Michal Gez

Experience

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  Israeli Military Intelligence - Unit 8200

  Dec 2007 - Dec 2009

  Special Operations Specialist
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  Broadcom Inc.

  Nov 2013 - Oct 2016

  Subsidiaries Financial Controller

  * Financial Controller of 5 subsidiaries as part of Broadcom's group in Israel (local & International)* Annual audits, SFS & Tax Returns* Month/Quarter Close as part of a public traded parent company.* Consolidation* Internal Audits* SAP ERP implementation

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  EY

  Oct 2016 - Jul 2017

  Audit Associate

  Public traded companies as well as private start ups.* Annual audits, including group reporting* Interim review* Tax returns* SOX* Complicated US-GAAP and IFRS matters

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  Palo Alto Networks

  Jul 2017 - Aug 2022

  * Direct management of the Accounts Payable team.* Indirect professional management of 3 controllers in the accounting team.* Guidance and support for the payroll team.* 1 acquisition and 1 merger including hyper growth from 400-550 employees. * In charge of 3 entities pre acquisitions and 7 entities post acquisitions: * 5 acquisitions (4 out of them in a single year). * 3 full mergers, all in a single year. Hyper growth in headcount and operations, from 200 to 400.* Implementation of Ariba system for purchasing and accounts payable related operations.* Budget planning and execution.

  • Accounting Manager

    Mar 2021 - Aug 2022

  • Accounting Supervisor

    Nov 2020 - Mar 2021

  • Controller

    Jul 2017 - Nov 2020