Group Treasury and Tax Manager

About this role

The Dina Investment Group is seeking a highly skilled and strategic Treasury and Tax Manager . This critical leadership role is responsible for optimizing the Group’s liquidity, capital structure, and cash flow across multiple factories and subsidiaries, while simultaneously spearheading comprehensive corporate tax planning, compliance, and risk mitigation strategies in alignment with Ethiopian tax laws and international frameworks. Key Responsibilities 1. Treasury & Cash Management Liquidity Optimization: Oversee day-to-day cash management, group liquidity pooling, and fund allocations across all factories, business units, and corporate headquarters. Cash Flow Forecasting: Develop and manage robust weekly, monthly, and rolling 12-month cash flow forecasting models to anticipate capital requirements and support strategic investment moves. Working Capital Management: Partner closely with manufacturing plant controllers and cost departments to optimize working capital cycles (inventory, payables, and receivables text execution). Banking Relationships: Serve as the primary liaison with commercial banks and financial institutions; negotiate competitive credit facilities, trade finance instruments (LCs, bank guarantees), and interest rates. 2. Tax Strategy, Compliance & Governance Tax Compliance: Ensure absolute and timely compliance with all statutory direct and indirect taxes, including Corporate Income Tax, VAT, Withholding Tax (WHT), Customs/Excise duties, and employment taxes. Strategic Tax Planning: Develop and execute corporate tax structures to optimize the group's liability, utilizing legally available incentives, manufacturing exemptions, and capital allowance frameworks. Audit & Dispute Management: Lead and manage relationships with the Ethiopian Ministry of Revenue (MoR) and other regulatory bodies; directly oversee tax audits, health checks, and resolve potential disputes or assessments proactively. Transfer Pricing: Establish, implement, and maintain robust Transfer Pricing documentation and policies governing inter-company transactions between group subsidiaries, corporate holding, and production factories. 3. Risk Management & Reporting Foreign Exchange (FX) Risk: Monitor and mitigate foreign currency exposures, implementing appropriate hedging strategies and optimizing hard currency allocations for raw material imports. Financial Controls: Formulate, update, and enforce strict treasury controls, cash handling policies, and tax governance framework parameters across the entire group. Executive Reporting: Prepare and present highly comprehensive Treasury & Tax dashboards detailing cash positions, credit exposure, currency risks, and effective tax rates to the CFO and Board.