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Position Summary

The FP&A Director will be responsible for FP&A activities for the Intercontinental Region Commercialization organization including financial oversight to drive improved business performance and facilitate timely decision making.  Additionally the FP&A Director will lead the Intercontinental Region HQ Commercialization FP&A team.

The FP&A Director will be recognized as an influential and collaborative Finance business partner who leads beyond the role and effectively interacts at all levels of the organization to deliver financial planning & analysis. The role reports to the Executive Director Commercialization HQ FP&A.

Key Responsibilities

Key responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Lead and own the financial planning processes and timelines (Budget, Projections & Actuals), working closely with VP Finance, Intercontinental Region, Intercontinental Region Finance Directors, Executive Director FP&A Commercialization HQ and team, as well as CFP&A, Investor Relations and their teams.
• Drive transparent reporting/analysis of Region performance and financial results and provide region/market insights and future outlook.
• Identify material risks and opportunities and actively participate in designing and executing response or contingency plans
• Shape resource allocation across the Region to maximize value creation and partner closely with functional leaders to deliver targeted results.
• Drive continuous focus on evolving ways of working and improve/simplify processes and deliverables.
• Lead assigned projects, managing deliverables and expectations across a broad range of stakeholders.

Qualifications & Experience

• BS/BA or equivalent required, finance, accounting or a related field; MBA preferred
• CPA or equivalent a plus (though not required)
• Minimum 10-12 years of relevant Finance experience
• Strong financial planning and analysis background and extensive experience with end-to-end business planning cycles, budgeting processes, demand forecasting, and profitability analyses
• Solid understanding of commercial business models and broad understanding of Commercialization Finance operations is an advantage
• Prior Commercialization P&L accountability, extensive FP&A experience, and US/International market experience
• Strong business partnering skills
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, strong ability to influence and lead in a matrixed organization, strong intercultural skills.

Key Capabilities of Focus

• Business Acumen: Strong and proven ability to operate as business co-owner. Ability to understand local and micro business dynamics, identify risks and opportunities.
• Collaboration: Ability to clearly communicate and story-tell; strong cross-matrix partnership skills; ability to influence and drive effective decision making, at times without explicit authority
• Financial literacy: Strong business forecasting and scenario analysis skills, with an understanding of key accounting and reporting needs
• Leadership: Demonstrate a growth and agile mindset, open to elevating financial and business discussions to focus on results; solving programs alongside business partners, by “listening to understand”

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Why You Should Apply

Around the world, we are passionate about making an impact on the lives of patients with serious diseases. Empowered to apply our individual talents and diverse perspectives in an inclusive culture, our shared values of passion, innovation, urgency, accountability, inclusion, and integrity bring out the highest potential of each of our colleagues.

Bristol Myers Squibb recognizes the importance of balance and flexibility in our work environment. We offer a wide variety of competitive benefits, services and programs that provide our employees with the resources to pursue their goals, both at work and in their personal lives.

Our company is committed to ensuring that people with disabilities can excel through a transparent recruitment process, reasonable workplace adjustments and ongoing support in their roles. Applicants can request an accommodation prior to accepting a job offer. If you require reasonable accommodation in completing this application, or 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.

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 an inclusive culture, promoting diversity 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 a diverse 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.

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