Global Finance Director - CS & Metrics Data Steward

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What You'll Do

The Control Statement &Metrics Data Steward (Director) is the senior data leader responsible for the data logic, metadata, and quality that underpin BCG’s Control Statement (CS) and the firm’s Management Accounting KPIs (such as Net Client Charges, Client Service Margin, Billability, Multiplier, Leverage, PVF, NCC per MD(P)). Control Statement and Management KPIs are integral for managing our firm and driving key decisions.

Reporting to the Finance Data Owner, this role ensures that all CS and KPI data is accurate, consistent, governed, and technically implemented correctly across finance systems (i.e. SAP.), lead-to-cash processes and systems (“ClientView”), BI tools, and global reporting environments.

The Data Steward partners closely with the CS & Metrics Business Process Owner (in the FP&A team), who owns process and metric governance. The Steward provides the data foundation and technical reliability that enable the BPO to execute their governance mandate effectively.

Key Responsibilities

1. Stewardship of the Data Foundations for Management Accounting KPIs

Serve as the senior custodian of the data logic, sourcing rules, and technical calculation specifications for all Management Accounting KPIs reflected in the Control Statement and adjacent reporting. Ensure that KPI definitions are accurately implemented and consistently applied across systems and reporting environments (incl. management of KPI catalogue).

2. Ownership of the Data Logic Behind the Control Statement (CS)

Govern the data flows, mappings, transformations, and calculation logic that generate the CS outputs. Ensure the technical implementation aligns with the BPO-owned conceptual structure and business definitions. Establish a deep understanding of the end-to-end data flow (incl. SAP CS entries) that generate the Control Statement.

3. Lead Data Design for Future Metric & CS Structure Evolution

Act as the Data design and implementation lead for forward-looking changes, including those driven by e.g.:

• BCG 2030 metrics adjustments
• New business concepts or Finance operating model shifts

Translate BPO-directed conceptual decisions into data models, technical specifications, and system-ready logic.

4. Metadata Management (Mappings, Hierarchies, Lineage)

Own and maintain all metadata required for CS and KPI reporting, such as:

• Mapping tables
• Hierarchies
• Calculation components
• Data lineage documentation
• Change tracking

Ensure metadata is consistent, auditable, and aligned with enterprise-wide data governance standards.

5. Act as key liaison between FP&A, Global Accounting, Enterprise Data, Finance and BI&A Portfolios

Serve as the senior data representative for CS & Metrics across Enterprise Data, Finance and BI&A teams. Ensure that:

• Lead cross-functional team discussion to design (requirement gathering) and implement any change to logic (i.e. new /amended metrics, changes to Enterprise Structure, etc) and troubleshoot any issues that arise
• Proactively manage process or system changes end-to-end , i.e. with Finance, Data and BI&A teams to ensure changes are appropriately reflected in CS/KPI data logic
• Provide requirements and expected results to the Data & BI&A teams when changes need to be implemented)
• Technical updates align with governance standards
• Cross-system data integrity is safeguarded

6. Drive the Data Quality Agenda for CS & Metrics

Lead the identification, analysis, and resolution of data quality issues impacting CS and KPI reporting. Develop and monitor data quality indicators, perform root-cause analysis, and drive remediation plans in collaboration with:

• Finance functional teams across different levels (from local to global)
• Portfolio teams (in particular Finance and BI&A)
• Enterprise Data

Ensure CS reporting remains reliable, controlled, and audit-ready.

7. Senior Data Partner to the CS & Metrics BPO

Work closely with the BPO to:

• Validate technical feasibility of metric or CS changes
• Ensure data readiness and reliability
• Implement technical and metadata updates required by the BPO

What You'll Bring

• Extensive experience in Finance data management, data governance, reporting architecture, or related data leadership roles.
• Strong understanding of Management Accounting concepts and financial performance metrics, preferably in a consulting/services organization
• Expertise in data quality management, metadata governance, data lineage, and KPI calculation logic.
• Experience with SAP S/4 HANA, SAP data models, and modern BI/reporting tools.
• Proven ability to lead cross-functional data initiatives, to approach problem solving end-to-end and to influence stakeholders.
• Strong analytical and documentation skills with exceptional attention to detail.
• Ability to translate business requirements into data models, logic specifications, and system implementations.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to explain complex technical concepts clearly.

Who You'll Work With

• Finance Data Owner — direct manager and strategic data governance leader.
• CS & Metrics Business Process owner (BPO) — primary functional partner responsible for CS and KPI governance.
• Enterprise Data — for alignment with enterprise-wide data standards, procedures and architecture, embedding in “Data Steward” chapter; close collaboration with other Data Stewards (e.g. Finance, Org, Worker etc.)
• Local to Global Finance teams (in particular FP&A teams) — e.g. data quality issue resolution and insights.
• Product Portfolios (Finance, BI&A) — for technical logic, workflow updates, and system implementations.

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