US Record to Report Team Lead (JS-E)

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Job description

For more than 170 years, Pfizer has continuously worked to make a difference by delivering innovative therapies that improve the lives of our patients. By building a talented community of colleagues that align with our patient-focused purpose and core values, Pfizer has improved global health and impacted more than 780 million patients around the world.

In 2021, Pfizer expanded its global footprint to Tampa, establishing a strategic powerhouse that brings together multi-disciplinary, professional services including Finance, Accounting, Treasury, Digital, HR Services, Sourcing, Commercial and Project Management into a single, centralized location. With so many diverse and highly-skilled colleagues supporting multiple functions and services across the organization, Pfizer Tampa offers ample opportunity to engage in newer ways of working that enhance, simplify, and transform how we deliver treatments to our patients.

Located in Heights Union, the Pfizer Tampa site offers a modern industrial design, the latest in innovative technology, and close proximity to Downtown with views of the Tampa Riverwalk and access to the Channel district and Bayshore Boulevard. From an onsite fitness center to top floor panoramic balconies and outdoor patio, our activity-based space will provide various ways of working to offer collaboration and flexibility to colleagues. The Pfizer Tampa site has constructed an atmosphere that fosters interaction and prioritizes colleague health and wellness.

Additionally, to achieve breakthroughs that change patients' lives, Pfizer is revolutionizing and evolving how colleagues work today. This year, Pfizer launched a new initiative that we call Log In For Your Day where a majority of colleagues can arrange with their manager to work remotely two or three days a week while still maintaining the ability to collaborate regularly in person at our sites. This flexible working model blends the best of remote work and on-site collaboration to drive greater flexibility, support work-life balance, and promote a vibrant, agile, and innovative culture.

Learn more and apply to join our team today at Careers.Pfizer.com

Role Summary

This position will have responsibility for leading a team of colleagues who support selected areas within the Corporate Accounting and Analysis team and/or Global Close & Reporting teams. These teams are responsible for accounting, reporting and analysis for US, Canada, Puerto Rico and Global processes.

Specific responsibilities of this position include:

• Supervise daily activities surrounding teams' assigned areas of responsibility

• Supervise month end financial close activities for US, Puerto Rico, and Canada legal entities

• Supervise quarterly and year end reporting for US, Puerto Rico, and Canada legal entities

• Collaborate with Division/Market colleagues, Controllers/Consolidations, Treasury, Legal and Corporate Tax on strategic projects and process improvements. Involvement will require strong problem solving, communication, presentation skills and analytical skills

• Lead efforts related to system changes and/or implementations impacting team

• Ensure processing efficiencies utilizing innovative technical and processing solutions

• Ensure process changes are in compliance with Pfizer accounting / internal control policies and SOX, including related document maintenance

• Serve as liaison with internal and external audit regarding audit management and issue remediation

• Develop and assist in automating accounting processes, analysis techniques and reporting functionality

• Work independently with other departments / international locations to research, analyze and resolve irregularities and discrepancies

• Maintain and develop relationships with groups serviced by Financial Services as well as within Financial Services

• Provide guidance and support to the divisions and Controllers/Consolidations related to acquisitions or divestitures

• Lead and develop staff

Role Responsibilities

• Lead team responsible for below activities:
  • Ensure accounting transactions are in compliance with Pfizer accounting policy and US GAAP
  • Maintain elements of domestic and/or international general ledgers including the preparation of journal entries and balance sheet account reconciliations
  • Prepare financial and accounting analysis completely and accurately
  • Maintain complete and accurate tasks lists and status of open items
  • Maintain complete and accurate standard operating procedures and SOX related internal control documentation
  • Research technical and operational accounting guidance and determine relevant application
• Typically manage teams of colleagues who are responsible for complex accounting and reporting activities
• Provides the information people need to do their jobs duties and make accurate decisions; is timely with information
• Clearly and consistently establish priorities for team and manage workload, deliverables and competing priorities
• Consistently identify and remediate issues and risks prior to financial impacts
• Manage and lead singular audit activities or large elements of the Pfizer consolidated audit including the timely and accurate delivery of all deliverables and serving as primary point of contact
• Consistently identify process improvement opportunities including the timely implementation of solutions
• Develops team and builds people by: providing challenging tasks and assignments, holding frequent development discussions, being aware of each person's career goals, constructing and executing development plans
• Lead regional projects and other initiatives in addition to existing role and responsibility
• Own the month end close process and related financial reporting activities
• Actively (formally and informally) mentor key colleagues outside of your direct report team
• Demonstrated ability to effectively deal with conflict and confrontation
• Recognized as Pfizer subject matter expert and process owner for regional and key accounting activities
• Willingness to accept occasional travel for meetings and projects
• Engage directly with customers and business partners on complex activities and deliverables; maintain effective relationships with business partners
• Can be counted on to exceed goals and deliverables successfully; maintains a sense of urgency; constantly and consistently one of the top performers
• Leading Operational Transformation activities by demonstrating strategic planning, anticipating functional requirements and proposing solutions, identifying root cause on performance issues and process bottlenecks and developing key performance indicators and metrics to track performance

Qualifications

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

• Bachelor degree in accounting or finance required
• Masters degree preferred
• CPA required (or equivalent international certification)
• Minimum 5 years of relevant functional accounting or finance experience
• Minimum 1 year of experience leading a team
• Public accounting experience preferred
• Key ERP and edge system experience preferred

TECHNICAL SKILLS REQUIREMENTS:
Advanced accounting and financial reporting skills that include the following:

• Demonstrated advanced technical US GAAP and financial reporting knowledge and experience
• Advanced SAP and HFM skills preferred
• Proficiency with Microsoft O365 suite (Excel, Word, Power Point, Sharepoint, OneDrive and Teams) required
• Experience with workflow automation, data analytics, and visualization tools preferred (e.g. Alteryx, Power Automate, Tableau, Spotfire, and Power BI)
• Advanced Excel skills
• Excellent oral, written, and overall communication skills
• Strong analytical and critical thinking skills
• Ability to informally and formally develop and influence staff and senior accountants through coaching/mentoring.
• Ability to work independently, manage multiple priorities, and solve problems in an unstructured environment
• Strong business acumen and professionalism with the ability to interface effectively with all levels of management and operations colleagues in all applicable Pfizer Finance and business functional areas
• Ability to perform and deliver in areas involving ambiguity

Pfizer requires all U.S. new hires to be fully vaccinated for COVID-19 prior to the first date of employment. As required by applicable law, Pfizer will consider requests for Reasonable Accommodations.

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