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Job Position Posting:

The Accounting Specialist will be part of the Global Market Controllership team in the market and will be a highly collaborative Finance team member liaising with the In-Market Controller, Hyderabad CoE, Accenture and Statutory CoE Team.

The successful applicant must possess an extremely high attention to detail and be able to work collaboratively with key internal and external customers. They will need to demonstrate flexibility, be open-minded and adaptable to changing business needs and requests. The ideal candidate will have a demonstrated ability to analyze and interpret complex financial information, be an effective decision maker and planner and be able to offer and deliver superior business solutions. The candidate must have ability to manage multiple tasks, be well organized, and have a proven track record of meeting or exceeding deadlines.  Strong project management and leadership skills are very desirable.  Strong, oral, written and interpersonal communication skills are vital.  The successful candidate must be a self-starter, highly motivated, and work with minimal supervision.

The Accounting Specialist will also be responsible for signing the company’s Financial Statements as a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) (applicable for Colombia). This requires holding a valid CPA license and ensuring that all financial reports comply with applicable accounting standards and regulatory requirements.

Detailed Responsibilities:

• Monitor and manage specific month-end (and year-end) related activities per Month End Close Timetable. Understand the overall closing schedule and assignment of tasks during the close and their respective deadlines and dependencies. Escalate potential risks in delays to the month-end tasks.

• Support the demands from internal clients, such as the FP&A Team, Tax CoE

• Understand the statutory requirements and reporting for Colombia and Peru

• Elaborate on the cash flow analysis in connection with the Country Controller

• Executes ad-hoc projects initiated by Country Controller and Regional Controller

• Liaise with the centers of excellence in Hyderabad, Revenue, and Statutory, and with the Accenture Team.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting or business. CPA required; MBA a plus

• Minimum 5 years of diversified experience in accounting or finance

• Strong knowledge of US GAAP is required; knowledge of IFRS is a plus

• Experience with audit and year-end close process

• SAP and Hyperion experience is a plus

• Fluent in Spanish and English, Intermediate (minimum)

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If you come across a role that intrigues you but doesn’t perfectly line up with your resume, we encourage you to apply anyway. You could be one step away from work that will transform your life and career.

Uniquely Interesting Work, Life-changing Careers
With a single vision as inspiring as “Transforming patients’ lives through science™ ”, every BMS employee plays an integral role in work that goes far beyond ordinary. Each of us is empowered to apply our individual talents and unique perspectives in a supportive culture, promoting global participation in clinical trials, while our shared values of passion, innovation, urgency, accountability, inclusion and integrity bring out the highest potential of each of our colleagues.

On-site Protocol

BMS has an occupancy structure that determines where an employee is required to conduct their work. This structure includes site-essential, site-by-design, field-based and remote-by-design jobs. The occupancy type that you are assigned is determined by the nature and responsibilities of your role:

Site-essential roles require 100% of shifts onsite at your assigned facility. Site-by-design roles may be eligible for a hybrid work model with at least 50% onsite at your assigned facility. For these roles, onsite presence is considered an essential job function and is critical to collaboration, innovation, productivity, and a positive Company culture. For field-based and remote-by-design roles the ability to physically travel to visit customers, patients or business partners and to attend meetings on behalf of BMS as directed is an essential job function.

BMS is dedicated to ensuring that people with disabilities can excel through a transparent recruitment process, reasonable workplace accommodations/adjustments and ongoing support in their roles. Applicants can request a reasonable workplace accommodation/adjustment prior to accepting a job offer. If you require reasonable accommodations/adjustments in completing this application, or in any part of the recruitment process, direct your inquiries to [email protected]. Visit careers.bms.com/eeo-accessibility to access our complete Equal Employment Opportunity statement.

BMS cares about your well-being and the well-being of our staff, customers, patients, and communities. As a result, the Company strongly recommends that all employees be fully vaccinated for Covid-19 and keep up to date with Covid-19 boosters.

BMS will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records, pursuant to applicable laws in your area.

If you live in or expect to work from Los Angeles County if hired for this position, please visit this page for important additional information: https://careers.bms.com/california-residents/

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