About This Role
This is a hands-on, execution-focused accounting role within a well-known Ethiopian social enterprise. Whiz Kids Workshop is a creative organization, so the finance function here is lean and practical. The role suits a mid-level accountant who enjoys owning the full cycle of accounting work directly, rather than delegating or supervising. You will be the person making the entries, reconciling the accounts, and ensuring compliance — not managing a large team.
What the Requirements Say About This Role
The job calls for someone with 3–5 years of experience who is comfortable doing the day-to-day bookkeeping themselves. This implies the employer values strong technical accounting skills and attention to detail over leadership or strategic finance experience. The ideal candidate is likely someone who has worked in a small finance department or a start-up environment where they handled multiple tasks independently. Familiarity with Ethiopian tax regulations and audit readiness is clearly important.
How to Approach This Application
In your application, emphasize your hands-on experience with daily journalizing, bank reconciliation, and tax filing. Avoid focusing on supervisory roles or team management. Provide specific examples of how you have maintained audit-ready books in a previous role. Highlight your ability to work independently and your familiarity with Ethiopian tax laws, as these are likely priorities for the employer.
Who This Role Suits
This role is best suited for a detail-oriented accountant who prefers execution over management. It is likely moderately competitive, as it offers independence and a clear scope of work within a respected organization.
The Opportunity
This is a hands-on, roll-up-your-sleeves accounting role. Our transaction volume is manageable, so one capable accountant owns the books end to end: you will personally do the daily data entry and transaction coding, process payments (supported by a junior accountant who handles basic payment processing), reconcile the bank statements, file the taxes, and produce the reports.
You will work directly with the Finance & Operations Head to keep our books audit-ready, our tax filings penalty-free, and our management dashboards up to date. To be clear about fit: if most of your recent experience is supervising a team rather than making the entries yourself, this role is probably not for you - and that is by design.
Key Responsibilities
- Daily Bookkeeping - Personally journalize and code all transactions daily, maintain a zero-error, balanced General Ledger with a complete audit trail, and keep supporting documentation complete.
- Payments - Process payments accurately and on time, working with the junior accountant who handles basic payment processing.
- Reconciliation - Reconcile all monthly bank statements and resolve every discrepancy.
- Tax Compliance - Prepare and submit monthly VAT, withholding tax (WHT), employment income tax (PAYE), and pension contribution declarations; quarterly advance profit tax; and the annual income tax return - 100% on time, zero penalties.
- Reporting - Prepare weekly management dashboards, quarterly financial reports, and the annual report; support donor reporting and the year-end external audit.
- Systems - Use Peachtree (Sage 50) and QuickBooks confidently for the full cycle, and help strengthen internal controls.
What Success Looks Like (Our Expectations)
- Every transaction is entered and coded the day it happens - no backlogs.
- 100% of monthly bank statements reconciled, with all discrepancies resolved.
- All tax declarations (VAT, WHT, PAYE, and pension) filed on time with zero errors or penalties.
- Weekly expense and income reporting delivered on schedule, with dashboards kept current.
- A balanced General Ledger (debits = credits) with 99%+ of entries carrying complete supporting documentation.
- A seamless year-end audit, with zero material adjustments from external auditors.
Candidate Profile (What We Are Looking For)
We are looking for an Accountant who takes pride in doing the work personally - someone who enjoys the craft of clean books: accurate daily entries & data, correct coding, and internal and external filings and reports that are never late.
- BA in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
- Around 3 to 7 years of hands-on accounting experience - you have personally done daily entries, coding, payments, reconciliations, and tax filings, recently.
- Solid working proficiency in Peachtree (Sage 50) and QuickBooks.
- Practical knowledge of IFRS for SMEs and Ethiopian tax law: VAT, WHT, PAYE, pension, and advance profit tax.
- Good skills in Excel and Google Sheets; openness to using AI tools for analysis.
- High integrity, obsessive attention to detail, and a commitment to accuracy - detail matters to us, so read the application form instructions carefully.
- Able to work independently and meet tight deadlines without compromising quality.
What We Offer
- A Mission-Driven Environment: your work directly supports Ethiopian children, families, and caregivers.
- Professional Growth: exposure to donor-funded projects, audit processes, system implementation, and real business acumen - you will see how a creative social enterprise is run end to end.
- Stability: a 1-year contract with a strong likelihood of extension based on performance.
- Competitive salary based on experience, skills, and performance, plus an annual performance bonus.
How To Apply
Apply ONLY through our online application form (about 20 minutes, including a short technical section - please complete it in one sitting)
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScP2ksjqXf4n7Tzyhk8s0FdIVvv7vQzt2jDrOLb4JMvxjPxwA/viewform
Have ready: an updated CV (maximum 3 pages) uploaded to Google Drive or Dropbox with the link set to "anyone can view." Educational credentials and experience letters will be requested from shortlisted candidates at the interview stage; a reference will be requested at the offer stage.
Applications sent by email will not be considered.
Application Deadline: July 26, 2026 - 5:00 PM EAT. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for screening and interviews.
Whiz Kids Workshop P.L.C - Inspiring the Future
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