The Lease Accounting Center of Excellece (CoE) Specialist will be a subject matter expert regarding ASC 842 lease accounting guidance. The Lease Accounting CoE is a global, centralized hub for the end-to-end lease accounting process. The Specialist will own month-end financial close activities for US and International legal entities and apply appropriate ASC 842 lease accounting guidance. This position will prepare selections of quarterly lease analytics, quarterly lease roll-forward schedule, and schedules to support the 10-k Lease footnote disclosure, as well as owning and leading monthly lease accounting processes.
The Specialist will engage business partners around the world to monitor new and potential upcoming leases/contracts and modifications of existing lease agreements while building a subject matter expertise in the area of lease accounting and a proficiency in Pfizer’s lease accounting solution.
ROLE RESPONSIBILITIES:
Maintain records, supporting files/documentation, complete/accurate work instructions, and necessary compliance documentation in an organized manner
Work under general supervision using own judgment where needed and make decisions to resolve moderately complex problems with short term impact within the team
Ensure activities are performed to a high standard of operational excellence, established service level agreements and deadlines are met, and adhere to defined process/control requirements
Engage directly with all business partners on complex activities and deliverables; maintain effective relationships with business partners
Develop areas of expertise and process ownership of global and/or complex areas
Utilize strong understanding of accounting principles and departmental knowledge to achieve assigned work
Contribute to the completion of moderately complex projects across a work team
Ensure strong commitment to the control environment through training and review to meet all control and compliance requirements
Participate in global initiatives including transformational projects as needed, as a subject matter expert for the area
Focus on continuous improvement in order to improve efficiencies and grow value add opportunities and begin to apply experimentation and use of new ideas
Review select activities of junior colleagues and provide informal coaching to further develop junior colleagues
OTHER SKILLS:
Ability to work independently, manage multiple priorities, and solve problems in an unstructured environment
Self-motivated, initiates tasks with little to no guidance or support using own judgement where needed
Excellent presentation, verbal and written communications skills
Excellent business acumen to develop effective strategic business partnership with key stakeholders
Strong analytical thinking and problem-solving skills
Strong organizational skills and attention to detail
Solid understanding of accounting and finance principles
Proficiency with Microsoft Office, with strong emphasis on Excel
Ability to become proficient in new software quickly
Strong commitment to the control environment and compliance requirements
Ability to contribute to the completion of moderately complex projects across a work team
Capable of making decisions to resolve moderately complex problems with short term impact within the team
Strong understanding of the principles of the discipline and departmental knowledge to achieve assigned work
Be a team player who can contribute to the team’s success during busy periods and downtime equally
Communicates effectively with internal and external parties.
Willingness to begin to apply experimentation and use new ideas
Comfortable taking the initiative and suggesting new ideas, processes, improvements, etc.
REQUIRED BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:
Bachelors degree in accounting or finance discipline
Minimum of 2 years of relevant experience
Practical experience of US GAAP and Statutory Accounting/Experience of other GAAPs
CPA or international equivalent (ACCA)
English proficiency
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
Masters degree
Public accounting experience
Advanced SAP & HFM experience
International experience
OTHER JOB DETAILS:
Must be able to work in Pfizer office 2-3 days per week or as needed by the business
Candidate should expect average travel to other locations depending on project activities and related requirements to support activities, including business meetings and workshops
Work Location Assignment: Hybrid
Relocation assistance may be available based on business needs and/or eligibility.
Sunshine Act
Pfizer reports payments and other transfers of value to health care providers as required by federal and state transparency laws and implementing regulations. These laws and regulations require Pfizer to provide government agencies with information such as a health care provider’s name, address and the type of payments or other value received, generally for public disclosure. Subject to further legal review and statutory or regulatory clarification, which Pfizer intends to pursue, reimbursement of recruiting expenses for licensed physicians may constitute a reportable transfer of value under the federal transparency law commonly known as the Sunshine Act. Therefore, if you are a licensed physician who incurs recruiting expenses as a result of interviewing with Pfizer that we pay or reimburse, your name, address and the amount of payments made currently will be reported to the government. If you have questions regarding this matter, please do not hesitate to contact your Talent Acquisition representative.
EEO & 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, disability or veteran status. Pfizer also complies with all applicable national, state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment as well as work authorization and employment eligibility verification requirements of the Immigration and Nationality Act and IRCA. Pfizer is an E-Verify employer. This position requires permanent work authorization in the United States.
Pfizer endeavors to make www.pfizer.com/careers accessible to all users. If you would like to contact us regarding the accessibility of our website or need assistance completing the application process and/or interviewing, please email disabilityrecruitment@pfizer.com. This is to be used solely for accommodation requests with respect to the accessibility of our website, online application process and/or interviewing. Requests for any other reason will not be returned.