Specialist Finance

Vacancy Announcement No 6/2024

(Internal / External)

At METAD, we have a vision to see Ethiopian specialty coffee enjoyed by sophisticated consumers across the world, and in doing so, help Ethiopia achieve the worldwide brand recognition its coffee deserves. From seed to cup, we work hard to produce, process, and export premium Ethiopian coffee to the world. We use sustainable and eco-friendly cultivation and processing methods coupled with an unprecedented level of attention to quality control. We strive to operate our company on a basis of sustainable and profitable growth, increasing value for our investors, and prosperity for our workers and their families. METAD is committed to growing and sourcing the best coffee in the world. Our history and strong commitment to coffee and Ethiopia compels us to work with farmers and buyers who share our core values.

Position Specialist Finance

DutyStation -METAD Headquarters Office, Addis Ababa

The specialist finance is a position holder who reports to the finance director and handles payments and their supporting documents, maintains proper books of accounts and records for METAD's financial and accounting transactions in line with METADs financial policies and procedures; performs coding and posting activities for all payments, collections and journal vouchers using the prevailing accounting system and overall financial activities.

Main Roles and Responsibilities include:

• Establishes the accuracy of all payments and its supporting documents;
• Prepares monthly schedules for settlement of employee income tax, withholding tax, VAT, and other government taxes in accordance with the tax authoritys format;
• Performs coding and posting activities for all payments, collections, and journal vouchers using the prevailing accounting system;
• Prepares monthly bank reconciliation against book balances;
• Closely follows up on long outstanding receivables and payables;
• Maintain mandate files for long outstanding receivables and payables;
• Makes proper follow-up of the delivery and proper filing of original and other supporting financial documents;
• Keeps and safeguard all financial documents in chronological order after data entry;
• Preparation of monthly, quarterly, and annual financial reports;
• Assists in closing of accounts at the end of the fiscal year for the submission of draft accounts report;
• Monitors and tracks all operating expense payments; Check and verify all payments as per the requirements and Procedure Manual,
• Manage petty cash allocation
• Prepare & support the HR department in payroll preparation; tax calculations and payment document preparations.
• Performs other related duties assigned by the immediate supervisor.

• MBA\MA\MSc\BA\BSc Accounting, Finance or related field;
• 2 years for MBA\MA\MSc or 4 years for BA\BSc of relevant experience in accounting, financial analysis, or related areas.