Head of Treasury Operations

Company:	Gilead Sciences, Inc. Company Profile \| Current Opportunities (82)
Job Location(s):	Foster City
Employment Term:	Regular
Employment Type	Full Time
Start Date:	As soon as possible
Starting Salary Range:	Not Provided
Required Experience:	Open
Related Categories:	Admin - Secretarial and Office Mgmt, Admin - Receptionist/Clerical, Admin - Data Entry/Billing

Position Description

Job Posting Title:	Head of Treasury Operations
Requisition Number:	3345
Country:	US
State:	California
Job Location:	Foster City
Functional Area:	GENERAL & ADMINISTRATIVE
Position Type:	Regular
Full-Time / Part-Time:	Full-Time
Shift:	Days
Specific Responsibilities:	The primary responsibility of the Head of Treasury Operations is to plan and direct the global treasury operations of Gilead, including but not limited to cash management, financial analysis, cash flow forecasting, working capital management, treasury and banking systems and bank relationship management. This person will also be responsible for creating global treasury infrastructure and the recommendation, establishment and coordination of global treasury policies and procedures.
Essential Duties and Job Functions:	* Manage the accounting for treasury related and risk management activities, including treasury system audits, foreign exchange hedging, derivatives, debt, cash management and investments. * Assist in the development of the treasury control framework and accounting policies, as well as compliance with US financial instruments accounting standards. * Develop daily processes that can rapidly identify, prevent or detect any departures from the company’s control framework. * Manage the month-end close process for all treasury related activities. * Manage outside service providers. * Participate in ongoing policy and control environment development to ensure Sarbanes Oxley section 404 and local statutory compliance. * Collaborate with external audit staff for periodic year-end review procedures and local statutory audits as required. * Manage other finance projects as necessary. In addition, this role will provide cross function back up to Director of Treasury; Capital Markets & Financial Risk Management in the areas of cash investment portfolio management, debt management and share repurchase activities, capital structure analysis, foreign exchange hedging, and long-range financial planning.
Knowledge, Experience and Skills:	* Must have extensive proficiency in all aspects of treasury and finance. * Knowledge of treasury accounting is required. * Proficiency with Microsoft tools (Excel, Outlook, and Word) required. * Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to work effectively with multiple functions are required. * Proven ability to lead teams and projects to successful completion. * Ability to quickly establish credibility with diverse audiences and be perceived as a leader is required. * Senior managerial experience supervising a treasury team a plus. Positive attitude and a strong work ethic required. * In depth knowledge of life sciences, healthcare, biotech experience is preferred. * Must be fluent in English (written and spoken). Specific Education and Experience Requirements * BS/BA in Finance, Economics or related field with 7+ years relevant experience. * MBA strongly preferred. CTP or CFA preferred. Experience in multi-national organization required. * Prior managerial experience is required.