Jobs at Kela (Now Hiring) — 2 open

A leading and innovative cyber threat intelligence company is looking for a highly motivated Director of Finance to join its growing Finance team.

The Director of Finance leads all group-level finance operations across the three companies and subsidiaries. The role owns financial reporting, KPI analysis, payroll oversight, and the preparation of board and executive management materials. This is a hands-on leadership position requiring strategic financial judgment alongside operational execution in a lean, fast-growing environment.

What You’ll Be Doing?

Financial Reporting & Accounting-

• Own group-level financial reporting in USD under US GAAP, including the consolidated statements, ASC 606, ASC 842
• Manage month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close processes
• Maintain working knowledge of IL GAAP and lead US GAAP to IL GAAP reconciliations for tax authority reporting
• Oversee intercompany transactions and reconciliations
• Familiarity with transfer pricing (TP) studies

Cash Flow Management-

• Produce cash flow analyses
• Monitor burn rate

Budgeting & Performance-

• Lead the annual budgeting process and ongoing budget vs. actual variance analysis
• Identify and flag anomalies (e.g., payroll overruns, undefined budget lines, utilization gaps)
• Partner with department heads on budget ownership and accountability

Payroll & Compensation-

• Oversee Israeli payroll, including statutory rate compliance and verification against contracts
• Conduct salary reviews, reconcile expense reimbursements against invoices, and manage compensation analysis

T

eam Leadership-

• Manage and develop the bookkeeping team, ensuring accurate and timely recording of transactions
• Set priorities, review work quality, and support professional growth across the team

Systems & Operations-

• Manage the finance technology stack: Priority (ERP), HubSpot (CRM), Mesh
• Drive process improvements, automation, and reporting standardization across the companies

Requirements

• CPA; strong command of US GAAP and working knowledge of IL GAAP
• Proven experience in SaaS finance
• Deep understanding of ARR-based revenue models and SaaS metrics
• Experience with multi-entity, multi-currency consolidation and intercompany accounting
• Familiarity with Israeli payroll regulations and statutory requirements, including VAT
• Experience managing and developing a bookkeeping/finance team
• Strong command of financial systems (ERP, CRM) and advanced Excel
• Full fluency in Hebrew and English
• Ability to operate both strategically and hands-on in a lean organization.

Why KELA?

• Join a fast-growing, mission-driven company at the forefront of cyber threat intelligence
• Be part of a Finance team that values ownership, precision, automation, and continuous improvement