Highlights:Meticulous experienced Finance Professional, and qualified Chartered Certified Accountant ( ACCA ) with a proven ability to provide key financial data, insights, support, and reporting to assist in key business decisions. Adept at process evaluation and streamlining, regulatory compliance, problem resolution, and negotiating with diverse, cross-functional teams. Possess strong analytical, financial modeling, and critical reasoning skills. Use extensive planning skills to effectively translate strategic business needs into effective tactical goals. Excellent collaboration, organizational, and multi-tasking skills.

Skills:Certified accountant, Audit, IFRS, Treasury, Financial reporting, Attestation, Analytical, assurance

Goal:To be part of a professional firm to practice accountancy, finance, and consulting, to maximize my acquired education and skills.

Membership:ACCA ACT

Certification:ACCA CertT

Finance and IT Director 06/2018 - current
TAL Apparel, Hawassa, SNNPRS Ethiopia
Industry: Manufacturing Apparel
Meticulous experienced Finance Professional, and Chartered Certified Accountant with a proven ability to provide key financial data, insights, support, and reporting to assist in key business decisions. Adept at process evaluation and streamlining, regulatory compliance, problem resolution, and negotiating with diverse, cross-functional teams. Possess strong analytical, financial modeling, and critical reasoning skills. Use extensive planning skills to effectively translate strategic business needs into effective tactical goals.
• Oversee month and year-end close processes ensuring all required entries are recorded in a timely manner. • Oversee all financial activities, such as: acquisition, disposition, internal controls, working capital and capital expenditures assuring the proper and correct accounting. • Offer data-driven recommendations aligned with overall company strategies and prioritize process improvement initiatives. • Produce and develop accurate financial analyses to support business decisions. • Prepare and present monthly, quarterly and yearly business review to senior executives with the focus of on key performance drivers. • Represent the company on annual audit, tax, regulatory compliance issues. • Responsible for recruiting, coaching and managing finance and information technology staff.--
Senior Audit Quality MANAGR 03/2017 - 05/2018
Accounting and Audit Board of Ethiopia, Addis Ababa, Addis Ababa Ethiopia
Industry: Accountancy regulator
Ethiopian regulatory body for accounting and audit public practice.
• Oversaw and monitored audit quality of practicing firms; investigated their compliance with International Standards on Audit (ISA) requirements and reported on findings. • Provided training on International Financial Reporting standards (IFRS) for employees of public corporations.--
Head of Fiance 10/2015 - 09/2016
Red Fox Ethiopia, Koka, oromia Ethiopia
Industry: Farm
Head of Finance Dummen Orange Ethiopia one of the world-leading companies in breeding and development of cut flowers, € 11 MM P/L, 2500 staff. Working in a busy and high volume environment to drive consistency and best practice across all finance management of the business.
• Established and enforced internal controls, workflows and policies for tracking, reconciling and reporting on accounting activities. • Developed the annual budget forecast using business leaders’ objectives and initiatives while aligning with the corporate budget. • Oversaw month end close processes ensuring all required entries are recorded in a timely manner. • Responsible for financial reporting, taxation & audit issues, management accounts, forecasting, budgeting, Internal control, business partnering, transfer price policies.--
Finance manager 07/2012 - 08/2015
Agropeace Bio Ethiopia plc, Dire Dawa, Dire Dawa Ethiopia
Industry: Farm
finance manager at an Israeli multinationals company engaged in developing large scale agro-industrial plantations using advanced agricultural technology with an Investment of € 17 MM, 300 staff. Working in best business practices of Israeli and external stakeholders including government and financiers.
• Prepared and managed the implementation of accounting policies and procedures for effective financial accounting and internal control policies manual. • Oversaw month end close processes ensuring all required entries are recorded in a timely manner. • Developed the annual budget forecast using business leaders’ objectives and initiatives while aligning with the corporate budget.--
audit Senior 08/2011 - 06/2012
HST & Co Chartered Certified accountant, Addis Ababa, Addis Ababa Ethiopia
Industry: Audit practice
Audit Senior in Ethiopia leading audit and accountancy practice.
• Provided professional audit services in accordance with International Standards on Audit (ISA) requirements and International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) to public companies in the financial, manufacturing and nonprofit industries. • Gathered audit evidence sufficient and appropriate to form an audit opinion. • Prepared draft audit report opinions. • Prepared and communicated on internal control deficiencies to clients’ Audit Committee. • Responsible for mentoring and supervising staff while managing multiple engagements.--
Senior Auditor 02/2008 - 07/2011
Getachew Kassay and Co Chartered Certified accountant, Addis Ababa, Addis Ababa Ethiopia
Industry: Audit practice
Lead senior auditor in Ethiopia leading audit practicing firm.
• Provided professional audit services in accordance with International Standards on Audit (ISA) requirements and International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) to public companies in the financial, manufacturing and nonprofit industries. • Gathered audit evidence sufficient and appropriate to form an audit opinion. • Prepared draft audit report opinions. • Prepared and communicated on internal control deficiencies to clients Audit Committee. • Responsible mentoring and supervising staff while managing multiple engagements.--

Association of Chartered Certified Accountant 01/2010 - 02/2020
london, london, United Kingdom
Degree: Professional Degree
Major:Accountancy
Qulified Chartered Certified Accountant (ACCA)

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