Accountant
Bristol Myers Squibb
**Working with Us**
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
**We** **offer...**
+ Hybrid working policy - 50% home/office.
+ 26 days holiday plus bank holidays.
+ Career and qualifications support.
+ Modern office building with various on-site benefits (inc. on-site parking)
The Accountant, International Statutory Reporting & Legal Entity CoE for Bristol Myers Squibb (BMS) will play a pivotal role in supporting the International Statutory Reporting & Legal Entity CoE Lead.
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure compliance with local laws and regulations, drive process standardization and simplification, and contribute to the success of BMS's financial reporting objectives.
Support a team and actively participate in various activities related to statutory reporting and legal entity processes including:
+ Perform the preparation and review of legal entity profitability for forecasting and actuals, including the calculation of profitability adjustments.
+ Support markets with complex regulatory environment and demanding tax / statutory audit requirements
+ Assist in setting short-term and long-term goals aligned with the CoE's objectives
+ Oversee and actively participate in the establishment of standardized processes for global statutory and legal entity accounting
+ Collaborate with key stakeholders to understand the needs and desired outcomes of all parties and will convene, influence decision making and create/develop/maintain relevant Governance bodies that define the future needs of the process.
**Key Responsibilities**
Strategy
+ Collaborate with the Associate Director and Managers on the team to ensure the strategic vision and direction for the Statutory Reporting & Legal Entity Reporting CoE
Statutory Reporting & Legal Entity Reporting activities
+ Establish and monitor legal entity profitability for forecasting and actuals, including the calculation of profitability adjustments
+ Prepare supporting documentation to monitor and determine if there should be a change to the tangible goods transfer prices and submitting requests to change the tangible good transfer prices
+ Provide financial data and information to third parties for the annual transfer pricing documentation report
+ Liaise with internal business partners ensuring legal entity forecasting accuracy
+ Compute certain intercompany legal entity transactions
+ Perform the statutory reporting process for assigned entities including the conversion from GAAP to STAT ledger, analysis of statutory legal entity profitability, preparation of statutory financial statements, and liaise with internal business partners on the review and filing of such financial statements
+ Communicate with Tax COE who will utilize calculations for legal entity and statutory reporting to produce income tax provisions and income tax returns
Relationship management and teaming
+ Identify and manage training and upskilling of local team members
+ Hold self and others to timelines, quality, and accuracy
Process improvement and risk management
+ Articulate material risks and opportunities and take an active role in designing and executing response or contingency plans
**Minimum Requirements**
Education and Qualifications
+ Bachelor's degree **or** recognised profesional qualification (ACCA, CIMA, CA,CPA) **required** .
+ Master's degree, **preferred**
Experience
+ Finance experience within the pharmaceutical industry, **preferred**
Competencies - knowledge, skills, abilities
+ Additional European language beyond business fluent English, would be an advantage
+ Previous experience in Statutory & Legal Entity Reporting, **required**
+ Excellent relationship management skills
+ Adaptability and ability to manage change
+ Customer-first mindset
+ Exceptional analytical and critical thinking skills
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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 scienceā¢ , 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 adastaffingsupport@bms.com . Visit careers.bms.com/ (https://careers.bms.com/eeo-accessibility) 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.
Any data processed in connection with role applications will be treated in accordance with applicable data privacy policies and regulations.
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**Company:** Bristol-Myers Squibb
**Req Number:** R1585237
**Updated:** 2024-11-07 05:51:50.498 UTC
**Location:** Chester-GB
Bristol Myers Squibb is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, pregnancy, citizenship, marital status, gender expression, genetic information, political affiliation, or any other characteristic protected by law.
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