Analyst II, Business Control Function SOX Tester

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.

At Bristol Myers Squibb, we’re creating innovative medicines for patients who are fighting serious diseases. We’re also nurturing our own team with inspiring work and challenging career options. No matter our role, each of us makes a contribution. And that makes all the difference.

The Business Control Function Sr. Specialist, SOX Tester for BMS will be a highly collaborative member of the Finance business team. This exceptional team member will support BMS’s business controls activities in BMS’s Hyderabad CoE, and demonstrate the following attributes:

• Exceptional expertise in financial and operational controls

• Deep understanding of the business landscape, market trends, and industry dynamics

• Outstanding ability to forge strong partnerships across the organization to provide insights and guidance to cross-functional teams

• Open communication and cooperation to ensure BCF activities are executed seamlessly

Successful candidates will possess excellent leadership skills, inspiring and motivating team members to deliver exceptional results.

A minimum of 3-5 years of experience is required.

The position will be based in the BMS’s Hyderabad Location (expected 50% in-person).

Key Responsibilities and Major Duties:

Business control activities

• Performs SOX controls testing, providing timely, effective, and prompt SOX testing results

• Identifies and assesses financial, operational, and compliance risks to accuracy of financial reporting

• Evaluates design and operating effectiveness of key controls related to financial reporting

• Maintains accurate and well-organized documentation of testing procedures, results, and supporting evidence

• Delivers regular reports on SOX testing status to the Associate Director, BCF Hyderabad Lead, for consumption by BCF Executive Director, AD of SOX Methodology & Program Governance, and Leadership team

• Assists in the development of internal control enhancements, both proactively and in response to internal control deficiencies identified.

• Actively influences the identification of continuous improvement opportunities in the SOX testing processes

Relationship management and teaming 

• Holds self and others to timelines, quality, and accuracy 

Risk management 

• Articulates material risks and opportunities and takes an active role in designing and executing response or contingency plans 

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.

How We Work

Where you work matters – because collaboration, innovation and patient impact happen in many settings. Our roles are structured across four work models: site-essential, site-by-design, field-based and remote-by-design. The model assigned to this role is based on its core responsibilities. Learn more at https://careers.bms.com/ways-of-working.

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