Accountant

About Gelila Manufacturing PLC

A diversified Ethiopian industrial and service company, originally founded in 2004 in Adwa City, Tigray Region. Today, we operate across footwear manufacturing, food processing, public bus transportation, and are developing major new projects in bus assembly and textile manufacturing.

Our Vision

• To become a leading manufacturing and service providing company in Ethiopia.

Our Missions

• To produce competitive, high-quality products in footwear, food, and textiles for domestic and export markets.
• To provide safe and reliable public transport services.
• Delivering quality products and services that uplift lives, empower communities, and protect the environment.

The Finance and Compliance Lead will play a crucial role in ensuring the financial integrity and compliance of the projects. This position will be responsible for financial management, compliance monitoring, and reporting. The lead will work closely with the project team, stakeholders, and donors to ensure smooth financial operations and adherence to all relevant regulations and policies.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Ensure compliance of all financial transactions including administrative and project with all relevant laws, regulations, and donor requirements.
• Supervise day to day accounting and reporting in order to maintain accurate financial records, including income statements, balance sheets, and cash flow statements.
• Ensure proper filing of documents by archiving, organizing, and updating financial documents both in hard and soft formats.
• Prepare and manage budgets, forecasts, and financial reports.
• Oversee and manage financial transactions, including payments, receipts, and bank reconciliations.
• Reconcile financial discrepancies by collecting and analyzing account information.
• Monitor and control expenses to ensure adherence to budget guidelines.
• Review and ensure accuracy of all the financial data entered and timely closure of the accounts every month.
• Conduct regular reviews and audits to ensure compliance with grant terms and conditions.
• In close coordination with the project team, prepare the monthly cash forecast and cash request for all projects to ensure cash flow.
• Overlook petty cash transactions, including receiving, disbursing, and reconciling petty cash funds by the accountant.
• Process payments directly to suppliers, other vendors and other agencies.
• Develop and implement internal control systems to safeguard assets and prevent fraud.
• Conduct monthly internal thorough audit due diligence and report to management.
• Participate in project meetings to review financial status and assist in decision-making related to budgeting and expenditures.
• Respond to inquiries from donors and auditors in a timely and professional manner.
• Serve as the primary liaison between the project team, stakeholders, and finance departments.
• Communicate effectively with project team members to ensure financial information is accurate and up-to-date.
• Coordinate with external auditors and consultants to facilitate smooth audits and reviews.
• Detect and report to management any irregularity and/or major audit finding that required special attention or management action.
• Provide financial guidance and training to project staff, ensuring proper implementation of financial procedures.
• Assist in the procurement process, including selection, purchase order generation, and invoice verification.
• Ensure compliance with procurement policies and procedures.
• Maintain accurate records of procurement transactions.
• Perform any other related task as may be assigned

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 Job information and Candidate specification

Position Title                         : Senior Accountant  

Division                                  : Finance

Reporting to                          : Finance Manager

 Job Summary/Main Purpose

Senior Accountant is Responsible for all aspects of Manufacturing and Production costing analysis and inventory for all business lines, responsible for comparing standard cost to actual cost and identifying and explaining, Preparing financial analyses and reports. Preparing revenue projections and forecasting expenditure. Assisting with preparing and monitoring budgets. Maintaining and reconciling balance sheet and general ledger accounts.

Main Responsibilities:

Under the guidance of the Finance Manager, the Senior Accountant shall carry out the following duties:

• Develop and maintain cost accounting system that ensures accurate costing
• Produce daily production, variance and ad hoc reports
• Review and analyze standard and actual costs for variances and prepare reports
• Update standard costs and ensure accuracy in the Bill of Materials (BOM’s)
• Prepare, analyze and report monthly gross margin analysis by customer, part number and production jobs
• Analyze changes in product design, raw materials, manufacturing methods, or services to determine effects on costs
• Study and collect data to determine costs of business activities such as raw material purchases, inventory and labor
• Responsible for account reconciliation of physical inventories and cycle counts
• Prepare periodic inventory reserves reconciliation, analyzing inventory for risk, and monitoring with support from internal stakeholders
• Assist in month-end and year-end closing by analyzing inventory and preparing supplemental reports as needed
• Work on special projects as require
• Verify, allocate, post and reconcile accounts payable and receivable
• Produce error-free accounting reports and present their results
• Analyze financial information and summarize financial status
• Spot errors and suggest ways to improve efficiency and spending
• Provide technical support and advice on Management Accountant
• Review and recommend modifications to accounting systems and procedures
• Manage accounting assistants and bookkeepers
• Participate in financial standards setting and in forecast process
• Maintaining fixed asset registry, coding and reconciliation with physical count
• Performs other related tasks as assigned by the immediate supervisor.

Employment type                  : Permanent

Number Required                 : 2 (Two)

Place of Assignment              : Addis Ababa

Salary                                     : Company Scale         

Posting Date                          : October 28, 2026

Closing Date                          : November 06, 2026