Resume
*.Personal information
Full Name: Demelash Getinet Fiseha
Address: Mobile- +251*********/ +251*********/+251*********
Email: ***************@*****.***
Wolkite University, Wolkite, Ethiopia
Sex: male
Date of Birth: 27 April 1992
Place of Birth: Debre Markos
Nationality: Ethiopian
Marital Status: Married
2.Educational Background
PhD candidate at Southwestern University of Finance and Economics, Chengdu, China.
Master’s degree in professional accounting from Shanghai National Accounting Institute, Shanghai, China (2016-2018)
Higher Diploma Program from Wolkite University (2015)
Bachelor of Arts Degree in Accounting and Finance from Addis Ababa University (2011-2014)
3.Trainings Attended and courses taken.
Taken courses on Accounting Principles and Standards for Financial Analysts from CFI and ALX in collaboration dated on Oct2, 2022
Taken courses on Professional Ethics from CFI and ALX in collaboration dated on September 30, 2022
Taken courses on Accounting Fundamentals from CFI (Corporate Finance Institute) and ALX in collaboration dated on September 30, 2022
Attended 80 hours IFRS Training of Trainers (TOT) provided by Solutions Business Consulting PLC at Wolkite University from December 13 to December 22, 2021.
Attended training on Understanding the Concept of Quality and Excellence, Managing Service Quality and Organizational Culture organized by Ethiopian Quality Award Organization and Wolkite University in collaboration from August 05-06, 2021.
Taken the course Economics for Capital markets from Corporate Finance institute on October 15, 2021
Taken the course Introduction to Corporate Finance from Corporate Finance Institute on October 6, 2021
Taken the course Introduction to Capital Markets from Corporate Finance Institute (CFI) on October 5,2021
Taken the course reading financial statements from Corporate Finance Institute (CFI) on October 1, 2021
Taken the course Math Fundamentals for capital Markets from Corporate Finance Institute (CFI) on September 30, 2021
Taken the course Fundamentals of Credit from Corporate Finance Institute (CFI) on September 30, 2021
Taken the course Careers in Commercial Banking from Corporate Finance Institute (CFI) on September 23, 2021
Participated in Training on Leadership, Team Building and Conflict Management organized by Wolkite University from May 24-25, 2021.
Training on STATA software statistical research analysis tool provided by Department of Statistics, Wolkite University, 2020
Competitive Grant Proposal writing at Wolkite University, Wolkite, Ethiopia.
Training of Trainers (TOT): on International Financial Reporting standards (IFRS), 80 hours training provided by Accounting and Auditing Board of Ethiopia (AABE) at Wolkite University (2018)
XBRL (external business reporting language system) at Shanghai National Accounting Institute, Shanghai, China, 2016
Training on Monitoring and Evaluation entitled: Shanghai International Program for Development Evaluation Training (SHIPDET) at Shanghai National Accounting Institute, Shanghai, China, Provided by World Bank Group, Asia Development Bank and peoples Republic of China Ministry of Finance in collaboration (2016).
Entrepreneurship Trainings Organized by Office of community Services of Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa (2014).
4.Position, Activities and responsibilities
Head of Accounting and Finance Department, College of Business and Economics, Wolkite University, Since March 07,2013 E.C
Academic Rank: Lecturer, Department of Accounting and Finance, College of Business and Economics, Wolkite University
Activities and Responsibilities: Teaching, Research and community service engagement
Consultant and trainer at HST Consulting Pvt.Ltd.Co. Addis Abeba, Ethiopia from March 2015 to September 2016 E.C.
Activities and Responsibilities
Conducting training need assessments, preparing training materials, delivering training, monitoring learning experiences of trainees, participating in post training assessments and others.
5.Work Experience and engagements
Woking as an Internal Auditor and ERP implementation assist at ABAYS trading PLC (Almi Products) from January 21, 2025 to present
Worked as a lecturer of Accounting and Finance at Wolkite University from September 10, 2014 to May 8, 2023.
Working as the head of Accounting and Finance Department, Wolkite University since March 16, 2021-March 15,2023.
Worked as College of Business and Economics, Wolkite University, assistant registrar (2015-2016)
Worked and working as a member and secretary of departmental standing Committees Student affairs, Departmental quality assurance and curriculum review committee, and Research, community service and Technology transfer standing committees.
Teaching experience at Unity university, Department of Accounting and Finance, Gerji, Addis Ababa, 2019/20 G.C
Teaching experience at AyerTena Business and Health College, Department of Accounting and Finance, Ayer tena, Addis Ababa, 2019/20
Teaching experience at New Generation University College, Haya Hulet, Addis Ababa, 2018/19.
Consultant and trainer at HST Consulting PrPrv.Ltd.Co. Addis Abeba, Ethiopia from March 2023 to September 2023 G.C.
6.Research activities engagement
Research
Undertaken Master thesis and Undergraduate degree research Senior Essay as part of partial fulfillment to obtain respective degrees.
Master’s degree Thesis Title: The Role of Micro Finance Institutions in enhancing the Performance of MSEs (A case of MSEs in Hawassa City Administration)
Thesis Result: Excellent (Distinction)
Undergraduate degree research title: The Marketability and Deficit financing nature of Treasury Bills in Ethiopia.
Undergraduate degree research grade: A
Doing ongoing research on the following topics:
International Financial Reporting Standards adoption and Earning Management: Evidence from Ethiopian Commercial Banks and Insurance Companies.
The impact of working capital policies on the financial performance of large and medium manufacturing enterprises in Guraghe Zone, Ethiopia (Completed)
Analyzing the unassailability of commercial banks in Ethiopia Using CAMELS approach (Completed)
Determinants of CEOs compensation and its impact on firms Performance: Evidence from Commercial Banks and Insurance Companies in Ethiopia
Worked as master’s student’s thesis co-advisor for the following Master Students at Wolkite University
Student Birhane, title: factors affecting voluntary tax compliance in Ethiopia: Evidence from Small and Medium Enterprises in Southwest Shewa Zone
Student Bahiru: The impact of Dividend policy on the financial Performance insurance companies in Ethiopia
Student Worku Garedew, Title: the effect of Financial Literacy on the financial Management Practices: Evidence from Business and Economics students from Universities operating in Southern Nations, Nationalities and peoples regional state, Ethiopia.
Acted as a reviewer of research conducted by colleagues in the University on the following Titles.
Determinants of Financial Inclusion in Guraghe Zone, Authors: Mr. Kirubel and Mrs. Sitina
Environmental and social Accounting in Manufacturing Companies in Ethiopia: Evidence from Large and Medium taxpayers in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
7.Awards
Best (Distinction Thesis) Award of 2018 at Shanghai National Accounting Institute from ACCA
8.Courses that I taught.
Principles of Accounting I, Principles of Accounting II, Statistics for Finance, Financial Institutions and Markets, Intermediate Financial Accounting I and II, Financial Management I and II, Cost and management Accounting I and II, Advanced Financial Accounting, Project analysis and Evaluation and Research Methodology in Accounting and Finance and Auditing Principles and Practice I, fundamentals of Accounting I, Risk management and Insurance, Intermediate Financial Accounting I
9.Skills that I have
Languages
Languages
Level of Competency
Listening
Speaking
Reading
Writing
Amharic (Mother Tongue)
Excellent
Excellent
Excellent
Excellent
English
Excellent
Excellent
Excellent
Excellent
Chinese Mandarin
Basic
Basic
Basic
Basic
Communication
Good interpersonal communication skills gained from experience as a student and as a lecturer in the University.
Computer skill and software application: Operating XBRL (External Business Reporting Language) System, Microsoft word and excel application, Preparing PPT and Using Projector for presentation, Peachtree accounting Somehow, Eviews and SPSS, STATA research data analysis software tools, Odoo ERP software.
Hobbies and interests
I like reading books, articles, Magazines, newspapers, literatures, helping elders and peoples with disabilities, sharing the knowledge I have with others.
10.References
1)Liufengwei, Associate professor (PhD), Shanghai National Accounting Institute, Shanghai, China
Adress: **********@****.***
Mobile: +86-181********
Role: Thesis Advisor
2)Abat Abebe, Lecturer, Department of Accounting and Finance, Addis Ababa University
Address: *********@*****.***
3)Habtamu Amsalu, Credit and loan Management officer, United Bank S.C., Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Mobile: +251*********