About This Role
This role places you at the financial backbone of a major agricultural exporter, specifically within their coffee production operations. You will be responsible for ensuring the accuracy and timeliness of financial data flowing from rural washing stations to the central office. It is suited for an accountant who is comfortable working in a field-based setting, managing multiple remote sites, and maintaining strict audit readiness in a physically distributed operation.
What the Requirements Say About This Role
The listing calls for an accountant who can bridge the gap between remote, rural operations and formal financial reporting. This implies the ideal candidate is not just proficient in bookkeeping, but also highly organized, capable of enforcing deadlines across multiple washing stations, and experienced with reconciling cash transactions from decentralized hubs. The emphasis on "audit ready" documentation signals that the employer prioritizes extreme accuracy and compliance, likely due to the scale of exports and regulatory oversight.
How to Approach This Application
Focus your application on demonstrating your experience with multi-location financial tracking and your ability to enforce reporting discipline. Highlight any past work with cash reconciliations, inter-branch accounting, or supporting external audits in a similar sector. The employer likely values candidates who can show they are both detail-oriented and capable of working independently in a remote location, so mention your comfort with field assignments and your systematic approach to record-keeping.
Who This Role Suits
This role is best for a mid-level accountant who thrives on operational precision and is comfortable working outside of Addis Ababa in a rural setting. Given the specific location and the need for on-site presence, it is moderately competitive but offers strong career growth for those who can handle the logistical demands.
Job Purpose:-To provide accounting and finance support and prepare financial reports based on internal deadlines by assuring all backup documentation is audit ready and troubleshooting accounting issues.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Tracks expenses and other financial transactions, mainly involving expense entry, tracking, and record keeping.
Reconciles cash accounts for hub offices.
Follows up with washing stations to make sure that weekly expense reports are submitted within the deadline.
Records and maintains appropriate financial transactions and accounts based on the company policies and procedures.
Ensures compliance with all financial regulations and standards.
Assists in preparing for audits and provide necessary documentation and support to auditors.
Compiles and analyzes financial information to prepare financial statements including monthly and annual accounts.
Supports in replenishment of petty cash maintenance of washing stations and hub office according to maximum petty cash policy, and ensures that all petty cash procedures are followed.
Ensures the safeguard of bank checks, cash receipts, and petty cash.
Organizes, files and keeps financial source documents.
Records revenues, expenses, accruals, adjustments, etc. accurately and appropriately.
Posts transactions to general ledger accurately and timely.
Records, corrects and adjusts journal entries and prepares trial balance.
- Collects and files financial documents from various washing stations/units, and balance the daily records and prepares proof sheet and supporting documents
Prepares and submits timely, accurate, and complete periodic financial statements for review.
Identifies and codes all financial documents based on chart of accounts of the Company.
Organizes, files and keeps financial source documents.
Qualification and Skills
Education:
- BA Degree in Accounting, Accounting and Finance, Management, Business Administration, or related fields
Experiance:
- Minimum of 3 years of relevant professional experience in accounting and financial management.
Skills:
- Verbal and written communication skills.
- Computer literacy, proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, and Publisher amongst others
- Time management skills
How To Apply
Applicants who fulfill the above-mentioned criteria could submit detailed curriculum vitae along with supporting documents/credentials accompanied by cover letter addressing hr@kerchanshe.com with the subject line "Accountant’’and submit within seven working days from June 03,2026 up to June 10,2026.
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