Senior Manager, IT Finance
Gilead Sciences
August 29, 2026
On-site
Raleigh, NC
IT
Senior Manager – IT Finance (Foster City, CA - No Remote available)
Key Responsibilities
- Manage a portfolio of finance and boundary applications, ensuring stability, scalability, and alignment with business needs.
- Drive end-to-end delivery: enhancements, implementations, and system lifecycle management.
- Serve as system owner across key applications with support, governance, and continuous improvement.
- Coordinate with vendors: performance management, issue resolution, and roadmap alignment.
- Partner with Finance teams to deliver high-quality solutions.
- Oversee program planning and execution across multiple initiatives.
- Manage escalations, risks, and dependencies to ensure delivery outcomes.
Finance Solution Leadership
- Provide functional/operational leadership across boundary finance systems and applications.
- Own BlackLine (Account Reconciliations): support, enhancements, roadmap; optimize support models; drive best-practice adoption.
- Oversee capabilities for 2Klicks, GLSU, Alliant Royalties, OneSource, and Salesforce PRM.
Business Alignment & Stakeholder Engagement
- Partner with Finance to define priorities and translate business needs into actionable system enhancements.
- Advise business leaders on capabilities, trade-offs, and opportunities; manage alignment and communications on delivery, risks, and performance.
Program Delivery & Governance
- Lead program initiation, planning, and execution; establish governance and structured processes (requirements, delivery/release, risk/issue management).
- Ensure compliance with enterprise standards, audit controls; oversee implementation partners; manage escalations.
Cross-Functional Integration
- Ensure integration between boundary applications and core platforms (e.g., SAP S/4HANA) and manage dependencies across finance/tax/procurement/partner systems.
- Support data consistency and align with broader IT/Finance initiatives.
Continuous Improvement & Innovation
- Improve application support/delivery models/system performance; simplify/standardize/automate finance processes.
- Modernize platforms (onboard new apps; sunset legacy systems) and lead RFP/vendor/contract and partner selection activities.
Basic Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree + 8 years’ experience OR Master’s degree + 6 years’ experience OR Ph.D.
Preferred Qualifications (skills/experience)
- BlackLine, OneSource Tax; SAP-integrated tools (GLSU, 2Klicks); familiarity with SAP S/4HANA finance integrations.
- Life sciences/regulated environment experience; SOX knowledge.
- 8–12+ years supporting finance systems/ERP; leadership of programs, vendors, and cross-functional teams.
- Deep understanding of finance processes (reconciliations, journal entries, tax, royalties, leasing, partner management) and application lifecycle (onboarding, optimization, decommissioning).
- RFP/vendor selection, contract negotiation, implementation governance; strong stakeholder management/communication/problem-solving.
Compensation/Benefits (explicitly stated)
- Bay Area: $169,320.00–$219,120.00; Raleigh: $146,200.00–$189,200.00. Discretionary bonus and long-term incentives may apply; paid time off and benefits (medical, dental, vision, life).
Application Instructions
- Apply via the Internal Career Opportunities portal in Workday.
Key Responsibilities
- Manage a portfolio of finance and boundary applications, ensuring stability, scalability, and alignment with business needs.
- Drive end-to-end delivery: enhancements, implementations, and system lifecycle management.
- Serve as system owner across key applications with support, governance, and continuous improvement.
- Coordinate with vendors: performance management, issue resolution, and roadmap alignment.
- Partner with Finance teams to deliver high-quality solutions.
- Oversee program planning and execution across multiple initiatives.
- Manage escalations, risks, and dependencies to ensure delivery outcomes.
Finance Solution Leadership
- Provide functional/operational leadership across boundary finance systems and applications.
- Own BlackLine (Account Reconciliations): support, enhancements, roadmap; optimize support models; drive best-practice adoption.
- Oversee capabilities for 2Klicks, GLSU, Alliant Royalties, OneSource, and Salesforce PRM.
Business Alignment & Stakeholder Engagement
- Partner with Finance to define priorities and translate business needs into actionable system enhancements.
- Advise business leaders on capabilities, trade-offs, and opportunities; manage alignment and communications on delivery, risks, and performance.
Program Delivery & Governance
- Lead program initiation, planning, and execution; establish governance and structured processes (requirements, delivery/release, risk/issue management).
- Ensure compliance with enterprise standards, audit controls; oversee implementation partners; manage escalations.
Cross-Functional Integration
- Ensure integration between boundary applications and core platforms (e.g., SAP S/4HANA) and manage dependencies across finance/tax/procurement/partner systems.
- Support data consistency and align with broader IT/Finance initiatives.
Continuous Improvement & Innovation
- Improve application support/delivery models/system performance; simplify/standardize/automate finance processes.
- Modernize platforms (onboard new apps; sunset legacy systems) and lead RFP/vendor/contract and partner selection activities.
Basic Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree + 8 years’ experience OR Master’s degree + 6 years’ experience OR Ph.D.
Preferred Qualifications (skills/experience)
- BlackLine, OneSource Tax; SAP-integrated tools (GLSU, 2Klicks); familiarity with SAP S/4HANA finance integrations.
- Life sciences/regulated environment experience; SOX knowledge.
- 8–12+ years supporting finance systems/ERP; leadership of programs, vendors, and cross-functional teams.
- Deep understanding of finance processes (reconciliations, journal entries, tax, royalties, leasing, partner management) and application lifecycle (onboarding, optimization, decommissioning).
- RFP/vendor selection, contract negotiation, implementation governance; strong stakeholder management/communication/problem-solving.
Compensation/Benefits (explicitly stated)
- Bay Area: $169,320.00–$219,120.00; Raleigh: $146,200.00–$189,200.00. Discretionary bonus and long-term incentives may apply; paid time off and benefits (medical, dental, vision, life).
Application Instructions
- Apply via the Internal Career Opportunities portal in Workday.