Director, Record to Report Global Process Owner

Key Responsibilities

Key Operational Aspects

• Oversees global policy adherence, uses performance analytics, manages risks, and enhances customer experiences while handling high volumes of global transactions.
• Leading a cross-functional team, maintaining effective global controls, ensures regulatory compliance, and drives process improvements.
• Utilizing advanced technologies, aiming for cost efficiency and value creation while engaging with internal and external stakeholders to strengthen leadership in process management and supplier engagement.
• By offering strategic direction and promoting operational excellence, advancing the company’s global financial operations and ensures sustainable success.

Major Responsibilities and Accountabilities:

Strategic Ownership &Governance

• Develop and execute the global R2R strategy to align with organizational goals and priorities.
• Define and enforce global R2R policies, procedures, and standards while ensuring adherence to local regulations and requirements.
• Act as the global escalation point for R2R-related issues, ensuring timely resolution and stakeholder satisfactions.

Process Optimization & Continuous Improvement

• Drive process standardization and harmonization across regions, leveraging technology and best practices.
• Identify opportunities to eliminate inefficiencies, reduce costs, and improve cycle times within R2R processes.
• Lead digital transformation initiatives, such as automation, AI, and analytics tools, to enhance process capabilities.

Performance Management

• Conduct regular reviews of process performance with Stakeholders, identifying and addressing gaps or opportunities for improvement.

Collaboration & Stakeholder Management

• Partner with Finance, IT, and other key stakeholders to ensure seamless integration of R2R process into end-to- end operations.
• Build strong relationships with external service providers.

Risk Management & Compliance

• Ensure compliance with all internal policies, external regulations, and audit requirements related to R2R processes.
• Develop and maintain a strong internal control framework to mitigate risks within the R2R function.

Leadership & Team Development

• Mentor and guide regional R2R leads and teams. Fostering a culture of accountability. Collaboration, and continuous learning.
• Manage up to ten (10) direct reports up to Associate Director level.
• Lead change management initiatives to drive adoption of process changes across the organization.

Qualification & Requirements

Minimum Requirements

• Minimum education of a bachelor’s degree required. Master’s degree preferred and / or CA/CPA equivalent preferred.
• Minimum of eight (8) plus years of experience, with eight (8) plus years in financial management leadership roles. Finance experience within the pharmaceutical industry preferred.
• Leadership skills to challenge status quo, define and drive strategic business vision. Ability to coach and motivate teams.
• Effective relationship management skills, ability to collaborate and influence across the matrix.
• Demonstrated experience in SAP, Hana 4 and R2R processes architecture; experience in process improvements and project management is a plus.
• Excellent analytical and critical thinking skills and ability to drive results.
• Fluent in written and spoken English.
• Customer-centricity, collaboration, and performance excellence mindset.
• Adaptability and ability to manage change.

Benefits

Benefit offerings are subject to the terms and conditions of the applicable plans then in effect and may include the following: Medical, pharmacy, dental and vision care. Wellbeing support such as the BMS Living Life Better program and employee assistance programs (EAP). Financial well-being resources and a 401(K). Financial protection benefits such as short- and long-term disability, life insurance, supplemental health insurance, business travel protection and survivor support. Work-life programs include paid national holidays and optional holidays, Global Shutdown Days between Christmas and New Year’s holiday, up to 120 hours of paid vacation, up to two (2) paid days to volunteer, sick time off, and summer hours flexibility. Parental, caregiver, bereavement, and military leave. Family care services such as adoption and surrogacy reimbursement, fertility/infertility benefits, support for traveling mothers, and child, elder and pet care resources. Other perks like tuition reimbursement and a recognition program.