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Financial Analyst-September 2024
Collegeville
Sep 20, 2024
ABOUT PFIZER
Pfizer is a pharmaceuticals and biotechnology company.
10,000+ employees
Biotechnology, Manufacturing
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About Financial Analyst

  Why Patients Need You

  Technology impacts everything we do. Pfizer's digital and 'data first' strategy focuses on implementing impactful and innovative technology solutions across all functions from research to manufacturing. Whether you are digitizing drug discovery and development, identifying solutions, or making our work easier and faster, you will be making a difference to countless lives.

  What You Will Achieve

  Your technical and business skills will help Pfizer support and elevate the functioning of business information processing systems. Your knowledge of computer systems, business processes and workflows will make you a critical member of the team.

  Your strong communication skills will facilitate requirement gathering for building and enhancing business process maps and systems. Your business process and technical knowledge will help us develop new systems and modify existing business applications, such as inventory control, financial tracking, marketing and human resource system.

  It is your dedication and focus that will make Pfizer ready to achieve new milestones and help patients across the globe.

  How You Will Achieve It

  The Financial Analyst position reports to the Senior Director, Financial Operations and supports both the Directors of Financial Management and Portfolio Management as part of the Financial Operations team. This position provides financial support to Global Business Services and Enabling Functions (GBS/EF) Digital by ensuring that annual ongoing and one-time operating expense and project portfolio cost targets are achieved, costs adhere to financial policies and reporting commitments are met to Finance and other recipients of financial information.

  Key Responsibilities

  Participate in the overall development of the annual operating expense budget and quarterly forecast submissions to Finance

  Manage one-time and ongoing operating expenses and project costs to established targets

  Ensure that costs are realized in the correct location according to cost accounting policies

  Manage inbound technology chargebacks from other Digital areas related to the infrastructure portfolio

  Update master data for all assets listed in the Fixed Asset Register

  Maintain the cost center hierarchy and WBS elements associated with operating expenses

  Assist in the close-out process for completed projects

  Address expiring purchase orders and ensure timely closure

  Maintain software and infrastructure portfolios

  Utilize business intelligence tools to improve financial decision making

  Operating Expense

  Provide financial support to help teams understand costs incurred and manage annual operating expenses to established financial targets

  Assist with development of monthly variance analysis reporting and root cause analysis

  Maintain the global cost center hierarchy

  Manage WBS elements to track like costs

  Project Portfolio

  Provide financial support to help teams understand costs incurred and manage annual project portfolio costs to established financial targets

  Assist with development of monthly variance analysis reporting and root cause analysis

  Assist with managing WBS elements through the life of a project

  Assist in the process to formally close out projects upon completion

  Software Portfolio

  Maintain portfolio of software licenses, maintenance, and subscription agreements

  Ensure that software costs are properly budgeted and phased

  Support annual software pull forward program

  Mine data for cost savings opportunities

  Infrastructure Portfolio

  Monitor accuracy of all inbound reclasses received from other Digital areas for funded infrastructure costs related to physical hardware (servers, storage, memory), virtual hosting (Amazon Web Services), mid-tier technologies (requests for changes, database services, web services, file transfer interfaces), virtual desktops, agile development tools, etc.

  Charge costs to projects during the development cycle and to operations during the support cycle

  Collaborate with Infrastructure Team to improve the transparency and accuracy of infrastructure charges through continuous improvement initiatives

  Mine infrastructure data to drive cost savings through

  Other

  Maintain fixed asset master data through the asset life cycle (development, activation, disposal)

  Manage the monthly procure-to-pay automations related to open purchase orders and expiring purchase orders

  Data Analytics

  Utilize business intelligence tools (Tableau) to conduct adhoc analyses of financial data to provide insight into cost details, trends and potential cost savings opportunities

  Develop dashboards in Tableau to improve the visualization of financial data

  Identify and manage variance explanations versus actuals, budget and latest forecast.

  Qualifications

  Must-Have

  Education and Experience

  Applicant must have a Bachelor's degree;

  OR Associate's degree with four years of relevant experience;

  OR six years of relevant experience with a high school diploma or equivalent

  Solid understanding of financial analysis, generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP), financial accounting, cost accounting, auditing, and expense recognition

  Nice-to-Have

  Technical Skills

  Analytical capabilities to understand and explain financial variances

  Results driven and able to drive cost savings to achieve financial targets

  Advanced Microsoft Excel skills and effective use of other Microsoft Office products (i.e., PowerPoint, Word)

  Experience using Tableau or other business intelligence tools

  Change agile and ability to act on projects quickly

  Seizes accountability and is a self-starter

  Quickly learns new skills and knowledge

  Excellent oral and written communication skills

  Demonstrated business acumen

  Negotiation and influencing skills

  Double major or minor in technology or data analytics a plus

  Leadership Skills

  Works well in a collaborative team environment

  Willingness to contribute fresh and innovative ideas

  Organized and able to work on a variety of projects

  Self-starter and motivated to own tasks and drive results

  PHYSICAL/MENTAL REQUIREMENTS

  Must be able to work on a laptop/desktop for long periods of timeNON-STANDARD WORK SCHEDULE, TRAVEL OR ENVIRONMENT REQUIREMENTS

  Willingness to travel 10% of the time to Tampa officeWork Location Assignment:On Premise

  Other Job Details:

  Last day to apply: January 30, 2024The annual base salary for this position ranges from $64,600.00 to $104,500.00. In addition, this position is eligible for participation in Pfizer's Global Performance Plan with a bonus target of 7.5% of the base salary. We offer comprehensive and generous benefits and programs to help our colleagues lead healthy lives and to support each of life's moments. Benefits offered include a 401(k) plan with Pfizer Matching Contributions and an additional Pfizer Retirement Savings Contribution, paid vacation, holiday and personal days, paid caregiver/parental and medical leave, and health benefits to include medical, prescription drug, dental and vision coverage. Learn more at Pfizer Candidate Site - U.S. Benefits | (uscandidates.mypfizerbenefits.com). Pfizer compensation structures and benefit packages are aligned based on the location of hire. The United States salary range provided does not apply to Tampa, FL or any location outside of the United States.

  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.

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