Why Kenes:
With more than 60 years of experience, Kenes Group is a global PCO leader and association management. Our team of 250 employees works together to create impactful professional events. We foster a family-like work environment within our global company, where collaboration and support are at the heart of what we do. We believe in empowering our employees by equipping them with knowledge and skills that help them grow and advance in their careers. We understand the significance of work-life balance and strive to create an atmosphere that supports personal well-being, to meet the diverse needs of our employees.
Job Summary:
We are seeking a motivated, proactive, and detail-oriented Controller to join our Finance Department. Reporting to the Director of Finance, you will play a key role in supporting financial operations, budgeting, and reporting, collaborating closely with our global bookkeeping team, international subsidiaries, and advisors. The ideal candidate is analytical, hands-on, and thrives in a dynamic, global environment.
Key Responsibilities:
• Support day-to-day finance activities and accounting operations.
• Perform monthly budget vs. actual analysis and prepare financial reports.
• Assist in annual budget preparation and ongoing monitoring.
• Prepare and review financial statements, tax reports, and statutory filings.
• Collaborate with international subsidiaries to ensure standardized reporting.
• Work closely with external auditors and advisors, both in Israel and abroad.
• Partner with the global bookkeeping team to ensure accurate and timely reporting.
• Provide management with financial insights and flag issues when necessary.
• Participate in financial projects, system implementations, and process improvements.
• Manage accounting operations processes as needed.
Requirements & Qualifications:
• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting – required.
• Certified Public Accountant (CPA) – required.
• 1–3 years of relevant experience after an accounting firm or as a manager in a firm, including preparation of financial statements – required.
• Experience working in a global environment – required.
• Big 4 background – advantage.
• NetSuite experience – advantage.
• Full professional proficiency in English (written and spoken) – required.
• Excellent Excel and analytical skills.
• Strong accounting and financial process knowledge.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills; able to collaborate across global teams.
• Proactive, solution-oriented with strong attention to detail.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a dynamic environment.
What we offer:
- Real opportunities for professional development in a leading international company
- Hybrid work model
- Flexible working hours
- Shuttles from HaHagana train station in Tel Aviv
- Free parking in the office
- Friendly team culture that promotes ongoing professional education and collaboration
- Education fund (Keren Hishtalmut)
- "Cibus" Card
- Office breakfasts
- Dog-friendly office
- Holiday and special event gifts
- Refer a friend program
- Team-building activities
- Membership in "High-Tech Zone" club
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting
- Certified Public Accountant (CPA) qualification
- 1–3 years of relevant post-accounting-firm or accounting management experience
- Experience preparing financial statements
- Experience working in a global environment
- Full professional proficiency in written and spoken English
- Excellent Excel and analytical skills
- Strong accounting and financial process knowledge
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Ability to manage multiple priorities in a dynamic environment
- Big Four accounting background
- NetSuite experience
What We Do
Our Mission: To be the world’s leading facilitator of meetings for global exchange of professional knowledge in medical, scientific and other professions, based upon our core values of integrity and excellence. With over 60 years of expertise, Kenes Group has become a global leader in meetings, excelling as a Professional Conference Organiser (PCO), Association Management Company (AMC), and Continuing Education Provider (CPD/CME). Founded in Tel Aviv in 1965 and headquartered in Geneva, Kenes Group has hosted over 4,300 conferences in more than 100 cities around the globe, providing services to over 220,000 participants per year. Over the past six decades, Kenes Group has established and maintained its winning reputation as a global meeting and association management provider. Recognised as the world leader in meeting planning, Kenes Group is the only global PCO dedicated to medical and scientific events. Kenes Group boasts a long-standing client base of some of the world’s foremost organisations and associations, with more than 100 returning and long term clients. With a team of over 350 professional, multi-cultural, multi-disciplinary employees in 18 locations on four continents, Kenes Group truly delivers global expertise with personal, local know-how. Our clients have come to rely on Kenes Group as a competent, loyal and trusted advisor. We have earned our reputation as the provider of choice for global conference management. Kenes Group is proud to be accredited member of IAPCO (International Association of Professional Congress Organisers) and ICCA (International Congress and Convention Association) and to have team members in both PCMA (Professional Convention Management Association) and ASAE (American Society of Association Executives).
