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Finance Director - Puerto Rico, Colombia & Peru
At Bristol Myers Squibb, we’re creating innovative medicines for patients fighting serious diseases while fostering a culture of collaboration, innovation, and personal growth. Every role contributes to our mission, and every contribution makes a difference.
Position Summary
The Finance Director will serve as an influential and collaborative business partner, shaping and driving the achievement of Puerto Rico, Colombia & Peru business objectives. The role requires strong strategic leadership, financial expertise, and the ability to influence stakeholders across all levels of the organization.
This leader will:
- Drive the achievement of revenue and earnings objectives while ensuring effective budget management.
- Support General Managers and commercial leadership teams in the successful launch of new products and long-term portfolio sustainability.
- Play an active role in strategy development and resource allocation decisions across brands and business units.
- Champion the adoption of AI tools and innovative approaches to improve efficiency and decision-making.
- Lead financial planning processes and establish ambitious, fact-based financial targets.
- Identify risks and opportunities and drive mitigation or value-creation plans.
- Develop and lead a high-performing finance organization focused on business partnership, internal controls, and accounting excellence.
Key Responsibilities
Lead Financial Planning and Management Reporting
- Partner with General Managers to establish ambitious yet achievable financial goals.
- Deliver transparent financial reporting that connects market insights, historical performance, and future outlook.
- Leverage BI&A capabilities to develop realistic sales forecasts based on relevant market data.
- Identify and communicate risks and opportunities while driving contingency planning.
- Promote simplification and process improvements to maximize support for the business.
- Ensure timeline adherence, accuracy, and high-quality deliverables.
- Communicate financial performance, forecasts, and business implications effectively.
Shape Resource Allocation and Business Decisions
- Drive data-based decision-making through the effective use of financial and market insights.
- Partner with Puerto Rico, Colombia & Peru leadership teams to evaluate short- and long-term investments aligned with business priorities.
- Continuously identify opportunities to improve working capital and resource utilization.
Build a Strong Finance Organization
- Attract, develop, and retain top finance talent.
- Inspire and engage teams through clear strategy communication and effective coaching.
- Create development opportunities through regional and international networks, including stretch assignments and talent programs.
- Identify and implement best practices that elevate organizational capability and performance.
Ensure the Highest Standards of Compliance
- Foster a strong control environment and sound governance practices.
- Partner with business leaders to design, implement, and sustain effective compliance standards.
- Set the appropriate tone from the top through ethical leadership and accountability.
Leadership Competencies
Passion
- Sets high standards for self and others.
- Demonstrates confidence balanced with humility.
- Brings strong conviction while remaining open to diverse perspectives.
- Proactively voices opinions and recommendations.
Innovation
- Challenges the status quo and embraces new approaches.
- Seeks diverse perspectives within and outside the organization.
- Encourages constructive debate and continuous improvement.
- Leads change and innovation initiatives.
Speed
- Operates with urgency and focuses on what matters most.
- Quickly engages the right stakeholders to accelerate decisions.
- Assesses risks and opportunities effectively.
- Removes barriers and simplifies ways of working.
Accountability
- Takes ownership of results and organizational success.
- Communicates transparently and honestly.
- Coaches and develops others with purpose and integrity.
Requirements
- Minimum of 10 years of progressive finance leadership experience supporting multiple functions and business units.
- Significant experience in Finance Director or senior finance leadership roles within multinational pharmaceutical companies.
- Proven ability to influence executive stakeholders and participate effectively in leadership teams.
- Strong financial planning, forecasting, reporting, and business partnering capabilities.
- Demonstrated people leadership experience, including talent development and organizational building.
- Fluent in English and Spanish.
- MBA and/or other relevant professional qualifications are preferred.
- Experience working in complex, multi-country environments is highly desirable.
- Preferred location: Bogotá, Colombia.
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How We Work
Where you work matters – because collaboration, innovation and patient impact happen in many settings. Our roles are structured across four work models: site-essential, site-by-design, field-based and remote-by-design. The model assigned to this role is based on its core responsibilities. Learn more at https://careers.bms.com/ways-of-working.
Supporting People with Disabilities
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.
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R1607478 : Finance Director of Puerto Rico, Colombia & Peru
