Junior Financial Analyst- Maternity leave replacement

This position will be located in the Petah Tikva, Israel and will be responsible for providing financial support and leadership to our manufacturing operations group.
You will work closely with the global manufacturing teams to analyze business trends, provide financial guidance and be a key contributor to the achievement of operational objectives
Key Responsibilities
In this role, you will
Perform monthly closing activities including preparation and approval of journal entries, and inventory related account reconciliations.
Manage inventory and related transactions, including physical to perpetual to general ledger reconciliations, journal entries, audit explanations, and standard costs.
Analyze inventory adjustments over set thresholds and work with production control to determine root cause and corrective action.
Analyze operating costs including ad hoc studies incorporating plant staffing, capacity and utilization, Purchase Price Variance and Make/Buy analyses; as well as other cost related projects.
Manage the periodic requirements of manufacturing systems to ensure timing and accuracy of standards and gross margins and provide meaningful analysis of results.
Provide cost accounting support to cross functional areas as requested.
Direct the development and review of cost analysis reports and work with operations to formulate corrective actions.
Prepare and present reports and presentations to senior management.
Participation in the process of building the company's annual budget.
Interact with Internal Audit and the independent public accounting firm on quarterly reviews and/or annual audit including Sarbanes Oxley(SOX) matters.
Other duties may be assigned as needed.