Business Process Lead, Finance and Procurement
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Job Description
The Business Process Lead is a critical role responsible for driving strategy and continuous improvement across the Source‑to‑Settle and Record‑to‑Report processes and IT system solutions in use in Gilead. While the role is based in the Controllership sub‑function under Finance in Cork, Ireland, its influence is global and extends to other non‑finance processes such as direct and indirect procurement as well as to other finance processes like Financial Planning & Analysis, Treasury & Tax among others.
This position acts as a vital bridge between the business and IT, translating high‑level business capability requirements into tangible business cases and solutions. The lead is the end‑user representative and is responsible for stewarding the identified initiative as well as enterprise projects through governance, collaborating on implementation and ensuring solutions deliver real business benefit.
Key to the role is working closely with Gilead executives and business partners to understand process needs and challenges, co‑creating an annual roadmap of initiatives with clearly articulated business value, and then actively assisting with investment prioritization and project delivery in line with corporate and compliance standards.
Responsibilities
* Strategic Planning: Assist the business in planning for the future, contribute a process excellence perspective to business strategy, and ensure that systems and processes align with business goals.
* Process Improvement: Lead the effort to standardize, simplify and optimize global processes. Benchmark against industry best practices to identify and implement improvements.
* Project & Governance Management: Take accountability for end‑to‑end business processes. Lead the development of business cases, manage requirements and oversee the entire program/project lifecycle, from design to deployment and change management.
* Stakeholder Collaboration: Serve as a primary liaison between the business and IT. Ensure that the needs of both sides are met, facilitate prioritization and manage communication and expectations throughout the process.
* Compliance: Ensure that all process changes and improvements adhere to quality, security and risk management standards, such as SOX compliance.
* Overall: Act as a hybrid strategist, project manager and change agent, tasked with modernizing and optimizing core business processes on a global scale while ensuring alignment with business objectives and technical capabilities.
Education & Experience
* BA or BS degree in accounting, business administration, information management or equivalent with a CPA, CA or similar accounting qualification.
* 10+ years of relevant experience.
Experience & Skills
* Experience working on finance transformation programs.
* Problem solving/resolution skills required with some formal training/accreditation in Lead/Six‑Sigma Process Improvement is a real plus.
* SAP – SAP Financial experience is preferable.
* Experience and/or understanding of SAP and Ariba systems and process functionality.
* Proven ability to take projects to successful completion.
* Quick learner with curiosity to delve into detail in each process area, gaining deep understanding and performing deep‑dive data analysis.
* Well‑developed influencing and change management skills enabling significant process lead‑enabled improvements across the STS process area; experienced at building consensus among business and IT team members at all levels within the organization.
* Ability to work and coordinate across organizational boundaries and demonstrate “added value” in all efforts with the various business units, regions and functions.
* Strong business and technology acumen; general understanding of business and IT strategy/planning and overall IT project lifecycle.
* Strong working knowledge of governance structures.
* Excellent verbal and written communication, presentation, facilitation and diplomacy skills as well as the ability to work independently and as part of a team.
* Self‑motivated, proactive, independent and responsive – requires little supervisory attention.
* High level of personal integrity, consistent with Gilead’s core values.
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 compensation, benefits, transfers, layoffs, returns from layoffs, training, education assistance or other programs are administered on a non‑discriminatory basis.
Gilead also prohibits discrimination based on any other characteristics protected by applicable laws.
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