Financial Controls Manager - Ethiopia

About the role

Safaricom Limited is hiring a Financial Controls Manager for its Ethiopia entities, reporting to the Financial Controls, Governance & SOX Lead. The role provides end-to-end financial stewardship, reporting discipline, balance sheet governance and control oversight across Safaricom Telecommunications Ethiopia PLC, Safaricom M-PESA, Vodafamily Ethiopia and Global Partnerships for Ethiopia B.V., acting as the finance custodian for the Ethiopia entities.

Key responsibilities

• Own the month-end, half-year and year-end close governance, and prepare management and statutory financial statements in line with IFRS and Group policies
• Drive balance sheet governance, reconciliations and certification, including daily M-PESA reconciliations, and resolve aged items and settlement exceptions
• Review financial performance against budgets and forecasts, and prepare management, Board and Board Committee reports
• Maintain financial controls, policies, accounting manuals and SOPs, and liaise with Group Reporting on technical accounting matters
• Monitor treasury, liquidity, foreign exchange and counterparty risks, and oversee intercompany transactions and investments
• Ensure statutory, corporate and tax filings and annual external audits are completed on time, and partner with Group Tax on transfer pricing
• Support Board governance, coordinate finance reporting calendars and close Board action items
• Drive automation, process optimisation and digital finance capabilities, and build relationships with auditors, banks and regulators

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics, Business Administration or a related discipline
• CPA(K), ACCA or equivalent professional accounting qualification
• 7-10 years' experience in financial reporting, financial control, audit or finance within a multinational or regulated environment
• Experience managing multi-entity legal structures, corporate governance and cross-border statutory compliance

Required skills

• Strong knowledge of IFRS, financial reporting, balance sheet governance, financial controls and treasury operations
• Experience with ERP systems (preferably Oracle Fusion) and reconciliation platforms
• Demonstrated experience driving finance transformation, process automation and control improvement