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Challenging. Meaningful. Life-changing. Those aren’t words that are usually associated with a job. But working at Bristol Myers Squibb is anything but usual. Here, uniquely interesting work happens every day, in every department. From optimizing a production line to the latest breakthroughs in cell therapy, this is work that transforms the lives of patients, and the careers of those who do it. You’ll get the chance to grow and thrive through opportunities uncommon in scale and scope, alongside high-achieving teams rich in diversity. Take your career farther than you thought possible.

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. Read more: careers.bms.com/working-with-us.

A BMS acredita que ter uma equipe diversificada de funcionários e uma cultura de inclusão é vital para a inovação e para executar de forma bem-sucedida nossa estratégia de negócios BioPharma.  Todas as nossas oportunidades são abertas para pessoas com deficiência (PCD), assim como para as demais dimensões no sentido mais amplo da diversidade, como gênero, idade, etnia, raça, orientação sexual & identidades, habilidades físicas, aparência, religião, origem socioeconômica, estilos de pensamento e experiências de vida. 

We are seeking a proactive, self-motivated, and collaborative professional to join the Tax Team in Brazil and take responsibility over direct tax, leveraging external experience, best practices, technology, and innovation pursuing enhancements to the existing tax functions to support continuous and sustainable growth. This role will be focus on properly corporate income tax calculation including deferred taxes, filing accurate tax returns, transfer pricing analysis and US GAAP tax reporting actual and projections. This role will be partnering with the Senior Tax Manager and collaborating with the Indirect Tax Manager in Brazil and working closely with finance and the global tax team, specially Tax LATAM. 

Position Responsibilities  

• Responsible for the income tax compliance, current and deferred taxes calculations. 

• Ensure the compliance of local tax requirements. This includes review and prepare tax returns by managing external resources. 

• Lead and drive income tax benefit calculation (R&D tax benefit, Interest on Net Equity and others). 

• Responsible for all income tax accounting routines, this includes journal entries and balance sheet reconciliations. 

• Review and ensure income tax notes for local financial statements.  

• Prepare and submit the US GAAP tax reporting by OneSource Tax Provision tool (Taxstream). 

• Prepare income tax projections (ETR, deferred taxes and cash tax flow).  

• Responsible for transfer pricing documentation and legal entity profitability analysis. 

• Ensure SOX compliance in relation to reporting controls by supporting testing and documentation processes.  

• Support the Sr Manager on resolving tax audits with close collaboration with finance and business teams. 

• Identifies potential tax compliance issues, performs research, and make recommendations to prevent & resolve tax issues.  

• Support the Sr Manager on potential ways to optimize tax processes and sets up compliance procedures. 

• Look for technology initiatives to create effective calculations and financial models to support tax returns and provisions, dashboards and analytics.  

• Provide tax support for local business, connect with the Sr Manager to advise and help actively on educating business partners on relevant changes in tax legislations.  

• Build a strong networking across global tax, finance, customs, treasury and legal. 

• Support Brazil Indirect Tax Manager to manage external team and loan staff -outsourcing. 

Main Qualifications 

• Accounting, Economy, Law or related bachelor’s degree desirable with Masters in Taxes or Finance or at least post-graduate studies.  

• 5 years of proven experience starting and recently managing direct tax matters for a Multinational. 

• Proficient in English skills (written, reading and speaking). 

• Team player with good collaborative skills who is confident in communicating with others and can work with minimal supervision. 

• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills. 

• Ability to meet deadlines, work under pressure and comfortable to manage an external team. 

• Strong interpersonal, written and communication skills.  

• Experience at direct tax position, having problem-solving demeanor and deep understanding of the business requirements. Comfortable with interacting and sharing experiences with the Sr Manager. 

• Ability to successfully manage multiple projects and competing priorities in a time sensitive environment. Detail oriented and organized.  

• Open to receive feedback and keen on continue developing within the Organization.  

• Deal effectively with ambiguous and unstructured problems and situations to come with possible solutions to be discussed with the Sr Manager.  

• Navigate the complexities of cross-border and/or diverse teams and engagements. 

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.

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