Mawcha W Weldegebriel
Rotterdam
Summary
Dynamic finance professional with over a decade of experience in financial management and reporting, specializing in budgeting, auditing, and maintaining organizational financial health. Proven track record as a finance manager at Ethiopian Airlines demonstrates the ability to drive data-informed decision-making while ensuring compliance with financial policies. Expertise in financial planning and reporting, combined with a commitment to creating transparent and efficient processes, consistently contributes to organizational success. Instrumental in delivering comprehensive financial reports, overseeing audit processes, and implementing SAP systems as a super user, fostering collaboration across departments to enhance financial stability and promote sustainable growth.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
Work History
Volunteer worker
Verhalenhuis Belvedere
12.2023 - Current
- Provide customer service by taking orders, serving food, & addressing customer inquiries.
- Maintain cleanliness & organization of dinning and kitchen areas.
Production worker
ZT
01.2023 - 07.2023
- Server build and assemble
Volunteer worker
COA
04.2022 - 06.2022
- Maintain cleanliness and organization of dining and kitchen areas
Finance Manager
Ethiopian Airlines Group
09.2017 - 02.2022
- Providing financial plan and controlling company’s budget in accordance with the policies and procedures
- Advising on Investment activities and provide financial strategies in coordination with the chief executive officer
- Control and handle loans in coordination with Chief Financial officer
- Providing, analyzing and interpreting financial reports, maintain financial health of the organization
- Handling external and internal audits
- Coaching senior finance officers per HRM coaching programs
- Adopting International Financial Reporting System (IFRS). From Generally accepted Principles (GAAP) to International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS).
- Asset revaluation project handling (head office and 22 Branch offices). Working as a project coordinator from the client side. Fairfax (Earnest and young partner in Ethiopia) was the consultant to implement the valuation of all assets.
- Merging Ethiopian Airports Enterprise with Ethiopian Airlines Enterprise (working as a member in the merging committee and focal person from the financial part)
Deputy Managing Director, Administration
Ethiopian Airports Enterprise
08.2016 - 09.2017
- Comply operational activities with international regulations and standards
- Preparing contract agreements (lease, rent and concessions) and follow up their status.
- Ensure all customer complaints are handled and resolved in accurately and timely
- Controlling administrative issues such as recruitment, training, workload assignment, performance review, appraisals, promotions.
- Continuous engagement and review with customers and stakeholders.
- Implementing SAP across all departments in coordination with other cross functional departments like procurement, warehouse, sales and marketing.
Coordinator Revenue, Collection & account Receivable
Ethiopian Airports Enterprise
05.2014 - 08.2016
- Forecasting annual revenue at company level
- Controlling credit services and sales in accordance with policies and procedures
- ensuring all outstanding receivables are collected with in due date
- Providing long due uncollectible receivables and propose to management for write-off
- Conducting account receivable analysis
- Appraise staff performance
Senior Finance Officer
Ethiopian Airports Enterprise
02.2012 - 05.2014
- Maintain and control general ledgers, subsidiary ledger and analyzing account related activities
- Ensuring monthly closing dates are met & recording are made under the appropriate method
- Preparing billing to customers in relation to customer works and ensuring no customer work orders are unbilled
- Manage taxes and ensures that all are paid to statutory body and follow up their return
- Presenting financial statements to external auditors for further assessment
- SAP implementation (conversion from manual system (Peachtree) to SAP system).
- Internal and external audit handling
Financial Auditor
Ethiopian Airports Enterprise
02.2007 - 01.2012
- Identifying the risk and managing the operation’s effectiveness, financial reliability and compliance with all applicable directive and regulations
- Determining internal audit scope and developing annual plans.
- Obtaining, analyzing and evaluating accounting documentation, reports, data
- Prepare and present reports that reflect audit results and document process.
- Identify loopholes and recommend risk aversion measures and cost savings
- Maintain communication with management and audit committee.
- Document processing and prepare audit findings memorandum.
- Conduct follow up audits to monitor management interventions
Education
MPA, Masters of Public Administration -
Addis Ababa University
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia01.2015
Bachelor of Arts - Management
Mekelle University
Mekelle, Ethiopia01.2012
Bachelor of Arts - Accounting And Finance
Addis Ababa University
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia01.2006
Skills
- Effective communication in finance
- Results-driven professional
- Team leadership in finance
- Leadership training in aviation
- Skilled in SAP integration for finance and procurement
- Effective SAP application for attendance tracking
- Employee performance evaluation
- Proficient in Outlook management
- Proficient in SharePoint management
- Skilled in Microsoft Office applications
Languages
English
Full Professional
Netherlands
Limited Working
Tigrigna
Native or Bilingual
Amharic
Native or Bilingual
Hobby
Watching football, watching and playing volleyball, Playing table tennis
Training
- Jan 16-17, 2023 Service builds Level 1 en 2, ZT Netherlands, Almelo
- Nov 04-07, 2019 Accelerated Executive Leadership for transformation program, Boeing Global Learning Institute
- Mar 27-31, 2017 Airport Business management, Airports Council International (ACI)
- Feb 20-25, 2017 Procurement, Ethiopian Trading business corporation
- May 09-20, 2016 IFRS, Addis Ababa University school of commerce
- Nov 21-30, 2016 IFRS, Accounting & Auditing Board of Ethiopia, Addis Ababa
- Dec 28-30, 2016 Transformational leadership, Employee management, caching & Monitoring
- Sep 15-17, 2016 Communication strategy, Ethiopian Airlines Group
- Aug 11-21, 2015 Supervisory Development, Ethiopian Airlines Aviation academy
- May 01-05, 2015 Tax accounting and auditing, Ethiopian Civil Service University
- May 05-07, 2014 Balance score card (BSC) Cascading, Ethiopian Management Institute
- Mar 07-11, 2011 Balanced Scored Card, Ethiopian Management Institute
- Jan 10-15, 2011 Procurement, Ethiopian procurement service agency
- Mar 15-19, 2010 Practice of modern internal auditing, Ethiopian Airlines
- June-Nov, 2008 MS word, excel, access & Peachtree, AFCOR Computer Center (IBM partner)
- Feb.11-22, 2008 Internal Auditing, Internal auditing, Ethiopian management institute
Timeline
Volunteer worker
Verhalenhuis Belvedere
12.2023 - Current
Production worker
ZT
01.2023 - 07.2023
Volunteer worker
COA
04.2022 - 06.2022
Finance Manager
Ethiopian Airlines Group
09.2017 - 02.2022
Deputy Managing Director, Administration
Ethiopian Airports Enterprise
08.2016 - 09.2017
Coordinator Revenue, Collection & account Receivable
Ethiopian Airports Enterprise
05.2014 - 08.2016
Senior Finance Officer
Ethiopian Airports Enterprise
02.2012 - 05.2014
Financial Auditor
Ethiopian Airports Enterprise
02.2007 - 01.2012
MPA, Masters of Public Administration -
Addis Ababa University
Bachelor of Arts - Management
Mekelle University
Bachelor of Arts - Accounting And Finance
Addis Ababa University