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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 companyExperience in cross-functional work/projectDemonstrated project management skillsFluent in Hebrew and EnglishProficient in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint

Essential Skills / license:

Analytical skillsDetail oriented but still able to see bigger pictureAbility to influence business partnersAbility to deal across culturesHigh level of initiativeWillingness to challenge the status quoPlanning and organizational skills, with ability to prioritizeProblem solving skillsPositive attitudeAbility to deal with and navigate ambiguityAbility to work under stress and independentlyAdvanced level spreadsheet skills and MS Office literacyPresentation/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 businessGlobal exposure and significant interaction with Senior Management for a Fortune 500 CompanyCareer growth opportunitiesA dynamic, innovative and exciting work environment

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