Why Patients Need You
Your in-depth knowledge and financial skills will keep our products in production and our innovators innovating. Whether you are part of establishing, coordinating, researching, or administering financial operations, your role is critical to getting our medicines in the hands of the people who need them most, faster and more efficiently than ever before.
What You Will Achieve
Your expertise and skills will help Pfizer build robust financial controls to manage its finance and accounting practices. You will put in place system controls and determine the operation's consistency with corporate objectives and standards through various verification methods and processes. You will identify internal control gaps in business procedures, processes or systems, and initiate appropriate remedial actions.
As a Senior Associate, your knowledge and skills will contribute towards the goals and objectives of the team. Your focus and ability to meet team targets will help in completing critical deliverables. Your innovative use of communication tools and techniques will facilitate in explaining difficult issues and establishing consensus between teams.
It is your hard work and dedication that will make Pfizer ready to achieve new milestones and help patients across the globe.
How You Will Achieve It
- Contribute to the completion of projects, manages own time to meet agreed targets and develop plans for activities on own projects.
- Participate in projects that require creativity and analytical skills.
- Ensure audit deliverables are provided timely and to a high standard.
- Facilitate and coordinate quarterly Balance Sheet review meetings with markets.
- Actively support team's value proposition by keeping processes aligned with the delivery model and global standard, adhering to our internal controls structures and help identifying process improvement opportunities.
- Contribute to team effort and assist co-workers as needed to balance workloads.
- Coordinate resolution of any issues, engaging with relevant stakeholders to ensure prompt resolution.
- Effectively coordinate and drive knowledge sharing through a mix of remote interaction and site visits according to business needs.
- Ensure proper documentations on all transactions based on company's policies and procedures in the area of Accounting.
- Prepare basic analysis for external accountants and Corporate Audit and ensure adherence to local accounting regulations.
**Qualifications**:
Must-Have
- Bachelor's Degree or equivalent in Accounting / Finance field is required.
- 5+ years of experience in Accounting in shared service centers
- Demonstrated proficiency in US GAAP (Generally Accepted Accounting Principles)
- Related accounting experience, along with understanding of managing multi-national accounting operations.
- Strong analytical and critical thinking skills, organizational skill, and attention to detail
- Excellent oral, written, and overall communication skills
- Ability to manage and prioritize diverse workload, adapt to changing priorities and assignments.
- Client Engagement and Customer Relationship Management skills
- English proficiency required (verbal and written)
- Proficiency in MS Office, especially Excel, Word, PowerPoint
- Advanced SAP or other experience strongly preferred.
Nice-to-Have
- Master's degree
- Relevant pharmaceutical experience
- CPA or international equivalent desired
- Advance Portuguese level
- Proficiency in Power BI and other Microsoft Power Platforms
Work Location Assignment: Flexible
EEO (Equal Employment Opportunity) & Employment Eligibility
Pfizer is committed to equal opportunity in the terms and conditions of employment for all employees and job applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, gender identity or gender expression, national origin, or disability.
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