Асистент/ка фінансового відділу з нарахування заробітної плати / Finance assistant (Payroll) – Lviv, Ukraine

About Mercy Corps

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In disaster, in hardship, in more than 40 countries around the world, we partner to put bold solutions
into action — helping people triumph over adversity and build stronger communities from within.
Now, and for the future.

General Position Summary

Due to the rapid growth in the number of national staff employed by Mercy Corps Ukraine Response, currently approximately 120, likely to grow to over 200 staff in January 2023, Mercy Corps now has an urgent need to employ Finance Assistants who ideally have experience in processing staff monthly payroll. Overseen by the MC Department of Finance and Compliance, MC now has the need to employ 5 Finance Assistants, for at least the next 3 months in working with the Finance staff, principally based in Lviv, Ukraine, to process in a timely manner staff monthly payroll files. It is preferred that applicants have some staff payroll experience, however, this is not essential, a key element is that the successful applicants are methodical and have attention to detail.

Core Job Responsibilities

Accounting Supervision

•  Ideally had some exposure to a Finance team in Ukraine and/or Poland,
•  Competent in use of excel, calculations, manipulation of PDF files, etc.
•  Experience in working in a high volume data processing environment, ie:  an Accounts Payable or Accounts Receivable Finance team,
•  Experience of working in a team environment involving the calculation of financial results, ascertained from a review of a number of inter related documents (ie: timesheets, contract, Addendum to a contract, additional allowances etc.),
•  Disposed to working in a team environment and seeking to learn new financial skills
•  May wish to explore working in a Finance team and seeking later on to further develop other financial skills,
•  Ensure staff monthly pay files are complete (ie: completed and signed time sheet, copy of current contract, relevant Addendum included, supporting detail to support additional expense allowance, complete banking details if new employee etc.),
•  Very good communication skills in clearly liaising with staff, to explain, at times, what additional payroll information is required and why, and
•  The positions are intended to be full time, based in the Lviv office of the Department of Finance and Compliance, Mercy Corps.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITY: Finance Officer in Ukraine

ACCOUNTABILITY: Reports directly to the Finance Officer, Department of Finance and Compliance, Ukraine Response (Lviv),

WORKS DIRECTLY WITH: Finance Team, and supports the other Departments in Ukraine Response, comprising : Operations, Support, Human Resources, Security and other MC in different Responses – as required.  

Knowledge and Experience

•  Preferably exposure to a Finance team ie : Accounts Payable or Accounts Receivable, accounting experience,
•  Good computer skills in MS Office programs, particularly Excel and PDF files,
•  Prior experience with high volume calculations – desirable
•  Demonstrated experience to detail to ensure that calculations and thus monthly payroll is calculated correctly,
•  Very clear and diplomatic customer service skills in explaining to staff specifically what documents are required and what calculations generate the monthly payroll.

Success Factors

The successful candidates will be literate, calm, ideally have some experience to high volume financial transactions and most importantly have a strong attention to detail to ensure that staff monthly payroll is calculated correctly and, importantly, in a timely manner.

Ongoing Learning

In support of our belief that learning organizations are more effective, efficient and relevant to the communities we serve, we empower all team members to dedicate 5% of their time to learning activities that further their personal and/or professional growth and development

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

Achieving our mission begins with how we build our team and work together. Through our commitment to enriching our organization with people of different origins, beliefs, backgrounds, and ways of thinking, we are better able to leverage the collective power of our teams and solve the world’s most complex challenges. We strive for a culture of trust and respect, where everyone contributes their perspectives and authentic selves, reaches their potential as individuals and teams, and collaborates to do the best work of their lives.

We recognize that diversity and inclusion is a journey, and we are committed to learning, listening and evolving to become more diverse, equitable and inclusive than we are today.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Mercy Corps is an equal opportunity employer that does not tolerate discrimination on any basis. We actively seek out diverse backgrounds, perspectives, and skills so that we can be collectively stronger and have sustained global impact.

We are committed to providing an environment of respect and psychological safety where equal employment opportunities are available to all. We do not engage in or tolerate discrimination on the basis of race, color, gender identity, gender expression, religion, age, sexual orientation, national or ethnic origin, disability (including HIV/AIDS status), marital status, military veteran status or any other protected group in the locations where we work.

Safeguarding & Ethics

Mercy Corps is committed to ensuring that all individuals we come into contact with through our work, whether team members, community members, program participants or others, are treated with respect and dignity. We are committed to the core principles regarding prevention of sexual exploitation and abuse laid out by the UN Secretary General and IASC and have signed on to the Interagency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme. We will not tolerate child abuse, sexual exploitation, abuse, or harassment by or of our team members. As part of our commitment to a safe and inclusive work environment, team members are expected to conduct themselves in a professional manner, respect local laws and customs, and to adhere to Mercy Corps Code of Conduct Policies and values at all times. Team members are required to complete mandatory Code of Conduct e-learning courses upon hire and on an annual basis.

Please follow the link to apply: https://recruiting2.ultipro.com/MER1024MERCY/JobBoard/7a14d810-d41a-4542-9b9c-ba39a563b91a/OpportunityDetail?opportunityId=a2d31bd3-15bb-479b-85f8-3a5d50ba7d96