Assoc Director, Finance - FP & A

Gilead Sciences • Santa Monica, CA

3d • Hybrid

About The Position

The Associate Director, Kite Corporate FP&A, serves as a strategic finance partner to leaders across Kite. The role leads forecasting and budgeting, decision support and analysis, management reporting, and process improvement initiatives. Success requires the ability to interact with and present effectively to senior leaders across Kite.

The role will be based in Santa Monica through 2026. Kite expects employees to relocate to its Thousand Oaks, Foster City, or El Segundo, California offices beginning in January 2027. Kite supports a flexible working policy with two remote-work days and three onsite days per week.

The position includes people-leader responsibilities: creating an inclusive environment, developing employees’ skills and potential through coaching and feedback, and empowering teams by aligning their goals with organizational objectives and removing barriers.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree and 10 years of experience, or a master’s degree and 8 years of experience.
• Excellent interpersonal skills, an inquisitive mindset, and the ability to work effectively across multiple functions.
• Ability to quickly establish credibility with diverse audiences and be perceived as a leader.
• Technical knowledge of analytics, business foresight, and problem-solving skills.
• Results-driven approach, ability to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment, and drive to meet and exceed goals.
• Ability to take ownership of problems and make sound decisions.
• Independent, self-starting, proactive leadership and commitment to continuous improvement and challenging the status quo.
• Strong influencing capabilities and ability to maintain open, transparent communication.

Nice To Haves

• SAP experience.
• Experience in the biotechnology or pharmaceutical industry.
• Experience working in a multinational organization.
• Excellent problem-solving and analytical abilities.
• Demonstrated success in a deadline-driven, multitasking environment.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to work independently and collaboratively.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint.

Responsibilities

• Own Kite’s long-range plan, annual budget, periodic forecasts, and scenario analyses; translate business strategies and operating assumptions into financial plans and recommend resource allocations, trade-offs, and investment priorities.
• Lead end-to-end consolidation of budgets, forecasts, and actuals, and deliver accurate, timely management reporting packages.
• Partner with senior leaders across supported functions, Accounting, and Gilead Global FP&A Consolidations, providing objective guidance, constructive challenges, and practical solutions.
• Analyze results and forecasts, identify key drivers, risks, and opportunities, and work with leaders on actions to meet financial goals.
• Translate complex financial and operational data into executive presentations that clarify implications, recommendations, and decisions.
• Build financial models and conduct sensitivity analyses to evaluate strategic initiatives, scenarios, investments, and business needs.
• Support close activities by reviewing accruals, validating results, investigating variances, and communicating performance with Accounting and business partners.
• Lead initiatives to improve planning, reporting, data quality, and efficiency, including Future of Finance initiatives.
• Ensure compliance with policies and controls, address gaps, and protect the integrity of financial reporting.
• Deliver high-priority analyses and projects while balancing recurring work, emerging needs, accuracy, and responsiveness.
• Create inclusion, develop talent through coaching and feedback, and empower teams by aligning goals and removing barriers.

Benefits

• Potential eligibility for a discretionary annual bonus.
• Potential eligibility for discretionary stock-based long-term incentives; eligibility may vary by role.
• Paid time off.
• Company-sponsored medical, dental, vision, and life insurance plans.

What This Job Offers

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