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.
Supporting People with Disabilities
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R1604458 : Analyst II, Business Control Function SOX TesterSkills Required
- 3-5 years of professional experience
- Expertise in financial and operational controls
- Understanding of financial reporting risks and compliance controls
- Ability to perform SOX controls testing and evaluate control effectiveness
- Strong documentation, reporting, communication, and collaboration skills
- Leadership skills and ability to motivate team members
Bristol Myers Squibb Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Fair & Transparent Compensation — Pay is considered fair and competitive for the pharmaceutical sector, with many describing compensation as good or better than expected. Feedback suggests base pay combined with incentives contributes to overall satisfaction.
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Healthcare Strength — Health coverage is broad, combining medical, dental, vision, disability, and wellness programs, along with access to on‑site fitness. Feedback suggests employer contributions to health accounts and wellbeing incentives further strengthen perceived value.
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Retirement Support — Retirement savings are reinforced by a strong 401(k) match and additional plan options. This structure is commonly cited as a standout component of total rewards.
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What We Do
At Bristol Myers Squibb, we work every day to transform patients’ lives through science. That work inspires some of the most interesting, meaningful, and life-changing careers you’ll experience. Join us and pursue innovative ideas alongside some of the brightest minds in biopharma, collaborating with a team rich in diversity of experiences, and perspectives. We have built a sustainable pipeline of potential therapies and are leveraging translational medicine and data analytics to understand how we can deliver the right medicine to the right patient, at the right time, to achieve the best outcome. Whether in a scientific, business or supporting function, a career at BMS means you’ll be inspired every day to grow and thrive through opportunities that are uncommon in scale and scope. Here, you’ll be on the cutting edge of powerful innovation in oncology, hematology, immunology, cardiovascular disease, and fibrosis, with colleagues united in the mission to help patients. Through the Bristol Myers Squibb Foundation, we also promote health equity and seek to improve health outcomes of populations disproportionately affected by serious diseases and conditions. Our mission is to give new hope to help patients prevail over serious disease – it drives everything we do.
