VP FP&A

Location: Holon (Hybrid)

About Us:

Sapiens International Corporation (NASDAQ and TASE: SPNS) empowers the financial sector, with a focus on insurance, to transform and become digital, innovative, and agile. Backed by 40 years of industry expertise, Sapiens offers a complete insurance platform, with pre-integrated, low-code solutions and a cloud-first approach that accelerates customers’ digital transformation. Serving more than 600 customers in 30 countries, Sapiens offers insurers across Property & Casualty, Workers’ Compensation and Life markets the most comprehensive set of solutions, from core to complementary, including Reinsurance, Financial & Compliance, Data & Analytics, Digital, and Decision Management. Sapiens’ team of more than 5,000 employees operates through our offices in North America, the UK, EMEA and Asia Pacific.

Responsibilities:

Work closely and support CBFO, the division’s CFO and company’s senior managements with short- and long-term financial plans.

• Lead and manage the company's CTIO FP&A team.
• Lead and manage Innovative Business Unit FP&A.
• Manage long-term business planning, annual budgeting (AOP) and periodic forecast updates, defining business planning instructions, timeline, key assumptions, and standard templates based on the Group guidelines. Develop and maintain any business plan and budget-related reports and documentation.
• Ensure compliance with the FP&A policies and procedures, as well as develop proposal aimed at enhancing standards and increasing accuracy and efficiency of the financial planning process.
• Responsibility for the reporting package and presentations of the financial monthly, quarterly, and yearly results, budget, forecasts, and analysis while providing significant insights, improvements.
• Manage the Group P&L.
• Analyze operating and financial performance against targets, identifying key variances and providing assistance for corrective actions. Coordinate periodic business review meetings.
• Lead and manage the quarterly closing process in cooperation with accountant team.
• Work in cooperation with the company’s business units and relevant departments
• Assist the management and/or the Group Finance function with ad-hoc projects and requests.
• Hands on approach.
• Exposure to international companies with large complexity and to multi-cultural environments.

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in economics/ accounting/ business administration. (MBA preferred).
• Minimum of 8-10 years of experience in Financial Planning and Analysis, of which 3 years should be in a similar position/responsibility (complex projects in Hi Tech companies).
• At least 5+ years of managerial experience.
• Past experience with reporting to the CFO/CBFO- an advantage.
• Familiarity with Planning systems (EPM preferably) and ERP systems.
• Strong knowledge of planning and management reporting systems.
• Senior Finance/FP&A Position in global tech company.
• Varied experience across various financial domains.
• Global or international work experience; preferably in a matrix organization.
• Working abilities in a global environment with many interfaces, experience in global and matrix managing.
• Experienced in working with public trade Company.
• Excellent Excel and PowerPoint skills.
• Open and able to prioritize and complete varied tasks within tight deadlines.
• Experience working cross-functionally, setting up processes and guidelines to promote standardization.
• Able to assist with hands-on tasks, as well as coaching and mentoring the team.
• Experience in implementation of various financial systems.
• Strong strategic and results in orientation with problem-solving skills and a proven track record of meeting or exceeding business objectives as well as the ability to implement best practices, processes, and policies.
• Excellent English – written and verbal skills.
• Excellent analytical skills.

Sapiens is an E-Verified & Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer, M/F/D/V