Vice President, Digital Finance
About The Position
Pfizer is seeking a Vice President of Digital Finance to lead its global Digital Finance Creation Center and deliver the enterprise Planning, Budgeting & Forecasting (PBF) transformation. The program replaces the existing bottom-up forecasting process with an AI-native, unbiased, explainable P&L forecast covering revenue, standard cost of goods sold, clinical trial spend, and compensation. The role sets the direction for Pfizer’s digital finance ecosystem and owns the platforms and shared data foundation supporting planning, close, reporting, and related finance processes. The executive is accountable for Oracle EPM, including Planning, Financial Consolidation and Close Cloud Service, and Enterprise Data Management; the gross-to-net application; Global FP&A delivery and support; and controller, external reporting, tax, and treasury solutions. The role also directs strategic delivery partners and vendors, manages Digital Finance and PBF budgets, and maintains SOX compliance and audit readiness. It partners with senior Finance, Commercial, Global Product Supply, R&D, and Digital leaders, and provides PBF progress updates to the executive ATC forum. The position leads senior directors, global teams, matrixed workstream leads, and contracted resources. It requires leadership of complex global programs in a regulated finance environment, strategic technology and vendor management, and the ability to deliver measurable business outcomes while maintaining reliable finance platforms through critical planning and close cycles. The role is hybrid, may require night and weekend work around releases and financial cycles, and may require travel up to 20%.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in business, Finance, Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field, plus 15 years of experience.
- At least 10 years of experience in digital finance leadership spanning FP&A, planning, budgeting and forecasting, consolidation and close, and finance platform delivery.
- Experience leading an enterprise-scale PBF transformation from design through global release and adoption; ideally AI-driven.
- Strong knowledge of finance processes and platforms, including Oracle EPM (Planning, FCCS, and Enterprise Data Management), SAP finance, cloud data platforms, GTN, and controllership processes.
- Track record delivering AI and generative AI capabilities at scale with measurable, audited business value, including predictive forecasting and forecast-accuracy measurement.
- Experience in SOX-controlled environments, including audit readiness, IT general controls, and model governance.
- Excellent leadership, communication, and program management skills, including the ability to influence EVP- and SVP-level leaders.
- Experience directing system integrators and strategic vendors on large, multi-workstream programs.
- Experience leading global, multi-country teams of colleagues and contracted resources.
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment, manage multiple priorities, and run platforms while delivering PBF.
- Strong analytical skills and ability to interpret data to drive decision-making.
Nice To Haves
- Master’s degree in business administration or a related field, plus 13 years of experience, preferred.
- AI-driven enterprise PBF transformation experience is preferred.
- Strong analytical skills and ability to interpret data to drive decision-making are preferred.
Responsibilities
- Deliver the enterprise PBF transformation, owning end-to-end scope, plan, budget, risks, releases, and program updates in partnership with the enterprise program office.
- Hold the PBF program accountable for forecast accuracy, shorter forecast cycles, review-by-exception adoption, and traceable, confidence-indicated forecasts; make release and go-live decisions based on back-tested accuracy.
- Influence and align SVP- and EVP-level stakeholders across Finance, Commercial, PGS, R&D, and Digital; lead executive steering updates, resolve trade-offs, and secure sponsorship for a trusted forecast baseline.
- Define the Digital Finance technology strategy and roadmap, including a target architecture across planning, consolidation, close, and SAP finance actuals reporting.
- Evaluate platforms based on return on investment, fit, delivery risk, and total cost of ownership; prioritize and scale AI and agentic Finance use cases with value and adoption measures.
- Maintain SOX compliance and audit readiness across Finance platforms, and establish decision rights, model monitoring, and controls for AI-generated forecasts.
- Ensure stability, performance, support, and continuous improvement of Oracle EPM, GTN, Global FP&A, consolidation, close, external reporting, controllership, tax, and treasury solutions.
- Ensure dependable platform support during quarter-end and year-end close, and support ESG and Finance requirements for M&A activity.
- Own a governed, reconciled, and secure Finance data foundation unifying actuals, budgets, forecasts, pricing and GTN, supply, and commercial data for PBF and Global FP&A; ensure financial and unit forecasts are aligned.
- Direct system integrators and strategic partners across program management, design, infrastructure, data modeling, and support; manage scope, resourcing, and value.
- Manage Digital Finance capital and operating budgets and PBF one-time and run costs against the approved business case.
- Lead and develop senior directors and global teams, matrixed workstream leads, and contracted resources; establish a single point of contact for Finance partners, build succession depth, and foster innovation, accountability, and continuous learning.
Benefits
- 401(k) plan with Pfizer matching contributions and an additional Pfizer Retirement Savings Contribution
- Paid vacation, holidays, and personal days
- Paid caregiver, parental, and medical leave
- Medical, prescription drug, dental, and vision coverage
- Eligibility for Pfizer’s Global Performance Plan, with a bonus target of 30% of base salary
- Eligibility to participate in a share-based long-term incentive program
- Relocation assistance may be available based on business needs and eligibility
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Executive
