About This Role
This is a hands-on senior accounting role at one of Ethiopia’s largest coffee export and trading companies, based in Jimma — a key operational hub for the sector. Rather than a corporate headquarters position, this job places you at the center of Kerchanshe’s core business activities, where you’ll be expected to oversee financial accuracy for the company and its subsidiaries. It suits an experienced accountant who is comfortable working outside Addis Ababa and who values direct involvement in financial operations over strategic planning.
What the Requirements Say About This Role
The listing calls for 5-8 years of experience, which suggests the employer is looking for someone who has already mastered routine accounting and can now independently review, audit, and refine the work of others. The emphasis on checking documentation and testing books of accounts implies they need a detail-oriented professional who can spot inconsistencies and enforce internal controls. This role likely requires familiarity with multi-entity consolidation, as you’ll handle general journals for subsidiaries.
How to Approach This Application
Your application should highlight specific examples of how you’ve improved financial reporting accuracy or caught errors in previous roles. Emphasize experience with preparing general journals for multiple entities or branches, as this is central to the job. Since Kerchanshe is a trading company, mention any familiarity with export/import accounting, foreign currency transactions, or commodity trading finance. Be prepared to discuss how you ensure compliance with documentation requirements in a fast-moving operational environment.
Who This Role Suits
This role is best suited for a seasoned accountant who prefers operational finance over corporate policy work and is willing to relocate to Jimma. Competition will be moderate, but candidates with coffee or agricultural sector experience will have a clear advantage.
Job Purpose:- To enhance financial decision making by recording and processing financial data and reconciling account balances and bank statements, maintaining general ledger and preparing required financial reports and statements in an accurate and timely manner.
Duties and Responsibilities:
Assists and participates in the preparation of operational plan of the Finance function.
Reviews and refines financial transactions and accounts based on Company policies and procedures.
Prepares the general journals for the company and its subsidiaries.
Reviews and checks the completeness and adequacy of financial documents.
Inspects & tests books of accounts for accuracy and performs other advanced general accounting tasks.
Checks all transactions and decisions are supported by proper documentation and authorization.
Verifies that bank statements are reconciled with the book of accounts.
Confirms expenditures are justified, properly made, signed, and charged to correct accounts/project budget.
- Reconciles general ledger for assigned accounts, researches discrepancies and prepares and/or correct journal entries in the general ledger.
Maintains general ledger by transferring subsidiary accounts, preparing a trial balance, and reconciling entries.
Participates in the preparation of Corporate financial reports such as balance sheet, income statements (profits and loss) and other related reports.
Collects and analyzes financial information to recommend or develop efficient use of resources and procedures, provide strategic recommendations and maintain solutions to business and financial problems.
Produces error-free accounting reports and presents their results.
Secures financial information by completing database backups.
- Ensures the Company complies with federal, state, and local financial and legal requirements by studying existing and new legislation, enforcing adherence to requirements, and advising management on needed actions.
Reviews and recommends modifications to accounting systems and procedures.
- Performs other duties assigned by the immediate supervisor
Qualification and Skills
Education:
- BA or MA Degree in Accounting, Accounting and Finance, Management, Business Administration, or related fields
Experiance:
- Minimum of 5 years of relevant professional experience in accounting and financial management.
- Strong knowledge of accounting principles, financial reporting, taxation, and budgeting.
Skills:
- Verbal and written communication skills.
- Supervisory and leadership skills.
- Computer literacy, proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, and Publisher amongst others.
- Time management skills.
- Ability to make decisions on the go in liaison with the relevant stakeholders.
- Problem-solving & conflict 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 [email protected] with the subject line "Senior Accountant’’and submit within seven working days from June 03,2026 up to June 10,2026.
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