Senior Finance Manager

Компания "Pfizer"

Primary responsibilities:

Acts as a market owner of US GAAP BS and PL statements

• Monthly/quarterly BS & PL holistic review to ensure integrity in numbers and be able to comment on variances
• Statutory PL analysis vs US GAAP, aimed to harmonize 2 sets of accounts
• Prepares local statutory GAAP technical accounting guidance papers and provide technical advice as it relates to local statutory accounting

Partnership and financial stewardship

• Lead support for Step Plan /LE set up – acting as Country Coordinator liaising between Finance, Tax, Legal, Commercial etc. and as Country Contact for the Global ORC
• Act as partner for commercial colleagues - provide guidance on financial matters (category of expenses, cost allocation, accrual calculation)
• Oversight of lease accounting: lease related agreements gathering, analysis, accounting approach check, Lease survey submission
• Provide guidance on intercompany recharges

Month end process

• Alignment of Global closing time-schedules with Market teams (Local, Tax, Business), review of financials/accruals, suggest corrections if needed
• Collaborate with shared service centers - review accruals, cost allocations, ad-hoc requests
• Perform month end and quarter end controls as per assignment and responsibilities assigned to market

Transfer Pricing: Profitability review / monitoring

• Oversight of Transfer pricing process with focus on local profitability. Communicate with shared service center on issue resolution

Controls and compliance

• Manage Internal/ External Audit requests
• Maintain control environment, updаtеlocal SOPs, Accounting policies, implement local working instructions
• Responsible for Pfizer Kazakhstan accounting and tax policies, for statutory GAAP financials and accounting treatment for new operations and projects, contracts (incl. contract manufacturing); follow-up and validation of Cost records related to these projects

Pre-requisites of the candidate:

• University degree in Accounting, Finance or Economics or Professional accounting designation, such as CPA, Chartered Accountant (as per market norms).
• 5-10 years of experience in finance, accounting or business, with significant experience in controllership and tax.
• ERP experience a must, experience of supporting system enhancements is beneficial
• Excellent communication skills in Russian and English
• Proven track record in developing external relationships with local financial regulatory authorities and thought leadership in the local finance community
• Motivated, ambitious and hard-working
• Candidate should adopt a collaborative approach and must be a good listener
• Candidates who can clearly evidence their ability to identify opportunities for improvement will be at an advantage