BOSTON – November 19, 2025 – Bain & Company, the global business consulting firm, has been recognized as a Leader in The Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for the Finance Transformation Strategy Consulting (FTSC) market.  

Gartner defines the finance transformation strategy consulting market as “services that assist CFOs and their finance organizations in crafting strategies and finance transformation roadmaps for various business-aligned, forward-looking initiatives.”  

Gartner identifies a Leader as having the ability to “consistently demonstrate a forward-looking vision, proactively aligning solutions with emerging CFO priorities as AI operationalization becomes the norm in finance.” It adds “They exhibit strong capabilities across all core transformation pillars — process optimization, delivery model innovation, talent strategy, technology enablement and data management — while also addressing emerging imperatives such as enhancing organizational agility by transforming finance ways of working.”   

“We’re honored to be recognized by Gartner as a Leader in the Finance Transformation Strategy Consulting market Magic Quadrant for the second year in a row,” said Michael Heric, New York-based Bain Partner and global leader of the firm’s global Finance solution in its Performance Improvement practice. “At Bain, we help CFOs modernize their Finance functions not simply by introducing new technologies, but by re-connecting Finance to the heart of the business. The real impact comes from aligning Finance with strategy, driving change hand-in-hand with business leaders, and embedding new ways of working and capabilities within Finance teams themselves. We help our clients build Finance functions that are not only more efficient and insightful, but more sustainable and valuable to the enterprise,” he said.  

Bain has worked across more than 3,400 corporate support projects, where its clients experienced strong financial results, with Bain-delivered programs yielding a 25-times return on the investment made, and a typical savings of 20 to 30 percent achieved. The firm brings a full range of capabilities, including AI-infused process redesign, shared services, capability sourcing, and change management to achieve goals.  

Additionally, Bain brings its integrated digital solutions platform, Vector℠, which provides deep expertise in advanced analytics, AI and automation to help Finance teams get more value from technology tailoring solutions to their specific needs and tech stack.   

The firm uses a battery of fit-for-purpose diagnostics and proprietary tools, such as the Skills Analyzer, that provides key workforce insights, including skill trends across employee populations, highlighting critical gaps and defining focus areas for upskilling and reskilling efforts. Through Bain Academy, the firm delivers immersive, customized training and capability building programs to clients, including in AI-led Finance Transformation. Each of Bain Academy’s rigorous learning experiences is mapped to a client’s highest priority skill gap, and it offers training in formats including masterclasses and executive leadership development programs. 

According to Gartner, “CFOs face increasing complexity in their finance transformation ambitions, requiring diverse external strategy support” as they “must evaluate improvement opportunities across finance’s data, delivery models, processes, technology and people to effectively prioritize and integrate the most impactful innovation opportunities into their finance transformation strategies.”  

Further information on Bain’s approach to the Finance Function Advantage can be found here. A complimentary copy of The Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for the Finance Transformation Strategy Consulting (FTSC) market can be accessed here.  

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Editor's Note: To arrange an interview, contact Dan Pinkney at dan.pinkney@bain.com or +1 646 562 8102. 

Gartner, Magic Quadrant for Finance Transformation Strategy Consulting, Geraldine Garaud, Marco D'Ascoli, Lavinia Ritchie Sasse, 10 November 2025.  

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