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Elias Fekadu Yohannis

Elias Fekadu Yohannis

Addis Ababa,Ethiopia

Summary

Accomplished Finance professional with expertise in strategic partnership, leadership, and coaching with 19 plus years' experience. Demonstrates strong business acumen with a focus on cost control and reduction, process improvement, and market analysis. Proficient in internal control, budgeting, cash flow projection, and P&L and SFP analysis. Skilled in utilizing MS Office, ERP solutions to drive efficiency and enhance operational performance. Committed to leveraging skills for continued professional growth and organizational success.

Offering strong foundation in financial analysis, budgeting, and team leadership. Knowledgeable about financial reporting, compliance, and strategic planning. Ready to use and develop analytical skills, problem-solving abilities, and leadership expertise.

Highly-motivated individual uses flexible, adaptable work ethic to thrive in fast-paced financial environments. Plans and priorities well to deliver projects to quality and timeframe targets with excellent reporting and evaluation abilities.

Overview

19
19
years of professional experience
7
7
years of post-secondary education

Work history

Group Financial Controller

Africa Improved Foods (Holding)
KIgali, Rwanda Hybrid
07.2024 - Current
  • Oversee all controlling and reporting activities at the holding level.
  • Prepare annual financial budget to the board of directors.
  • Generate monthly, quarterly, and annual financial reports.
  • Managed inter-company transactions, ensured proper reconciliation of accounts.
  • Coordinate audit process ay holding level.
  • Analyzed financial data for strategic decision making.
  • lead any financial aspect of Merger and Aquisition (M&A).
  • Develop financial models and business cases on demand.

Chief Financial Officer

Africa Improved Foods PLC (Ethiopia)
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
02.2024 - 06.2024
  • Lead and manage the company s overall process during startup stage.
  • Representing the company in various governmental offices related to license and permits.
  • Manage relationships with different Steckholders.
  • Negotiate with suppliers, contractors and vendors.
  • Develop and implement the first KPI Measurement Model -OGSM (Objective- Goal- Strategy- Measurement)
  • Manage bank relationships.
  • Manage project Finance.
  • Lead the project business case.

Chief Financial Officer

Soufflet Malt Ethiopia SC
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
04.2020 - 01.2024
  • Oversee the finance and IT Department Since project phase.
  • Prepare and present Board Reports on quarterly bases
  • Develop and implement the first KPI Measurement Model -OGSM (Objective- Goal- Strategy- Measurement)
  • Manage Financial Planning and Budget (with focus on Growth) for company with annual turnover of + €129m.
  • Present quarterly budget performance to the group in France.
  • Assist the CEO in strategic planning and decisions.
  • Successfully manage monthly, Quarterly and yearly interim reports
  • Negotiate and granted CAPEX loan from banks
  • Excellent networking with local banks and international guarantors.
  • Spearheaded expansion of Finance Team to keep up with the company growth
  • Design and Implement SOP (Standard operating Procedure)
  • Initiate and implement cost saving way of cash management and successfully managed FX shortage.
  • Mange Tax compliance and reporting. tax dispute and optimize more than€1.6M

Finance Manager/ Business control

Habesha Breweries SC
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
07.2016 - 03.2020
  • Mange the overall finance operation of the company with €40M annual turnover.
  • Initiate and drive business cases and analysis to secure financing from financial institutions including IFC for both operational and CAPEX purpose.
  • Successfully managed tax dispute and optimize €1M.
  • Design and implement the first finance handbook/ SOP (Standard operating procedure) of finance department.
  • Identify and implement finance department KPI for the first time
  • Well managed containers movement (bottle and crate).
  • Develop and executed new pricing model
  • Right sized the finance department head count from 69 to 34 people.
  • Successfully managed and implemented SAP-ERP solution within 7 months
  • Successfully managed the timeline to file monthly reports from 28 days to 6 days
  • Improve information flow to external auditors and managed down the timeline of audit period from 5 months to 1 month.
  • Successfully implemented IFRS

Internal Auditor / ERP Project Manager

BGI Ethiopia PLC/ Castel Group
Addis Ababa , Ethiopia
03.2012 - 06.2016
  • Conducted interim financial audits.
  • Designed and implement Co2 stock management model
  • Successfully managed implementation of ERP-Dynamics Ax 2012r2 -ERP across finance, HR, Procurement and sales & marketing department
  • Design and implement the first process flow mapping (Blueprint)
  • Offred functional user training on finance, HR and Procurement Modules

Lecturer/ Vice Dean

Bahir Dar University College of Business Economics
Bahir Dar, Ethiopia
11.2006 - 12.2011
  • Successfully Offered courses in the area of financial accounting, financial management and investment, taxation, cost and management accounting, government accounting, and accounting information system.
  • Successfully completed and covered all the contents in the syllables of a course called Principle of Accounting II for the first time.
  • Advising students in undertaking research papers
  • Developed and revised various academic curriculums and projects
  • Organizing, coordinating and supervising 100-120 employees.
  • Promoted and publicized academic programs, community services and tailor- made trainings offered by the college of Business and Economics

Education

Master of Science - Accounting and Finance

Addis Ababa University
Addis Ababa
09.2008 - 09.2010

Bachelor of Arts - Accounting and Finance

Bahir Dar University
Ethiopia
09.2003 - 07.2006

Diploma in International Financial Reporting Stand - IFRS

ACCA
United Kingdom
06.2019 - 07.2019

Certificate - Financial Modeling

LCT (London Corporate Training)
United Kingdom
12.2019 - 12.2019

Certificate - Certified Manager (CM)

James Madison University
USA
06.2017 - 12.2017

Certificate - High Performance Leadership Program

Forton Group
United Kingdom
01.2017 - 12.2017

certificate - Ignite Leadership Coaching

Forton Group
United Kingdom
01.2018 - 05.2018

Skills

  • Strategic Partnership
  • Leadership/ Coaching
  • Internal Control
  • Budgeting
  • Business Acumen
  • Cost Control and Reduction
  • Process improvement
  • Market Analysis
  • Cash flow Projection
  • P&L and SFP Analysis
  • MS Office
  • SAP
  • Dynamics AX 2012R2
  • Hilmark

Languages

English
Fluent
Amharic
Native

Personal Detail

Date of Birth - December 3rd, 1982

Nationality     - Ethiopian

Gender           - Male 

Civil Status - Married 

Timeline

Group Financial Controller

Africa Improved Foods (Holding)
07.2024 - Current

Chief Financial Officer

Africa Improved Foods PLC (Ethiopia)
02.2024 - 06.2024

Chief Financial Officer

Soufflet Malt Ethiopia SC
04.2020 - 01.2024

Certificate - Financial Modeling

LCT (London Corporate Training)
12.2019 - 12.2019

Diploma in International Financial Reporting Stand - IFRS

ACCA
06.2019 - 07.2019

certificate - Ignite Leadership Coaching

Forton Group
01.2018 - 05.2018

Certificate - Certified Manager (CM)

James Madison University
06.2017 - 12.2017

Certificate - High Performance Leadership Program

Forton Group
01.2017 - 12.2017

Finance Manager/ Business control

Habesha Breweries SC
07.2016 - 03.2020

Internal Auditor / ERP Project Manager

BGI Ethiopia PLC/ Castel Group
03.2012 - 06.2016

Master of Science - Accounting and Finance

Addis Ababa University
09.2008 - 09.2010

Lecturer/ Vice Dean

Bahir Dar University College of Business Economics
11.2006 - 12.2011

Bachelor of Arts - Accounting and Finance

Bahir Dar University
09.2003 - 07.2006

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