Team8, the world’s leading company-building platform, is looking for a hands-on, dynamic, and business-oriented Financial Controller to join our finance team.
This is not your typical Controller role - beyond managing numbers, you’ll have a unique opportunity to partner closely with founders from the very first day of their journey, helping build the financial foundation of our portfolio companies and supporting their growth every step of the way.
This role reports directly to the Director of Finance.
Key Responsibilities:
- Establish and support financial infrastructure in portfolio companies
- Perform monthly and quarterly closings
- Prepare annual budgets and monitor budget vs. actual performance
- Generate financial reports and provide variance analysis
- Prepare consolidated and standalone financial statements
- Oversee cash flow management and payment processes
- Ensure compliance and timely submission of tax reports in Israel and the U.S.
- Manage and optimize financial processes across all portfolio companies
What You’ll Do
- Work hand-in-hand with founders from company inception through growth - including setting up entities, opening bank accounts, registering with tax authorities, and managing all financial aspects of early operations.
- Establish and support financial infrastructure in portfolio companies.
- Perform monthly and quarterly closings and prepare annual budgets while monitoring budget vs. actual performance.
- Build and present financial reports and provide actionable variance analysis to founders and management.
- Prepare consolidated and standalone financial statements.
- Oversee cash flow management and payment processes.
- Ensure compliance and timely submission of tax reports in Israel and the U.S.
- Support strategic financial decisions such as budget planning, debt strategy, and funding readiness for the next financing rounds.
- Collaborate daily with CEOs and management teams in portfolio companies, providing ongoing financial guidance and strategic insights.
- Lead all aspects of the financial reporting process (monthly, quarterly, annual) with accuracy and attention to detail.
- Manage external audit relationships and oversee annual audits.
- Drive continuous improvement and automation across financial processes and systems.
Requirements
- C.P.A.
- Experienced in an audit of global Hi-Tech companies/ high-growth start-up environment/ VC- Mandatory.
- Two years minimum experience as a controller or assistance controller.
- High proficiency in English.
- Working knowledge of MS Office (especially Excel).
- Leading projects capabilities and analytical abilities.
- Analytical mindset and strong communication skills, especially when it comes to explaining financial information to diverse constituencies.
- Experience in working with multiple legal entities under different legal umbrellas.
- Overall track record of professional and academic success.
Top Skills
What We Do
Team8 is a global venture group with deep domain expertise that creates companies and invests in companies specializing in enterprise technologies, cyber, AI, fintech and digital health. Leveraging an in-house, multi-disciplinary team of company-builders integrated with a dedicated community of C-level executives and thought leaders, Team8’s model is designed to outline big problems, ideate solutions, and help accelerate success through technology, market fit and talent acquisition. Team8’s leadership team represents serial entrepreneurs, industry pioneers and the former leadership of Israel’s elite tech and intelligence Unit 8200. Founded in 2014, Team8 is backed by global companies including Microsoft, Walmart, Cisco, Barclays and Moody’s, among others.
To learn more about Team8 visit www.team8.vc