The National Committee of the Ukrainian Red Cross Society (URCS) announces a competition for the position of Senior Finance Officer for Swiss Red Cross delegation
The Ukrainian Red Cross Society is the largest humanitarian organization in Ukraine, which is one of the first to respond to all emergencies in the country and provide assistance to those who need it most.
Do you feel like you can make the world a better place? Join the Ukrainian Red Cross Society:
- The opportunity to do good: Help those who need it and feel inspired by contributing to a better world.
- New knowledge and skills: Take interesting trainings, become a volunteer or employee, and gain valuable experience for your life.
- Friends and like-minded people: Join a team of caring people who are always ready to help.
- Pride in your actions: Join and feel proud to be a hero!

The Ukrainian Red Cross is thousands of people across Ukraine who make the world a better place every day.
The purpose of this role is to maintain a good financial management system and internal control mechanisms to ensure that the economy, efficiency, integrity and transparency of the organization’s financial activities are maintained in accordance with URCS' and SRC’s financial management policies.
The position of the senior finance officer comprises the overall responsibility for
- Maintain and further develop sound financial management and internal control mechanisms in the SRC Ukraine country delegation
- Ensure timely and accurate development of budgets and financial reports in relation to joint URCS/SRC projects, ensuring that the funds are administered within the respective agreed budgets;
- Monitor and provide technical oversight for SRC sub-delegation finance officers and ensure proper book-keeping by SRC sub-delegations and branches and liaise with URCS NC finance department.
- Advise the delegation management regarding financial management and internal control and proactively react to relevant developments and issues

Essential Tasks:
- Prepare accurate, complete and timely monthly financial reports
- Provide technical support, training and guidance on financial management and reporting requirements to the sub-delegation finance-administration officers in preparing fund requests and financial reports in coordination with the URCS regional branches and the headquarters.
- Provide technical support, training and guidance on financial management and reporting requirements to respective URCS finance counterparts of the regional branches and in-country SRC national and international staff;
- Ensure compliance with SRC internal control procedures and local regulation requirements and manage financial risks related to the implementation;
- Maintain the accounting system, ensuring that all financial transactions are properly documented, correctly coded, and entered into the accounting system
- Prepare analytical financial reports on budget versus actuals variance on a regularly basis and advice the Country Coordinator on appropriate actions
- Prepare responses to audit queries from internal and external audits and the implementation of recommendations; extract learning and ensure necessary follow-up measures;
- Follow up and reconcile all balance sheet positions
- Prepare the Country Coordination Office budget according to the SRC’s budget structure and budget template
- Cash management and fund request of the SRC Country Coordination Office, ensuring uninterrupted availability of funds for Country Coordination Office business activities
- Correct settlement of accounting and cash vouchers and managing staff cash advances
- Liaise with the URCS NC finance department.

Requirements
- University Degree in one of the relevant fields: finance, accounting
- Proficiency in financial software, knowledge of accounting principles
- At least 5 years of relevant working experience in finance management
- Budgeting expertise, reporting expertise, as well as the ability to interpret complex financial data to make informed decisions
- Experience in working with NGOs or international organizations is welcomed
- Computer literacy and working knowledge of data processing and software
- Administration skills
- Detail oriented and structured
- Ability to work well with others
- Ability to work on your own
- Sensitivity and understanding
- Flexible and open to change
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Customer and goal oriented
- B2+ level of English, both written and verbal, fluent Ukrainian

The Ukrainian Red Cross Society offers:
- Interesting, diverse and multitasking work;
- Employment in accordance with the Labor Code;
- Timely payment of salary;
- A friendly and close-knit team of like-minded people;
- Participation in trainings and seminars in Ukraine and abroad.
- Unique experience in the largest public organization in Ukraine

We aim to create a safe and inclusive environment at URCS that will provide all employees and volunteers, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, religion, disability, or sexual orientation, equal access to opportunities, protection of their dignity, and equal rights.
We are an employer with equal opportunities for all employees, including people with disabilities.
We do not discriminate in our recruitment and employment practices based on race, color, religion, gender, national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, disability, genetic information, or age.
Sexual exploitation and abuse are prohibited in all forms. The organization implements a policy to prevent sexual harassment, sexual exploitation, and abuse, including in the workplace.
Location: Kyiv
If you are interested in this position, please send your CV and Cover letter in English only to [см. контактную информацию ниже]
Dueto many requests, we contact candidates who fully meet the vacancy’s requirements.

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