Tax Manager EMEA

Bristol Myers Squibb; Chester; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Bristol Myers Squibb in Chester is seeking a Tax Manager to join the European Tax Centre of Excellence. You will lead direct tax across UK and Europe, work with local finance teams and external advisers, translate complex tax rules into practical action, and influence tax governance and automation.

You will monitor legislative changes, collaborate with senior finance leaders, and contribute to strategic tax initiatives that support the company’s mission to transform patients’ lives through

Qualifications

• Qualified accountant and/or CTA/ACCA/ACA with experience in tax accounting, tax provisioning, and statutory audit support.
• Experience coordinating with external advisers and global tax teams.
• Fluent in English; able to communicate complex tax matters to non-tax stakeholders.
• Interest in tax technology, automation, and process improvement.

Responsibilities

• Run the full direct tax cycle for European markets, coordinating with local advisers and ensuring accuracy of returns.
• Gain hands-on US GAAP experience, including quarterly current and deferred tax provisions.
• Manage UK-specific tax governance tasks (SAO, Tax Strategy, CCO) and Pillar Two developments.
• Advise finance and business stakeholders, translating technical requirements into actionable guidance.
• Shape the COE strategy around standardisation, automation, and continuous improvement.
• Monitor legislative changes across markets and communicate implications to stakeholders.

Skills

Tax accounting

Tax provisioning

Statutory audit

Education

CTA/ACA/ACCA or equivalent

Tools

TaxStream

Job description

Working with Us

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. Take your career farther than you thought possible.

Bristol Myers Squibb recognizes the importance of balance and flexibility in our work environment. We offer a wide variety of competitive benefits, services and programs that provide our employees with the resources to pursue their goals, both at work and in their personal lives. Read more: careers.bms.com/working-with-us.

Bristol Myers Squibb | European Tax Centre of Excellence

What if your tax expertise could do more than manage compliance — what if it could help change patients' lives?

It might not be the first thing that comes to mind when you think about a tax role but at Bristol Myers Squibb, everything connects back to our purpose: transforming patients' lives through science. And the team that keeps our tax operations running with precision and integrity? They’re part of that story too.

Tax Manager

We’re looking for a Tax Manager to join our European Tax Centre of Excellence (COE) in Chester - a role where your technical skills meet real business influence and where the work you do every day genuinely matters.

This is a tax role with real breadth. And real accountability for the outcomes across your markets.

Here’s what makes this different from a standard in‑house tax position: you won't be a cog in a machine, processing the same returns year after year.

You’ll lead a portfolio of European markets — including the UK — working closely with local finance teams and external advisers to high‑quality processes. You’ll be the expert your finance colleagues come to when they need clarity, the professional who challenges external advisers, and the person who translates complex legislation into practical action to guide our stakeholders.

Here’s What Your Role Will Actually Look Like

• You’ll run the full direct tax cycle for your own markets - leading corporate income tax return preparation with local external advisers, applying genuine technical challenge to their work, and making sure nothing falls through the cracks.
• You’ll gain hands‑on US GAAP experience - preparing and submitting US tax reporting including quarterly current and deferred tax provisions using TaxStream technology. This isn't something most in‑house European tax roles offer, and it's a genuine differentiator for your CV.
• You’ll work across the full breadth of tax governance - managing UK‑specific requirements including Senior Accounting Officer (SAO), Tax Strategy publication, Corporate Criminal Offence (CCO), and the evolving world of Pillar Two.
• You’ll be a genuine internal consultant - advising finance and business stakeholders on tax matters, explaining complex technical requirements in language they can act on, and building the kind of trusted relationships that make you indispensable.
• You’ll shape how tax is done, not just do it - contributing to the COE’s strategy around standardisation, automation, and continuous improvement. If you’re curious about tax technology and smarter ways of working, this team is actively investing in that space.
• You’ll stay ahead of legislative change - monitoring developments across your markets, analysing their impact, and proactively communicating what matters to the people who need to know.

What do you actually gain from joining this team?

Let’s talk about what this role opens up for you - concretely.

Breadth that most tax roles simply don't offer.

European direct tax, US GAAP reporting, transfer pricing exposure, Pillar Two, UK tax governance - all under one role, in one team. Whether you're looking to deepen your specialism or broaden your horizons, this role does both.

Access to leading external advisers.

You won’t be working in isolation. You’ll collaborate with top‑tier advisory firms, learn from their expertise, and develop the skills to challenge and manage them effectively - experience that builds your professional credibility significantly.

Real stakeholder visibility.

You’ll regularly engage with senior finance leaders and business partners globally. That kind of cross‑functional, international exposure builds commercial acumen and communication skills that go far beyond technical tax knowledge.

Flexible, hybrid working from our modern office in Chester.

A. With the 50% hybrid‑working model, you’ll get to collaborate and build supportive working relationships with the large tax team, as well as others in the ECC, whilst creating a healthy work‑life balance.

The BMS mission as your backdrop.

When you're filing that return, managing that audit, or navigating a piece of new legislation — you're doing it in support of a company that is genuinely working to help patients with serious diseases. That context changes how the work feels.

You’ll thrive in this role if…

• You're a qualified accountant and/or chartered tax adviser (CTA, ACA, ACCA or equivalent) with solid experience in tax accounting, tax provisioning, and statutory audit support.
• You've managed external advisers and you know how to review compliance deliverables with the right level of technical rigour.
• You communicate confidently - able to break down complex tax matters for finance colleagues and non‑tax stakeholders alike, without losing accuracy.
• You're genuinely interested in tax technology, process improvement, and automation and you see them as opportunities, not threats.
• You're organised, ownership‑driven, and comfortable managing multiple markets and deadlines simultaneously.
• You're fluent in English - additional European languages are a bonus, but not a requirement.

Don’t tick every single box?

We’d still love to hear from you. If you believe you could succeed in this role, that matters to us and we mean it.

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 a supportive culture, promoting global participation 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

Responsibilities

BMS has an 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.

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 [e-mail]. Visit careers.bms.com/eeo-accessibility to access our complete Equal Employment Opportunity statement.

Bristol Myers Squibb is Disability Confident – Employer

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

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