Analyst III, FP&A OPEX & HC GPO [T500-9776]

Bristol Myers Squibb

Hyderabad, India

5-7 Years

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Posted 24 months ago

Job Description

BMS Hyderabad is an integrated global hub where our work is focused on helping patients prevail over serious diseases by building sustainable and innovative solutions. This important science, technology, and innovation center will support a range of technology and drug development activities that will help us usher in the next wave of innovation.

Job Title: Analyst III, FP&A OPEX & HC GPO

Department Title: Finance

At Bristol Myers Squibb, we're creating innovative medicines for patients who are fighting serious diseases. We're also nurturing our own team with inspiring work and challenging career options. No matter our role, each of us makes a contribution. And that makes all the difference.

The Analyst III, FP&A OPEX & HC GPO is responsible for the governance and development of the OPEX forecasting process across BMS. The Analyst III, FP&A OPEX & HC GPO should work with an external focus looking for new innovations and best practices which can be applied to the forecasting process to ensure continuous evolution to support business needs. Additionally, the Analyst III, FP&A OPEX & HC GPO must collaborate with process stakeholders, and peer process owners to ensure effective and efficient process operations, and identification and leverage of cross-process synergies.

The successful candidate for this role will be someone who can bring best practices to the role and who is skilled at analyzing, innovating and continually improving processes. Key accountabilities will include:

Knowledge of financial planning, forecasting, and budgeting processes
Driving innovation and data-based improvement of key processes
Creating an excellent internal and external customer experience
Nurturing a culture of collaboration and high performance
Accurately and candidly assess the performance of the areas they cover / impact
Working closely with business and process leaders / owners to develop and communicate strategies, define improvement initiatives and analyze their needs and successes, and collect feedback / analytics to drive continuous improvement
Creating a culture of financial discipline and operational excellence
A minimum of 5-7 years of experience is required, preferably in a process excellence or capability improvement capacity. The position will be based in the BMS's Hyderabad Location (expected 50% in-person) with minimal travel expected.

Key Responsibilities and Major Duties:

Support Associate Director, FP&A OPEX & HC GPO, who owns FP&A OPEX forecasting process globally for BMS
Support the development and execution of a global strategy for policies, processes, and technologies
Define and establishing consistent end to end process, KPIs and targets and intervene accordingly to drive results improvement
Collaborate with data owners / stewards to align on process and data issues
Propose OPEX forecasting improvement projects with a focus on delivering key business outcomes
Develop the business case for process improvement decisions, and tracks actuals against the plan to validate execution and improve future plans
Participate in process governance
Identify, design and incorporate industry leading practices into standard operations within the Hyderabad Hub necessary to identify, and raise / resolve issues involving tradeoffs, especially around cost, quality, and customer service
Maintain to a culture of continuous improvement at all levels of the organization and foster a business-oriented culture; continuously monitor the needs of the business
Solicit feedback from internal customers, both operationally and regionally to determine the best response to continually improve process performance and year-over-year cost reductions
Ensure and continually validate operating procedures are established and documented to support execution, and are maintained to align with process changes
Ensure OPEX forecasting services are provided to the markets at competitive costs and leading service levels

Relationship management and teaming

Collaborate with Corporate FP&A to ensure adherence to corporate policies and procedures, and adjust processes to reflect changes required
Build and maintain relationships at all levels throughout the organization, specifically with Hyderabad Hub and global Finance leadership
Build an external network to ensure regular exposure to new and best practices, technologies, and process governance standards
Hold self and others to timelines, quality, and accuracy

Risk management

Anticipate needs, assess and manage business risk taking; escalate issues that may impact OPEX forecasting process globally; manage through times of crisis and ambiguity

Supervisory Responsibility (List job titles of positions that report directly or indirectly to this position and indicate nature of relationship):

Direct reports: None

Key Stakeholders/Contacts describe this position's key internal matrix relationships and key external stakeholders/clients

Key internal stakeholders:

Associate Director, FP&A OPEX & HC GPO
Director, FP&A Global Process Ownership
Hyderabad Service Delivery Leads and Teams
Senior Director, FP&A Hub Lead
Other FP&A GPOs
Senior leaders from various key Finance organizations
Corporate and in-market Finance team members
Teams based in other Finance global center locations

List of minimum requirements

Degree/Certification/Licensure
Bachelor's Degree in Business, Finance, Engineering or a related field required; Masters Degree preferred
Green or black belt in Lean Six Sigma or equivalent preferred

Experience Responsibility and minimum number of years

Minimum of 5-7 years of experience
Strong knowledge of the OPEX forecasting process; experience developing and implementing leading practice operating models
Global process ownership experience for operating expense forecasting preferred
Experience in leading transformational program or enterprise-wide change initiatives, and tying those initiatives directly to the overall strategy of the organization
Proficiency in analyzing process performance and systems capabilities to define and oversee process improvement projects through design and oversight to execution and delivery of expected business results
Experience working for a multinational organization and working with colleagues internationally, especially in a highly collaborative manner and culture
Experience with global teams and/or centers of excellence
Proficiency in English language
Ability and willingness to travel internationally as needed

Preferred competencies knowledge, skills, abilities, other

Proven leader with ability to influence the highest levels of the organization
Skilled in building strong external and internal strategic relationships and coalitions
Highly competent in influencing without authority through knowledge, skills, and relationships
Skilled in managing a portfolio of business issues that cross short- and long-term strategic objectives
Strong communication skills / able to persuade / influence others at all organization levels

Software that must be used independently and without assistance