Вакансія: Junior Financial Specialist

Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) in Ukraine is seeking qualified professionals for the project “Fostering economic participation of vulnerable groups including IDPs in Ukraine” (hereafter “Project”) for its office in Kyiv to fill the position of the

Junior Financial Specialist (Kyiv, full time)

(internal SAP code: Junior Financial Specialist)

The project “Fostering economic participation of vulnerable groups including IDPs in Ukraine” is funded by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) and implemented by GIZ. Activities of the project focus on support for micro- and small enterprises, business start-ups, development of entrepreneurial skills and supporting initiatives on regional and local level to support institutions in improving their resilience and service delivery during war times. For that purpose, the project will coordinate and cooperate with a broad range of local/national and international partners and stakeholders. Due to security situation the project has to deal with a fast changing environment that requires constant adaptation and flexibility.

Area of responsibilities:

Junior Financial Specialist

• Assists financial professionals in the prechecking of Local Subsidy Recipient’s financial reports;
• Contributes to the formal and mathematical checking of invoices and other payment requests in cooperation with the financial and procurement professionals;
• Supports financial professionals in expenditure planning and fund requests;
• Supports financial and procurement professionals in the filing of documents in paper folders as well as in the internal document management system in line with GIZ’s filing rules;
• Supports financial and procurement professionals in the coordination with technical staff in all matters related to financial management, procurement and other activities;
• Supports financial and procurement professionals in the preparation of financial reports and assists in the preparation of internal and external audits;
• Ensures smooth communication and cooperation with financial and procurement professionals 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:

• BA/MA in accounting or economics or similar area;
• 1 year’s professional experience in a comparable position is desirable;
• 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;
• Good working knowledge of ITC technologies and computer applications, particularly EXCEL and other MS Office applications;
• Experienced to work in an international team;
• 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 end of May 2024, with an option of prolongation.

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 27.10.2023, Friday.

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.