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Gilead Sciences, Inc. Senior Manager - Business Systems & Processes Improvement Lead in Cork, Ireland
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Job Description
The individual in this Global Process Lead role serves as a key member of the Global Business Process and Service Delivery team and is responsible for leading sustainment, driving strategy and Continuous Improvement across Gilead’s business processes and systems in the RTR, OTC, Projects and Payroll domains . The role is part of the Controllership function and reports to the Director of Global Business Process and Service Delivery. This role will be based in Cork, Ireland.
This Senior Manager will require a deep understanding of industry leading practices in Global Business Services , particularly those that cover critical end-to-end finance process areas. They’ll be able to bridge the cross-functional gaps to help global stakeholders across the organization realize the measurable business value that comes from aligning on optimal ways of working. The candidate will have demonstrated capacity to influence, lead, deliver, and pivot in a collaborative way to bring our Gilead CFO org modernization to life.
This is a significant business interfacing role striving to maximize business benefits from adopting adequately our new ERP platform across global operations. Excellent communication and data presentation skills are required. This individual in this role is responsible for working closely with Gilead executives, key business partners and Operations leaders to understand and to take business capability requirements, turn them into business cases and stewarding these business cases through governance. This individual will collaborate with the business and IT to drive the implementation of the appropriate capabilities (i.e., policies, processes, measures, team/skills and tools) to enable the business to meet their business objectives and goals, whilst also communicating regular status updates.
This role requires strong strategic skills to focus on Finance & Business Transformation activities, driving efficiencies across the CFO organization to be derived from the ERP implementation and ongoing maturation of underlying business processes and solutions. This lead focuses on the entire process from beginning to end working with the relevant Operations leaders and business partners to understand their process and information needs and any challenges to ensure newly established ERP and Boundary Application solutions and innovations are adopted as intended across global operations and an excellent fit to their requirements. They will act as the end user representative to deliver practical solutions with real business benefit. Working with IT they will actively assist Operations lead and business partners in prioritizing investment decisions; have accountability for delivery of key programs and projects in line with statutory and compliance priorities, program management and SOX standards.
This role requires a tenacious individual, who consistently pursues continued process innovation requires someone with exceptional determination , self-motivation and interpersonal skills . Promoting a new process innovation to achieve the cultural shift required to help the organization embrace the innovation typically takes an individual with plenty of resolve.
Key Responsibilities:
The Global Systems and Process Lead is responsible for driving strategy and improvement in systems and processes globally across various finance process areas, whilst supporting other process areas.
Maximise benefits to be realized from our ERP implementation by tracking business process performance and optimizing solution adoption across global business users.
Design optimal organizational solutions to transform our CFO organization based on leading industry practices and synergies to be derived from our ERP implementation and ongoing process maturation.
Responsible for assisting the business in planning for the future; contribute the Process Excellence “perspective” as it relates to the formulation of business strategy, development of business plans, implementation of key business initiatives, and ongoing execution of business processes/operations.
Accountable for end-to-end business processes, ensuring collaboration with other process leads and stakeholders within and outside of Global Service Delivery organization.
Business Process Modeling, Business Requirements Gathering/Definition, Business Case Development – Proactively plan, management and support business process modeling, business requirements gathering/definition and business case development activities.
Business Process Governance Model – Proactively plan, manage and support overall business process governance model and related business process reviews with operations. Manage business process program/project demand and prioritization activities; drive new ideas through evaluation, initiation and demand management/prioritization process.
Program/Project Management – Proactively plan, manage and support process portfolio/program/project management lifecycle and key capabilities for planning & managing the various portfolios of business process improvement programs and projects.
Service Planning & Management – Proactively plan, manage and support business process improvement planning, management & reporting.
Quality, Security & Risk Management – Ensure process changes and improvement adhere to quality, security and risk management (e.g., SOX) requirements as it relates to Business Process Services capabilities.
Knowledge, Experience and Skills:
BA or BS degree in accounting or equivalent with a CPA, CA or similar accounting qualification. Extensive amount of experience.
Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in business/information management a plus.
Experience of delivering large scale finance transformation programs.
Problem solving/Continuous Improvement/Business Process Management skills required with some formal training/accreditation in Lean Six Sigma methodology a real plus.
SAP Financial experience is preferable.
Experience and/or understanding of SAP RTR, OTC and process functionality.
Strong understanding of financial transactional processes, familiarity of RTR and PTP strongly preferred.
Proven ability to lead teams and projects to successful completion.
A quick learner with the curiosity to delve into the detail in each process area to quickly gain a deep understanding of the processes and how “Gilead” does Shared Services supported financial processes and how they underpin metrics and goals and perform deep dive analysis on the data. Someone that is willing to walk in the shoes of the business user/operations process lead.
Be aware of the macro finance environment and possess the ability to successfully challenge and influence operational stakeholders.
Well-developed influencing and change management skills that will allow for significant process lead-enabled improvements across various finance process areas; experienced at building consensus among business and IT team members at all levels within the organization.
Strong communication skills to be able to articulate the need for change, mobilize resources and report progress to senior leadership.
Ability to work and coordinate across organizational boundaries and demonstrate “added value” in all their efforts with the various business units, regions and functions.
Strong business and technology acumen; general understanding of business and IT strategy/planning and overall understanding of IT planning and IT project lifecycle.
Strong working knowledge of governance structures with practical experience in developing and implementing effective governance processes with appropriate levels of compliance.
Solid understanding of PMO and portfolio, program & project management.
Excellent verbal and written communication, presentation, facilitation and diplomacy skills as well as the ability to work independently and as part of a team.
Leadership - the candidate must demonstrate the ability to align and motivate and provide guidance and leadership to teams across multiple functional areas to achieve objectives through others.
Change leadership ability; creating meaning, innovation, transformation & problem solving. Highly organized, results-oriented and attentive to details.
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 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.
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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.