Manager - Finance - Foods Business

Finance Manager Ethiopia

Co seeks a seasoned professional for a position of Finance Manager/Head of Finance for our Ethiopian Office. The successful candidate will be highly organized, detail-oriented, and capable of multitasking. This role will report to the Country Manager Ethiopia and CFO Holding.

Co is a Pan African food champion with an impact mission at its core, addressing hunger and malnutrition by building resilient food systems and offering consumers nutritious, affordable, and accessible products." - 2035 vision.

The Finance Manager will use their accounting expertise to assure accuracy and analysis of CO Ethiopia's financial statements. This position will manage monthly reports, year- end close, external, and internal audits, review work performed by shared services team, and coordinate with external consultants on tax compliance and any other projects.

Job Content

- Perform account analysis and reconciliation of sub-ledgers and general ledgers to ensure accurate financial reporting

- Support with the purchasing and sales review processes to ensure accuracy and completeness of recorded transactions

- Review business processes for better control

- Update and maintain accounting journals, ledgers and other records detailing - and supporting business transactions in compliance with IFRS

- Work closely with the operations team, proving meaningful insight and analysis of key drivers' performance

- Support internal and external audit processes and requests for information

- Manage and coordinate the corporate reporting requirements

- Build capability in finance function, growing finance leadership pipeline and ensuring effective knowledge & expertise transfer for effective execution of finance strategies

- Personal Credibility & Thought Leadership

- Building Functional Capability

- Perform Fair Value and derivatives accounting support for weekly reporting

- Support and overview accounts receivable (AR) and accounts payable (AP) work performed by shared services team

- Coordinate tax filings with tax consultants

- Perform other duties as assigned

- Job Requirements

- Chartered accountant

- 7 - 10 years of experience in finance and related fields - treasury, auditing, and - risk management

- Strong IT skills & On hands experience with SAP

- English proficiency and ability to work with diverse community globally

- Experience in business involving derivatives accounting and taxation laws will be a plus

- Preferred industry as Agriculture / Food Manufacturing