Financial Controller Jobs in Israel (2026): Skills & Salary

418

active listings now

49%

outside Tel Aviv

41%

require experience

₪22,000-30,000

typical mid-level pay

What it is, and what you do

A financial controller owns a company's books and reporting: budgets, financial statements, cash flow and the close. It sits a step above senior accountant and a step below finance manager, and it is a stable, well-paid backbone role.

Where the jobs are

The biggest clusters are Tel Aviv, Rishon LeZion, Ramat Gan, Petah Tikva, Jerusalem, and 49% of listings sit outside Tel Aviv.

What they are looking for

About 41% require experience and only ~1.7% are openly junior, so this is not an entry door; ~20% want a CPA and ~35% an accounting or finance degree. Excel appears in about 42% of listings.

Top skills and tools

ExcelPriorityBudgetingFinancial statementsIFRSEnglish

What it pays

Entry-level	₪16,000-22,000
Mid-level	₪22,000-30,000
Senior	₪30,000-40,000

High-tech, public and multinational firms pay the top; a CPA and US-reporting (SOX / US-GAAP) experience lift the range; a step below sits senior accountant, a step above sits finance manager / CFO.

Market ranges, gross ₪/month, compiled from public Israeli salary surveys. Typical market estimates, separate from the live-listing counts above.

A point of view. Two things the data tells you to do. First, learn Priority, not SAP: the local ERP appears more than twice as often in controller listings. Second, search precisely, because two thirds of Israeli "baker" job titles are quality or control-room roles, not finance, so the title is a false friend. Get those two right and you are aiming at a stable, ₪30,000-plus career that hires steadily through every cycle.

Frequently asked

What software should a financial controller in Israel know?

Priority is the most-named ERP in controller listings, appearing more than twice as often as SAP, and Excel shows up in about 42%. The local stack matters more than the global one here.

Do you need to be a CPA to be a financial controller in Israel?

Not always, about 20% of listings require it, but a CPA plus IFRS or US-reporting experience clearly lifts both the odds and the pay.

Where do you stand in this market?

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