Finance and Investment Manager

Senior Cost Controller

   Location: Ramada by Wyndham, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
   Employment Type: Full-Time
   Application Deadline:  15 days

Job Summary

The Senior Cost Controller is responsible for monitoring, analyzing, and controlling the hotel’s food, beverage, operational, and other departmental costs to ensure efficient financial performance. The position works closely with the Finance, Food & Beverage, Purchasing, Stores, Kitchen, and Operations teams to maintain accurate cost records, identify variances, and implement effective cost-control measures.

Key Responsibilities

• Monitor and control food, beverage, and operational costs to ensure they remain within approved budgets and targets.
• Conduct daily and monthly cost analysis and variance reporting for Food & Beverage and other operational departments.
• Review food and beverage consumption, wastage, spoilage, transfers, and complimentary items.
• Conduct regular and month-end physical inventory counts and reconcile results with accounting records.
• Investigate discrepancies between physical stock and system balances and recommend corrective actions.
• · Calculate and monitor food and beverage cost percentages, gross profit margins, and departmental profitability.

Salary Range (65,000 To 80,000 ETB)
Location: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Reports to: Chief Executive Officer
Employment Type: Full-time

The Opportunity

As Finance Manager, you will be responsible for ensuring effective financial management, reliable accounting, sound cash planning and robust financial controls across Frontieri's operations. The role combines strategic financial planning with hands-on oversight in a project-based consulting business.

You will work closely with business development, technical and delivery teams, People and Operations, and country office colleagues to ensure that financial decisions support the firm's operational priorities and business objectives.

Your responsibilities will extend from project costing and pricing through project delivery, financial reporting, invoicing and collection. You will also oversee the firm's administrative costs, payroll, treasury, assets and statutory finance activities. You will lead the effective implementation and continuous improvement of the Finance Operating Model, strengthen the capacity of the Finance team, and ensure that financial information supports timely and informed management decisions.

What You Will Lead

• Financial Planning and Advice: Develop annual budgets and rolling forecasts that integrate project demand, staffing requirements, corporate costs and anticipated revenue. Analyze financial performance, identify risks and opportunities, and provide timely financial advice and recommendations to management.
• Costing and Commercial Control: Oversee project costing and pricing within the firm's approval framework. Review project delivery assumptions, cost structures, profit margins and payment terms, and provide financial assessments before contractual and commercial commitments are made.
• Project Financial Management: Work closely with project directors and delivery teams to establish and maintain project budgets, monitor actual and committed costs, forecast project completion costs, and identify and address potential budget overruns and financial risks.
• Revenue and Working Capital Management: Ensure accurate revenue recognition and proper management of client receivables. Oversee invoicing and collection processes, maintain cash flow forecasts, monitor working capital requirements, and recommend appropriate funding and payment management strategies.
• Accounting and Financial Reporting: Ensure accurate and timely accounting records, bank and balance sheet reconciliations, monthly and annual financial statements, tax reporting, statutory compliance and audit coordination across the firm's relevant operations.
• Corporate and Field Finance Management: Oversee payroll and payment controls, staff advances, payments to consultants and fieldworkers, administrative expenditures, asset management and other corporate financial commitments. Ensure that expenditures are properly authorized, documented and aligned with operational requirements.
• Financial Controls and Compliance: Establish, implement and monitor effective internal financial controls, financial policies and procedures, risk management measures and appropriate segregation of financial duties. Ensure compliance with applicable financial regulations, tax requirements and accounting standards.
• People and Systems Management: Lead, supervise and develop the Finance team, strengthen financial management systems and processes, improve financial reporting practices, clarify roles and responsibilities, and promote accountability and efficiency within the Finance function.
• Success in this role will be reflected in reliable financial information, timely financial reporting, disciplined project and corporate financial management, effective cash flow management, and a Finance function that enables efficient organizational and project delivery while maintaining strong financial governance and professional standards.

About WHEELOL CAR RENTALS PLC

WHEELOL CAR RENTALS PLC is an Ethiopian car rental and transportation service provider committed to delivering reliable, flexible, and customer-focused vehicle rental solutions. The company provides car rental with drivers, corporate vehicle services, short-term and long-term vehicle rental, and regional and field transportation services.

WHEELOL serves corporate organizations, consulting firms, development organizations, and other institutional clients, supporting their transportation and field-operation requirements across Ethiopia. Our vision is to become one of Ethiopia's leading car rental service providers without compromising reliability and customer satisfaction.

Job Purpose

WHEELOL CAR RENTALS PLC is seeking a qualified, experienced, and results-oriented Senior Accountant to oversee the company's financial operations. The successful candidate will maintain accurate financial records, prepare financial statements, manage tax obligations, monitor cash flow, strengthen internal controls, and ensure compliance with applicable Ethiopian financial and tax requirements. The role will also support management in budgeting, financial planning, cost control, and strategic decision-making.

Roles and Responsibilities

A. Financial Management and Accounting

• Manage and oversee daily accounting and financial transactions.
• Maintain accurate, complete, and up-to-date financial records.
• Review and verify payment requests, invoices, receipts, and supporting documents.
• Ensure proper recording and classification of financial transactions.
• Prepare monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements.
• Manage accounts payable and accounts receivable.

B. Tax Management and Compliance

• Prepare and submit tax declarations and supporting documents within required deadlines.
• Manage VAT, withholding tax, income tax, and other applicable tax obligations.
• Ensure compliance with applicable Ethiopian tax laws and regulations.
• Prepare documentation for tax assessments and audits and coordinate with relevant authorities.

C. Budgeting and Cost Control

• Prepare and monitor annual and operational budgets.
• Monitor departmental expenditure against approved budgets.
• Analyze operating costs and identify opportunities to improve cost efficiency.
• Monitor vehicle-related expenses, including fuel, maintenance, repairs, and driver costs.
• Support financial forecasting and business planning.

D. Teamwork and Management Support

• Coordinate financial activities with other departments.
• Supervise and guide junior accounting or finance staff, where applicable.
• Provide reliable financial advice and information to management.
• Maintain confidentiality and professional integrity in handling financial information.