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This position is responsible for reviewing complex corporate state income and franchise tax returns, including state modifications and apportionment calculations, extensions, nexus analysis, and electronic filing of state tax returns.

This position is responsible for preparing complex amended corporate state income and franchise tax returns and quarterly estimated payments.

This position is responsible for ASC 740 income tax accounting related to US state current and deferred tax expense calculations performed on a quarterly and annual basis, including calculating and monitoring state deferred tax assets and valuation allowances. Position is responsible for sign-off to State Director of all state deferred tax assets and valuation allowance and state current tax expense accounts.

This position is responsible for supporting and advancing the Global Tax Department's objectives of developing and maintaining a high-performance environment which maximizes personal development and growth of colleagues, and promotes inclusiveness, trust, and teamwork.

The candidate should have proven management and leadership skills, strong partnering and communication skills, strong state tax technical skills and be a champion of process and technology improvements.

ROLE RESPONSIBILITIES

State Tax Accounting and Compliance

ROLE RESPONSIBILITIES

State Tax Accounting and Compliance

• Responsible for ASC 740 income tax accounting for US State Deferred Tax Assets ("DTAs") and State Valuation Allowances, including signoff to State Director of state deferred tax assets and valuation allowance tax accounts and reviewing the deliverables of less experience staff and/or external staff

• Responsible for ASC 740 income tax accounting for US State Current Tax Expense, including signoff to State Director

• Accounting for multi-million dollar financial statement impact of US State DTAs related to acquisitions, divestitures, and internal restructurings. Prepare or review all aspects of state income tax compliance calculations including apportionment, adjustments, and state specific additions and subtractions

• Research and apply state statutes and regulations to Pfizer's tax filings

• Maintain accounting rollforwards for payable

• Prepare or review all types of state income/franchise tax returns, including complex consolidated tax filings and returns with greater than $5M of annual cash tax payments

• Review lower risk state income/franchise tax returns prepared by less experienced staff and/or external staff

• Prepare or review state income tax incentives and report correctly on the tax return or application

• Prepare and record the US state income tax return to provision analysis

• Prepare accounting rollforwards for state payable accounts

• Review/file extensions and prepare/file quarterly tax payments

• Model/analyze legislative updates and company landscape changes, including accessing the impact on tax provision and compliance

• Support change through adapting to new automation tools and technology.

• Responsible for building cross functional relationships with stakeholders outside of Global Tax

• Lead annual state tax modeling related to multiple distribution options used by Pfizer's Trade Group in contract negotiations with McKesson, Cardinal, and Amerisource

• Advise senior tax leadership of opportunities and make recommendations to minimize cash tax associated with state income and franchise tax filings

• Learn through continuing professional education and keeping abreast of significant current developments and new legislation within multistate taxation

Global Tax Environment

• Promote and support an environment that focuses on inclusiveness where individuals' ideas are respected, valued and teamwork is promoted

• Continue to develop a culture of One Tax - One Team focusing on recognition & collegiality

• Promote strong, collaborative relationships across the entire Tax organization; eliminate silo mentality to ensure that ideas and knowledge flow freely between all Tax colleagues

• Foster open dialogue and facilitate "straight talk"; identify and remove barriers that hinder trust and collegiality

State Tax Audit and Controversy

• Provide support in the resolution of notices and in the completion of audit information documentation requests as required

• Ensure current files are documented to reflect any changes in cash or attribute carryforward amounts resulting from notices

• Ensure changes to cash or attributes are updated in DTA schedules and/or SIT payable account

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

• CPA or currently sitting for CPA exam preferred

• Bachelor degree in Accounting, Tax or related discipline required

• JD or Graduate degree in Accounting, Tax or related discipline preferred

• 4+ years of financial or tax experience working in Big 4 Accounting and/or a large complex multinational organization, and/or supervisory experience with a large complex multinational

• ASC 740 experience related to deferred tax assets preferred

• Proficient in applying knowledge of domestic tax laws for proper presentation in US state tax returns and, where applicable, in the financial statements

• Strong financial, analytical, accounting, and organizational skills

• US tax compliance experience

• US partnership tax compliance experience preferred

• Strong Excel skills

• Alteryx skills preferred

• Demonstrates leadership, accountability, and the ability to work as part of a team

• Timely identify, communicate, and offer issue resolution and make decisions with incomplete information

• Excellent partnering and oral and written communication skills with colleagues in multiple jurisdictions as well as exceptional managerial and organizational skills

• Ability to juggle multiple requests and adhere to tight timelines

• Ability to work independently

• OneSource Income Tax experience preferred

This role will partner internally with US Federal Tax, International Tax, Indirect Tax, Tax Planning, Audit, and other Global Tax groups, as well as, other teams outside of Global Tax, including Global Business Services and Finance.

This role also interacts with Pfizer's external auditors and with other external tax and third party outsource providers.

PHYSICAL/MENTAL REQUIREMENTS

• Has experience working in high pressure environments with the ability to multitask and make independent decisions as well as work towards tight deadlines

NON-STANDARD WORK SCHEDULE, TRAVEL OR ENVIRONMENT REQUIREMENTS

• Must be available to travel 5-10%, as needed.

• Must be able to work in assigned Pfizer location 2-3 days per week or as needed by the business

• Be able to work from time-to-time non-standard hours due to time zone differences and or business requirements

Work Location Assignment:Flexible

The annual base salary for this position ranges from $93,500.00 to $155,900.00.* In addition, this position is eligible for participation in Pfizer's Global Performance Plan with a bonus target of 12.5% of the base salary and eligibility to participate in our share based long term incentive program. We offer comprehensive and generous benefits and programs to help our colleagues lead healthy lives and to support each of life's moments. Benefits offered include a 401(k) plan with Pfizer Matching Contributions and an additional Pfizer Retirement Savings Contribution, paid vacation, holiday and personal days, paid caregiver/parental and medical leave, and health benefits to include medical, prescription drug, dental and vision coverage. Learn more at Pfizer Candidate Site - U.S. Benefits | (uscandidates.mypfizerbenefits.com). Pfizer compensation structures and benefit packages are aligned based on the location of hire. The United States salary range provided does not apply to Tampa, FL or any location outside of the United States.

• The annual base salary for this position in Tampa, FL ranges from $84,200.00 to $140,400.00.

Relocation assistance may be available based on business needs and/or eligibility.

Sunshine Act

Pfizer reports payments and other transfers of value to health care providers as required by federal and state transparency laws and implementing regulations. These laws and regulations require Pfizer to provide government agencies with information such as a health care provider's name, address and the type of payments or other value received, generally for public disclosure. Subject to further legal review and statutory or regulatory clarification, which Pfizer intends to pursue, reimbursement of recruiting expenses for licensed physicians may constitute a reportable transfer of value under the federal transparency law commonly known as the Sunshine Act. Therefore, if you are a licensed physician who incurs recruiting expenses as a result of interviewing with Pfizer that we pay or reimburse, your name, address and the amount of payments made currently will be reported to the government. If you have questions regarding this matter, please do not hesitate to contact your Talent Acquisition representative.

EEO & 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, disability or veteran status. Pfizer also complies with all applicable national, state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment as well as work authorization and employment eligibility verification requirements of the Immigration and Nationality Act and IRCA. Pfizer is an E-Verify employer. This position requires permanent work authorization in the United States.

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