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Who We Are

Boston Consulting Group partners with leaders in business and society to tackle their most important challenges and capture their greatest opportunities. BCG was the pioneer in business strategy when it was founded in 1963. Today, we help clients with total transformation-inspiring complex change, enabling organizations to grow, building competitive advantage, and driving bottom-line impact.

To succeed, organizations must blend digital and human capabilities. Our diverse, global teams bring deep industry and functional expertise and a range of perspectives to spark change. BCG delivers solutions through leading-edge management consulting along with technology and design, corporate and digital ventures—and business purpose. We work in a uniquely collaborative model across the firm and throughout all levels of the client organization, generating results that allow our clients to thrive.

What You'll Do

Our mission is clear. We go deep to unlock insight and have the courage to act. We bring the right people together to challenge established thinking and drive transformation. We work with our clients to build the capabilities that enable organizations to achieve sustainable advantage. We are shaping the future. Together.

 

We have embarked on an exciting journey of modernizing and transforming our US and Canada payroll functions, engaging a third-party consulting firm to uncover opportunities and develop a detailed roadmap. By rethinking structures, harmonizing processes, and automating key tasks with new technologies, we intend to create a simpler and more efficient operating model encouraging collaboration and flexibility for the payroll function to meet the evolving and growing needs of BCG.

 

This role is responsible for moderate to complex-level Tax accounting/withholding, reporting, analysis, and audit activities to ensure the accurate and timely reporting of financial results for internal and external purposes, and to help provide work direction to team associates. This role is the technical and functional subject matter Tax expert and continually works with the team to identify opportunities for improvement and implements solutions.

 

You’re good at

Analyzing and consistently take corrective steps on queries related to taxCalculating retroactive tax, gross to net calculations including tax withholdingReviewing and balance and release W-2 filesTax Data Integrity Assurance for tax filingProcessing Improvement recommendations and implementationsProcessing W-2 Corrections and reissues in accordance with IRS regulationsPayroll Tax Update Analysis/TestingProviding client support for Escalated Tax and Accounting issuesMaintaining employee master tax data including tax data integrity assurance activitiesProcessing mass tax updatesProviding problem (SR) resolution support for tax related issuesAssisting team leaders with complex payroll tax issuesAnalyzing gross to net calculations for accuracy including tax withholding calculationsReviewing Payroll Tax error reports and queries related to TaxCalculating workups retroactive taxValidating and balancing of tax dataReconciling payroll related balance sheet accounts (taxes)Maintaining employee tax records

 

Responsibility Areas:

Accountable for partnering with the internal teams to deliver client service with qualityAccepted accounting principles and/or domestic tax code/lawProactively looks for resolution of potential service delivery issuesProvides reports to internal teams as required

What You'll Bring

Associates degree or comparable knowledge in payroll-related fieldMinimum 3 years Payroll Tax experienceStrong attention to detail and executionStrong verbal & written communication skillsStrong business acumen, e.g. ability to interpret and apply financial data/information to business decisionsStrong analytical and problem-solving skillsStrong communication skills (written and verbal)Strong business partnering skillsDetail-oriented, organized and capable of prioritizing workload to complete multiple tasks and meet aggressive deadlinesAbility to work collaboratively and cooperatively as a member of a teamAbility to work independently and apply sound judgmentProficient in Microsoft Office: Windows, Excel and PowerPointADP experience is a plus

Who You'll Work With

Members of our finance team are responsible for preserving the intellectual capital, assets, and integrity of BCG. We make a crucial impact on the firm’s direction, performance, and risk-management models. Finance jobs include accounting and reporting, planning and analysis, tax and treasury, financial systems, payroll, and executive compensation

Additional info

Format Information:

At BCG, our people and relationships are at the heart of everything we do. We believe that in-person work is essential to our culture, mentorship, and professional development. That's why we operate on a hybrid model, with the expectation that team members will be in the office 3 to 5 days per week. This role is designed for those who thrive in a dynamic, collaborative environment and is not intended for remote or virtual work.

 

Compensation Information:

Total compensation for this role includes base salary, annual discretionary performance bonus, contributions to BCG’s Profit Sharing and Retirement Fund (PSRF), and a market leading benefits package described below.

At BCG, we are committed to offering a comprehensive benefit program that includes everything our employees and their families need to be well and live life to the fullest. We pay the full cost of medical, dental, and vision coverage for employees – and their eligible family members.* That’s zero dollars in premiums taken from employee paychecks.

 

All of our plans provide best in class coverage:

Zero dollar ($0) health insurance premiums for BCG employees, spouses, and childrenLow $10 (USD) copays for trips to the doctor, urgent care visits and prescriptions for generic drugsDental coverage, including up to $5,000 in orthodontia benefitsVision insurance with coverage for both glasses and contact lenses annuallyReimbursement for gym memberships and other fitness activitiesFully vested Profit Sharing Retirement Fund contributions made annually, whether you contribute or not, plus the option for employees to make personal contributions to a 401(k) planPaid Parental Leave and other family benefits such as elective egg freezing, surrogacy, and adoption reimbursementGenerous paid time off including 12 holidays per year, an annual office closure between Christmas and New Years, and 15 vacation days per year (earned at 1.25 days per month)Paid sick time on an as needed basis

*Employees, spouses, and children are covered at no cost. Employees share in the cost of domestic partner coverage.

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