DS COE Business Enabling Senior Analyst (12 months fixed term)

Pfizer Inc: Working together for a healthier world. Founded in 1849, Pfizer is the world's premier biopharmaceutical company taking new approaches to better health. We discover, develop, manufacture and deliver quality, safe and effective prescription medicines to treat and help prevent disease for both people and animals. We also partner with healthcare providers, governments and local communities around the world to expand access to our medicines and to provide better quality health care and health system support. At Pfizer, colleagues in more than 90 countries work every day to help people stay happier and healthier longer and to reduce the human and economic burden of disease worldwide.

Role Description

The Decision Support Center of Excellence (DS CoE) Business Enabling Senior Data Analyst is a finance position working in a team responsible for enabling global Financial reporting and analytics via multiple solutions including RPA, helping stand up any emerging technology / solutions and reconciling global financial data to ensure data integrity for all Markets across all Business Units.

The DS CoE Business Enabling Senior Process Analyst will report to the DS CoE Business Enabling Manager.

This role will be working in a global team with presence in all regions supporting DS CoE globally and will include:

• Develop new solutions using a variety of different tools, but mainly focused to Power BI, Power Automate, Power Apps, VBA and Python

• Executing initiatives to enhance and adjust DS CoE reporting delivery in alignment to major technological or organizational changes, including changes in the Pfizer financial systems, re organization.

• Guarantee data availability and accuracy in the various financial reporting and planning systems utilized by the Global DS CoE to ensure meaningful management reporting and planning, budgeting and forecasting.

• Design and implement data reconciliation procedures for Global DS CoE to adapt to Pfizer evolving systems landscape, and enhance services provided.

• Partner with Robotics Process Automation (RPA) support organization to ensure efficient execution of DS CoE deliverables through RPA capabilities meeting agreed SLA’s

• Lead and Coordinate with DS CoE sites globally to ensure consistent and standardized deployment and adoption of all finance enabling technology

• Lead Business Enabling Tema projects

This role will require strong analytical ability, coupled with sufficient knowledge of business / finance analysis tools and methodologies as well as strong knowledge for technology capabilities enabling finance processes.  This role will also require ability of communicating finance specifics in functional language and translate business needs into technical requirements to Digital support teams. This is a Senior position which will include managing regional or global level projects and mentoring the analyst level positions.

Responsibilities

Data Validation and Master Data Management

• Design and implement data reconciliation procedures for Global DS CoE to adapt to Pfizer evolving systems landscape, and enhance services provided.

• Ensure processes are documented through accurate standard operating procedures (SOPs), in order to facilitate knowledge management and ensure high quality standardized outputs.

• Provide clear communication on financial data accuracy and availability through timely publication of reconciliations and commentary to the DS CoE teams

• Collaboration with Pfizer Digital in the design, test and deployment phases of technical projects impacting the management reporting and planning main applications.

• Lead the UAT and sign off for system upgrades/changes on behalf of the DS CoE

• Ensure the Master Data Maintenance, which is the core of the Planning, budgeting and forecasting system is accurate and correctly maintained

Project Management and Digital Partnering

• Maintain and own the financial systems configuration used to produce the DS CoE reporting, including SAP BI reports, Smart View, VBA, Power BI, Power App, Power Automate and excel schedulers and constantly review optimal use of technology to enable service delivery automation.

• Drive and enable Continuous Improvements by constantly focussing on opportunities for improving efficiency and effectiveness of existing and new processes.

• Organize and deliver training and communication sessions to ensure DS COE operation teams remain familiar and skilled on finance enabling technology and execution

• Support deployment and adoption of finance enabling technology across all DS CoE sites and act as champion of new solutions

• Represent the DS CoE with the global finance, finance enabling technology programs, governance, value realization assessment, addressing global issues and opportunities

• Lead DS CoE Business Enabling Projects independently

Robotic Process Automation (RPA) and Reporting Service Delivery

• Manage the RPA activities and co-ordinate with support teams to ensure latest reporting standards are executed through RPA

• Measure and monitor SLA’s and raise, communicate and escalate issues

• Develop and manage a strong partnership with Digital and BTAMs RPA support team

• Manage any RPA Software (Blue Prism) upgrades for the DS CoE

• Timely communicate to DS CoE management RPA business exceptions and support resolution by partnering with RPA support and DS CoE operations team, including issues prioritization and testing of fixes

• Constantly analyzing RPA exceptions and coordinate with Business Enabling global team to ensure CI opportunities are identified, site specific or globally

• Ensure DS CoE Process Design Documents (PDD’s) and Working Instructions (WI) are up to date and aligned to evolving requirements, managing change requests, impact analysis and prioritization.

• Ensure RPA optimal configuration to support data validation and reports production to enable DS COE service deliver to customers.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university, with finance/accounting

• At least 2 years of Project Management experience at a regional or global scale and/or experience of working in a role technology oriented within a finance setting;

• Excellent analytical skills, attention to detail, and time management skills

• Experience with and knowledge of Microsoft tools- Power Bi, Power Automate, Power App

• Competency with spreadsheets, VBA & financial modelling (comfort with data manipulation and financial systems)

• Proactive and autonomous mindset, to actively seek out and define opportunities and initiatives for improvement, and to work collaboratively to deliver them;

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English

• Solid understanding of finance IT system architecture

• Management Reporting and Analysis process experience

• Advanced Microsoft Office capabilities, particularly Excel, PowerPoint and Word

• Knowledge of ETL technology

• Ability to identify business issues/opportunities and to frame business questions

• Knowledge of various financial systems and financial reporting aspects is preferred

• Basic knowledge of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS)

 
Work Location Assignment: Hybrid

Please apply by sending your CV and a motivational letter in English

Purpose 

Breakthroughs that change patients' lives... At Pfizer we are a patient centric company, guided by our four values: courage, joy, equity and excellence. Our breakthrough culture lends itself to our dedication to transforming millions of lives.  

Digital Transformation Strategy

One bold way we are achieving our purpose is through our company wide digital transformation strategy. We are leading the way in adopting new data, modelling and automated solutions to further digitize and accelerate drug discovery and development with the aim of enhancing health outcomes and the patient experience.

Flexibility  

We aim to create a trusting, flexible workplace culture which encourages employees to achieve work life harmony, attracts talent and enables everyone to be their best working self. Let’s start the conversation!  

Equal Employment Opportunity 

We believe that a diverse and inclusive workforce is crucial to building a successful business. As an employer, Pfizer is committed to celebrating this, in all its forms – allowing for us to be as diverse as the patients and communities we serve. Together, we continue to build a culture that encourages, supports and empowers our employees.

Disability Inclusion

Our mission is unleashing the power of all our people and we are proud to be a disability inclusive employer, ensuring equal employment opportunities for all candidates. We encourage you to put your best self forward with the knowledge and trust that we will make any reasonable adjustments to support your application and future career. Your journey with Pfizer starts here!

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