Ethiopian Jobs Today 2023

Ethiopian Jobs Today 2023

For the following Positions, Kerchanshe Trading Company is inviting qualified and motivated candidates.

·        Position 1: Sales Officer

 

·        Position 2: Senior Banking Expert in credit

 

·        Position 3: Sales Expert (Stock)

 

·        Position 4: Surveillance/Security officer

 

·        Position 5: Senior Construction Accountant

 

·        Position 6: Senior Tax Accountant

 

·        Position 7: Senior Accountant

 

·        Position 8: Senior Cost Accountant

 

·        Position 9: Senior General Accountant

·        Required Qualifications:

·        Degree/Diploma in Accounting, Accounting and Finance, Management, Business Administration, Banking and finance, Business Management, Marketing, Economics, Information Technology, or related fields

First Post: Sales Officer

duties of a sales officer

• Building and maintaining enduring connections with clients.
• Reaching out to prospective clients to elucidate business offerings and promote sales.
• Responding to inquiries from clients and forwarding intricate matters to the appropriate divisions when necessary.
• Gaining a comprehensive understanding of the company’s offerings.
• Keeping a precise log of all sales, arranged appointments, and grievances from customers.
• Working together with the marketing division to make sure the business is connecting with its intended market.
• Providing feedback to product developers on potential enhancements and modifications to guarantee that company offerings satisfy present market demands.
• Creating cost-benefit evaluations for both current and potential clients to identify the best options for purchases.
• Examining rivals’ offerings to identify features, advantages, shortcomings, and market viability.

Requirements

• It is preferable to have a bachelor’s degree in marketing, business administration, or a related field.
• A minimum of two years of experience working as a sales officer.

Skill Requirement:

• Demonstrated expertise in sales.
• Strong understanding of industry regulations and sales strategies.
• A track record of exceeding sales goals demonstrated.
• Excellent critical thinking and problem-solving abilities.
• Outstanding skills in sales consultation and negotiation.
• Strong communication abilities.
• Superb abilities in providing customer service.
• Jimma, Hawassa, and Adama at work

Closes on November 1, 2023.

Post 2: Senior Credit Expert in Banking

Accountability:

• Under the director’s close supervision,
• Develops business strategies to secure funding,
• Examine the financial consequences associated with each borrowing.
• Track the progress of every credit request in the banks until it is approved and funded.
• Communicate with the appropriate loan officers/CRMs at each bank.
• Keep track of all credit arrangements with all banks.
• Keep accurate loan contracts and files with copies of collateral insurance policies.
• Acquire and verify that all loan repayments are fulfilled by the agreement,
• Make sure to estimate all collaterals.
• Make sure that every collateral has adequate insurance coverage and that the policy is renewed on schedule.
• Keep copies of all collateralized land-holding certificates and vehicle and machinery librarians on file.

Follow up after the disbursement;

• As directed by his director, follows up on the prompt collection of loan contractual agreements for later filling and other related tasks.

Requirement:

• Economics, Management, Banking & Finance, Accounting, and Related Fields of Study: BA, MA

Experience at Work:

• Five (5) years of relevant experience in the banking industry, with a focus on positions related to trade finance and credit.

Workplace: Addis Ababa Head Office

Closes on November 1, 2023.

Post 3: Sales Proficient (Stock)

Accountability:

• Track inventory levels.
• Perform routine inventory counts for Addis Ababa Van sales and upcounts.
• Establish and uphold a stock control protocol.
• Create regular reports on inventory levels and stock movements.
• Make sure that accounting standards are being followed.
• Working together in cross-functional teams
• Work together with the audit and finance departments.
• Examine inventory data to find patterns and potential hazards.
• Keeping the order level at both the maximum and minimum.

Certification/Ability:

• A Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in marketing management, accounting, finance, or other business-related subjects
• Four years of experience working with fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG).
• Proficiency in speaking and writing two languages: Amharic and English (preferably).
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications, such as Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Expertise in analyzing stocks.

Place of work: Addis Ababa

Priority date: November 2, 2023

Position 4: Officer of Security and Surveillance

Accountability:

• Patrolling the property, monitoring surveillance gear, examining structures, equipment, and entry points, and granting access are all ways to keep people and property safe.
• By reporting irregularities, informing policy and procedure violators, and restraining trespassers, you can prevent losses and damage.
• Finalise reports by gathering data, events, observations, and surveillance activities; speak with witnesses.
• Preserve the environment by keeping an eye on and adjusting building and equipment controls.
• Make sure security and surveillance cameras are operating properly by doing preventive maintenance, adhering to manufacturer guidelines, troubleshooting issues, requesting repairs, and assessing new tools and methods.
• Assist the security team in their efforts by completing relevant tasks when required.
• Make sure that all employees, guests, and the property are safe, secure, and in good health.
• Respond to crises by offering staff and clients the support they require.
•  Guard the company’s property against fire, theft, assault, and other hazards.
• Adhere to protocols for diverse endeavors, such as preventing fires, conducting routine property patrols, managing traffic, and investigating accidents.
• Report criminal activity, suspicious activity, and security breaches.

Requirement:

• Level IV, BSC, or Diploma in Information Technology

Experience at Work:

• 2. Three hands-on work experiences.

Number Needed: Two

Ability:

Computer Literacy

• Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and related programs
• Capacity to operate security or CCTV cameras
• Preferably, experience with security

Workplace: Addis Ababa Head Office

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Priority date: November 3, 2023

Senior Construction Accountant, Position No. 5

Workplace Duties:

• Oversee the attributes of the ERP system that govern the Development Lifecycle reports.
• Create, execute, and manage a construction management system that includes creating contracts, change orders, purchase orders, budgets, jobs, costs, and various reports on the status of construction.
• Examine and evaluate the capitalization of expenses. Verify adherence to the policy.
• Oversee the construction invoice coding process (payment applications) and lien releases for vendor and contractor invoices.
• Keep track of contract documents, such as lien release records, in the relevant files.
• Examine and discuss the state of construction with project/construction managers. Oversee and take part in cost analysis.
• Assemble and prepare materials for internal and external auditors about construction and cost accounting issues.
•  Liaise and communicate with the provider of software for cost accounting systems.

Requirements

• a Bachelor of Arts in Accounting and Finance or Accounting from an accredited university

Experience at Work:

• more than five years of employment, of which two were spent as senior accountants.

Ability:

• Having a solid grasp of the latest developments, obstacles, chances, rules, and laws concerning manufacturing, import and export trading, and other company projects;
• A fundamental understanding of accounting best practices, financial regulations, and other account software;
• Proficient understanding of accounting and finance, with familiarity with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS);
• Excellent networking and communication abilities;
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and presentation abilities;
• Capacity to oversee several priorities;

Workplace: Addis Ababa, Gelan

Priority date: November 3, 2023

 

Senior Tax Accountant, Position 6

Principal Tasks and Accountabilities:

• Verifies that all taxes are linked to the appropriate general ledger account.
• Timely declaration of taxes, such as pensions, income tax, profit tax, excise tax, VAT, and WHT.
• In charge of carrying out applicable tax laws, policies, and guidelines for the organization and the country.
• Analyses the status of tax relief businesses and reports back to management.
• Assists the general accounts section in posting the monthly excise tax provision in compliance with the law.
• In charge of tax reconciliation and justifying any discrepancies.
• Ensures that all tax obligations, including payroll taxes, excise taxes, pensions, and VAT, are accurately calculated, declared, and paid on schedule.
• Verifies that every tax declaration is in line with the financial ledger.
• Confirms the accuracy of the input and output VAT details and makes sure they match the system VAT ledger.
• Ensures payroll is prepared in compliance with current tax and labor laws, as well as company policy.
• Communicate with the tax authorities if the company files an appeal after conducting a tax audit.
• Provides appropriate tax training to the finance and management staff and ensures they are informed about any changes to tax laws.
• Organises and provides tax trainings for the management and finance staff as needed, keeping them informed of any changes to the tax code.
• Gives management advice on how the company’s policies and strategy will affect taxes.
• As needed, takes part in the tax authority’s workshop and informs management of developments.
• carries out additional responsibilities delegated by the direct supervisor.

Qualification level:

• An MA or BA

Experience at Work:

• a five-year BA
• three years for a master’s

Ability:

Knowledge of tax laws and regulations.

• Proficiency in Microsoft Word and Excel, along with computer literacy.
• Proficiency in time management.
• Outstanding abilities in both written and spoken communication.

Place of work: Addis Ababa

Priority date: November 3, 2023

Senior Accountant, Position 7

obligations and liabilities

• Contributes to and aids in the creation of the Finance function’s operating plan.
• Examines and enhances financial transactions and accounts by the policies and procedures of the company.
• Prepares the company’s and its subsidiaries’ general journals.
• Examines and verifies that financial documents are adequate and complete.
• Examines and verifies the accuracy of books of accounts and carries out additional complex general accounting duties.
• Verifies that the appropriate paperwork and authorization back up all decisions and transactions.
• Confirm that the book of accounts and bank statements match up.
• Verifies that expenses are appropriately justified, signed, and charged to the appropriate accounts or project budget.
• Prepares and/or corrects journal entries in the general ledger, investigates discrepancies, and reconciles the general ledger for assigned accounts.
• Reconciling entries, creating a trial balance, and transferring subsidiary accounts are all part of maintaining the general ledger.
• Conveys information about the company’s financial status, including balance sheets, income statements (profits and losses), and other relevant reports.
• Gathers and evaluates financial data to suggest or create effective use of tools and processes, offer tactical advice, and uphold solutions to commercial and fiscal issues.
• Generates accurate accounting reports and displays the outcomes.
• Safeguards monetary data by finishing database backups.
• Ensures the Company complies with financial and legal requirements set forth by the federal, state, and local governments by keeping an eye on new and existing laws, enforcing compliance, and advising management on necessary actions.
• Evaluate and suggest changes to accounting practices and protocols.
• carries out additional tasks as delegated by the immediate supervisor

Credentials and Abilities:

• A master’s or bachelor’s degree in business administration, management, accounting, and finance, or similar fields

Experience at Work:

• 3 to 5 years of experience

Ability:

• Capabilities in supervision and leadership
• Computer literacy, including proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel, and Publisher.
• Proficiency in time management.
• The capacity to make decisions quickly while coordinating with the pertinent parties involved.
• Expertise in resolving issues and handling confrontations.
• Proficiency in both written and oral communication.

Workplace: Addis Ababa Head Office

Priority date: November 4, 2023

Senior Cost Accountant, Position No. 8

Obligations and liabilities:

• Creates and manages precise costing systems concerning labor, manufacturing processes, and the availability of materials.
• Examines modifications to services, manufacturing processes, raw materials, or product designs to ascertain their impact on expenses.
• Calculates the costs of proposed and new products as well as product modifications.
• Examines the gathered information and keeps a thorough log of the outcomes.
• Creates cost projections on a monthly, quarterly, and annual basis.
• Examines monthly journal entries related to manufacturing variance, purchase price variance (PPV), and cost of goods sold (CoGS).
• Analyses labor and material cost data to assess efficacy and efficiency.
• Examines actual and standard costs for errors.
• Examines modifications to manufacturing processes, raw materials, product designs, or services rendered to ascertain their impact on expenses.
• Prepares a periodic report by analyzing actual costs, comparing them to standard costs, and suggesting cost efficiencies.
• Offers financial assistance for business cases; computes and quotes project costs for strategic initiatives with suitable labor and overhead rates and total production costs (make/buy, outsourcing/insourcing).
• Using the information provided create product cost reports that satisfy managers and other staff members.
• Balances general ledger accounts for material expenses, inventory, and production cost items.
• Helps with cost-related problems in ad hoc projects to enhance overall financial controls and procedures.
• Review and analyze material, direct and indirect labor, and other incurred overhead costs as part of the quarterly evaluation and updating of standard costs.
• Contributes ideas and suggestions for streamlining procedures and updating cost accounting policies and guidelines.
• Evaluate and promote opportunities for working capital savings, cost reductions, and increased manufacturing productivity.
• Analyses cost for labor, materials, R&D, and other expenses to prepare the monthly cost of sales figures.
• carries out additional responsibilities delegated by the direct supervisor.

Credentials and Abilities:

• A master’s or bachelor’s degree in management, accounting, finance, business administration, or a similar discipline.

Experience at Work:

• 3–5 years of expertise

Ability:

• Strong understanding of the procedures and principles of cost accounting.
• Proficiency in both written and oral communication.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Word and Excel, along with computer literacy.
• Proficiency in time management.
• Knowledge of Peachtree accounting.

Workplace: Addis Ababa Head Office

Priority date: November 4, 2023

Senior General Accountant, Position No. 9

Obligations and liabilities:

• Contributes to and aids in the creation of the Finance function’s operating plan.
• Examines and enhances financial transactions and accounts by the policies and procedures of the company.
• Prepares the company’s and its subsidiaries’ general journals.
• Examines and verifies that financial documents are adequate and complete.
• Examines and verifies the accuracy of books of accounts and carries out additional complex general accounting duties.
• Verifies that the appropriate paperwork and authorization back up all decisions and transactions.
• Confirm that the book of accounts and bank statements match up.
• Verifies that expenses are appropriately justified, signed, and charged to the appropriate accounts or project budget.
• Prepares and/or corrects journal entries in the general ledger, investigates discrepancies, and reconciles the general ledger for assigned accounts.
• Reconciling entries, creating a trial balance, and transferring subsidiary accounts are all part of maintaining the general ledger.
• Conveys information about the company’s financial status, including balance sheets, income statements (profits and losses), and other relevant reports.
• Gathers and evaluates financial data to suggest or create effective use of tools and processes, offer tactical advice, and uphold solutions to commercial and fiscal issues.
• Generates accurate accounting reports and displays the outcomes.
• Safeguards monetary data by finishing database backups.
• Ensures the Company complies with financial and legal requirements set forth by the federal, state, and local governments by keeping an eye on new and existing laws, enforcing compliance, and advising management on necessary actions.
• Evaluate and suggest changes to accounting practices and protocols.
• carries out additional tasks as delegated by the immediate supervisor

Credentials and Abilities:

• A master’s or bachelor’s degree in business administration, management, accounting, and finance, or similar fields

Experience at Work:

• 5 or 3 years of experience

Ability:

• Capabilities in supervision and leadership
• Computer Literacy: Skillful in Microsoft Word, Excel, Publisher, and other programs.
• Proficiency in time management.
• Capacity to make decisions quickly while consulting with the appropriate stakeholders.
• Expertise in resolving issues and handling confrontations.
• Proficiency in both written and oral communication.

Place of work: Addis Ababa

Priority date: November 4, 2023

How to Apply

Candidates meeting the aforementioned requirements may submit a comprehensive curriculum vitae, supporting documentation, and credentials, along with a cover letter, to hr@kerchanshe.com with the subject line “Senior General Accountant.” Please attempt to include the date in the subject line and submit the application within seven working days.

Application guidelines:

Don’t forget to include your updated work experience letter, CV, application letter, and educational document.

 

False and incomplete information will be rejected.