Associate, Accounting Development Program – 2025 - Bristol Myers Squibb

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Challenging. Meaningful. Life-changing. Those aren’t words that are usually associated with a job. But working at Bristol Myers Squibb is anything but usual. Here, uniquely interesting work happens every day, in every department. From optimizing a production line to the latest breakthroughs in cell therapy, this is work that transforms the lives of patients, and the careers of those who do it. You’ll get the chance to grow and thrive through opportunities uncommon in scale and scope, alongside high-achieving teams rich in diversity. Take your career farther than you thought possible.

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Bristol Myers Squibb’s Accounting Development Program consists of three one-year rotations to prepare you for a manager level role within BMS’ finance organization. The rotations are crafted to help you gain hands-on exposure to a range of areas within our company and provide an opportunity for you to utilize your leadership skills and technical knowledge to drive incremental value and change. These experiences will put you on track to future finance leadership opportunities at BMS.

All rotations are based in Central New Jersey. ADP rotations are available in the following areas of the business:

•    Global Internal Audit (“GIA”)
•    Consolidations and Financial Reporting (“CFR”)
•    Technical Accounting Network (“TAN”)
•    US Pharmaceuticals (“USP”) Finance 

•    International Commercial Finance
•    Research & Development (“R&D”) Finance  
•    Global Product Development and Supply Chain (“GPS”)
•    Business Controls Function (“BCF”)
•    Treasury Operations & Accounting

•    Corporate Financial Planning & Analysis (“CFP&A”)

•    Tax

ADP program participants report to the program director throughout the three-year program. ADP Accountants will also receive coaching from Rotational Sponsors and Mentors within the BMS Global Finance Community. Upon successful completion of the three-year program, qualified ADP Accountants will continue in a permanent role within the BMS Global Finance community that aligns their specific area of expertise, interests and career aspirations based on the various roles BMS Finance has available at that time.

The BMS finance community strongly encourages participants to pursue certification in management accounting (CMA) and/or public accounting (CPA).

Minimum Qualifications:

·      Must have completed a bachelor’s or master’s degree in finance and/or accounting, with an expected graduation date of Spring 2025.

·      Minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher

·      Proven capability to effectively communicate within work and/or academic environments, with the ability to adapt messages to suit various audiences

·      Demonstrated leadership experience within a school, extracurricular, and/or professional setting

·      US work authorization without the need for sponsorship for employment visa status (ex. H1-B status) now or in the future

·      Demonstrated utilization of Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) in professional and/or academic settings

Preferred Qualifications:

·      Ability and desire to sit for the Uniform CPA examination or CMA examination

·      Previous finance and/or accounting internship experience

·      Exposure or proficiency in manipulating large sets of data to perform robust analytics

·      Proven track record of working collaboratively in teams

·      Completion of accredited Excel or data visualization tool certificate program or course

·      Desire to work towards a leadership role in a large BioPharma company

·      Strong time management skills and the ability to work autonomously and within a team

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 toadastaffingsupport@bms.com. Visitcareers.bms.com/eeo-accessibilityto 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.

If you live in or expect to work from Los Angeles County if hired for this position, please visit this page for important additional information: https://careers.bms.com/california-residents/

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