Finance Assіstant (Accountant Assіstant)

Danish Refugee Council (DRC) is a leading protection agency with a mandate to protect, advocate and promote durable solutions for displacement affected populations. 

DRC has been operating in Ukraine since 2014, currently DRC employs over 800 staff in Ukraine and will continue significant scale-up in 2024 to implement emergency response in the Protection, Livelihoods, Shelter/NFIs and Humanitarian Disarmament and Peacebuilding (humanitarian mine action) sectors, using direct interventions, support to duty bearers and civil society organizations (CSOs), and partnerships with CSOs. DRC will continue and adapt its durable solutions portfolio to the evolving context.

DRC is currently looking for Finance Assistant (Accountant Assistant) for its activities in Sumy.  

About the job:

Under the management Finance Team Leader, the Finance Assistant (Accountant Assistant) is responsible for providing overall finance and daily administrative functioning of the DRC North Area and the implementation of DRC program activities in the area of responsibility.

Your main duties and responsibilities will be:

• Provide day-to-day transactions, day-to-day bookkeeping according to the national legal requirements of Ukraine, methodological principles of accounting for NGO and as per corporate policy and donor`s rules: fixed assets, materials, funds, settlements and other assets, equity and liabilities, income and expenditures, accruals.
• Fuel accountancy.
• Reconcile accounts payable and receivables.
• Ensure all relevant financial, contractual and personnel documentation is filed in both hard copy and scanned and saved in project digital files.
• Record transactions in the BAF (1C accounting).
• File, prepare scan copies of cash and bank vouchers supporting documents.
• Checking of contracts, acts of performed work/acceptance, invoices provided by suppliers, maintaining primary documentation in accordance with legislative requirements.
• Making sure the organization is updated/following the most updated regulations, as per the changes by the government from time to time.
• Assistance with external audit requests for any required supporting documentation.
• Keeping track of the latest changes in Ukrainian Labor, tax, and accounting legislation.
• Participation in stock takes of assets, funds, calculations, and liabilities. Write-off of TMC in accordance with accounting norms and standards and in compliance with DRC policies.
• Provide calculation of business trip daily allowances.
• Perform other financial tasks assigned by the Finance Team Leader, Finance Specialist, SSM.

About you:

• Minimum 3 years of experience in experience in Accountancy area
• Accountancy and finance literacy
• University degree in the related field or equivalent (Finance, Economy)
• Excellent Microsoft Office, Bank on-line skills
• English proficiency preferred
• Ukrainian fluency
• Speech and communication skills
• Advanced organizational skills
• Accuracy in paper work

In this position, you are expected to demonstrate DRC’ five core competencies: 

• Striving for excellence: You focus on reaching results while ensuring an efficient process.
• Collaborating: You involve relevant parties and encourage feedback.
• Taking the lead: You take ownership and initiative while aiming for innovation.
• Communicating: You listen and speak effectively and honestly.
• Demonstrating integrity: You uphold and promote the highest standards of ethical and professional conduct in relation to our values and Code of Conduct, including safeguarding against sexual exploitation, abuse and harassment.

We offer:

• Contract length: 3 months with the possibility of renewal depending on the effectiveness and funding of the program.
• Level: I, non-management.
• Designation of Duty Station: Sumy
• Start date: as soon as possible.
• Salary and conditions are in accordance with Danish Refugee Council’s Terms of Employment.

Application process:

All applicants must upload a cover letter and an updated CV (no longer than four pages in Ukrainian).

Applications sent by email will not be considered.

Closing date for applications: 30 November 2024.

We reserve the right to conduct further interviews before the deadline for submission of applications.