The Financial Analyst – Supply Chain is responsible for supporting the Finance Business Partner by delivering accurate and timely financial analysis supply chain operations. The role focuses on cost tracking, consumption analysis, stock movement reporting, cost audits, and budgeting. The analyst will work closely with supply chain, production, and finance teams to ensure cost efficiency, accuracy in reporting, and data-driven decision-making. This position requires a strong understanding of manufacturing finance, inventory and cost accounting, and experience in FMCG environments.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Produce a monthly report on consumption of raw and packaging materials, and chemical products and stock movements for plant.

• Checks and alert the management on the BoM accuracy with NAV and follow up with the production team for any variation and Validation

• Produce input output analysis report 

• Produce monthly wastage, defects and market return reports to improve supply chain efficiency

• Analyze and report fixed assets in transit/WIP

• Monitor actual cost development, provide early warnings on deviations and advise on corrective actions

• Fill in the established costing models with verified historical data to produce costing reports.

• Take part in and report on cost audits

• Produce cost variance reports

• Identify and report on new cost behavior trends

• Identify and report on non-value-added processes

• Follow up the timely recording keeping, reconciliation and reporting of all company’s payables/Foreign suppliers accounts/.

• To control the correctness of plant petty cash payment made against the amount of cash 

• To calculate monthly and annual depreciation and post the depreciation costs to general ledger

• Support the year-end Financial audit and customs audit

• Support in budgeting process by collecting past data and other information from respective departments

• Process adherence on NAV system related to Stock, Accruals, reporting and related reconciliations

Job Requirements

COMPETENCIES: - 

Functional competency 

Functional knowledge of manufacturing finance, Inventory & cost accounting is a must with 4 to 5 years of experience with FMCG background.

Other competencies 

• Passion 

• Teamwork

• Knowledge and Skills

• Integrity 

• Ownership 

• Planning and Organizing 

• Analytical Thinking

QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED

• Experience: 

• BA in Accounting/MSc in Finance /and Accounting/MBA 

• 4-5 years financial, commercial & market experience in accounting/analytical roles with FMCG sector experience and experience of managing teams.   

• Must have experience of: 

• Business Performance evaluation 

• Budgeting & Forecasting for multiple business units

• Good internal/external communicator being able to build strong relationships, influencing and presenting at a senior level   Desirable

• Working experience in Ethiopia

• Knowledge of local market environment & trends, government policy and regulatory requirements

How to Apply

Application instruction

Please title your application with the subject line: -"Financial Analyst"

Candidates meeting the above-required qualifications are invited to send their CVs through careers@samanu.com

Applications from female candidates are strongly encouraged and will be given preferential consideration, as we deeply value diversity..

Only those applicants who meet the above criteria will be contacted for an interview.

Application deadline: August 18, 2025