Finance Officer (Partners) Ukraine

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  • Added Date: Monday, 15 September 2025
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All NRC employees are expected to work in accordance with the organisationโ€™s core values: dedication, innovation, inclusivity and accountability. These attitudes and believes shall guide our actions and relationships.ย 

  1. Role and responsibilities

    The purpose of the officer position is day-to-day implementation of the support functions responsibilities. Use actions words such as ensure, implement or assist for the position relevant responsibilities.

    Generic responsibilitiesย 

    These responsibilities shall be the same for all positions with the same title. The responsibilities shall be short and essential. Details belong in the Work and Development plan.

  2. Ensure adherence with NRC policies, tools, handbooks and guidelines
Implement delegated financial function portfolio according to plan of action as well as to Financial Handbook and other NRC policies including SOPโ€™s Prepare and develop status reports as required by management Maintain the filling system for all financial and accounting documents and ensure filing of all financial documents according to NRC standards Prepare monthly financial reports and send all relevant documents Support project staff in financialย matters. Promote and share ideas for improvement of the support function

Specific responsibilitiesย 

These responsibilities shall be adapted to the particularities of the job location and context, phase of operation, strategic focus and type of programme intervention. This section shall be revised whenever a new employee is hired or the context changes significantly.ย 

Verify that vouchers and supporting documents meet NRC standards before payment. Be responsible for payments to Partners. Provide inputs to Partnersโ€™ agreements at the negotiation stage and follow up during the Implementation stage Verify Partnersโ€™ financial reports, ensure that all supporting documents meet NRC standards, clear and eligible. Conduct meetings with Partners at the stage of negotiation, prepare presentations for induction and information sessions. Be on stand by for the support of new partners with trainings and be able to discover problems during implementation period. Ensure that all costs are timely booked into Agresso. Be responsible to write transactions numbers on the vouchers and label financial documents Prepare bank accounts reconciliations. Ensure implementing of the routine for securing supporting documentation in a digital format.ย  Assist to the Finance Coordinator (FC) and the Finance Manager (FM) in internal and external audits and preparing donor reports Verification of financial transactions per projects Any other tasks as assigned.ย 

Competencies ย 

Competencies are important in order for the employee and the organisation to deliver desired results.ย They are relevant for all staff and are divided into the following two categories:

ย Country Office operations: PDMs, PCs, Logistics, Security Officer ย Finance staff in CO and AOs

1. Professional competenciesย 

๐Ÿ“š ๐——๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—›๐—ผ๐˜„ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—š๐—ฒ๐˜ ๐—ฎ ๐—๐—ผ๐—ฏ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—จ๐—ก ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฏ! ๐ŸŒ๐Ÿค ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ก๐—˜๐—ช ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ฟ๐˜‚๐—ถ๐˜๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ ๐—š๐˜‚๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—จ๐—ก ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฏ ๐˜„๐—ถ๐˜๐—ต ๐˜๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜ ๐˜€๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—จ๐—ก๐—›๐—–๐—ฅ, ๐—ช๐—™๐—ฃ, ๐—จ๐—ก๐—œ๐—–๐—˜๐—™, ๐—จ๐—ก๐——๐—ฆ๐—ฆ, ๐—จ๐—ก๐—™๐—ฃ๐—”, ๐—œ๐—ข๐—  ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ผ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€! ๐ŸŒ

โš ๏ธ ๐‚๐ก๐š๐ง๐ ๐ž ๐˜๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐‹๐ข๐Ÿ๐ž ๐๐จ๐ฐ: ๐๐จ๐ฐ๐ž๐ซ๐Ÿ๐ฎ๐ฅ ๐“๐ž๐œ๐ก๐ง๐ข๐ช๐ฎ๐ž๐ฌ ๐ก๐จ๐ฐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ ๐ž๐ญ ๐š ๐ฃ๐จ๐› ๐ข๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐”๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ž๐ ๐๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐๐Ž๐–!

These are skills, knowledge and experience that are important for effective performance.ย 

Generic professional competencies:ย 

Experience from working as a Finance Officer/Accountant in a humanitarian/recovery context Professional knowledge of auditing/accounting Previous experience from working in complex and volatile contexts Documented results related to the positionโ€™s responsibilities Knowledge of English,ย both written and verbal

Context/ Specific skills, knowledge and experience:ย 

Knowledge of the context in the areas NRC operatesย  Fluency in Ukrainian both written and verbal Knowledge of the general tax law applicable to international and local NGO Experience from working with local financial institutions and tax authorities Experience with start-up of humanitarian/recovery or related programmes is an assetย  Good computer skills in MS Office

2. Behavioral competenciesย 

The following are essential for this position:

Handling insecure environment Planning and delivering results Empowering and building trust Communicating with impact and respect Analyzing Working with people
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What do We Offer

This position is open to candidates who have the legal right to work in Ukraine. Please note that we are unable to provide work permits or visa sponsorships for this position.

We offer an opportunity to match your career to a compelling cause and aย chance to meet and work with people who are the best in their fields.

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

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