ROLE SUMMARY
Pfizer's Global Business Services (GBS) is a well-established operation with beginnings in Memphis, Tenn., in 1997. The organization expanded to Europe in 2003, Asia in 2007, Latin America in 2013, Eastern Europe in 2014, and AFME in 2016. GBS Shared Services has a workforce of more than 1,000 Pfizer colleagues.
The GBS Risk Management & Compliance organization is responsible for delivering Best in Class performance by supporting operations and initiatives across Pfizer ensuring Compliance with Internal and External regulations.
The RM&C Senior Analyst will be a key player within the Risk Management & Compliance organization within Finance and Global Business Services. This team is responsible for financial controls and compliance, healthcare compliance monitoring, and support activities for GBS and commercial markets. The RM&C Senior Analyst will be responsible for supporting compliance quality monitoring activities, remediation plans and reporting for Compliance, Controls and Risk (CCR) Leads function. The current in scope areas for the CCR function are Internal Controls over Financial Reporting (ICOFR), Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX) and Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), Healthcare compliance, & T&E.
ROLE RESPONSIBILITIES
- Within the GBS site, help to develop and maintain a strong and practical risk awareness, compliance, and control culture and environment
- For GBS and markets, provide guidance and consultation in collaboration across business and compliance stakeholders to:
- Ensure process and internal control changes resulting from new or changing Corporate Financial Reporting Policies and Procedures and Corporate/ Divisional FCPA Policies and Procedures are documented in standard operating procedures (SOPs)
- Drive streamlining and standardization of local policies across GBS and Regional Markets
- Provide expertise and guidance to business process owners in the development, execution, and documentation of remedial actions for any deficiencies in Internal Controls over Financial Reporting (ICOFR)/SOX or FCPA design, operating effectiveness, or process enhancements, and Corporate Audits; drive and consider global standardization across region for changes resulting from deficiencies
- Assist with gap analysis and remediation of gaps in internal controls and accounting practices in connection with business integrations arising from business acquisitions or other transformation activities
- Execute proactive risk reviews for critical processes that are complex, manual, new, interdependent on reporting outside of Pfizer, or that have had issues in the past and ensure identified reviews are completed appropriately
- Assist with monitoring the design and effectiveness of remediation activity for assigned markets
- Partner with GBS and other stakeholders in planning and coordinating efficient internal and external audits of in scope activities, and in closing remediations
- Drive and execute Accounting Procedure & Policy attestation questionnaire certification for supported markets; review and follow up on identified exceptions through to resolution
- Assist with collection and synthesis of information of SOX 404 Survey reporting process, and timely compile resulting Survey responses.
- Participate in global and regional compliance and control projects as appropriate
- Work of own initiative with guidance with support from Management and more senior colleagues
- Organizes own workload, prioritizes, and proactively follows up on outstanding items
- Actively supports our GBS value proposition by keeping processes aligned with our delivery model and global standard, adhering to our internal controls structures and help identifying process improvement opportunities
- Foster a culture of compliance awareness, ownership, accountability and transparency across the site
- Provide training to GBS and market colleagues on ICOFR/SOX/FCPA and other Compliance Quality activities as required
- Ensure Segregation of Duty (SOD) conflicts are monitored and mitigated by the market teams as required
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
Education and Experience:
- BS Degree or equivalent in Accounting, Finance, Business Management or other business-related field required
- Certified Public Accountant or Chartered Accountant preferred
- 4+ years of experience, preferably in Internal or External Audit, SOX or GRC Compliance or Shared Services Quality Control
- Knowledge of US GAAP accounting principles
- Proficiency in PC skills (MS excel, Word, Power Point)
- Strong business acumen, compliance mindset and professionalism with the ability to interact effectively with colleagues in all functions and levels
- Ability to work in a high-performing team environment; demonstrated strong leadership in an increasingly complex and fast-moving environment.
- Relationship building skills with business process owners, management and other stakeholders (Pfizer "compliance community" including KPMG and Corporate Audit Site representa