About Us

Safaricom Telecommunications Ethiopia Plc is a company supporting Ethiopia’s digital transformation. As a member of the Vodacom family, we have a wealth of experience connecting over 334 million people globally and over 180 million people in Africa across our network. We look forward to partnering with Ethiopians as we build a new network in Ethiopia.

We are setting the groundwork in readiness for the launch of our services next year and are looking to work with purpose-led teams that put the community at the heart of service.

Safaricom Ethiopia is offering a wide range of careers, whether you’re looking to join our technology, commercial or corporate teams. If you would like a challenge and the promise of a digital future for the people of Ethiopia, we are looking for you. 

We are pleased to announce the following vacancy for Analyst- Financial Systems & Processes within Finance Function in Ethiopia. In keeping with our current business needs, we are looking for a person who meets the criteria indicated below.

Detailed Description

 Reporting to the Financial Systems & Processes Lead, His/Her role will be to execute relevant tasks required in the development and enhancement in the use of the business integrated system application i.e. Oracle and incorporate the various business processes to enhance efficiency and control. This will involve managing implementation of projects from beginning to end and ensure training of application users to achieve effective use of the system as well as maintaining and controlling Financial Systems Master data and resolving functional support issues.

Job Responsibilities

• Enhance the use of the financial systems used by the business by critically evaluating their current usage versus the business requirements for transaction processing, control and reporting.
• Establish required integrations from other systems into Financial Systems and then draw up a list of possible processes to be integrated into the application to minimize manual processing.
• Establish functionalities available in Financial Systems that are not yet in use and then draw up list of functionalities that could be activated for use by the business to increase efficiency and control.
• Resolve functionalities that have had problems in the past and that have affected key control account financial balances and provide corrective action going forward through detailed data analysis
• Complete the preparation of detailed step by step implementation processes for each of the agreed projects agreed on the annual program for improvements required for the financial systems.
• Participate in regular trainings for staff during the implementation of the various improvements to Financial Systems in liaison with HR training.
• Implement agreed procedures to ensure the timely comparison and reconciliation of information received from various systems that is used in financial reporting to ensure strict financial reporting deadlines are met
• Develop and implement a systematic process for capturing all Financial Systems Accounting problems and timely resolution of the same in liaison with the Technology department and/or application providers

Job Requirements

Requirements

• Qualified Accountant CPA /ACCA/CIMA/ACA with an honors degree from a recognized university;
• 3-5 years accounting experience in an international company or international audit firm
• 3-5 years’ experience in managing Financial Systems specifically ERPs
• Demonstrate proficiency in project management skills and competencies
• Ability to critically analyze processes and systems for enhancement of efficiencies and performance
• Thorough understanding of the International Financial Reporting Standards and experience in application and enforcement of the standards at the workplace.
• Experience in preparation and supervision of basic accounting ledger entries and extraction of the Trial Balance and financial statements
• Preparation of periodic statutory accounts

How to Apply

If you feel that you are up to the challenge and possess the necessary qualification and experience, kindly proceed to update your candidate profile on Ethiojobs.net