Sr. Manager, Business Process Lead - Tax
Gilead Sciences
August 21, 2026
Remote friendly (San Francisco Bay Area)
United States
Corporate Functions
Job Description
Sr. Manager, Business Process Lead – Tax (Foster City, CA – hybrid)
Key Responsibilities
- Partner with Tax SMEs to understand current-state processes and identify opportunities for improvement.
- Design future-state processes that are scalable, repeatable, and auditable; focus on operational efficiency, data integrity, and data readiness.
- Document processes and controls so an Analyst can execute the process and to support internal/external audit requirements.
- Establish and enforce process, data, and documentation standards, best practices, and internal control requirements (including SOX compliance).
- Maintain and evolve processes by assessing impacts of changes in business data or tax requirements; update requirements, process design, and documentation.
- Communicate with Tax, Finance, and IT stakeholders by translating tax business requirements into clear process/data requirements and explaining process impacts and dependencies.
Basic Qualifications
- 8+ years with BS/BA
- OR 6+ years with MS/MA/MBA
- OR 2+ years with PhD/PharmD
Preferred Qualifications / Skills
- 8+ years relevant experience supporting Tax/Finance/Controllership/Audit processes; 3+ years in a global publicly traded corporate finance department.
- Strong data experience (data structures, data integrity, troubleshooting).
- Advanced Microsoft Suite: Excel, Visio, Teams.
- Ability to translate business needs into technical requirements and process designs.
- SAP, OneSource, Power Query (highly preferred).
- Strong communication to uncover root causes.
- Curiosity/initiative with emerging technologies for Tax.
- Self-starter focused on process improvement and ownership.
- Proven project management (multiple concurrent projects).
Benefits (explicitly stated)
- Potential discretionary annual bonus and stock-based long-term incentives; paid time off; company-sponsored medical, dental, vision, and life insurance.
Application Instructions
- Apply via the Internal Career Opportunities portal in Workday (for current employees and contractors).
Sr. Manager, Business Process Lead – Tax (Foster City, CA – hybrid)
Key Responsibilities
- Partner with Tax SMEs to understand current-state processes and identify opportunities for improvement.
- Design future-state processes that are scalable, repeatable, and auditable; focus on operational efficiency, data integrity, and data readiness.
- Document processes and controls so an Analyst can execute the process and to support internal/external audit requirements.
- Establish and enforce process, data, and documentation standards, best practices, and internal control requirements (including SOX compliance).
- Maintain and evolve processes by assessing impacts of changes in business data or tax requirements; update requirements, process design, and documentation.
- Communicate with Tax, Finance, and IT stakeholders by translating tax business requirements into clear process/data requirements and explaining process impacts and dependencies.
Basic Qualifications
- 8+ years with BS/BA
- OR 6+ years with MS/MA/MBA
- OR 2+ years with PhD/PharmD
Preferred Qualifications / Skills
- 8+ years relevant experience supporting Tax/Finance/Controllership/Audit processes; 3+ years in a global publicly traded corporate finance department.
- Strong data experience (data structures, data integrity, troubleshooting).
- Advanced Microsoft Suite: Excel, Visio, Teams.
- Ability to translate business needs into technical requirements and process designs.
- SAP, OneSource, Power Query (highly preferred).
- Strong communication to uncover root causes.
- Curiosity/initiative with emerging technologies for Tax.
- Self-starter focused on process improvement and ownership.
- Proven project management (multiple concurrent projects).
Benefits (explicitly stated)
- Potential discretionary annual bonus and stock-based long-term incentives; paid time off; company-sponsored medical, dental, vision, and life insurance.
Application Instructions
- Apply via the Internal Career Opportunities portal in Workday (for current employees and contractors).