analyze large volumes of financial and operational data; and
  • Ability to interpret the results of qualitative and quantitative analysis and develop insights and recommendations.
  • Willingness to travel up to 80%
Candidate must be able to submit verification of his/her legal right to work in the United States, without company sponsorship.

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About BRG

Berkeley Research Group, LLC (BRG) is a global consulting firm that helps leading organizations advance in three key areas: disputes and investigations, corporate finance, and strategy and operations. Headquartered in California with over 40 offices around the world, we are an integrated group of experts, industry leaders, academics, data scientists, and professionals working beyond borders and disciplines. BRG strives to build and nurture a culture where inclusiveness is instinctive, not an initiative. We celebrate and value the diversity of our professionals and are dedicated to maintaining a truly inclusive work environment where all individuals feel respected and valued. We harness our collective expertise to deliver the inspired insights and practical strategies our clients need to stay ahead of what's next.

Berkeley Research Group is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. Our hiring practices provide equal opportunity for employment without regard to race, religion, color, sex, gender, national origin, age, United States military veteran status, ancestry, sexual orientation, marital status, family structure, medical condition including genetic characteristics or information, veteran status, or mental or physical disability so long as the essential functions of the job can be performed with or without reasonable accommodation, or any other protected category under federal, state, or local law.

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