Sr. Manager, Business Process Lead – Tax - Foster City

At Gilead, we’re creating a healthier world for all people. For more than 35 years, we’ve 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 world’s biggest health challenges, and our mission requires collaboration, determination and a relentless drive to make a difference.
 

Every member of Gilead’s 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 we’re looking for the next wave of passionate and ambitious people ready to make a direct impact.
 

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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 world’s 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 Sr. Manager, Business Process Lead – Tax, at Gilead you will ...

Act primarily as a senior individual‑contributor responsible for diagnosing root causes in order to design scalable, repeatable, and auditable Excel-based tax processes that facilitate insight. This role will partner closely with tax subject matter experts (SMEs) in international tax, transfer pricing, federal, and state/local tax in order to build sufficient Tax domain knowledge to elicit clear business requirements and challenge assumptions constructively. The ideal candidate is passionate about process efficiency, understands how to translate tax requirements into practical workflows, and thrives in environments where they drive clarity and improvement.

Location: Foster City, CA (hybrid)

Key Responsibilities

• Partner with Tax SMEs to understand current-state processes and identify opportunities for improvement

• Design future-state processes that are scalable, repeatable, and auditable, with a focus on operational efficiency, data integrity, and data readiness

• Document processes and controls such that an Analyst can execute the process as well as to support internal and external audit requirements

• Establish and enforce process, data, and documentation standards, best practices, and internal control requirements (including SOX compliance)

• Maintain and evolve processes by assessing impact of changes in business data or tax requirements, updating requirements, process design, and documentation as needed.

• Communicate effectively with Tax, Finance, and IT stakeholders by translating tax business requirements into clear process and data requirements, and explaining your process impacts and dependencies.

Basic Qualifications:

8+ years with BS/BA

OR

6+ years with MS/MA/MBA

OR

2+ years with PhD/PharmD

Preferred Qualifications:

• 8+ years of relevant experience supporting Tax, Finance, Controllership, or Audit processes with 3+ years in a global publicly traded corporate finance department

• Strong working experience with data including a solid understanding of data structures, data integrity, and the ability to troubleshoot data-related problems

• Advanced experience with Microsoft Suite including Excel, Visio, and Teams

• Proven ability to translate business needs into technical requirements and process designs

• Experience with SAP, OneSource, and Power Query highly preferred

• Strong communication skills with the ability to “hear what people need” to uncover root causes

• Demonstrated curiosity and initiative in learning about emerging technologies and applications to Tax

• Self-starter with a passion for process improvement and ownership

• Proven project management skills including managing and prioritizing multiple simultaneous projects

People Leader Accountabilities:

•Create Inclusion - knowing the business value of diverse teams, modeling inclu