Finance Technical Assistant Ukraine Lviv (Ukrainian Nationals)
Assist in daily financial management activities and ensure compliance with NRC policies.
Overview
Assist in daily financial management activities and ensure compliance with NRC policies.
You have:
- BA degree in Finance.
- At least 3 years’ relevant progressive experience.
- Good written and spoken English.
- Strong knowledge of Microsoft Excel and Word.
- Previous experience from working in complex and volatile contexts.
- Previous work experience with a satisfactory performance in the same or similar functional area, preferably with UN or INGOs.
- Creativity and willingness to try new things.
- A positive and collaborative attitude and willingness to work in a team.
Contract
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All NRC employees are expected to work in accordance with the organisation’s core values: dedication, innovation, inclusivity and accountability. These attitudes and believes shall guide our actions and relationships.
The finance assistant will help implement and monitor NRC’s financial management activities in Country office/ The finance assistant role is to assist in day-to-day implementation of financial responsibilities as defined.
Generic responsibilities
- Adhere to NRC policies, tools, handbooks, and guidelines.
- Implements independently procedures and activities within own function or core competency as delegated.
- Responsible for organizing and delivery of tasks in line with priorities and standards.
- Develop and maintain knowledge of the specialist area of work in which technical assistance and support is being provided, to be most effective in supporting the team
- Use initiative in day-to-day problem solving in line with agreed procedures, priorities, and standards for the area of work.
- Prepare and develop status reports as required by management.
- Ensure proper filling of documents
Specific responsibilities
- Responsible of overall daily cash flow management at the area office
- Ensure proper recording of the cash transactions in NRC system/tools.
- Responsible for timely follow-up and clearance of the cash advances issued to staff.
- Responsible for daily cash payments when required.
- Ensure weekly and monthly cash count is occurred and properly documented.
- Responsible for cashbook keeping.
- Ensure payment packages are reviewed and compliant with NRC finance guidelines before releasing the payment.
- Responsible for finance archiving, organizing, and updating financial documents both in hard and soft as per NRC guidelines and easy access by other relevant users.
- Liaise with compliance department audit and finance for any matter related to archive.
- Assist tax officer in all taxation matters including but not limited to extracting documents and preparing tax report in case necessary.
- Any other task assigned by the supervisor.
Job Requirements
Generic professional competencies for this position:
- Good written and spoken English.
- Strong knowledge of Microsoft Excel and Word.
- Creativity and willingness to try new things
- A positive and collaborative attitude and willingness to work in a team
- A willingness to work in a multi-cultural environment
Context related skills, knowledge, and experience:
- BA degrees in Finance.
- At least 3 years’ relevant progressive experience.
- Previous experience from working in complex and volatile contexts
- Previous work experience with a satisfactory performance in the same or similar functional area, preferably with UN or INGOs (will be an advantage)
- Documented results related to the position’s responsibilities
- Pre-intermediate in English, both written and verbal
Behavioural competencies
- These are personal qualities that influence how successful people are in their job. NRC’s Competency Framework states 12 behavioral competencies and the following are essential for this position:
- Planning and delivering results
- Communicating with impact and respect
- Handling insecure environment
- Empowering and building trust
Key Information - Please Take Note When Applying
- Learn more about NRC here
- To apply as an internal candidate, please click on the suitcase icon “I am an employee” on the top right of the page to be redirected to NRC’s internal career site.
- Apply by completing all the system-required fields of your experience, employment history, and education in your application.
- Ensure to attach your latest CV.
- Submit your application and CV in English.
- When creating your profile, include your full name as per your passport.
- Applications that do not meet the minimum standards in terms of experience or qualifications will generally not be considered.
- Unsolicited applications not related to this specific job advertisement will not be considered.
- Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. We receive many applicants for each vacant position.
Potential interview questions
| Describe a time when you had to manage cash transactions. What challenges did you face? | This question assesses your experience with cash management and problem-solving skills in financial contexts. | Provide a specific example, explaining the situation, your actions, and the outcome. |
| How do you ensure compliance with organizational financial guidelines? | The interviewer wants to understand your familiarity with compliance and attention to detail in financial roles. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
| Can you give an example of how you've worked collaboratively in a team on a financial project? | Pro members can see the explanation. | Pro members can see the explanation. |