Accountant

As an Accountant you will be responsible for establishing and operating the accounting department in the Bank, including preparing and drawing up financial statements, tax statements and periodic reports to the Bank of Israel.

Responsibilities:

• Preparing and drawing up financial statements for the public
• Characterizing and mechanizing notes to the financial statements
• Preparing and drawing up tax statements
• Establishing the model for allowances and credit losses and responsibility over it
• Responsibility for developing and mechanizing the allowances model with the technology-provider
• Control, supervision and reporting the proper classification of the Bank’s customers
• Responsibility for periodic reports to the Bank of Israel in compliance with the reporting requirements, the Supervisor of Bank’s directives and upon request
• Preparing periodic reports, monthly closing, monthly and quarterly reporting to the CEO and Chief Accountant
• Preparing work management reports to various authorities in the organization
• Control over compliance with the relevant regulatory restrictions
• Full proficiency in the Israeli GAAP and in the Supervisor of Bank’s directives
• Monitoring and implementing regulatory amendments pertaining to accounting
• Accounting and financial handling of the accounting department’s routine accounting issues
• Performing all requisite work processes to implement the SOX provisions in the Group
• Involvement in all matters that might be required within the spheres of responsibility of the accounting and financial department
• Responsible for establishing the reporting system to the public and to the Supervisor of Banks
• Characterizing the accounting systems to have minimum requisite manual work
• Ensuring that the Bank complies with all applicable regulations
• Maintaining flexibility, creativity and innovation
• Achieving rapid growth and development

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in business administration / economics / accounting
• Master’s degree – advantage
• CPA – compulsory
• Minimum of three years of experience after internship, preferably in banking or finance
• Preference to former employees of the “Big Four”
• Competencies and experience working opposite the Bank of Israel – advantage
• Proficiency and experience carrying out supervised processes in compliance with regulatory requirements and procedures
• Proficiency in all Office applications (particularly Excel)
• Impeccable written and verbal communication skills in English