Executive Director, Finance Germany

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Munich, Deutschland Bristol Myers Squibb Vollzeit
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Position: Executive Director, Finance Germany (m/w/d)

Location: Germany - Munich

Position Summary

The Executive Director, Finance for Germany will be responsible for all finance aspect of the company. He/She will be the key partner of the German Leadership Team, providing financial leadership to the German GM, to advance BMS strategy and achieve business and financial objectives. He/She will ensure high standards of integrity and stewardship of financials, playing a key role in developing the financial team in Germany.

Scope of the role

The Finance leader will be recognized as an influential and collaborative business partner who leads beyond the role and effectively interacts at all levels of the organization to shape and drive the achievement of German goals and objectives through:
  • 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 for Germany.
  • Financial analysis and guidance on business activities, targets, and business drivers.
  • Partnering closely with the German GM and be a member of the German leadership team, promoting fact-based resource allocation decisions.
  • Monitoring of business performance for Germany. Challenging results and developing recommendations to improve financial performance. Identification and communication of the financial risks and opportunities.
Leadership in the execution of the plans or mitigation action plan implementation.
  • Developing a high performing German Finance team focused on effective business partnering, strong internal controls and effective accounting processes. Contribute to the European Markets Finance team success.
  • Establishing a high level of credibility and managing strong working relationships with business partners and involved functions (Marketing, Medical, Sales, BI&A, Value Access & Pricing, etc.).
  • Strong stewardship of financial operations and reporting with the highest level of integrity.
Key Responsibilities:
  • Lead the Financial Planning and Management Reporting Processes
    • In collaboration with the German General Manager set ambitious but achievable financial goals
    • Drive transparent financial reporting that link market insights and past performance with 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 communication of financial results and plans
  • Shape resource allocation across the market and maximize value creation
    • Drive usage of financial and market data for making informed business decisions
    • Partner with German leadership team 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 European Markets network (ToD, stretch assignments)
    • Constantly scan for best practices and implement concepts as appropriate
  • Highest Standards of Internal Controls
    • Facilitate ongoing dialogue in the market to design, implement and maintain effective control standards
    • Continuously set the right tone from the top
Required Leadership Skills and Behavior Set:
  • Passion
    • Sets high standards for self and others while energizing others
    • Strong self-awareness with a balance of confidence and humility
    • Strong in conviction but mindful of other perspectives
  • Innovation
    • Challenge the status quo by testing boundaries and comfortable outside of comfort zone
    • Pursue and understand diverse perspectives outside of BMS
    • Encourage and have constructive debates
    • Embrace change to drive innovation outcomes
  • Urgency
    • Works with a sense of urgency with ability to focus on what's important
    • Consults with the right people to move quickly - avoid being a consensus gatherer
    • Quickly assesses potential risks and rewards and develops plans to enhance value or mitigate risks
    • Breaks silos and eliminate unnecessary rules
  • Accountability
    • Owns BMS's success by holding self and others accountable
    • Shares information in a transparent and honest way
    • Coaches and mentors others with good intent and purpose
  • Integrity
    • Demonstrate Ethics, integrity, and quality in everything we do for patients, customer, and colleagues
    • Lead by example and ensure environment where integrity is key
  • Inclusion
    • Embrace diversity & foster an environment where we can all work together at our full potential
Qualifications & Experience:
  • Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, or a related field
  • Minimum of 10 years relevant experience
  • 3-5 years of experience managing a team
  • Strong knowledge of US GAAP and robust experience in internal controls
  • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to work constructively across a complex matrix structure with multiple partners
  • Strong financial planning and analysis background and extensive experience with business planning cycle, budgeting process, demand forecasting, and profitability analysis
  • Solid understanding of commercial business models
  • Ability to work in a fast-paced environment often with aggressive deadlines and quick turnarounds
  • Successful track record developing talent
  • Highest level of integrity, work ethic and financial stewardship
  • Strong working knowledge of financial systems including SAP and Hyperion preferred
  • Pharmaceutical/biopharmaceutical experience preferred
  • Ability to communicate both verbally and in writing in German is preferred
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 adastaffingsupport@bms.com . 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.

BMS will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records, pursuant to applicable laws in your area.

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