WHY PATIENTS NEED YOU
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 aligns with our patient-focused purpose and core values, Pfizer has improved global health and impacted more than 1 billion patients around the world.
One of our primary goals is to be as diverse as the patients and communities we serve, which is why we continue to surround ourselves with colleagues of diverse backgrounds and abilities who can contribute unique viewpoints and perspectives to all aspects of our business. Diverse teams are more collaborative, more balanced, and more accepting of difference, promoting a culture that encourages our people to bring their most authentic selves to work every day. Pfizer consistently strives to create an inclusive environment where every colleague feels seen, heard, and cared for.
In honor of our commitment to create breakthroughs that change patients’ lives, Pfizer is also 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 to 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.
Controllers Global Accounting Senior Manager - Global Platforms Secondment leverages deep accounting expertise and Controllers Global Accounting knowledge to deliver assigned tasks and support moderately complex team projects. It ensures compliance and a strong control environment through training and reviews, while contributing as a subject matter expert to global and transformational initiatives. The position emphasizes continuous improvement, experimentation, efficiency gains, and insights.
WHAT YOU WILL ACHIEVE
Develop strategic vision and identify continuous improvement opportunities for Controllers Global Accounting’s global platforms.
Organize and drive continuous improvement opportunities for Controllers Global Accounting global platforms.
Evaluate emerging technologies to support continuous improvement and recommend solutions.
Drive Controllers Global Accounting metric design and automation initiatives.
Evaluate large data sets quickly and efficiently to provide process insights.
Work with Controllers Global Accounting Leadership team to share insights and drive process change.
Work with key business partners to execute changes in technology.
Lead initiatives and provide valuable subject matter expertise.
Lead transformational initiatives that drive significant change and innovation across Controllers Global Accounting, ensuring alignment with strategic objectives.
Solve complex problems by leveraging diverse experiences, including those outside your immediate area of expertise, to deliver breakthrough solutions.
Use clear, impactful communication to foster alignment within and beyond the Controllers Global Accounting; create and deliver compelling presentations to direct reports and key internal stakeholders.
Manage and optimize people, technology, and financial resources at the Controllers Global Accounting level; lead through influence as well as direct authority to achieve transformational outcomes.
Act as a technical/functional thought leader, providing strategic direction and guidance to teams across multiple disciplines to enable change and innovation.
Demonstrate comprehensive industry knowledge and business acumen, anticipating external trends and customer needs to shape forward-looking strategies.
Set ambitious objectives and oversee multiple projects or ongoing work streams of moderate complexity, ensuring they contribute to broader transformation goals.
Provide informed input to senior management decisions that influence business direction and long-term transformation within Controllers Global Accounting.
Actively share knowledge and best practices across multiple Sub Business Unit/Sub Operating Units, fostering a culture of collaboration and continuous improvement.
Identify opportunities for process and product enhancements, and champion the development of advanced, innovative concepts that deliver measurable improvements.
Prepare for and lead organizational change initiatives that impact the Sub Business Unit/Sub Operating Unit, ensuring smooth adoption and sustained success.
Serve as a team culture champion, embedding Pfizer’s values and driving engagement through Pulse surveys, PLI evaluations, and achievement of transformational goals.
HOW YOU WILL ACHIEVE IT
• Must be able to create a highly energized environment of exceptional performance, shared accountability and personnel excellence, with a commitment to coaching and developing others into leadership roles.
• Must possess excellent presentation, verbal and written communications skills, acting as a liaison across multiple teams and to senior leadership.
• Excellent business acumen to develop effective strategic business partnership with key stakeholders.
• Strong analytical thinking and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent understanding of accounting and finance principles.
• Demonstrated experience in managing and leading people, technological, and financial resources.
• Ability to initiate and manage change that impacts the Sub Business Unit/Operating Unit.
• Lead development and implementation of solutions to complex problems/issue involving multiple stakeholders.
• Demonstrated project management skills, with experience in reengineering financial processes including financial systems and building and managing cross-functional teams is required.
• Strong industry knowledge and comprehensive understanding of business processes to proactively identify business partner needs and mobilize teams to address opportunities, resolve problems and/or improve current relationships.
• Demonstrated effective leadership and interpersonal skills necessary to interact, influence and facilitate change with senior management, division management and business unit partners.
• Ability to provide a strategic and business perspective (including putting the needs of the department in context of the larger Pfizer organization) and solve complex problems within the area of expertise and outside of own department.
QUALIFICATIONS
Must-Have
• BA/BS in applicable discipline with 6+ years of experience.
• Practical experience of US GAAP and Statutory Accounting/Experience of other GAAPs.
• Significant knowledge of and experience with Controllers Global Accounting processes and systems (including but not limited to S4 Hana, MyJournals, Cadency, A.R.I.S (Celonis/Service Now) SDD Portal).
• CPA or international equivalent (ACCA).
• English proficiency.
• Management and supervisory experience.
• SAP & FCCS experience.
Nice-to-Have
• MBA/MS with 5+ years of experience; OR PhD or JD with 1+ year of experience.
• Public accounting experience.
• International experience.
Candidate demonstrates a breadth of diverse leadership experiences and capabilities including: the ability to influence and collaborate with peers, develop and coach others, oversee and guide the work of other colleagues to achieve meaningful outcomes and create business impact.
PHYSICAL/MENTAL REQUIREMENTS
Must be able to work in Pfizer office 2-3 days per week or as needed by the business.
NON-STANDARD WORK SCHEDULE, TRAVEL OR ENVIRONMENT REQUIREMENTS
Candidate should expect average travel to other locations depending on project activities and related requirements to support activities, including business meetings and workshops.
OTHER JOB DETAILS
Last Date to Apply for Job: December 17, 2025
Additional Location Information: NO
Eligible for Relocation Package – NO
Secondment 12 months
If you are currently in a driving position with a fleet vehicle and this secondment does not require driving as an essential function of the position for 12 months or longer, you will be required to turn in your fleet vehicle for the duration of the non-driving secondment. Please refer to the Fleet Policy and Procedures document for more information.
There will be no change to your current work location.
Position is considered Flexible, and colleagues are expected to comply with Log In For Your Day (LIFYD) requirements at site location (e.g. about 2.5 days a week in office).
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.