Finance Technical Assistant Ukraine Dnipro

Assist in financial functions and maintain financial documents in NRC standards.

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Overview

Assist in financial functions and maintain financial documents in NRC standards.

You have:

  • Experience from working as a Finance Assistant/Accountant.
  • Professional knowledge of accounting.
  • Fluency in Ukrainian/Russian both written and verbal.
  • Knowledge of the context in the areas NRC operates.
  • Experience from working with local financial institutions and tax authorities.
  • Knowledge of legal tax base for the representation office.
  • Experience with start-up of humanitarian/recovery or related programmes is an asset.

Contract

This is a Professional contract, Grade 4 (NRC) contract. More about Professional contract, Grade 4 (NRC) contracts.

Role and responsibilities

Generic responsibilities:

  • Ensure adherence to NRC policies, tools, handbooks and guidelines
  • Assist with the implementation of the Finance function portfolio according to plan of action
  • Prepare and develop status reports as required by management
  • Supporting finance team with filing, scanning and maintaining organized filing system with all financial and accounting documents and ensure filing is done according to NRC standards
  • Promote and share ideas for improvement of the Finance function
  • Contribute to identification of protection risks and needs in the context of program implementation
  • Ensure NRC finance, HR, logistics guidelines are followed
  • Any other duties that will be assigned by Finance Officer/Coordinator
  • Assist Fin coordinator/officer for internal and external Financial & Systems Audits conducted at NRC Ukraine

Specific responsibilities:

  • Maintaining cash and prepare daily cashbox reconciliations
  • Making payment in different filed location
  • Support in banking related issues
  • Set up financial systems
  • Establish relationships with local financial institutions and tax authorities

Competencies

1. Professional competencies

Generic professional competencies:

  • Experience from working as a Finance Assistant/Accountant
  • Professional knowledge of accounting
  • Previous experience from working in complex and volatile contexts
  • Documented results related to the position’s responsibilities
  • Knowledge of English, both written and verbal

Context/ Specific skills, knowledge and experience:

  • Knowledge of the context in the areas NRC operates
  • Fluency in Ukrainian/Russian both written and verbal
  • Knowledge of legal tax base for the representation office
  • Experience from working with local financial institutions and tax authorities
  • Knowledge of accounting and financial systems
  • Experience with start-up of humanitarian/recovery or related programmes is an asset

2. Behavioral competencies

  • Planning and delivering results
  • Empowering and building trust
  • Analyzing
  • Handling insecure environments

We offer:

  • Type of contract: national employment contract by the end of 2022
  • Salary/benefits: According to NRC salary scale, terms and conditions.
  • Duty station: Dnipro, Ukraine.

Potential interview questions

Can you describe your experience with financial reporting? Understanding your reporting experience helps gauge your technical abilities in finance. Highlight your specific roles and methodologies used in past financial reports.
How do you prioritize tasks in a busy finance environment? This question assesses your time management and prioritization skills. Pro members can see the explanation.
Describe a situation where you had to deal with a financial discrepancy. What did you do? Pro members can see the explanation. Pro members can see the explanation.
What strategies do you use to maintain organized financial records? Pro members can see the explanation. Pro members can see the explanation.
How do you ensure compliance with financial regulations? Pro members can see the explanation. Pro members can see the explanation.
Added 4 years ago - Updated 1 year ago - Source: nrc.no