Lior Fhima, CFO, CPA ,MBA
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English Full professional proficiency
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Hebrew Native or bilingual proficiency
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Credentials
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Certified Public Accountant
Institute of Certified Public Accountants in IsraelJan, 2008- Nov, 2024
Experience
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Purple Biotech
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Biotechnology Research
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1 - 100 Employee
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Chief Financial Officer
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Nov 2022 - Present
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Negev Ecology
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Israel
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Environmental Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Chief Financial Officer
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Jun 2021 - Nov 2022
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KAMADA
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Israel
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Pharmaceutical Manufacturing
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100 - 200 Employee
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Director of Finance
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Oct 2015 - Jun 2021
✱Manage a finance department that includes accounting, treasury, accounting, payroll, and procurement. ✱Managing all organizational processes to improve business efficiencies, such as inventory policies for efficiency and savings, pricing processes, customer credit, etc. ✱Leading and directing the company to achieve its business goals. ✱Management and leading due diligence process of M&A, and ongoing management of the acquired after the acquisition. ✱Lead negotiation processes with suppliers and service providers in contracts with large financial volumes. ✱Participation in a secondary IPO and a private offering for a cumulative amount of approximately $42 million. ✱Conducting a Non-Deal Roadshow in Israel and abroad with potential investors. ✱Responsible for financial reporting following IFRS and in accordance and compliance with relevant regulations. ✱Responsible for the tax issue, including preparing tax reports, handling the Capital Investment Encouragement Law, transfer prices, and more. ✱Manage the company’s cash flow, collection, handling payments to suppliers, etc. ✱Defining and executing a hedging strategy and managing forex hedges. ✱Lead and manage the company's treasury operation, handling bank credit, and communication with banking institutions. ✱Execution, control, and supervision of all salary issues. ✱Overall responsibility for the issue of SOX and internal control in the company. ✱Responsible for the insurance in the company. Show less
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G City
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Israel
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Real Estate
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1 - 100 Employee
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Chief Accounting Officer (CAO)
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Apr 2012 - Oct 2015
✱Responsible for establishing and implement comprehensive accounting policies and addressing complex accounting issues. ✱Manage the valuation process to examine impairment and allocate acquisition costs (PPA). ✱Responsible for the entire accounting activities in the organization according to all the relevant accounting requirements and standards. ✱Lead the process of preparing annual and quarterly financial statements following IFRS, the Board of Directors' report, and the Barnea report in Hebrew and English. ✱Manage and lead the consolidation of subsidiaries, public and private in Israel and abroad, and ongoing professional management of the accounting teams in these companies. ✱Lead the planning, characterization, and implementation of a system for financial consolidation and a system for preparing financial statements. ✱Manage the process of preparing tax returns, handling issues of transfer prices, and international taxation. ✱Manage the preparation of prospectuses for raising capital and debt. Show less
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Assistant Lecturer
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2007 - 2014
✱Lead and responsible for preparing students for the exam of the certified accountant of the Israel Certified Accounting Council. ✱Assistant lecturer in the Department of Accounting in various courses: financial accounting, finance, and more ✱Lead and responsible for preparing students for the exam of the certified accountant of the Israel Certified Accounting Council. ✱Assistant lecturer in the Department of Accounting in various courses: financial accounting, finance, and more
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Mavenir
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United States
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Software Development
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700 & Above Employee
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Consolidation Manager
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Jan 2011 - Apr 2012
✱Manage the process of consolidating reports and responsible for submitting them to the entire Comverse Group following American standards. ✱Responsible for the process of consolidating financial statements for the entire group. ✱Execute periodic audits of internal accounting policies and reporting controls throughout the group. ✱Lead and responsible for financial statements to the parent company traded on the NASDAQ. ✱Ongoing dealings with subsidiaries around the world following regulatory requirements. ✱Responsible for preparing periodic reports for the group management. Active participation in the company's Restatement process. Show less
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PwC
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Professional Services
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700 & Above Employee
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Senior Associate
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Jul 2007 - Jan 2011
✱Execute valuation and due diligence work as part of a team in the economics department (Kesselman Finance). ✱Manage the audit processes of portfolios of public and private companies following IFRS and Israeli standards. ✱Overall responsibility for providing professional advice to clients regarding major and complex issues. ✱Audit of retail companies, holding companies, manufacturing companies, and more. ✱Execute valuation and due diligence work as part of a team in the economics department (Kesselman Finance). ✱Manage the audit processes of portfolios of public and private companies following IFRS and Israeli standards. ✱Overall responsibility for providing professional advice to clients regarding major and complex issues. ✱Audit of retail companies, holding companies, manufacturing companies, and more.
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Israeli Air Force
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Israel
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Defense and Space Manufacturing
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700 & Above Employee
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Air Force Officer,Lt. Colonel
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1996 - 2004
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Education
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The College of Management Academic Studies
Master of Business Administration - MBA, Finance, General -
The College of Management Academic Studies
Bachelor of Arts - BA, Accounting and Business/Management -
University of Haifa
Bachelor of Arts - BA, Political Science and Government(specialization in international relations)