Senior Manager, Finance – Accounting

16 hours ago


Cork, Cork, Ireland Gilead Sciences, Inc. Full time
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Senior Manager, Finance – Accounting

Apply remote type Onsite - Hybrid Eligible locations Ireland - Cork time type Full time posted on Posted Yesterday job requisition id R0046968

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.

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

Senior Manager, Controllership – Cork

Gilead Sciences, Inc. is a research-based biopharmaceutical company that discovers, develops and commercializes innovative medicines in areas of unmet medical need. With each new discovery and investigational drug candidate, we seek to improve the care of patients living with life-threatening diseases around the world. Gilead's therapeutic areas of focus include HIV/AIDS, liver diseases, cancer and inflammation, and serious respiratory and cardiovascular conditions.

The Position

We currently have an exciting opportunity for a Senior Manager to be based at our location in Cork, working within a specialist controllership function overseeing the ACE region (approx. 27 entities). The role reports to the Director in the Cork Controllership team and manages key aspects of the monthly and quarterly reporting of Gilead's International Commercial operations to the Corporate Head office in Foster City, California as well as a range of other related controllership activities mainly related to the ACE region.

Job duties include:

Controllership oversight

- Partner with a number of entities within the ACE region providing guidance and support on US GAAP accounting queries particularly with respect to revenue recognition and related gross to net accounting.

- Attend month-end flux review calls, seeking clarification from Affiliate Finance teams on any unexpected variances or unusual accounting treatments; ensuring open issues are addressed.

- Review new contracts to identify potential revenue recognition impacts.

- Conduct specific country balance sheet reviews and follows up on action items of affiliate finance and GFS teams.

Compliance (ICFR program)

- Lead the annual controllership walkthroughs for all GFS processes and market-specific controls, ensuring timely updates to control documentation.

- Conduct the bi-annual Control Self-Assessment and ensure accurate completion.

- Coordinate Internal and External Audit walkthroughs, including SOX control testing activities.

- Oversee the statutory audit process for affiliates.

- Liaise with the US SOX team regarding audit scope and SOX-related matters.

- Deliver SOX training sessions and provide ongoing updates.

- Participate in ad hoc projects to enhance policy, strengthen controllership oversight and develop efficient processes for reporting.

Knowledge, Experience and Skills:

- Significant and relevant experience

- Big 4 trained

- ACA or equivalent qualification

- BA or BSc degree (or international equivalent) in accounting or equivalent

- Previous supervisory experience

- Experience in biotech or pharmaceuticals industry a plus

- Experience with/in multi-national organization

- In-depth working knowledge of general accounting policies and procedures and US GAAP required

- Knowledge of Oracle/SAP or equivalent ERP system preferred. Proficiency with Microsoft tools (Excel, Outlook, and Word) required

- Ability to successfully manage the work of financial personnel and interact effectively with non-financial personnel

- Strong presentation and communication skills are required

- Ability to work in a deadline-driven and multi-tasking environment

- Self-starter with excellent level of accountability

Behaviours

- Resilient profile with the ability to deliver in an ambiguous environment

- Ability to engage and manage multiple stakeholders to achieve the objective

- Curious with learning agility

- Operationally excellent

- Organised with systematic approach to prioritisation

- Process orientated to achieve the business objective

Gilead Core Values – need to include inclusion

- Integrity (Doing What's Right)

- Teamwork (Working Together)

- Excellence (Being Your Best)

- Accountability (Taking Personal Responsibility

- Inclusion (Encouraging Diversity)

Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO)

It is the policy of Gilead Sciences, Inc. and its subsidiaries and affiliates (collectively "Gilead" or the "Company") to recruit select and employ the most qualified persons available for positions throughout the Company. Except if otherwise provided by applicable law, all employment actions relating to issues such as compensation, benefits, transfers, layoffs, returns from layoffs, company-sponsored training, education assistance, social and recreational programs are administered on a non-discriminatory basis (i.e. without regard to protected characteristics or prohibited grounds, which may include an individual's gender, race, color, national origin, ancestry, religion, creed, physical or mental disability, marital status, sexual orientation, medical condition, veteran status, and age, unless such protection is prohibited by federal, state, municipal, provincial, local or other applicable laws). Gilead also prohibits discrimination based on any other characteristics protected by applicable laws.

For Current Gilead Employees and Contractors:

Please apply via the Internal Career Opportunities portal in Workday.

About Us

Gilead Sciences, Inc. is a biopharmaceutical company that has pursued and achieved breakthroughs in medicine for more than three decades, with the goal of creating a healthier world for all people. The company is committed to advancing innovative medicines to prevent and treat life-threatening diseases, including HIV, viral hepatitis and cancer. Gilead operates in more than 35 countries worldwide, with headquarters in Foster City, California.

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