Company - Dawit Dreams  

The Company

Dawit Dreams Institute is a unique personal development and success coaching company that helps individuals and companies grow and be at their best; both in their personal and professional lives. We mentor, coach and train people the deep concepts of growth and success to help them cultivate amazing results. 

Our main purpose is to help Ethiopians and Africans unlock their full potential to achieve greatness. Our program has touched millions of lives and impacted thousands of businesses through different platforms. We have helped people become great leaders, powerful thinkers, and strong team players that provide amazing products and phenomenal services. We are now at a pivotal moment in our company as we continue to grow our client base, diversity our portfolio, expand our reach and serve clients of all backgrounds and experiences.

The Job 

As part of its corporate strengthening efforts to meet the ever growing demand for the Dawit Dreams Institute, we would like to hire a Financial Manager to implement the day-to-day activities of the Finance and Operational functions of the company. This position reports to the Deputy CEO and will work with other members of the corporate services team in this dynamic and multi-dimensional company. We are looking for someone with the highest levels of integrity, tenacity and laser sharp focus.  

Duties and Responsibilities 

• Develop and implement business processes and accounting policies to maintain and strengthen internal controls 

• Produce accurate financial reports, budgeting, managing credit, projecting profit

• Develop and implement enthusiastic customer service culture from finance perspective for both internal and external stakeholders.   

• Lead the process of annual review, preparation, and administration of wage and salary.

• Coordinate and direct the preparation of the budget and report variances

• Monitor internal control, oversee and/or prepare periodic income statements and present to management periodic evaluation meetings.

• Lead the internal and external audit processes by working with internal clients and the external auditor 

• Prepare and publish timely and periodic financial statements

• Coordinate the preparation of regulatory reporting

• Support month-end and year-end close process

• Ensure quality control over financial transactions and financial reporting

• Coach the finance officer and other members of the finance team members on policies, procedures, and 

• Progressively defend the company’s financial interests with evidence from regulatory understanding and past experience when coming under pressure from internal and external stakeholders  

• Manage records, receipts, and conduct periodic reconciliation of transactions 

• Process invoices, prepare balance sheets, and become the business 

• Any other tasks assigned by the Deputy CEO 

• Coordinate and ensure procurement of goods and services in terms of Quality, Cost, and Durability principles

• Ensure availability of operationally deemed essential goods and services all the times 

• Keep proper registration and periodical count of inventories and fixed assets of the company  

• Ability to adapt to changes in a fast-growing company and provide solutions to these growing pains

• Ability to think strategically and execute with efficiency 

• Understands and respects the importance of discretion in dealing with financial matters 

• Strong adherence to standards, systems, and protocol in ensuring the corporate health of the organisation

• Ability to adapt to and perform well in a multicultural setting composed of people from different backgrounds and strong opinions  

Job Requirements

Qualifications and Skills

• A minimum of Bachelors degree in Accounting or Finance from a recognized University with a GPA of 3.0 or higher

• Three years experience working in a medium size enterprise in Ethiopia with more than 30 employees and annual revenues of more than ETB30million 

• Experience in implementing financial reporting according to IFRS for SMEs is strongly desired 

• Experience working on accounting software like Sage Peachtree software 

• Excellent oral representation, writing, and reading skills in English, ability to communicate in more than one Ethiopian language strongly desired

How to Apply

Please email the following documents to careers@dawitdreams.net before the closing date with "Finance Manager” as the email subject line. Incomplete submissions will be disqualified. 

• a cover letter explaining why you are interested to be the HR Manager 

• a one-page resume

• contact details for two references (one who has managed you, the other who is someone you’ve been a leader to) 

Women are highly encouraged to apply