Associate Director – External Manufacturing Finance

Bristol Myers Squibb; Dublin; On-site; EUR 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus

Pension contribution

Family health insurance

27 days of annual leave

On-site gym

Life assurance

Job summary

Bristol Myers Squibb is seeking an Associate Director Finance in Dublin. This role involves shaping long-range plans and delivering robust financial analysis. You will partner with teams across Europe and the US, lead performance analysis, and provide strategic insights to enhance business operations.

The ideal candidate is a qualified accountant with over 8 years of experience in FP&A, preferably within pharma manufacturing. The position promises a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits.

Qualifications

• 8+ years PQE as a qualified accountant.
• Experience in pharma manufacturing preferred.
• Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead financial performance analysis across actuals, budget, and forecast.
• Develop concise commentary on financial variances.
• Create and maintain dashboards and reports for business plans.

Skills

FP&A expertise

Forecasting

Budgeting

Financial modelling

Strong communication

Analytical capability

Education

Qualified accountant (ACA, ACMA, ACCA, or CPA)

Tools

SAP

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 .

The Role

Bristol Myers Squibb External Manufacturing is seeking an Associate Director Finance, reporting to the Finance Director for External Manufacturing and partnering closely with cross‑functional colleagues across the US and Europe.

Responsibilities

• Act as a change agent with the Finance Director and Finance Leadership to shape long‑range plans, deliver robust analysis, and inform strategic decisions.
• Serve as Finance Lead to the External Manufacturing Business Unit and Virtual Plant Leadership Teams, providing strategic insight to guide business and operational decisions.
• Lead monthly, quarterly, and annual performance analysis across actuals, budget, forecast, and prior periods, identifying key drivers, risks, and root causes.
• Develop concise commentary on financial variances, highlighting risks, opportunities, and emerging trends.
• Create and maintain dashboards, reports, and presentations to support execution of the External Manufacturing business plan.
• Ensure data accuracy and consistency across financial systems and reports.
• Influence large teams and global partners to achieve BMS goals.
• Support internal and external audits as required.

Competencies & Requirements

• Qualified accountant with strong expertise in FP&A, forecasting, budgeting, and financial modelling (ACA, ACMA, ACCA, or CPA; 8+ years PQE).
• Strong understanding of pharma manufacturing, with External Manufacturing experience desirable.
• Acts as a key liaison between External Manufacturing Finance and FP&A / Financial COEs.
• Strong communication and influencing skills, with the ability to deliver challenging goals and objectives.
• Builds and sustains networks critical to the effective operation of the External Manufacturing Business Unit.
• Proven ability to lead cross‑functional teams in a complex, changing environment to deliver value‑added results.
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving capability.
• Strong IT and financial systems capability, leveraging digital tools and data to enhance planning, forecasting, reporting, and insight; SAP experience desirable.
• Comfortable using AI‑enabled tools to improve analysis, scenario modelling, reporting, and productivity, with sound judgement, governance, and data integrity.
• Travel may be required 1–2 times per year.

Why you should apply

• You will help patients in their fight against serious diseases.
• You will be part of a company that encourages excellence and innovation, respects diversity, develops leaders and values its employees.
• You’ll get a competitive salary and a great benefits package including, but not only, an annual bonus, pension contribution, family health insurance, 27 days of annual leave, access to BMS Cruiserath on‑site gym and life assurance.

Location: Dublin, Ireland

On‑site Protocol

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.

Candidate Rights

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

Data Protection

We will never request payments, financial information, or social security numbers during our application or recruitment process. Learn more about protecting yourself at careers.bms.com/fraud-protection .

Any data processed in connection with role applications will be treated in accordance with applicable data privacy policies and regulations.

Bristol Myers Squibb is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, pregnancy, citizenship, marital status, gender expression, genetic information, political affiliation, or any other characteristic protected by law.