Financial Controls Manager – Ethiopia

Reporting to the Financial Controls, Governance & SOX Lead, the Financial Controls Manager – Ethiopia is responsible for providing end-to-end financial stewardship, reporting discipline, balance sheet governance and control oversight across Safaricom Telecommunications Ethiopia PLC (STE), Safaricom M-PESA Mobile Financial Services PLC (STE MFS), Vodafamily Ethiopia Company Limited (VFET) and Global Partnerships for Ethiopia B.V. (GPE).

The role acts as the finance custodian for the Ethiopia entities, ensuring accurate accounting, timely management and statutory reporting, effective reconciliations, robust financial controls, treasury governance, audit readiness, Board reporting and compliance with IFRS, Group policies, regulatory, statutory and tax requirements.

Working closely with Treasury, Tax, Legal, Compliance, Risk, Financial Services and Group Finance teams, the role ensures financial integrity, strengthens governance and control effectiveness, supports informed Board and management decision-making, and drives automation, process optimisation and digital finance capabilities to improve reporting visibility, reconciliation effectiveness and operational efficiency.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics, Business Administration or related discipline.
  
• CPA(K), ACCA or equivalent professional accounting qualification.
  
• 7–10 years' experience in financial reporting, financial control, audit or finance within a multinational or regulated environment.
  
• Strong knowledge of IFRS, financial reporting, balance sheet governance, financial controls, treasury operations and regulatory compliance.
  
• Proven experience preparing statutory financial statements, Board papers, statutory filings and managing external audits.
  
• Experience managing balance sheet reconciliations, intercompany transactions and treasury accounting.
  
• Experience working with ERP systems (preferably Oracle Fusion) and reconciliation platforms.
  
• Demonstrated experience driving finance transformation, process automation and control improvement initiatives.
  
• Strong analytical, stakeholder management, communication and problem-solving skills.
  
• Experience managing multi-entity legal structures, corporate governance requirements and cross-border statutory compliance.
  
• Experience supporting Board and Board Committee reporting and governance processes.