- Background: Founded by Tsedeke Yihune, the firm shifted focus toward real estate development, becoming a significant player in the Addis Ababa property market.
- Operations: Flintstone specializes in constructing high-quality, sustainable, and affordable housing, often managing multiple projects simultaneously.
- Recent Developments & Challenges: While reporting a “mighty profit surge,” the company recently faced legal challenges from clients over project delays, leading to court-ordered repayments.
- Milestones: In 2007, it became the first construction firm in Ethiopia to achieve ISO 9000 certification for its quality management system.
- Structure: It has transitioned from a private entity to a public share company (S.C.), fostering higher transparency with shareholders
Position 1: Junior Accountant
Role Overview
Flintstone Engineering S.C is looking for a detail-oriented Junior accountants to join our finance team. You will support the Senior Finance Manager in the day-to-day accounting operations, ensuring that all financial transactions are recorded accurately and in compliance with IFRS. This is an excellent opportunity for a motivated professional to grow their career in the real estate sector.
Key Responsibilities
- Data Entry & CNET Management: Accurately record daily financial transactions, including expenses, bank deposits, and tenant receipts into the CNET ERP system.
- Accounts Payable/Receivable: Process invoices, follow up on client collections documentation, and ensure all payments are documented correctly.
- Bank Reconciliation: Perform monthly bank statement reconciliations for our various Projects.
- Tax Documentation: Assist in the preparation of monthly tax filings, including VAT, Withholding Tax, and income tax, ensuring all supporting documents are organized as per the requirement.
- Documentation & Filing: Maintain a systematic and organized filing system for all financial records, contracts, and audit documents.
- Audit Support: Provide necessary documentation and schedules to the Senior Finance Manager during internal and external audits.
- Collaboration and team work- Ability to work across departments and coordinate among teams.
Required Qualifications
- Education: B.A. Degree in Accounting or Finance from a recognized university.
- Experience: 0-1 years of accounting experience. Experience in Real Estate or Construction is a plus.
- Technical Skills: Basic understanding of IFRS principles.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Excel.
- Previous exposure to ERP or similar accounting software is highly preferred.
- Attitude: High level of integrity, a “can-do” attitude, and a strong desire to learn complex real estate accounting.
Position 2: Senior Accountant
Flintstone Engineering is seeking a highly analytical and process-driven Senior Finance Officer to join our finance team. With 5 years of experience, you will bridge the gap between day-to-day accounting operations and high-level financial strategy.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead the month-end and year-end closing processes, ensuring all financial statements are accurate and comply with IFRS.
- Assist the Finance Manager in developing annual budgets and quarterly forecasts, tracking variances, and explaining the difference.
- Support preparations contact for external audits and ensure tax filings and statutory requirements are met on time.
- Maintain and improve financial policies and procedures to safeguard company assets and ensure data integrity.
- Ensure data entry, entry processing and transactions are accurately recorded, reported and systematically documented.
Required Qualifications
- Experience: 5 years of progressive experience in finance or accounting.
- Education: Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field. Professional certification is highly preferred.
- Technical Mastery: Advanced Excel skills are mandatory. Experience with ERP systems is essential.
- Communication: Ability to translate complex “finance-speak” into clear, actionable insights and communicate among team members is desired.
Position 3: Senior Finance Manager (Managerial Lead & IFRS Expert)
Reporting to: Chief Finance Officer
Role description
Flintstone Engineering SC is seeking a seasoned Senior Finance Manager to drive our financial operations and lead our accounting department. This role is focused on department management, financial control, and ERP optimization, and provision of support to the chief finance officer (CFO). The successful candidate will ensure our company portfolio is managed with high precision under IFRS standards while leveraging CNET ERP to its full potential.
Key Responsibilities
Operational & Team Leadership
- Department Management: Lead and mentor a team of accountants. Review all ledger entries, reconciliations, and payroll to ensure 100% accuracy.
- CNET ERP Super-User: Act as the primary administrator for the CNET ERP system. You will optimize appropriate modules and ensure the system is providing up to date report.
- IFRS Financial Reporting: Prepare and oversee monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements following IFRS.
- Internal Controls: Maintain and audit internal controls following the internal procedures
Strategic Advisory
- CFO Partnership: Support the CFO in high-level financial planning, debt sourcing, and analyzing the ROIs when needed.
- Budgeting & Forecasting: Lead the annual budgeting process and provide the CFO with monthly “Budget vs. Actual” variance analysis and corrective action plans.
- Provide support for the CFO to implement strategic directions from the company board.
Required Qualifications
- Education: B.A. or Masters in Accounting or Finance.
- Certification: ACCA or CPA is highly preferred due to the technical IFRS. knowledge on real-estate and construction sector is a plus
- Software mastery: Expert-level knowledge of ERP is mandatory. Knowledge on CENET system is a plus.
- Technical Knowledge: Deep understanding of IFRS and Ethiopian Commercial Code/Tax Laws and other technical knowledge is mandatory
Place of Work: Addis Ababa
How To Apply
Send your application letter and CV to flintstonehomes@gmail.com in 7 working days since this job posting.
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