HEAD OF FINANCE & STRATEGIC FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT

Key facts

About the role

Highlights

• Position: Head of Finance & Strategic Financial Management
• Company: Organic Liquid Fertilizer Producing P.L.C. (Eco Green)
• Location: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
• Employment Type: Full-Time
• Job Summary
• Lead financial strategy and management to support business growth, operational efficiency, investment decisions, and international expansion.
• Connect finance, ERP systems, cash flow, commercial performance, and business strategy.
• Key Responsibilities
• Lead IFRS-based financial reporting, internal controls, and audit readiness.
• Develop financial models covering more than five years, forecasts, and business scenarios.
• Prepare rolling 12-month forecasts for revenue, profit, cash flow, and working capital.
• Analyze profitability by product, customer, sales channel, and business unit.
• Manage cash flow, liquidity, receivables, inventory, and working capital.
• Improve ERP systems for reliable financial reporting and decision-making.
• Prepare executive financial dashboards and performance reports.
• Evaluate capital expenditure (CAPEX), expansion, financing, and investment opportunities.
• Lead budgeting, cost control, variance analysis, and financial risk management.
• Build and manage a strong, accountable finance team.
• Advise the CEO and management on financial strategy and business decisions.

Required qualifications

• Qualifications and Requirements
• Strong IFRS/IAS knowledge and professional qualification such as ACCA, CPA, CMA, CA, or equivalent.
• Proven skills in financial modelling, forecasting, and financial planning and analysis (FP&A).
• Strong ERP knowledge and experience in ERP implementation or transformation.
• Advanced Excel and financial data analysis skills; Power BI is an advantage.
• Knowledge of manufacturing finance, costing, inventory, and unit economics.
• Strong cash-flow and working-capital management skills.
• Strategic thinking, business-partnering, and decision-making abilities.
• Proven leadership and experience building accountable finance teams.
• High integrity, professional independence, and confidence in advising senior management.
• Preferred Experience
• Manufacturing, agribusiness, FMCG, industrial production, or growth companies.
• Investment, fundraising, banking, strategic partnerships, or international business.
• Desired Mindset
• Analyze business performance, identify causes, forecast future results, and assess impacts on cash flow and profitability.
• Recommend practical actions to improve business performance.
• Build financial systems, drive transformation, and support sustainable business growth.

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