Tax Manager EMEA

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co; Chester; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus plan

Family healthcare

Pension scheme

Hybrid working

26 days holiday

Career development support

On-site parking

Job summary

Bristol Myers Squibb is seeking a Tax Manager to join the European Tax Centre of Excellence (COE) in Chester. The role leads direct tax for multiple European markets including the UK, working with local finance teams and external advisers to deliver high‑quality tax processes.

You will gain hands‑on US GAAP tax reporting experience, collaborate on PillarTwo and UK tax governance, and act as a trusted internal consultant across finance and business stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Qualified accountant and/or CTA/ACCA/ACA with tax accounting and audit experience
• Experience managing external advisers and reviewing deliverables with technical rigour
• Strong communication skills for finance colleagues and non‑tax stakeholders
• Interest in tax technology, process improvement, and automation
• Organised and able to manage multiple markets and deadlines
• Fluent in English; other languages are a bonus

Responsibilities

• Lead full direct tax cycle for own markets—corporate income tax return prep with external advisers
• Gain hands-on US GAAP experience—preparing and submitting US tax reporting with TaxStream
• Work across UK tax governance: SAO, Tax Strategy, CCO, PillarTwo
• Act as internal consultant – advise finance and business stakeholders on tax matters
• Shape COE’s strategy around standardisation, automation, and continuous improvement
• Monitor legislative changes and communicate implications to stakeholders

Skills

Qualified accountant

Chartered tax adviser

Tax accounting

Tax provisioning

Statutory audit support

English fluency

Tools

TaxStream

Job description

About Bristol Myers Squibb

At Bristol Myers Squibb, our employees often ask, “Who are you working for?”—a question that fuels collaboration, accountability, and urgency in our work. Our purpose-driven culture inspires us to discover, develop, and deliver innovative medicines to prevail over serious diseases. We offer uniquely interesting and meaningful work, opportunities for growth, and a supportive environment that values inclusion, wellbeing, flexibility, and comprehensive benefits. This is work that transforms the lives of patients, and the careers of those who do it.

Benefits

• Eligible for participation in the company’s annual bonus plan
• Family cover healthcare
• Attractive contributory pension scheme
• Hybrid working, 50% home / 50% office, giving you flexibility and balance
• 26 days holiday, plus bank holidays, plus festive shutdown
• Career and qualifications support, we invest in your growth
• Modern office with a range of on-site benefits, including on-site parking

Role Overview

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. 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.

Responsibilities

• 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.
• 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 PillarTwo.
• 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 this role opens up for you

Breadth that most tax roles simply don’t offer. European direct tax, US GAAP reporting, transfer pricing exposure, PillarTwo, 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.

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.

Requirements

• 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.

We value diversity and equal opportunity

We hire for skills and capabilities, not just credentials – if this role excites you, but doesn’t perfectly match your resume, we encourage you to apply anyway.

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