Ukrainian nationals Only - Finance Officer (Grants) NRC Ukraine

Join NRC as Finance Officer to manage grants and finances in Kiev.

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Overview

Join NRC as Finance Officer to manage grants and finances in Kiev.

You have:

  • At least 1 year's relevant experience as a Finance Officer, Accountant, or Finance Specialist in a humanitarian context or as an Associate/Specialist in an Audit company
  • Hold a first degree, preferably a bachelor’s in Finance, Accounting, or Audit
  • High level of analytical skills including data analysis, research, forecasting
  • Knowledge of English, both written and verbal
  • High level of computer literacy, especially in MS Office and Excel
  • Fluency in Ukrainian or Russian both written and verbal
  • Previous experience working in complex and volatile contexts
  • Experience working with local and international donors

Contract

This is a Professional contract, Grade 5 (NRC) contract. More about Professional contract, Grade 5 (NRC) contracts.

We are looking for a national Finance Officer (Grants) to join our team in the country office - Kiev.

Responsibilities:

Generic responsibilities

  1. Ensure adherence with NRC policies, tools, handbooks and guidelines
  2. Implement delegated financial function portfolio according to plan of action as well as to Financial Handbook and other NRC policies including SOP’s
  3. Prepare and develop status reports as required by management
  4. Maintain the filling system for all financial and accounting documents and ensure filing of all financial documents according to NRC
  5. Prepare monthly financial reports and send all relevant documents
  6. Support project staff in financial and administrative matters
  7. Promote and share ideas for improvement of the support function
  8. Contribute to specific protection risks and needs analyses
  9. Contribute to designing of protection response to identified risks and needs.

Specific responsibilities

  • Prepare up-to-date analysis and required reports of the financial situation in the projects and the programme to the Finance Manager, Head of Support, Head of Programme, Area Managers, Programme Managers, Project Coordinators and the Regional/Head office upon request;
  • Ensure that the accounting, monitoring and reporting are according to procedures (Finance);
  • Support project staff in financial matters (Finance);
  • Participate in registering & keeping project updated in UNIT4/AGRESSO PROJECT MASTER FILE;
  • Follow up on applying correct ACCOUNTING CODES;
  • Follow all finance related DONOR REGULATIONS
  • Assist in maintaining budget controls (Finance);
  • Assist budget holder in preparation of budgets (Draft budget); making BUDGET REVISIONS; making DONOR FINANCIAL REPORTS;
  • Participate in FINANCIAL CLOSING of project;
  • Prepare inputs to the PCM meetings;
  • Assist in updating the TopDowns,
  • Assist in updating Master budget; monitoring MASTER Budget spending,
  • Participate in updating SPENDING PLANS;
  • Prepare monthly Budget versus Actual (BvA) reports with budget holder and follow up on action points.
  • Assist the Finance Coordinator (FC) and the Finance Manager (FM) in internal and external audits;
  • Any other tasks that will be assigned.

Competencies:

Generic professional competencies:

  • At least 1 years’ relevant experience from working as a Finance Officer/Accountant/ Finance Specialist in a humanitarian/recovery context OR as an Associate/Specialist in Audit company
  • Hold a first degree preferably bachelor’s in Finance/Accounting/ Audit
  • High level of analytical skills ( ie Data analysis, Research, Forecasting)
  • Documented results related to the position’s responsibilities
  • Knowledge of English, both written and verbal
  • High level of computer literacy (MS Office, especially Excel)

Context/ Specific skills, knowledge and experience:

  • Knowledge of context where NRC operates
  • Fluency in Ukrainian/Russian both written and verbal
  • Previous experience from working in complex and volatile contexts
  • Experience from working with local and international donors

We offer:

  • Type of contract: for one year with the possibility of extension (covering maternity leave )
  • Salary/benefits: According to NRC salary scale, terms and conditions.
  • Duty station: Country Office - Kiev
  • Closing date for this vacancy is 06/06/2023
  • Psychological support service

Please note the following:

  • We will contact only shortlisted candidates.
  • NRC retains the discretion to cancel the recruitment.
  • NRC might review applications before advert deadline, therefore interested candidates are encouraged to apply early.
  • This position is for Ukrainian nationals only.
  • Kindly submit your CV and application in English and include your full name as written in your passport.
  • Please include all relevant employment history and education when completing your application. Uploaded CV's will not be considered.

We are also looking for people who share our values:

  • To be dedicated in what we do;
  • To be innovative with our solutions;
  • To act as one unified and inclusive team;
  • To be accountable to the donors that make our work possible; the people we exist to serve; and to each other… the members of our NRC family.

NRC is an equal opportunities employer and aims to have staffing diversity in terms of age, gender, ethnicity, nationality and physical ability.

Potential interview questions

Can you describe a challenging financial report you prepared and how you approached it? This question assesses your problem-solving skills and attention to detail in finance. Discuss the situation, the steps you took to resolve it, and the outcome.
How do you ensure compliance with donor regulations in your financial reporting? This question seeks to evaluate your knowledge of financial regulations and compliance processes. Pro members can see the explanation.
Describe a time when you had to analyze complex financial data. What was your process? Pro members can see the explanation. Pro members can see the explanation.
How do you prioritize tasks when managing multiple financial projects at once? Pro members can see the explanation. Pro members can see the explanation.
What strategies do you use for budget management and monitoring? Pro members can see the explanation. Pro members can see the explanation.
Added 3 years ago - Updated 1 year ago - Source: nrc.no