Вакансія: Financial Specialist

Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) in Ukraine is seeking qualified professionals for the project “Utilization and implementation of the Association Agreement between the EU and Ukraine in the field of trade” (hereafter “Project”) for the Cluster “Sustainable Economic Development” in its office in Kyiv to fill the position of the 

Financial Specialist (Kyiv, full time)

(internal SAP code: Financial Specialist)

Area of responsibilities:

The Financial Specialist

• Processes monitoring requests (planning and actual data);
• Coordinates with team, GIZ Country Office, Finance Adviser on head quarter and other projects worldwide finance and accounting monitoring processes;
• Obtains invoice copies with Winpaccs Accounting voucher numbers after booking in Country Office, head quarter or other places, checks processing of payments in project, Country office and Headquarter;
• Checks and completes voucher classification according to Budget lines BMZ, EU and COMP- requirements;
• Monitoring and processing of receivables and other open items;
• Supporting the preparation of financial reports and contributing to the preparation and implementation of internal and external audits;
• Formal and mathematical checking of invoices and payment requests;
• Obtaining confirmation of delivery of services and goods by project technical staff and Project Directors;
• Ensures smooth communication and cooperation with other finance and procurement specialists of the Service Unit, technical staff of the Project and GIZ Ukraine Country Office;
• Performs other duties and tasks at the request of management.

Requirements:

• University degree, desirable BA/MA in accounting, economics or similar area;
• At least 3 year’s professional experience in a comparable position is desirable;
• Experienced in the application of MS SharePoint lists and Power BI;
• Keen on details within pre-checking of financial reports and statements;
• Ability to work under pressure, reliability and flexibility;
• Good knowledge of Ukrainian legislation and accounting requirements;
• Fluent written and oral knowledge of English and Ukrainian, knowledge of German would be an advantage;
• Excellent working knowledge of ITC technologies and computer applications, particularly EXCEL, MS SharePoint, Power BI and other MS Office applications;
• Experienced to work in an international team; working experience with EU funded projects would be an asset;
• Good self-organization skills;
• Customer and service-oriented attitude;
• Willingness to upskill as required by the tasks to be performed.

We offer:

• Official employment;
• Salary fixed in EUR, performance-related bonuses and 13th salary;
• Medical insurance, 29 vacation days annually;
• Language classes, hard and soft skills trainings;
• Individual and group psychological support;
• Possible remote and flexible work;
• Meaningful and valuable work, international environment.

Employment conditions

Full-time position with 40-hours working week. Place of assignment is Kyiv. The contract duration is till 30 April 2025.

GIZ is an equal opportunity employer and offers an attractive and challenging working environment with opportunities for skill enhancement.

Application

Application in English language comprising of the candidate’s CV and a cover letter explaining the motivation to apply for the job, is to be sent to [email protected] until COB 03.01.2024, Wednesday.

By sending the application the candidate gives the consent for the personal data processing for recruitment processes solely.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for the next stages of the recruitment process.