Senior Financial Manager - Strategic Finance

Bristol-Myers Squibb - Princeton, NJ

Full-time - Mid Level

Princeton, NJ

Chemical Manufacturing

About the position

The Senior Financial Manager will play a crucial role within the Strategic Finance team at Bristol Myers Squibb, focusing on the Long Term Financial Planning (LTFP) process. This position is designed for a highly skilled individual who will lead the maintenance and enhancement of the financial models used by the group, ensuring that all data inputs are consistent and reliable. The role requires collaboration across a broad cross-functional finance team, and the successful candidate will assist in the financial analysis and preparation of presentation materials for senior leadership. This position reports directly to the Senior Director of Strategic Finance. In this role, the Senior Financial Manager will be responsible for maintaining and enhancing the suite of Strategic Finance LTPF models, ensuring connectivity between models for data consistency. The candidate will propose, develop, and implement improvements to enhance the group's analytical capabilities. Additionally, the manager will partner with the cross-functional finance team to coordinate data flow and ensure alignment of all data inputs. A key responsibility will be leading the consolidation of Total Company financials in preparation for reviews by senior leadership and the Board of Directors, which includes performing integrity checks on LTFP data sets. The Senior Financial Manager will also assist in creating and preparing presentation materials and messaging for the Leadership Team and Board of Directors. This includes providing in-depth analysis of LTFP financials, such as Sales and P&L variances, business unit breakdowns, and variances to budget. The role will involve assisting with the overall Strategic Plan and LTFP timeline, ensuring key process steps are met, and partnering with key stakeholders to disseminate LTFP outputs for enterprise alignment and downstream processes. Furthermore, the manager will provide ad hoc and dynamic analysis and updates to LTFP based on significant internal and external events, and aid the CFP&A organization in developing annual business unit budget targets.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and enhance suite of Strategic Finance LTPF models.
• Ensure connectivity between models for data consistency.
• Propose, develop and implement improvements to enhance the group's analysis capability.
• Partner with cross-functional finance team to coordinate data flow and ensure alignment of all data inputs.
• Lead efforts to consolidate Total Company financials in advance of senior leadership and Board of Director review, including integrity checks of LTFP data sets.
• Assist in the creation and preparation of presentation materials and messaging for Leadership Team's & Board of Directors' review.
• Provide in-depth analysis of LTFP financials, including Sales and P&L variances, Business unit breakdowns, and variances to Budget.
• Assist with overall Strategic Plan and LTFP timeline and key process steps.
• Partner with key stakeholders to disseminate LTFP output for enterprise alignment and downstream processes.
• Provide ad hoc and dynamic analysis and updates to LTFP based on key internal and external events.
• Aid CFP&A organization in development of business unit budget targets annually.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Finance or Accounting; MBA or CPA preferred.
• Minimum of 5 to 7 years' experience in finance, accounting, or financial analysis required.
• Strong analytical, quantitative and financial modeling skills with the ability to prioritize workload.
• Significant experience with MS Office (Excel, PowerPoint), including Power Queries / Power BI; Hyperion experience a plus.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks, be well organized, and have a proven track record of meeting or exceeding deadlines.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills with the proven ability to present to senior management.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience in the pharmaceutical or biotechnology industry.
• Familiarity with financial systems and modeling to increase efficiency of the Strategic Finance team.

Benefits

• Competitive salary and performance-based bonuses.
• Comprehensive health insurance plans.
• 401(k) retirement savings plan with company matching.
• Flexible work arrangements and remote work options.
• Paid time off and holidays.
• Tuition reimbursement for further education.
• Employee wellness programs and resources.