Director, Finance, Puerto Rico

Bristol Myers Squibb • Guaynabo, PR

3d • $168,710 - $204,434 • Hybrid

About The Position

The Finance Director will be recognized as an influential and collaborative senior Finance business partner who leads beyond the role and effectively interacts at all levels of the organization to shape and drive the achievement of Puerto Rico goals and objectives. This role is key in leading the business to achieve revenue and earnings goals and managing budgets. It ensures the success and sustainability of our pipeline, supporting GMs and contributing actively to successful new product launches. The position plays an active role in strategy setting and resource allocation across brands and leads the way in adopting AI tools and approaches to drive efficiency and innovation. The role involves leadership of the financial planning process, including the development and roll out of ambitious financial goals and targets that are grounded in facts and/or transparent assumptions. It includes the identification and communication of financial risks and opportunities and leadership of the execution or mitigation action plan. The role also focuses on developing a high performing Finance team focused on effective business partnering, strong internal controls, and effective accounting processes. The successful candidate will be a credible member of the Puerto Rico Leadership Team and Commercialization Finance LATAM Leadership Team who constructively challenges the status quo and appropriately stretches themselves and the team, while building collaborative relationships.

Requirements

• Minimum education of a bachelor's degree is required.
• Minimum of ten (10) years of progressive financial leadership experience supporting multiple functions and business units is required.
• Fluent communication in Spanish and English.

Nice To Haves

• Deep market Finance Director/Leadership roles in multinational pharmaceutical companies is preferred.
• MBA or other professional qualification would be a plus.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Financial Planning and Management Reporting Processes
• In collaboration with the General Manager, responsible for setting ambitious but achievable financial goals.
• Drive transparent financial reporting that link market insights and past performance with future outlook.
• Leverage BI&A capabilities to develop realistic sales forecast based on relevant market data.
• Articulate material risks/opportunities and lead design and execution of contingency plans.
• Drive continuous focus on simplification to enable maximum time for business support.
• Hold self and others to timelines, quality and accuracy.
• Effective communications financial results and plans.
• Shape resource allocation across the market to maximize the value creation
• Drive usage of financial and market data and facts for making informed business decisions knowledge.
• Partner with Puerto Rico LTs and evaluate short vs. long term investments considering Company strategy and business priorities.
• Seek and drive opportunities to improve working capital.
• Build strong Finance Organization
• Attract and develop strong finance talent.
• Serve as an inspirational and engaging leader who motivates and engages through clear articulation of company/function strategy, aligning priorities and resources to strategies, structuring department to meet anticipated needs and building best in class competencies through strong coaching and development in tandem with external pipelining strategies.
• Orchestrate development opportunities leveraging the LATAM and Intercon network (ToD, stretch assignments).
• Constantly scan for best practices and implement concepts as appropriate.
• Facilitate ongoing dialogue in the market to design, implement and maintain effective control standards.

Benefits

• Health Coverage: Medical, pharmacy, dental, and vision care.
• Wellbeing Support: Programs such as BMS Well-Being Account, BMS Living Life Better, and Employee Assistance Programs (EAP).
• Financial Well-being and Protection: 401(k) plan, short- and long-term disability, life insurance, accident insurance, supplemental health insurance, business travel protection, personal liability protection, identity theft benefit, legal support, and survivor support.
• Work-life benefits include: Paid Time Off US Exempt Employees: flexible time off (unlimited, with manager approval, 11 paid national holidays (not applicable to employees in Phoenix, AZ, Puerto Rico or Rayzebio employees) Phoenix, AZ, Puerto Rico and Rayzebio Exempt, Non-Exempt, Hourly Employees: 160 hours annual paid vacation for new hires with manager approval, 11 national holidays, and 3 optional holidays
• Based on eligibility, additional time off for employees may include unlimited paid sick time, up to 2 paid volunteer days per year, summer hours flexibility, leaves of absence for medical, personal, parental, caregiver, bereavement, and military needs and an annual Global Shutdown between Christmas and New Years Day.
• All global employees full and part-time who are actively employed at and paid directly by BMS at the end of the calendar year are eligible to take advantage of the Global Shutdown.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director