Vice President, Digital Finance

Pfizer • New York City, NY

6d • Hybrid

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. PBF replaces the current bottom-up forecasting process with an AI-native, unbiased and explainable P&L forecast covering Pfizer revenue, standard cost of goods sold, clinical trial spending and colleague compensation. The role sets the direction for Pfizer’s digital finance ecosystem and owns the finance platforms, data foundation and delivery partners supporting planning and close activities.

The digital finance portfolio includes PBF, Global Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A), consolidation and close, external reporting and investor relations, controllership, gross-to-net (GTN), tax and treasury, and the Oracle Enterprise Performance Management (EPM) platform. The executive is accountable for platform stability, performance, SOX controls, audit readiness and responsible AI governance. The role also directs strategic vendors and delivery partners, manages Digital Finance and PBF budgets, and leads a global organization of senior directors, teams, matrixed workstream leads and contracted resources.

The position works with SVP- and EVP-level leaders across Finance, Commercial, Global Product Supply (PGS), R&D and Digital, as well as the executive ATC forum. It is a hybrid role, may require travel up to 20%, and may involve night and weekend work around PBF releases, quarter- and year-end close, LE and OPN cycles, and SOX audit windows. Candidates must be authorized to work in the United States; visa sponsorship is not available.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in business, Finance, Engineering, Computer Science or a related field, plus 15 years of experience.
• 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; AI-driven transformation is ideal.
• 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 working in SOX-controlled environments, including audit readiness, IT general controls and model governance.
• 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 and manage multiple priorities, including operating platforms while delivering PBF.
• Strong analytical skills and ability to interpret data to drive decision-making.
• Permanent U.S. work authorization; U.S. work visa sponsorship is unavailable.

Nice To Haves

• Master’s degree in business administration or a related field, preferred, plus 13 years of experience.
• Strong analytical skills and ability to interpret data to drive decision-making, preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end delivery of the enterprise Planning, Budgeting & Forecasting (PBF) transformation, including scope, plans, budget, risks, releases and progress updates to the ATC executive forum in partnership with the enterprise program office.
• Drive measurable PBF outcomes, including forecast accuracy against actuals, shorter forecast cycles and adoption of review by exception.
• Make release and go-live decisions based on back-tested accuracy, ensuring forecast numbers have confidence indicators and traceable sources.
• Serve as the Digital executive partner to SVP and EVP leaders across Finance, Commercial, PGS, R&D and Digital; lead executive steering updates, resolve cross-functional trade-offs and secure sponsorship for adoption of a single trusted forecast baseline.
• Set the Digital Finance technology strategy and roadmap, defining 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 tracking and adoption measures.
• Maintain SOX compliance and audit readiness across Finance platforms; establish decision rights, model monitoring and controls for AI-generated forecasts.
• Ensure stability, performance and continuous improvement of Oracle EPM, GTN, Global FP&A, consolidation, close, external reporting, controllership, tax and treasury solutions, including dependable support for quarter-end and year-end close.
• Support ESG and Finance requirements for all M&A activity.
• Own and govern the Finance data foundation, unifying actuals, budget, forecast, 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, with discipline on 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 a global organization across multiple countries, including senior directors, 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 to participate in 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.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Executive