Financial Controller

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Title:

Financial Controller

Department:

Israel Finance Department

Location:

Israel

Reporting to:

Israel CFO

Start Date:

ASAP

Job Overview:

The Financial Controller oversees the day-to-day activities of the financial controlling and reporting, accounting, tax, salary treasury, risk, and purchases to pay and ensures the company's finance function is organized and efficient and produces accurate financial and management ledgers.

Job Responsibilities:

Primary responsibilities

• Oversee accounting operations, financial reporting, monthly analysis and preparation of the financial statements of the business, including schedules for tax compliance, local profitability and TP adjustments.
• Responsible of company’s financial closing and lead TB variances (Income Statement and Balance Sheet) meetings with all function towers; P2P, O2C, Inventory, FA, GA, Treasury at GBS at month ends.
• Assure financial activities and results are in compliance with USGAAP, IL GAAP, SOX policies/procedures and local tax and regulatory requirements.
• Establish and maintain internal controls as Country SOX Coordinator to support the financial infrastructure, present financial reporting, KPI and potential risk areas to senior management and liaise with external advisors for ongoing and new projects.
• Own the salary process together with local HR.
• Supports finance organizational strategies and business plan by contributing financial and accounting information, analysis, and recommendations to strategic thinking and direction.
• Personal Data Protection.
• Act in accordance with respecting privacy and other relating procedures.

Required Experience:

• University degree in Accounting, Economics or Finance (MBA and CPA are strong plus)
• 4-6 years’ experience in financial analysis/consulting in a multinational company
• Experience in cross-functional work/project
• Demonstrated project management skills
• Fluent in Hebrew and English
• Proficient in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint

Essential Skills / license:

• Analytical skills
• Detail oriented but still able to see bigger picture
• Ability to influence business partners
• Ability to deal across cultures
• High level of initiative
• Willingness to challenge the status quo
• Planning and organizational skills, with ability to prioritize
• Problem solving skills
• Positive attitude
• Ability to deal with and navigate ambiguity
• Ability to work under stress and independently
• Advanced level spreadsheet skills and MS Office literacy
• Presentation/communication skills

Career opportunities

Strong performance in this position, coupled with a demonstrated high learning agility and capability to operate more complex job responsibilities will allow the individual to grow into more complex assignments within the Israeli Affiliate and abroad (both in Finance and cross-functionally).

What are some attractive points about this position (from candidates’ standpoint)

• Unprecedented exposure to the Bio-pharmaceutical business
• Global exposure and significant interaction with Senior Management for a Fortune 500 Company
• Career growth opportunities
• A dynamic, innovative and exciting work environment

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