Moldova : Country Finance Volunteer

Support the finance team in financial control and management tasks.

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Application deadline 2 years ago: Wednesday 5 Jun 2024 at 14:03 UTC

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Overview

Support the finance team in financial control and management tasks.

You have:

  • Master's degree in Finance, Audit, Business Management, Economics or equivalent required
  • Finance and accounting skills required
  • Proficient in Microsoft Office, especially Microsoft Excel with mastery of main database management formulas
  • Excellent communication skills, including advanced written and oral English
  • Ability to undertake responsibilities and to manage stress efficiently

Acted

For the past 30 years, international NGO Acted has been going the last mile to save lives. Currently, Acted supports 20 million people across 43 countries to meet their needs in hard-to-reach areas – and pursues a triple mandate as a humanitarian, environmental and development aid actor. Acted relies on an in-depth knowledge of local territories and contexts to develop and implement relevant long-term actions, with a wide range of local and international partners, building together a “3ZERO” world: Zero Exclusion, Zero Carbon, Zero Poverty

ACTED Moldova

As of February 24th, 2022, Acted deployed an emergency team in Moldova to support people who were affected by the conflict in Ukraine and had to cross the border.

Since then, Acted Moldova has developed to support all the most vulnerable and marginalized population of the country (refugees, stateless and Moldovan).

As UNHCR main implementing partner Acted is still in charge of:

  • Transportation from the borders to several destinations in Moldova.
  • Organizing site management support activities including infrastructure, distribution, coordination and information management in all Moldova’s RACs.
  • Deploying a team of case workers around the country to ensure proper case management is delivered and the most vulnerable individuals are supported.
  • Implementing Cash for Rent assistance to support refugee in mid-long terms accommodation and support the governement and the UN exit strategy.

To anticipate and support Moldova as a whole, Acted started implementing in 2023 Disaster Risk Reduction programming targeting Moldovan CSO and private sector in order to improve the country self-resilience.

In addition, and seeing the dire needs in Moldova Acted is developing 5 main pillars of activities which will cover both Moldovan and refugee:

  • Infrastructure and shelter
  • Protection and Civil Society
  • Disaster Risk Reduction
  • Waste and Ressource Management
  • Socio – Economical development of rural areas

You will be in charge of

Under the authority of the Country Finance Manager, the Finance Volunteer (FV) will be in charge of supporting the Country Finance Team on the financial internal control of the mission. More specifically, she/he will be in charge of the reviewing and cross-checking accounting data and financial management and control tools’ data.

Main duties:

1. Contribute to Acted Compliance and Accountability

2. Control of Monthly Internal Reporting tools

  • Accounting review ;
  • Finance Follow Up review ;
  • Cost Control ;
  • HR follow up.

2. Provide support to the daily tasks

Expected skills and qualifications

  • Msc in Finance, Audit, Business Management, Economics or equivalent;
  • Finance and accounting skills required;
  • Proficient in Microsoft Office, especially Microsoft Excel (mastering of the main database management formulas);
  • Ability to undertake responsibilities and to manage stress efficiently;
  • Excellent communication skills, including advanced written and oral English;
  • Proficient in Microsoft Office.

Terms of reference

For more information about the position, click here . ### Conditions

Status: volunteer

  • 300 USD per month living allowance
  • Coverage of all accommodation, guesthouse, food, and travel costs, a luggage allowance of 50 kg
  • The provision of medical, repatriation, and life insurance.
  • One week pre-departure training in Acted HQ, including a 4-days in situ security training
  • Psychological assistance

Join us

Please send your application (CV and letter of motivation) by email ([email protected]) or below, including the reference: CFV/MDA

Please note that ACTED will never charge a fee for the recruitment process.

Potential interview questions

Can you provide an example of a time you managed a stressful situation in your work? This question assesses your ability to handle stress effectively. Share a specific instance where you successfully navigated a challenging situation.
Describe your experience with financial reporting and compliance. The interviewer wants to know your familiarity with financial processes. Pro members can see the explanation.
What tools or software have you used for accounting and finance tasks? Pro members can see the explanation. Pro members can see the explanation.
How do you prioritize tasks in your work? Pro members can see the explanation. Pro members can see the explanation.
How would you communicate complex financial data to someone without a finance background? Pro members can see the explanation. Pro members can see the explanation.
Added 3 years ago - Updated 1 year ago - Source: acted.org