Finance - FP & Manager

About Gilead

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.

Based at Stockley Park, UK – 3 days a week in office

Gilead Sciences Inc. is a research-based biopharmaceutical company that discovers, develops and commercialises innovative medicines in areas of unmet medical need. The company strives to transform and simplify care for people with life-threatening illnesses around the world. Gilead has operations in more than 35 countries world-wide, with headquarters in Foster City, California, USA.

Kite, a Gilead company with headquarters in Santa Monica, California, USA is a market leader in cellular immunotherapies for hematologic malignancies and has an exciting opportunity for a talented Finance Manager.

Kite is seeking a Finance Manager whose primary responsibilities will revolve around supporting our ACE Region team (Australia, Canada, Europe), responsible for the day-to-day support of the Kite ACE Finance activities, partnering with Kite colleagues internationally, driving budget and forecasting processes, regional revenue and OPEX consolidation, and maintaining the planning system (SAP) for actuals reporting and forecasting/budgeting. The position is based in the regional office in Stockley Park and will report into the Senior Finance Director, ACE Region.

• Day-to-day
  leadership and management of Kite ACE Finance activities including working collaboratively with another team member.

• Strategic business partner lead for Midsize Markets ‘sub‑region’ for Kite ACE region involving close coordination with Midsize Markets Country Teams as well as partnership with cross‑functional regional leadership team.

• Provide business partnering, performance and forecasting support to Kite ACE Cross‑Functional Team regarding regional budgets and planning processes.

• Perform Revenue and OPEX Consolidation
  , working extensively with local affiliate teams as well as the Global FP&A team to drive alignment and clarity. This will require engaging with senior stakeholders in affiliates (BUDs, finance leads) as well as above‑market (Kite ACE LT; global leads) and Gilead Finance counterparts.

• Assist in the development and coordination of Financial Budgets (OPEX, headcount) for Kite teams in the local affiliates as well as in Stockley Park, in partnership with functional leads and local Finance teams.

• Assist in accounting close process by analysing variances and ensuring financial reporting of both revenue, units and OPEX is accurate including working with accounting on monthly close and assess monthly accruals/cross‑charges, coordinating with finance colleagues in Gilead ACE.

• Provide SAP Implementation finance support for Kite ACE.

• Build, consolidate and publish summary files for reporting and analysing actuals, forecast and budget for revenue and OPEX.

• Ownership of ad‑hoc projects, involving participating in, and leading on, cross‑functional work streams.

• Self‑starting and identifying value‑add activity within both the Finance and Commercial functions.

• Develop…