Associate Director, Finance - G&A FP&A

Gilead Sciences•Foster City, CA

About The Position

The Associate Director will serve as a strategic finance partner to leaders across the Corporate Affairs & Legal organization. The role will lead 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 Finance, Corporate Affairs, and Legal, Compliance, and Corporate Responsibility.

Requirements

Bachelor's Degree and Ten Years' Experience OR Masters' Degree and Eight Years' Experience OR PhD and Two Years' Experience
Excellent interpersonal skills : an inquisitive mind, and the ability to work effectively with multiple functions are required.
Ability to quickly establish credibility with diverse audiences and be perceived as a leader is required.
Business Savvy and Financial Acumen : The candidate will possess technical knowledge on analytics, business foresight, and problem-solving skills.
Results Orientation : The ideal candidate will be results-driven and must thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment. You must have the ability to deliver results and possess a strong drive to meet and exceed goals and are willing to take ownership of problems and make sound decisions.
Change Leadership : The candidate will be an independent self-starter and a proactive leader with a drive to strive for continuous improvement and consistently challenging the status quo. Will be viewed by business partners and Finance colleagues as a thought leader with strong, influencing capabilities, who can also maintain open and transparent communication channels.

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

Lead planning and forecasting: Own the three-year long-range plan, annual operating plan, periodic forecasts, and scenario analyses for Corporate Affairs, Legal & Compliance, Corporate Responsibility, and Corporate Jets.
Translate business strategies and operating assumptions into well-supported financial plans and provide clear recommendations on resource allocation, trade-offs, and investment priorities.
Oversee consolidation and reporting: Lead the end-to-end consolidation of budgets. Deliver accurate, timely, and decision-ready management reporting packages that meet functional and corporate requirements.
Serve as a strategic finance partner: Build strong partnerships with senior leaders across the supported functions, Accounting, and Global FP&A Consolidations, providing objective guidance, constructive challenges, and practical solutions.
Drive performance management: Analyze results and forecasts, identify key drivers, risks, and opportunities, and partner with leaders on actions to meet financial goals.
Develop executive insights: Distill complex financial and operational data into clear presentations highlighting implications, recommendations, and decisions.
Build financial models: Evaluate strategic initiatives, scenarios, investments, and business needs through modeling and sensitivity analysis.
Support close activities: Partner with Accounting and the business to review accruals, validate results, investigate variances, and communicate performance.
Improve processes and systems: Lead initiatives that enhance planning, reporting, data quality, and efficiency, including the Corporate Responsibility system implementation.
Strengthen governance and controls: Ensure compliance with policies and controls, address gaps, and protect financial reporting integrity.
Manage priorities and ad hoc requests: Deliver high-priority analyses and projects while balancing recurring work, emerging needs, accuracy, and responsiveness.