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 in the next wave of innovation.
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 Senior Manager, FP&A Opex for BMS will be a highly collaborative Finance business partner. This exceptional leader will act as a player-coach, overseeing and supporting execution of FP&A activities for market focused OpEx team in BMS's Hyderabad Hub and demonstrate the following attributes:
- Exceptional expertise in financial planning, forecasting, budgeting, and financial modeling
- Deep understanding of the business landscape, market / product trends, forecasting, and industry dynamics in the market
- Outstanding ability to forge strong partnerships with fellow Hub team members and in-market Finance colleagues to provide high quality services in a timely fashion
- Open communication and cooperation to ensure the FP&A Hub in Hyderabad remains an integral part of the local FP&A teams, aligned to broader vision and strategy, and contributes to the overall success of the Finance function and BMS
- Successful candidates will possess excellent leadership skills, inspiring and motivating team members to deliver exceptional results.
- A minimum of 7-9 years of experience is required.
- The position will be based in BMS's Hyderabad Location (expected 50% in-person) with minimal travel expected.
Key Responsibilities and Major Duties:
- FP&A activities
- Leads team and supports execution of OpEx forecasting activities for regional and senior management consumption
- May serve as day-to-day OpEx forecasting contact for in-market FP&A team in the market
- Builds and reviews budget and projections for OpEx for the market
- Provides effective analyses to clearly highlight key trends / variances and rationale
- Prepares presentations for budget & projection reviews; updates forecast templates as needed
- Prepares analysis of monthly actual variances vs. budget / projection in alignment with standard framework and templates
- Manages and executes special projects, ad-hoc analysis to ensure highly effective outcomes
- Collaborates with global process ownership team to identify process standardization and automation opportunities through continuous improvement
Relationship management and teaming
- Interacts with in-market FP&A team for the market
- Serves as an inspirational and engaging leader who motivates and engages through clear articulation of FP&A priorities for the market
- Shares leading practices and learning with other Hub sub-tower teams
- Collaborates across Hub sub-towers to drive process standardization and innovation
- Establishes and maintains strong relationships with Director, FP&A Hub Commercialization, Senior Director, FP&A Hub
- Lead, Business Insights & Analytics (BI&A), and other Hyderabad service delivery teams
- Assists in recruiting, hiring, and retaining of strong local team members
- Identifies and manages training and upskilling of local team members
- Holds self and others to timelines, quality, and accuracy
Risk management
- Articulates material risks and opportunities and takes an active role supporting Market FDs in designing and executing response or contingency plans
- (Disclaimer: The responsibilities listed above are only a summary and other responsibilities will be requirements as assigned)
- 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:
- Director, FP&A Hub Commercialization
- Senior Director, FP&A Hub Lead
- Corporate and in-market Finance team members
- Teams based in other Finance global center locations
- BI&A
- Other internal customers
- Grade Level - Senior Manager
- Manager's Title - Director, FP&A Hub Commercialization
List of minimum requirements
Degree/Certification/Licensure
- Bachelor's degree in accounting or finance required. Master's degree (e.g., MBA) preferred and / or CA / CPA equivalent preferred
Experience Responsibility and minimum number of years
- A minimum of 7-9 years of experience
- Finance experience within the pharmaceutical industry preferred
- Competencies knowledge, skills, abilities, other
- Understanding of financial statements and accounting
- Mastery of OpEx forecasting and projections
- Mastery of financial analysis, modeling, processes (budget, P&L) sufficient to train and develop others
- Basic understanding of pharmaceutical commercialization dynamics
- High level of proficiency in MS Office applications such as MS Excel and PowerPoint; ability to develop, maintain and manage large datasets
- Fluency in written and spoken EnglishStrong oral and written communication skills
- Strong relationship management skills
- Adaptability and ability to manage change
- Customer-first mindset
- Strong analytical and critical thinking skills
- Ability to drive collaboration with team members
- Ability to handle multiple tasks simultaneously
- Growth mindset to look for innovation and continuous improvement opportunities
- Software that must be used independently and without assistance
- Familiarity with SAP, SAP BI, and Hyperion related software applications
BMS Behaviors Required
- PASSION
- URGENCY
- INNOVATION
- ACCOUNTABILITY
- INTEGRITY
- INCLUSION
- Working Conditions
- Travel Required (nature and frequency) Minimal
Overnight Absences Required (per typical month) TBD
Flexibility in working time Yes
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