Global Accounting & Control Co-op
Company: Boston Consulting Group
Location: Boston
Posted on: September 19, 2023
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Job Description:
WHAT YOU''LL DO You will be a member of the Global Accounting
and Control ("GAC") team working under the direction of the Global
Finance Director & Corporate Controller. The GAC team has various
responsibilities that include the consolidation and reporting of
BCG''s global financial information on a monthly, quarterly and
annual basis, global revenue reporting and analysis, corporate
accounting and Managing Director and Partner accounting. In
addition, GAC is responsible for establishing global accounting
policies, procedures and internal controls. The team provides
decision support to local offices around the world and serves as a
knowledge center across a broad range of accounting, financial
systems and internal control topics.In this role, you will work in
the Global Investments, Consolidation and Reporting (GICAR)
team.The team works collaboratively to prepare and analyze critical
financial reports, most importantly, the monthly financial metrics
(management reporting) and the consolidated US GAAP financial
statements. The team is responsible for the accounting and
reporting for corporate entities as well as account balances
maintained at a corporate level including marketable securities
investments, foreign currency, leases and pensions Strong technical
knowledge and the ability to communicate in a clear and concise
manner are critical, as there is significant interaction with a
large, international finance organization including members of
other groups within the global finance function, and local finance
teams in affiliate offices. In this position, you will have
significant interaction with other functions in Global Services
including Treasury, Tax, Global Field Operations and Finance
YOU''RE GOOD AT Assist with review of monthly reporting packages
(management reporting and US GAAP reporting) from the affiliate
offices to ensure compliance with BCGs accounting policies and US
GAAP; analyze actual results compared to forecasts and prior year
results Assist with obtaining and gathering information required
for the quarterly US GAAP global fluctuation analysis Assist with
accounting for the corporate entities based in the US, Luxembourg
and Ireland Assist with month-end, quarterly and annual accounting
and reporting processes for marketable securities, foreign currency
translation adjustments, pension and other post-retirement benefit
obligations, global eliminations and corporate entities Perform
review of standard account reconciliations received from affiliate
offices Assist with the preparation of BCGs annual consolidated
financial statements and the preparation of the financial
statements for all corporate entities in accordance with the
applicable accounting standards Assist with the preparation of BCGs
external disclosure requests Assist with lease project testing in
preparation of BCGs adoption of the new FASB lease accounting
standard (ASC842) for January 2022 Prepare Oracle and HFM journal
entries Assist with various ad-hoc reporting from Oracle, SAP
Business Objects and HFM Participate in finance transformation
projects YOU BRING (EXPERIENCE & QUALIFICATIONS) Must be an
undergraduate student currently enrolled in Northeastern University
and approved by the university to participate in the January to
June 2024 co-op cycle Actively pursuing a BS/BA in Business
(Finance and Accounting). Organized, detail-oriented and
analytical, strong interpersonal and communication skills. High
level of initiative and resourcefulness. Strong MS Excel and Power
point skills, proficient in other MS Office applications. Ability
to work in a fast-paced environment. Demonstrate flexibility in
prioritizing and completing tasks. Prior work, internship or co-op
experience in a progressive corporate environment a plus Must have
legal work authorization in the U.S. YOU''LL WORK WITH As a member
of the GCAR & Corporate Accounting team, you have the opportunity
to work with a variety of other groups within our Finance
department such as the Intercompany, MDP Accounting, Global Revenue
and Accounting Systems Operations teams.
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