Danish Refugee Council, one of the world’s leading humanitarian NGOs.

DRC has been operating in Ukraine since 2014, currently DRC employs over 650 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 an experienced Finance Assistant in Sloviansk.

Your main responsibilities will be:

• Create Expenses in Dynamics ERP system, create Dynamics Journals, book cash transaction or other needed batches to Dynamics.
• Ensure that advances and deposits are issued based on relevant approval and is settled according to DRC procedures.
• Ensure that the cost description in the vouchers, cashbook, journals and that the quality of overall meets the DRC internal guidelines.
• Ensure proper filing system for financial documents.
• Ensure that scanned vouchers are sent to archive regularly.
• Prepare payments made in cash, by check or via bank transfers in the existing DRC forms.
• Provide proper Cash Book supportive documentation, ensure to finalize the soft and hard version of supportive documents in the Cash Book.
• Ensure that DRC internal and donor specific procurement guidelines and procedures pertaining to conflict of interest and the international code of conduct are followed, enforced and met.
• Ensure that all documentation is prepared in a transparent and accountable manner.
• Ensure proper filing system for financial documents.
• Provide the scanned vouchers and store on server on a daily basis. Attach scans to Dynamics batches.
• Other administrative and logistics tasks as requested by management.
• Understand, and ensure the observance of the DRC Code of Conduct.

Behavioral Competencies:

• Planning and delivering results.
• Working with people.
• Communicating with impact and respect.
• Coping with Change.

About you

Required:

• Fluency in Ukrainian or Russian.
• Secondary or higher education.
• Minimum of 2 years of experience in finance or equivalent.
• MS Excel and Word skills, experience with ERP systems is desirable
• Analytical mindset, attention to detail, communicability, financial literacy
• Experience working in an NGO will be an advantage
• Commitment to learning and implementing organizational policies and procedures.

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: Open-ended contract upon successful completion of the three-month probation period.
• Duty station: Sloviansk.
• Start date: As soon as possible
• Salary and conditions in accordance with Danish Refugee Council’s Terms of Employment for DRC International Staff.
• Medical and Health Insurance.

Application and CV

All applicants must upload a cover letter and an updated CV (no longer than four pages) in English. Applications sent by email will not be considered.

Closing date for applications: 3rd March 2024