Assistant Accountant

Posted 15 Days Ago
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Chester, Cheshire, England
Entry level
Healthtech
The Role
The Assistant Accountant will support the International Statutory Reporting team by assisting in financial statement preparation, ensuring compliance with local regulations, analyzing financial data, and driving process improvements in a collaborative and supportive environment.
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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 rich in diversity. 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

Why Join Us

  • Opportunity to work with a leading global biopharmaceutical company.
  • Supportive and collaborative team environment.
  • Opportunities for professional growth and development.
  • Competitive salary and benefits package.
  • 50% office / home hybrid working policy
  • Free onsite parking

Position Purpose

We are looking for a motivated and detail-oriented Assistant Accountant to join our International Statutory Reporting team.

This role is ideal for recent graduates or individuals with some accounting experience who are eager to grow their career in a dynamic and supportive environment.

Key Responsibilities

  • Assist in the preparation and review of financial statements and reports.
  • Support the team with statutory reporting and legal entity processes.
  • Help ensure compliance with local laws and regulations.
  • Collaborate with various teams to gather and analyze financial data.
  • Participate in process improvement initiatives.

Minimum Requirements

  • A degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
  • Some experience in accounting or finance (internships or entry-level roles are acceptable).
  • Basic understanding of accounting principles and financial reporting.
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Office, especially Excel.
  • Excellent attention to detail and organizational skills.
  • Good communication skills and ability to work in a team.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Business fluency in English; additional European languages are a plus.
  • Familiarity with statutory and legal entity reporting is an advantage.

#LI-Hybrid

    If you come across a role that intrigues you but doesn’t perfectly line up with your resume, we encourage you to apply anyway. You could be one step away from work that will transform your life and career.

    Uniquely Interesting Work, Life-changing Careers
    With a single vision as inspiring as “Transforming patients’ lives through science™ ”, every BMS employee plays an integral role in work that goes far beyond ordinary. Each of us is empowered to apply our individual talents and unique perspectives in an inclusive culture, promoting diversity in clinical trials, while our shared values of passion, innovation, urgency, accountability, inclusion and integrity bring out the highest potential of each of our colleagues.

    On-site Protocol
    BMS has a diverse 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.

    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 [email protected]. Visit careers.bms.com/eeo-accessibility to access our complete Equal Employment Opportunity statement.

    BMS cares about your well-being and the well-being of our staff, customers, patients, and communities. As a result, the Company strongly recommends that all employees be fully vaccinated for Covid-19 and keep up to date with Covid-19 boosters.

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

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

    Bristol Myers Squibb is Disability Confident – Employer

    A UK Government scheme

    Top Skills

    Excel
    MS Office
    The Company
    HQ: Lawrence Township, NJ
    40,384 Employees
    On-site Workplace

    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.

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