Finance Manager

Job Location: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

About The Role:

Sun King is looking for an experienced Finance Manager to oversee financial reporting, tax compliance, audit coordination, and accounting operations for its Ethiopia business. This is a hands-on role for a finance professional with strong knowledge of Ethiopian federal and regional taxation, statutory audits, and IFRS-based accounting. The position manages tax compliance and dispute matters with the Ministry of Revenue and regional State Revenue Bureaus, coordinates the annual audit cycle, and maintains accurate, complete, and audit-ready financial records.

The Finance Manager will work closely with the Global MIS Team and the Regional Finance Controller for East Africa, providing financial insights on tax, compliance, controls, and business performance as Sun King continues to grow its Ethiopia operations.

What you will be expected to do:

1. Tax Compliance - Federal & Regional

• Manage end-to-end compliance with Ethiopian federal tax requirements administered by the Ministry of Revenue, including corporate profit tax, VAT, excise tax where applicable, withholding tax, customs/import duty and VAT exposure, and employment income tax compliance.
• Manage compliance with regional state and city administration tax requirements, including the Addis Ababa City Administration Revenue Bureau and other relevant State Revenue Bureaus and Authorities.
• Address matters where federal and regional tax jurisdictions overlap, ensuring appropriate interpretation and application of tax requirements.
• Prepare, review, and submit statutory tax returns within required timelines.
• Maintain tax payment calendars and reconcile tax-related general ledger accounts.
• Serve as the main contact for tax assessments, queries, audits, and dispute matters with the Ministry of Revenue and Regional Revenue Bureaus.
• Coordinate information provided to tax authorities and participate in settlement discussions where required.
• Reconcile tax ledgers with tax authority records and investigate differences or variances.
• Monitor changes to Ethiopian federal and regional tax proclamations, directives, and rulings, translating relevant updates into practical guidance, process changes, and risk considerations for the business through the Public Policy and Government Relations team.
• Provide input into transfer pricing documentation and intercompany transaction compliance for cross-border dealings with Sun King subsidiaries.
• Monitor regulatory filings linked to finance operations, including relevant National Bank of Ethiopia (NBE) foreign exchange requirements.

2. Audit & Internal Controls

• Serve as the main contact for external statutory auditors and coordinate the annual audit cycle from planning through completion.
• Coordinate audit schedules, fieldwork, information requests, and resolution of audit queries.
• Maintain year-round audit readiness for internal, interim, and final audits, including accurate reconciliations, documentation, and evidence files in line with group month-end reporting (MEC) and Ethiopian statutory requirements.
• Participate in internal audit reviews and control testing, tracking action points through to completion.
• Establish, maintain, and monitor internal controls covering financial reporting, cash handling, reconciliations, procurement, and revenue processes.
• Coordinate with licensed local audit firms and maintain compliance with Accounting and Auditing Board of Ethiopia (AABE) requirements.

3. Accounting & Financial Reporting

• Manage the monthly, quarterly, and annual close process for the Ethiopia entity, ensuring accurate and timely reporting against group deadlines.
• Prepare monthly financial statements in line with IFRS and Ethiopian statutory reporting requirements.
• Reconcile statutory books to group reporting and investigate differences where they arise.
• Review balance sheet reconciliations, journal entries, accruals, and the fixed asset register.
• Maintain an accurate and audit-ready general ledger.
• Maintain the local Chart of Accounts in line with group standards and ensure accurate entity and cost-center reporting.

Accounts Payable

• Work closely with the MGC Team (Outsourced Payables Processing Team) to:
• Ensure supplier balances are accurately recorded and clearly explained.
• Verify that expense postings are accurate and consistent.
• Address MIS-related queries.
• Improve processes in coordination with Procurement.
• Ensure payments are processed within established timelines.

Accounts Receivable

• Ensure customer balances are accurate and clearly explained.
• Follow up with relevant Partnership Account Managers on overdue accounts.
• Reconcile EasyBuy receipts against wallet balances.
• Ensure the “Balance to Collect” on KaziPlan is reconciled monthly.

Bank & General Ledger Reconciliations

• Ensure all bank accounts are reconciled on a weekly and monthly basis.
• Verify that funds recorded in the internal CRM through Looker reconcile with SAP S/4HANA and bank account balances.
• Investigate and resolve reconciliation differences within established timelines.

Month-End Close

• Ensure all month-end close activities are completed within established MEC timelines, including: Depreciation, Purchase GIT, Salary journals, Bonus and incentive provisions, Prepaid expense tracking, FX runs, and Fixed asset accounting
• Provide accurate and well-assisted commentary for monthly P&L and balance sheet reviews ahead of MIS publication.
• Monitor costs associated with imported shipments (COGS), ensuring appropriate allocation and timely follow-up with Operations for MIRO/MIGO bookings and closure.

4. Business Partnering

• Provide clear financial insights and commentary on business performance, tax exposure, and compliance risks during country and regional business reviews.
• Represent Finance in cross-functional forums and provide guidance to Sales (EasyBuy Direct), Marketing, Operations, Legal, HR, Procurement, and EB Operations on tax, audit, and accounting matters.
• Work with teams across the business to identify financial risks, improve processes, and strengthen compliance.
• Provide practical financial guidance on business choices involving accounting, tax, controls, and regulatory requirements.

You might be a strong candidate if you have:

• A Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field, in partnership with a recognized professional accounting qualification such as ACCA, CPA, CIMA, or equivalent. A Master's degree is an added advantage.
• 7-10+ years of progressive finance or accounting experience, including significant experience in a Finance Manager or senior accounting position in Ethiopia.
• Practical experience managing federal and regional tax compliance and tax authority audits in Ethiopia.
• Experience coordinating statutory or external audits from planning through sign-off. Experience with a Big 4 or reputable audit firm is strongly preferred.
• Strong experience preparing IFRS-compliant financial statements and managing month-end and year-end close in a multinational or group-reporting environment.
• Experience in a multinational, energy, off-grid/renewable energy, telecommunications, or FMCG environment is an advantage.
• Working knowledge of Ethiopian company law and foreign investment/NBE foreign exchange regulations relevant to finance operations is an advantage.

What Sun King offers:

• Professional growth in a dynamic, rapidly expanding, high-social-impact industry
• An open-minded, collaborative culture with enthusiastic colleagues driven by the challenge of innovation and making a profound impact on people and the planet.
• A truly multicultural experience: you will have the chance to work with and learn from people from different geographies, nationalities, and backgrounds.
• Structured, tailored learning and development programs that help you become a better leader, manager, and professional through the Sun King Center for Leadership.

We place great importance on sustaining a diverse, inclusive work environment.

We believe that innovation and understanding comes from diversity on every spectrum. We work to make sure every Sun King team member knows that they belong, knowing that sustaining an inclusive workplace requires conscious effort and is a continuous journey, not an end-state.

Sun King recruits, employs, trains, compensates and promotes people based on their experience, skills, effort, and results. We explicitly prohibit discrimination on the basis of race, religion, caste, national origin, color, gender, marital status, family structure, sexual orientation, HIV/AIDS status, or disability.