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Genentech Head of RSS Collaboration & Process Governance in South San Francisco, California
The Position
This position serves as a senior leadership anchor within the Controller’s Group, responsible for the end-to-end integrity, stability, and evolution of the Finance operating model. Bridges the interface between local Genentech Finance, Shared Service Centers (RSS), and other Global partners to foster a culture of continuous improvement and rigorous accountability.
The Opportunity:
This role includes high-level strategic elements, such as defining the long-term vision for the Finance operating model, and tactical oversight of orchestrating month-end close activities. Primary custodian of the Finance "Responsible/Accountable (RACI)" framework and driver of the transition to a "Strategic Co-pilot" model, including migration to standardized Straight-Line Accruals (SLA).
RSS Collaboration and People Leadership:
Strategic Partnership: Primary Lead between local Genentech finance leadership and international Shared Service Centers (RSS) to ensure a cohesive partnership and sound accounting practices.
Operational Excellence: Oversee the evolution of the RSS support model, driving the roadmap to address systemic challenges in day-to-day operational processes.
Talent Development: Lead and mentor a high-performing team of five Finance Managers, ensuring their professional growth aligns with the broader Finance Evolution objectives.
Capability Uplift: Champion digital fluency and the adoption of AI/advanced analytics tools within the team to deliver forward-looking insights.
Process Governance:
Strategic Ownership: Serve as the primary architect and owner of the Finance "Responsible/Accountable (RACI)" framework, defining and executing the long-term vision for the Finance operating model; act as a "Strategic Guardian" to safeguard financial integrity while transitioning the organization from reporting on the past to shaping future business outcomes.
Cross-Functional Alignment: Drive seamless integration among local Finance, enterprise centers of excellence (eCOE), and Digital teams to ensure aggressive application of "Right Work, Right Place" principles.
Framework Excellence: Establish robust RACI matrices that clearly define structured ownership for every component of planning events and actual month-end close cycles to prevent process gaps, while ensuring that the teams closest to the business own the relationship and the numbers.
Standardization: Lead the local finance organization’s transition from manual, milestone-based accruals to a standardized Straight-Line Accrual (SLA) approach, facilitating migration from local, customized tools to standardized global platforms to maintain global alignment and realize significant capacity savings.
Scalability: Identify and transition "shadow" transactional activities from local Finance to RSS, implementing scalable solutions that free up local capacity for strategic partnering.
Incident Management Leadership:
Executive Leadership: Oversee the Incident Management Program, serving as the senior escalation point for financial operational disruptions and transformation governance/change management.
Resilience Protocols: Oversee the development of advanced protocols for identifying, reporting, and remediating systemic process failures, ensuring financial stability and strict discipline.
Root Cause Mastery: Lead comprehensive Root Cause Analysis (RCA) to permanently resolve systemic issues, moving the organization from reactive troubleshooting to proactive process improvements.
Leadership Insights: Report on the integrity and stability of the Finance operating model to executive leadership to guide informed enterprise-wide decision-making.
Genentech Patient Foundation (GPF) Accounting Oversight:
Compliance & Integrity: Partner with the Director of Financial Compliance/ICFR to ensure that all GPF accounting activities uphold the highest standards of financial integrity and maintain rigorous control standards.
Strategic Partnership: Collaborate across multiple functions and sites to navigate complex process standards and safeguard the foundation's mission.
Fiduciary Oversight: Oversee month-end close (MEC) accrual activities related to GPF to ensure a unified "single source of truth" and audit-ready documentation.
Tax Filings Oversight:
Compliance & Leadership: Provide oversight of RSS Accounts Payable tax filings, ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements.
Review Process: Ensure that all process optimizations related to tax filings maintain audit-ready documentation and comply with recognized accounting standards.
STAKEHOLDER MANAGEMENT
Key Stakeholders: Local Genentech Finance, international Shared Service Centers (RSS), and other Global partners.
Level of Influence: Leverage high-level influence to align senior leaders across multiple functions and sites on implementing process improvements and standards.
Conflict Management: Exceptional executive presence with the ability to manage senior stakeholder conflict and drive alignment without formal authority in a highly matrixed environment.
Exposure: High frequency of presenting key indicators and strategic updates to senior leaders, including the CFO and the Chief Accounting Officer.
FINANCIAL SCOPE & BUDGET RESPONSIBILITIES
Scope / Headcount: Leads a team of five high-performing Finance Managers, including the Process Governance Manager and the Senior Manager of Finance Incident Management.
Change Management: Lead the team through complex organizational transitions, fostering a culture of proactivity, outcome ownership, and digital adoption.
Who you are:
(QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE)
University degree (BA/BS) required; A Master's (MBA) or CPA is preferred.
Minimum of 10-12+ years of progressive finance leadership experience.
Proven track record in global process governance, shared services collaboration, or audit.
Demonstrated success leading large-scale transformation initiatives and navigating complex process redesigns.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
Technical Expertise: Deep mastery of ERP systems (SAP/ASPIRE) and planning platforms (SAC/TM1).
Compliance Knowledge: Comprehensive understanding of ICFR (internal controls over financial reporting) and accounting standards.
Digital Integration: Ability to prioritize and deploy automated data validation tools, bots, and enhanced reporting dashboards.
Relocation benefits are not available for this position.
The expected salary range for this position, based on the primary location in California, is $161,000-$299,000. Actual pay will be determined based on experience, qualifications, geographic location, and other job-related factors permitted by law. A discretionary annual bonus may be available based on individual and Company performance. This position also qualifies for the benefits detailed at the link provided below.
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