R2R Inventory Accountant - 6 months contract

Posted:
8/20/2024, 5:00:00 PM

Location(s):
San Jose Province, Costa Rica ⋅ Escazú, San Jose Province, Costa Rica

Experience Level(s):
Mid Level ⋅ Senior

Field(s):
Accounting

Why Patients Need You

Your in-depth knowledge and financial skills will keep our products in production and our innovators innovating.  Whether you are part of establishing, coordinating, researching, or administering financial operations, your role is critical to getting our medicines in the hands of the people who need them most, faster and more efficiently than ever before.

What You Will Achieve

Your financial skills will help in examining, verifying and analyzing business records and transactions concerning financial status and operating procedures based on historical costs. You will also analyze the costs of operations and perform traditional general accounting functions. You will analyze inventory and cost accounts, monitor and control SKU master data,. You will analyst and perform Intercompany accruals between inter-companies, provide F2C support and BSA comment for inventory accounts.

You are recognized as an advisor to other colleagues in your group due to your comprehensive knowledge and skills in finance and accounting, and your understanding of the larger organization. You are innovative in identifying solutions to problems by taking a broader perspective that benefits the organization. You encourage collaboration and communication within the team and across groups to influence desired outcomes. You train others and provide guidance to the team that helps us achieve our goal of providing the best healthcare to patients.

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

How You Will Achieve It

  • 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

Must-Have

  • Bachelor's degree in accounting, business administration, finance or related
  • 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

Nice-to-Have

  • Cost accounting experience
  • 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

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.

Finance & Accounting

Pfizer

Website: https://www.pfizer.com/

Headquarter Location: New York, New York, United States

Employee Count: 10001+

Year Founded: 1849

IPO Status: Public

Last Funding Type: Post-IPO Debt

Industries: Biotechnology ⋅ Health Care ⋅ Medical ⋅ Pharmaceutical ⋅ Precision Medicine