Associate Accountant, Global Accounting - Inventory

Use Your Power for Purpose

In this role, you will harness your accounting prowess to make a difference at Pfizer, a global leader in the pharmaceutical industry. By ensuring the accuracy and integrity of our financial operations, you will directly contribute to our mission of delivering breakthroughs that change patients' lives. Your expertise will be instrumental in maintaining our financial health, ensuring we continue to deliver life-changing medicines to patients worldwide.

What You Will Achieve

As an associate, your job focus is crucial for achieving task and project objectives. Your expertise in accounting will be instrumental in preparing financial reports, managing accounts, and overseeing the company's financial records. You'll prepare key documents and update financial transaction records, ensuring their accuracy, and generate reviews and reports from this data.

In this role you will,

• Contribute to the completion of project milestones and organize own work to meet project task deadlines.
• Identify issues proactively and communicate to manager along with potential range of solutions.
• Prepare financial and accounting analysis completely and accurately.
• Maintain elements of domestic and/or international general ledgers including the preparation of journal entries and balance sheet account reconciliations.
• Maintain accurate and up-to-date Work Instructions, Job Aids and Desktop Procedures documentation.
• Collaborate with stakeholders and colleagues of diverse backgrounds, including different departments, cultures, business units and countries.
• Lead select activities involving the month end close, take initiative to understand complex problems and consistently meet deadlines with little to no assistance.
• Lead the implementation of continuous improvement projects.
• Engage directly with business partners on routine activities and deliverables.
• Work independently to produce standard and regular reports as required for the operation.
• Assist in providing key support for internal and external related audit activities, including the timely and accurate delivery of audit requests.
• Prepare complete and accurate standard operating procedures and Sarbanes-Oxley related internal control documentation involving new activities and/or process changes as required.

Qualifications

What You Need (Minimum  Requirements)

• Bachelor’s degree with 0+ years of experience, OR an Associate’s degree with 4+ years of experience, OR a high school diploma (or equivalent) with 6+ years of relevant experience
• Demonstrated experience in finance or accounting with the ability to deal with numbers accurately
• Proven ability to maintain professionalism and possesses the ability to interface with all levels of colleagues
• Demonstrated advanced technical US GAAP (Generally Accepted Accounting Principles) and financial reporting knowledge and experience
• Proficiency in MS Office, especially MS Excel, Word and PowerPoint

Bonus Points If  You Have (Preferred Requirements)

• Public accounting experience
• Enterprise Resource Planning {e.g. SAP} system experience
• System Application & Products and Hyperion Financial Management skills
• Demonstrates problem solving and analytical skills
• Ability to work independently and manage multiple priorities
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Experience using common AI tools, including generative technologies such as ChatGPT or Microsoft Copilot, to support problem solving and enhance productivity. Demonstrated curiosity for exploring how these tools can improve outcomes and understanding of responsible AI practices, including risk management and ethical use

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.

To learn more about acceptable and prohibited uses of AI during the recruitment process, please review our candidate AI-use guidelines available on Pfizer Careers.