Senior Manager, IT Finance

At Gilead were creating a healthier world for all people. For more than 35 years weve tackled diseases such as HIV viral hepatitis COVID-19 and cancer working relentlessly to develop therapies that help improve lives and to ensure access to these therapies across the globe. We continue to fight against the worlds biggest health challenges and our mission requires collaboration determination and a relentless drive to make a difference.

Every member of Gileads team plays a critical role in the discovery and development of life-changing scientific innovations. Our employees are our greatest asset as we work to achieve our bold ambitions and were looking for the next wave of passionate and ambitious people ready to make a direct impact.

We believe every employee deserves a great leader. People Leaders are the cornerstone to the employee experience at Gilead and Kite. As a people leader now or in the future you are the key driver in evolving our culture and creating an environment where every employee feels included developed and empowered to fulfil their aspirations. Join Gilead and help create possible together.

Job Description

At Gilead our pursuit of a healthier world for all people has yielded a cure for hepatitis C revolutionary improvements in HIV

treatment and prevention as well as advancements in therapies for viral and inflammatory diseases and certain cancers.

We set and achieve bold ambitions in our fight against the worlds most devastating diseases united in our commitment to

confronting the largest public health challenges of our day and improving the lives of patients for generations to come. As a

Senior Manager IT Finance you will lead the management and evolution of a broad portfolio of critical finance applications. This role is responsible for end-to-end system ownership delivery and optimization across platforms supporting Finance.

This leader will oversee strategic initiatives system lifecycle management vendor coordination and program delivery across core ERP platforms and its peripheral systems. The role requires strong business partnership technical understanding and operational leadership to ensure scalable compliant and high-performing solutions across a complex application landscape.

This role will report to the Director IT Finance & Controlling (FICO)lead and is located in Foster City CA - No Remote available.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage a portfolio of finance and boundary applications ensuring stability scalability and alignment with business needs.

• Drive end-to-end delivery including enhancements implementations and system lifecycle management.

• Serve as system owner across key applications ensuring effective support governance and continuous improvement.

• Lead vendor coordination including performance management issue resolution and roadmap alignment.

• Partner with Finance teams to deliver high-quality solutions.

• Oversee program planning and execution across multiple concurrent initiatives.

• Manage escalations risks and dependencies to ensure successful delivery outcomes.

Finance Solution Leadership

• Provide functional and operational leadership across boundary finance systems and applications.

• Own the BlackLine platform including:

o Account Reconciliations module support enhancements and roadmap

o Transition and optimization of support models

o Continuous improvement and adoption of best practices

• Oversee and guide system capabilities across key applications including:

o 2Klicks (SAP Lease master data and correction functionality)

o GLSU (Journal Entry posting and SAP integration)

o Alliant Royalties (Royalties management solution)

o OneSource (Indirect tax compliance and VAT filing)

o Salesforce PRM (Partner relationship and alliance management)

• Ensure systems effectively support critical finance processes compliance requirements and reporting needs.

Business Alignment & Stakeholder Engagement

• Partner closely with stakeholders across Finance to define priorities and deliver solutions.

• Translate business needs into actionable system capabilities and enhancements.

• Act as a trusted advisor to business leaders providing insight into system capabilities trade-offs and opportunities.

• Drive alignment across teams on priorities timelines and expected outcomes.

• Maintain strong communication with stakeholders on delivery progress risks and system performance.

Program Delivery & Governance

• Lead program initiation planning and execution for boundary application initiatives.

• Establish governance frameworks to support delivery contract management and vendor oversight.

• Drive structured processes for:

• • Requirements gathering and prioritization

  • Solution delivery and release management

  • Risk and issue management

• Ensure adherence to enterprise standards compliance requirements and audit controls.

• Oversee implementation partner engagement including selection and performance monitoring.

• Ensure effective escalation management and timely resolution of critical issues.

Cross-Functional Integration

• Ensure seamless integration between boundary applications and core platforms (e.g. SAP S/4HANA).

• Manage upstream and downstream dependencies across finance tax procurement and partner management systems.

• Collaborate with enterprise architecture and engineering teams to maintain a cohesive application landscape.

• Support data consistency integrity and flow across interconnected systems.

• Align with broader IT and Finance initiatives to ensure end-to-end process continuity.

Continuous Improvement & Innovation

• Drive continuous improvement across application support delivery models and system performance.

• Identify opportunities to simplify standardize and automate finance processes

• Lead efforts to modernize platforms including onboarding new applications and sunsetting legacy systems.

• Guide product selection and lifecycle activities including:

• • RFP processes and vendor evaluation

  • Contract negotiation and governance

  • Implementation partner selection

• Encourage adoption of best practices scalable solutions and innovative technologies.

• Promote a culture of accountability collaboration and operational excellence.

Leadership Profile

• Strong execution-focused leader with the ability to manage complex portfolios and deliver results.

• Highly collaborative with proven ability to influence cross-functional stakeholders.

• Skilled in balancing strategic initiatives with operational excellence.

• Ability to manage ambiguity and drive clarity across multiple workstreams.

• Committed to continuous improvement quality delivery and business value realization.

Basic Qualifications:

Bachelors Degree and Eight Years Experience

OR

Masters Degree and Six Years Experience

OR

Ph.D.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with:

• • BlackLine (Account Reconciliations)

  • OneSource Tax

  • SAP-integrated tools (e.g. GLSU 2Klicks)

• Familiarity with SAP S/4HANA finance integrations.

• Experience working in Life Sciences or regulated environments.

• Knowledge of compliance frameworks such as SOX.

• Bachelors degree in business Information Systems Finance or related field.

• 812 years of experience supporting finance systems enterprise applications or ERP environments.

• Strong experience managing finance-related applications and boundary systems.

• Proven leadership experience managing programs vendors and cross-functional teams.

• Deep understanding of finance processes including reconciliations journal entries tax compliance royalties leasing and partner management.

• Experience with application lifecycle management including onboarding optimization and decommissioning.

• Demonstrated ability to lead RFPs vendor selection contract negotiation and implementation governance.

• Excellent stakeholder management communication and problem-solving skills

People Leader Accountabilities

• Create Inclusion - knowing the business value of diverse teams modeling inclusion and embedding the value of diversity in the way they manage their teams.

• Develop Talent - understand the skills experience aspirations and potential of their employees and coach them on current performance and future potential. They ensure employees are receiving the feedback and insight needed to grow develop and realize their purpose.

• Empower Teams - connect the team to the organization by aligning goals purpose and organizational objectives and holding them to account. They provide the support needed to remove barriers and connect their team to the broader ecosystem.

The salary range for this position is:

Gilead considers a variety of factors when determining base compensation including experience qualifications and geographic location. These considerations mean actual compensation will vary. This position may also be eligible for a discretionary annual bonus discretionary stock-based long-term incentives (eligibility may vary based on role) paid time off and a benefits package. Benefits include company-sponsored medical dental vision and life insurance plans*.

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Eligible employees may participate in benefit plans subject to the terms and conditions of the applicable plans.

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