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Hod Hasharon, Il

Israel

►Strategic Financial Leadership: Directed financial analysis, strategic planning, and budgeting to optimize business performance and support corporate growth.►Fundraising Expertise in Startups: Led successful fundraising efforts alongside the CEO, collaborating closely with venture capital firms, investors, venture loans, and banks to secure essential growth capital.►CFO Oversight of Operations & Cost Accounting: As CFO, took a hands-on approach in overseeing operations, cost accounting, and inventory management. Partnered closely with the Operations team to ensure accurate cost accounting, optimize inventory management, and improve gross margin analysis. Provided critical financial insights to guide operational spending and strategic purchasing decisions.►Comprehensive Financial Management: Oversaw budgeting, forecasting, cash flow, modeling and KPI metrics, and risk management, implementing strategies to enhance financial stability. ►Financial Reporting & Compliance: Directed and managed monthly, quarterly, and annual financial closings, ensuring accurate and timely financial reporting. Presented quarterly financial results to senior management and the Board of Directors.►Systems & Processes Implementation: Create and implement financial tools, reporting mechanisms, business modeling, and financial planning processes that will effectively scale with the company's growth. Implementing NetSuite ERP.

Hod Hasharon, Central, Israel

►Delivered strategic financial insights and analysis to management re Strategic decisions, contracts, arrangements, and other critical matters. ►Provided senior financial leadership and strategic guidance across key operational areas.►Managed the company’s financial planning and analysis, both for short-term and long-term goals.►Led and actively participated in contract negotiations and deal evaluations.►Oversaw and ensured timely and accurate financial reporting and closing for monthly, quarterly, and annual periods.►Directed the forecasting, budgeting, and multi-year strategic planning processes.►Planned, implemented, managed, and controlled all financial-related activities, including accounting, treasury, tax, and compliance.►Developed and implemented financial systems, tools, and mechanisms to support business needs and objectives.►Served as the Finance Director Supply Chain for Danaher’s ESKO, a parent company of AVT, and supervised the factories and supply chain operations in Israel and Germany.►Worked closely with the Management and Operations team to provide Financial Business support, such as inventory optimization, cost accounting, gross margin analysis, logistics and operational spending, and purchasing/planner support.

Raanana

►Highly involved in business marketing activity, including transactions and contracts, providing financial, commercial, and strategic support to the business, with complex accounting.►Expert in Revenue Recognition accounting, including software, multiple elements, etc. ►Oversaw Monthly, Quarterly, and Annual Financial Reports of Amdocs Corp.►Planned, implemented, managed, and monitored all revenue-related financial activities.►SAP business leader, defining the infrastructure requirements in Amdocs worldwide ERP system, specializing in the Finance modules.►Management Skills (team of accountants and bookkeepers)

Israel

►Superviseג all aspects of day-to-day financial activity, including general ledger (G/L) and reconciliations, accounts receivable (AR), accounts payable (AP), payroll, stock options, cash management, insurance, and treasury. Additionally, maintain regular interaction with the headquarters in the US. ►Managed monthly and quarterly financial reporting, including responsibilities for subsidiaries’ reporting and filing at both international and local levels. Additionally, oversaw the annual reporting and tax report.►Team member of ERP implementation (SAP), act as a SAP Super User.►Supervised internal financial controls and leading the implementation of SOX 404 procedures.►Managing a team of controller assistants, bookkeepers, and international subsidiary controllers, in Israel and worldwide. ►Tax Manager: Oversees the company’s tax strategy, develops tax planning, integrates tax considerations into business decisions, assesses tax implications, and serves as a pivotal member of SanDisk HQ’s tax team.Field of Expertise: International taxation, transfer pricing, local tax regulations and planning, pre-ruling, investment law, VAT, and indirect taxation.

A traded company in the Tel Aviv stock exchange (10 subs in Israel and world, over 2000 employees)Responsible of bookkeeping, payments, budget control, finance review over contracts and agreements, financial support to the sales & marketing division, working with various authorities in Israel.Quarterly consolidated financial statements according to Israeli GAAP and filing to Israeli Authorities (tax authorities, Israel securities Authority, investment center, etc.)

Mba, Financing & Marketing

Cpa, B.A Economics And Accounting

With Honor

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