Job Position: Finance Head
Employment type: Permanent
Posted date: 2026-02-10
Deadline date: 2026-03-10
Recruiter: Saria Consultancy PLC
Job Location: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Category: Accounting and Finance
Current Salary: Company Scale/Negotiable
Career Level: Senior Level
We are seeking a dedicated Head of Finance to manage the organization’s financial health. This role oversees strategic financial planning, reporting, budgeting, forecasting, risk management, investments, and compliance. The Head of Finance acts as a key advisor to leadership, ensuring financial stability and growth by analyzing performance, controlling costs, and implementing sound financial practices that support profitability and long-term sustainability.
- Provide analysis of cash flow by considering the overall operating costs and variances and recommend the necessary changes;
- Ensures Accounting policies and procedures are implemented and regularly manner;
- Responsible for the operations of all local bank accounts and monitoring cash movements as a whole;
- Advising business decision-making to initiate improved business performance;
- Assist employees to bring better work performance and provide in-house training as required,
- Manage all aspects of accounting activities including accounts payable, receivable, payroll, Payroll, bank reconciliations, journal entries posting, costing, and other accounting functions.
- Prepares monthly financial statements including, balance sheets, income statements, cash flow statements and submit to the concerned management body;
- Analyze past results, perform variance analysis, identify trends, and make recommendations for improvements;
- Supervising all accounting entries & daily activities are properly documented;
- Control the status of goods in transit & preparing cost sheet for imported goods;
- Ensure the timely preparation and submission of monthly government dues like payroll tax, pension, VAT and withholding tax;
- prepare Monthly reconciliation of ledgers to ensure proper posting of all journals on time;
- Prepare monthly, quarterly, half-year & year-end financial statements for management review;
- Maintain fixed asset register, processing & reconciliation of Inter-company accounts;
- Responsible in preparation of papers work to facilitate annual audit and declaration of profit tax;
- Assists in other organizational activities and tasks, as assigned.
Requirements
Academic qualification
- Bachelor or Master’s degree in Accounting and Finance and related fields.
- IFRS certification is mandatory
Additional qualification
- Thorough knowledge of basic accounting procedures and principles
- Ability to prioritize and work on deadlines
- Strong analytical, communication skills and computer skills.
- Ethical behavior and attention to detail
- Self-initiative and result oriented
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment
Years if experience: A minimum of six (6) years’ experience, including at least two (2) years in a supervisory role.
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- Departments
- Accounting and Finance
- Administration and Office Management
- Human Resource & Law
- Logistic, Procurement and Supply Chain
- Sales and Marketing
- Employment Type
- Permanent
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