Endalk Mezgebu

Experience

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  Coca-Cola Beverages Africa

  Nov 2015 - Oct 2018

  Key Responsibilities:1. Management of Cash Collections - Monitor the validity of online deposit slips and CPOs. - Reconcile daily cash collections with bank deposit slips. - Oversee the daily depositing of cash to the bank. - Identify any risks related to cash collection and depositing.2. Effective Petty Cash Management - Ensure petty cash is available at all times. - Verify that disbursements have proper authorization. - Record petty cash disbursements to the correct G/L account and cost centers.3. Proper Bank Reconciliations - Capture bank statements on a real-time basis. - Clear bank sub-accounts timely and with the same reference. - Ensure all deposits in transit are cleared by the end of the second month. - Ensure house bank balances agree with bank balances at the end of each month.4. Financial Accounting - Ensure proper documentation. - Report bank balances accurately on a daily basis. - Monitor and properly file cash receipts and original deposit slips. - Prepare monthly GL reconciliations.5. Tax Management - Ensure all taxes (Excise Tax, VAT, Withholding Tax, and Profit Tax) are calculated, filed, paid, and claimed timely in compliance with Ethiopian tax laws.6. Payment Processing Routines7. Foreign Purchased Raw Materials/Goods in Transit (GIT) - Settle foreign vendor balances and verify purchase orders and invoices. - Ensure all foreign payments have genuine evidence. - Summarize landed costs of imported raw materials and spare parts.8. Fixed Asset Management - Conduct fixed asset verification and tagging. - Update fixed assets in the SAP fixed asset register.9. ERP-SAP Super User - FI - Request SAP access for new or existing employees as needed. - Assist the team with any system (SAP) related issues they may face. Show less Joined Coca-Cola as a Graduate in Training (GIT) for an 11-month program that included extensive off-the-job and practical training across all company departments, including Finance, HR, Warehouse and Inventory Management, Procurement, Sales, and Marketing.Inventory Management- Managed materials in the store.- Conducted daily cycle counts.- Handled goods issuance and receiving with and without reservation numbers.- Prepared necessary documents for Good Receiving Notes (GRN) and learned the GRN creation process.- Facilitated material transfers (STO) and managed different types of stock transfers.- Updated materials (spares) by changing ICM codes to new SAP numbers.- Performed variance analysis.Procurement- Managed local and foreign procurement processes.- Ensured necessary documents were included in the procurement process.- Prepared documents required for payment processing.- Collected pro-forma invoices and sourced suppliers.- Created Purchase Orders (PO).Sales and Marketing- Captured and managed orders from various outlets.- Sent captured orders to the OCCD for product delivery to each outlet.- Delivered company products to outlets.- Prepared stock and daily order volume reports.- Negotiated and convinced customers.- Managed relationships with shop heads.- Conducted market activation activities.Human Resources (HR)- Participated in the recruitment process.- Managed payroll.- Facilitated learning and development programs.- Handled legal procedures with attorneys.- Prepared monthly HR reports. Show less

  • Accountant

    Oct 2016 - Oct 2018

  • Graduate In Trainee

    Nov 2015 - Sept 2016
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  Industrial Parks

  Oct 2018 - May 2022

  TAL Apparel Ltd. & Kingdom(Eth) LinenKey Responsibilities Ø Triggering and preparation of annual Factory budget and Departmental budgets and semi-annual updates.Ø Review monthly financial reports and highlights to Management on variances, performance and expenses against budget and forecast.Ø Proactively analyzes accounting records and identifies areas of improvements (e.g. handling of ageing materials etc.). Ø Preparing an 18-month rolling forecast of Profit & Loss everymonth. Ø Provide cost analysis tools such as Group Cost Model, variance analysis, etc. to relevant managers, and train them how to use the tools to identify cost drivers and identify cost reduction opportunities.Ø Monthly and Quarterly business review with the group senior managementsØ Set up fixed asset register, count and labelling and overall fixed asset managementØ Coordinate with other functions to ensure month-end / year-end closing operations are carried out in-line with the Group and local guidelines.Ø Preparing financial statements (e.g. P&L, Balance Sheet, etc.) in accordance with Country and Group accounting procedures.Ø The Primary Factory representative to coordinate all Group and external financial audits and tax investigations.Ø Monitor financial activities of the Factory to ensure they are carried out in compliance with Country laws and Group policies.Ø Create a weekly cash flow forecast to determine the level of cash needed versus cash on hand.Ø Review and approve accuracy and appropriateness of all payments including supplier invoices, staff claims, petty cash receipts etc.Ø Supervising Finance Accountant and AccountantsØ Monitor the outstanding accounts receivables and follow-up those overdue transaction.Ø Ensure taxes are reported and tax payments are settled in a timely manner and in accordance with Country regulations.Ø Ensure adequate insurance coverage on all major risk areas such as the company’s assets are well covered with the proper insurance. Show less TAL Apparel Ltd.Ø Managing the process and formats for creating annual Factory and Departmental budgets and semi-annual updates.Ø Review monthly financial reports and highlights to Management on variances, performance and expenses against budget and forecast, so that corrective actions can be carried out effectively.Ø Proactively analyzes accounting records and identifies areas of improvements (e.g. handling of ageing materials). Investigate and provide recommendations to the management team and relevant departments as appropriate.Ø Create monthly 18-month rolling forecast of Profit & Loss, including operational data for each department.Ø Collecting and analyzing data for any ad-hoc financial and performance requests.Ø Assist the management team in cost analyses and cost reduction exercises as needed.Ø Provide cost analysis tools such as Group Cost Model, variance analysis, etc. to relevant managers, and train them how to use the tools to identify cost drivers and identify cost reduction opportunities.Ø Identify the Factory’s major controllable costs (e.g. excess cost, electricity, consumables). Collect the data required to create reports and track these costs on a regular basis.Ø Monthly business review with senior managements and recommend area of improvement Ø Quarterly business review with the group senior managementsØ Management of different contracts with vendors and service providers as well as donors.Ø Set up fixed asset register, count and labelling and over all fixed asset management Show less

  • Finance Manager

    Apr 2020 - May 2022

  • Management Accountant

    Oct 2018 - Mar 2020
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  Akobo Minerals

  Jun 2022 - Aug 2022

  Finance Manager

  Manage a team of Five and Main responsibilities were;• Develop, manage, and monitor project budgets, financial reports, and projection of funding needs• Manage financial operations and develop financial reporting; provide guidance and technical assistance to financial personnel as well as staff training• Provide ongoing financial administration to the project, including the processing of approvals for procurements,consultant agreements, and vendor invoices• Ensure that financial operations are in compliance with Akobo Minerals’ policies and procedures and as set forth by the Ethiopian government• Processing and transferring the accounting information from the existing to new systems• Inter company account reconciliation• Manage routine finance operations of the company including but not limited to payroll, preparation and submission of the monthly declaration to the tax office; Month-end closing and preparation of periodic financial statements• Ensure that periodic financial reconciliations are performed and completed in a timely manner• Internal auditing and control system• Conducting financial analysis• Capitalization • Supervision and personnel management of the local Finance team• Preparation of monthly management reports• Local superuser of ERP/accounting system Show less

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  Joia

  Sept 2022 - now

  Management Accountant

  Key Responsibilities,• Analyze and report profit margins• Give relevant cost information to management for pricing and other decision making• Managing the process and formats for creating annual Factory and Departmental budgetsand semi-annual updates• Manage Foreign raw material and spares purchase and prepare necessary cost information• Ensure taxes are reported and tax payments are settled in a timely manner and in accordance with Country regulations• Review monthly financial reports and highlights to Management on variances, performance and expenses against budget and forecast• Triggering and preparation of annual Factory budget and Departmental budgets and semiannual updates.• Coordinate with other functions to ensure month-end / year-end closing operations arecarried out in-line with the Group and local guidelines.•Setting up standard cost, actual costing and variance Analysis•Monthly’s Raw materials consumption and variance analysis•Lead Cost reduction initiatives Show less