VP Finance and CFO

Exciting role for an exceptional finance leader!

We are seeking a skilled and sophisticated finance professional with proven multinational leadership experience to lead Lycored’s finance function. This role requires the skill set to support a broad scope of multinational activities that includes sales, marketing, manufacturing, R&D, finance, IT and HR.

Position: VP Finance and CFO

Reports To: Lycored GM and ADAMA CFO

Key Responsibilities

Business and financial management of Lycored as a multinational industrial company, subordinate to ADAMA, a global publicly-traded parent company
Management of Lycored’s accounting system at the level of a public company's accounting report
Generate management reporting, lead FP&A activities, improvement of the costing and pricing system, including costing and profitability analysis
Management of multi-currency financial system and generating cash flow
Responsibility for the budgetary, economic and operational control system and reporting of Lycored’s commercial, operational, R&D and HR functions
Responsibility for international taxation, Israeli taxation and indirect taxation (customs) in cooperation with ADAMA’s tax department
Implementing finance and operational policies and procedures that support Lycored’s strategic direction and are aligned with ADAMA’s financial and policy framework.
Leading the financial aspects of investment processes in fixed assets (construction, machinery, IT)
Preparing and presenting reports to the Board in relevant areas
Supporting negotiations of significant agreements in marketing and procurement.
Comprehensive risk management, including handling the group's insurance in cooperation with the parent company's management
Management of IT infrastructure team with ADAMA’s IT team
Working in full alignment with key finance interfaces of ADAMA
Responsibility for payroll preparation system and supporting the People Department
Deep involvement in M&A processes, from financial analysis and due diligence to negotiation and closing of legal agreements, including management of the post-sale/acquisition process.

Role Requirements

Education: Accounting, Certified Public Accountant, additional master's degree an advantage

Professional experience and knowledge:

Experience as a financial manager / CFO (preferably a group of companies) in industrial companies - at least 5 years of leadership experience.
Deep familiarity with manufacturing work processes including operations and supply chain
Experience working in public companies
Financial management of companies abroad
Experience in leading complex investments
Understanding and experience in managing cash flows, working with banks and currency hedging
Experience and understanding in direct taxation (income tax) in Israel and international taxation - transfer pricing, etc.
Understanding and experience working with complex ERP information systems
Understanding of the salary system and labor-benefit relations

Skills:

Ability to work and manage multinational and multicultural teams.
Broad business understanding in all aspects of the business.
Ability to go down to details while seeing the overall and broader picture.
High level of English fluency
Excellent interpersonal skills for working with interfaces across the entire company and at all levels.
Ability to work effectively in a matrix environment