Therese Leonard
Dublin
Summary
Seasoned Senior Director with a proven track record at Pfizer, adept in leading finance and operations transformation with a strategic and technological edge. Excelled in global project management and operational design, significantly enhancing data processes and compliance frameworks. Skilled in mentoring, with a strong focus on achieving operational excellence and driving change across global teams.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Director - FINANCE AND OPERATIONS TRANSFORMATION AND CHANGE LEAD
PFIZER
01.2013 - 01.2024
- 2022 to 2024: Strategic Thinking and Operational Design for data and process Lead for Program to design standardized AI ready data for Global Tax, cloud solution, automation and streamlined processes
- S4Hana enabled solution
- Delivery of Pillar Two provision and compliance reporting requirements
- 2020 to 2022: Led global execution of product sales model redesign in supply chain.
- The program covered all products, manufacturing sites, regulatory issues, logistics, tax, trade, and finance.
- 2017 to 2020: Finance Operating Model Redesign Lead for the Tax component of the end-to-end Finance operating model redesign from in-market to functions.
- 2017 to 2020: Tax Business Dashboards: Market and Product Management Lead for deployment of dashboards, covering market profiles, profitability, cashflow management and tax forecasting
- 2017 to 2020: Finance Technology Program Lead for Finance to create, design, recommend and execute digital solutions (Corporate Audit, Commercial Finance, Tax, GBS)
- 2017 to 2020: Pfizer Program Execution Lead for Business Separation of Pfizer into three business units
- 2013 to 2017: Operational Transfer Pricing Policy Design & Model Set up of Finance policy for Transfer Pricing and creation of CoE to operationalize all activities
- 2014: Global Lead for O2C – process redesign from geographic to business model
- 2013: Credit Risk CoE Lead (Pfizer’s largest third-party customers)
- Roles prior to Pfizer: Credit Risk Management Roles in AIB, Accenture Corporate Banking Roles in Societe Generale, Scotiabank
Education
Project Management Certification -
Pfizer EDGE Program
12.2023
BSc. - Business & Information Technology
Trinity, College Dublin
BA - European Studies
Trinity, College Dublin
Project SCRUM Master -
Pfizer EDGE Program
Skills
- Global Project Management
- Strategic Thinking
- Technology & Operational Design
- Supply chain model
- Executive leadership reporting
- Data and Process Excellence
- CoE Set Up
- Governance Models
- Audit ready controls
- Strong understanding of all finance processes
- Budget Planning and Reporting
- People Manager
- Mentor to junior colleagues
Timeline
Senior Director - FINANCE AND OPERATIONS TRANSFORMATION AND CHANGE LEAD
PFIZER
01.2013 - 01.2024
Project Management Certification -
Pfizer EDGE Program
BSc. - Business & Information Technology
Trinity, College Dublin
BA - European Studies
Trinity, College Dublin
Project SCRUM Master -
Pfizer EDGE Program