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Hermela Yadeta

Hermela Yadeta

Finance Manager

Highest degree :

MBA

Field of study :

Acc

Location :

Addis Ababa

Citizenships :

Ethiopian

Experience :

10 Year(s)

Countries :

Ethiopia

Gender :

Female

Sectors :

Fmcg

I am a finance business partner with over 9 years of experience, skilled in leveraging financial expertise to provide strategic insights and support to cross-functional teams, ensuring alignment with corporate goals. Proven track record in budget management, financial forecasting, and risk assessment. Strong communicator adept at building relationships with stakeholders at all levels, driving business growth through data-driven decision-making and process improvements. Committed to optimizing financial performance.

Experience

Finance Manager- Supply Chain

Addis Ababa

Pepsico

May 2025

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Present

• Analyse and identify emerging trends and drive deep product conversion costs / material yields and material balancing • Build sustainable strategies and targets that balance the long- and short-term goals Support in creating playbook for global procurment team considering business volumes and priorities Help strengthen financial processes of negotiation, PO creation, bill payment, ageing review by working closely with functions • Build and analyse scenarios to enable comprehensive decision making on day-to-day basis • Translate the SC strategy into Annual Operating Plans (AOP); Develop and collaboratively link key strategies and priorities to business plans ensuring alignment across the entire SC and GP organization • Support business Capex and capacity expansion plans

Finance Analyst/Business Partner- Customer Development

Addis Ababa

Unilever Manufacturing PLC

September 2023

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April 2025

• Financial Planning: Working with Customer Development (Sales) and Demand Planning to support the financial planning process across the brands and customers. • Performance Management: Analyze financial results and key trends, assess current and future business risks, and communicate results to leadership. • Analytics: Bring powerful analysis to issues and have a roving eye for detail; use an intelligent mix of logic and intuition in decision making and judgement • Business Partnering: Interact cross functionally with Marketing, Sales and Supply Chain evaluating all aspects of the business, including what new products will be launched, what new advert campaigns will go live, and where further investment will go.

Education

Master of Business Administration International Business

Addia Ababa

Mekelle University

November 2017

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June 2020

MBA- international business

Languages
Amharic
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Native
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Native
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Native
English
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Excellent
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Excellent
Experience with financing agencies

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