• Job Description

  Req#: 4882900

  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 align with our patient-focused purpose and core values, Pfizer has improved global health and impacted more than 780 million patients around the world.

  In 2021, Pfizer expanded its global footprint to Tampa, establishing a strategic powerhouse that brings together multi-disciplinary, professional services including Finance, Accounting, Treasury, Digital, HR Services, Sourcing, Commercial and Project Management into a single, centralized location. With so many diverse and highly-skilled colleagues supporting multiple functions and services across the organization, Pfizer Tampa offers ample opportunity to engage in newer ways of working that enhance, simplify, and transform how we deliver treatments to our patients.

  Located in Heights Union, the Pfizer Tampa site offers a modern industrial design, the latest in innovative technology, and close proximity to Downtown with views of the Tampa Riverwalk and access to the Channel district and Bayshore Boulevard. From an onsite fitness center to top floor panoramic balconies and outdoor patio, our activity-based space will provide various ways of working to offer collaboration and flexibility to colleagues. The Pfizer Tampa site has constructed an atmosphere that fosters interaction and prioritizes colleague health and wellness.

  Additionally, to achieve breakthroughs that change patients’ lives, Pfizer is 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 or 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.

  Why

  Pfizer’s Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) approach informs how we can advance our purpose—Breakthroughs that change patients’ lives—in a responsible and sustainable way that takes accountability for the impact we make on society. Your in-depth knowledge of ESG and internal controls will be critical in supporting our ESG priorities and will make a positive impact on society for years to come.

  What You will achieve

  As a member of the Controls Optimization Center of Excellence (CoE), your accounting and internal control skills will help in the analysis of ESG information and in the preparation of financial, sustainability, and other ESG-related reports. You will maintain and oversee ESG-related process and control documentation in support of disclosure and other regulatory requirements. You will be responsible for the adherence to and communication of reporting and auditing policies and procedures as they relate to ESG. You will verify ESG data for accuracy and prepare reports and reviews based on it.

  As an ESG Specialist, 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 focus that will make Pfizer ready to achieve new milestones and help patients across the globe while supporting sustainability.

  How You Will Achieve It

  Overall

  • Develop, implement and evaluate Pfizer’s ESG control processes worldwide to ensure Pfizer’s risks are properly managed.

  • Assist with the design and implementation of controls in compliance with the Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) Act of 2002, which requires management to maintain adequate controls to prevent a material misstatement of the Company’s financial statements, including as applicable to ESG pending the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC’s) ruling on its Climate Proposal in 2023 as well as other regulatory requirements.

  • With increased expectations around ESG metrics and disclosures, assist with the ongoing development of a SOX-like framework to apply to identify ESG risks and controls, document process flows, and identify internal control improvement opportunities.

  • Curate and deliver innovative and collaborative knowledge sharing and training sessions for the Controls Optimization CoE and other functions to deepen understanding of the ESG landscape in relation to required disclosures.

  • Contribute to the completion of projects, manage own time to meet agreed targets, develop plans for activities on own projects and prepare status updates as requested by management.

  • Engage directly with customers and business partners, including ESG data and metric owners, on complex activities and deliverables.

  • Prepare complete and accurate standard operating procedures and Sarbanes-Oxley related internal control documentation in line with anticipated expanded ESG regulatory disclosure requirements (e.g., SEC, European Union Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive [CSRD]).

  • Support internal and external audit regarding audit management and issue remediation as it relates to ESG-focused audits and remediation plans.

  • Lead significant elements of the quarterly financial controls governance cycles as it relates to ESG, including change management and reporting.

  • Participate in special projects and other initiatives that are in addition to existing role and responsibility, including company culture initiatives.

  Qualifications

  Must Have

  • Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance

  • 3+ years of experience in financial reporting and/or auditing

  • Foundational understanding of ESG-related topics including the various frameworks and standards, such as Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Protocol, Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB), Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) or Task Force on Climate-Related Financial Disclosures (TCFD)

  • Foundational understanding of climate change and the key issues that surround climate risk mitigation and adaptation

  • Foundational understanding of active and emerging ESG regulatory requirements such as the European Union’s Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD), SEC’s proposed Climate Disclosures rulemaking, and the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) Standards.

  • Demonstrated proficiency in US GAAP (Generally Accepted Accounting Principles)

  • Related accounting and internal controls experience, along with understanding of managing multi-national accounting operations

  • Experience in managing or evaluating the implementation of Internal Controls over Financial Reporting (ICOFR) for SOX compliance at a global organization including experience in implementing of evaluation entity-level and process-level financial and ESG controls including system and manual controls

  • Understanding of the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations (COSO) 2013 internal controls framework

  • Strong analytical and critical thinking skills, organizational skill, and attention to detail

  • Excellent oral, written, and overall communication skills

  • Proficiency in MS office, especially Excel, Word, and PowerPoint

  Nice To Have

  • MBA or master’s degree in a business discipline; minor or concentration in an Environmental or Sustainability discipline a plus

  • Certification: Certified Public Accountant or Fundamentals of Sustainability Accounting (FSA) – Preferred

  • Relevant Pharmaceutical experience

  • Public accounting experience

  • Key Enterprise Resource Planning and Edge system experience

  • Proficiency in Tableau and advanced system application and products

  
  

  PHYSICAL/MENTAL REQUIREMENTS

  Availability for business domestic and international travel, as needed .

  NON-STANDARD WORK SCHEDULE, TRAVEL OR ENVIRONMENT REQUIREMENTS

  • Domestic and international business travel may be required.

  • Availability to participate in global conference calls, which may sometimes occur outside of standard business hours

  
  

  Work Location Assignment: Hybrid schedule with on-site days determined by the manager according to business needs

  Other Job Details:

  • Last day to apply: August 30th 2023

  Relocation assistance may be available based on business needs and/or eligibility.

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  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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• About the company

  At Pfizer we know that great things happen anywhere people come together with one shared goal. And the greatest rewards are sometimes where you least expect them. The future of medicine is happening at Pfizer.

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