Accounting Professional (full time, Kyiv)

Deutsche Gesellschaft fuer Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH is looking for a qualified professional to fill the position of a

Accounting Professional (full time, Kyiv) 

for the project “EU4Resilient Regions - Special Assistance Programme for Ukraine”.

The project is funded by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), co- funded by the European Union (EU) and is implemented by GIZ. It supports communities in the Regions Kharkiv, Dnipropetrovsk, Zaporizhzhya, Odesa, Mykolaiv, Sumy, Chernihiv, Kherson and the governmental controlled areas of Donetsk and Luhansk in improving the quality of social, medical and administrative services and their accessibility, in particular with respect to the needs of vulnerable population groups. For that purpose, the project will coordinate and cooperate with a broad range of local/national and international partners and stakeholders.

Areas of responsibilities

• ensuring that financial administration functions well in accordance with GIZ standard procedures;
• effectively coordinating with the staff of the finance team in the GIZ Country Office or the GIZ Head Office;
• cash payments and deposits at the bank;
• creating payments via online banking for approval by the respective supervisor;
• financial planning, monitoring and accounting for GIZ-assisted projects;
• monitoring income, expenditure and the monthly bank reconciliation;
• filing month-end closings;
• managing the processing of letters of credit;
• initiating the financial planning and reports the monthly budget requirements of the project;
• monitoring real accounts (payables, receivables) and reports regularly to the officer responsible;
• monitoring payment schedules according to contracts with third parties;
• conducting an initial arithmetic calculation of third-party invoices;
• ensuring the correctness of invoices by third parties;
• administrating physical cash flows and the project cash desk;
• checks travel expense report of staff for approval by the respective supervisor;
• reimbursing costs of project staff against proof of payment for project related activities;
• inventory providing of the project assets;
• consults recipient of local subsidies and partners of GIZ in terms of invoice handling and preparation of the financial reports. 

Required qualifications, experience and competences

• BA in accounting and auditing or similar area;
• at least 3 years’ professional experience in a comparable position;
• in-depth knowledge of accounting software;
• good working knowledge of ITC technologies (related software, phone, fax, email, the internet) and computer applications (e.g. MS Office);
• confidential handling of data and information;
• very good knowledge of the European language widely used in the country (English), ideally a knowledge of German;
• willingness to upskill as required by the tasks to be performed – corresponding measures are agreed with management;
• experience with accounting systems is an asset.

Employment conditions

Full-time position with 40-hours working week. Place of assignment is Kyiv. The assignment starts asap. The contract duration is until October 2023.

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

Application

Application comprising of the candidate's CV and a cover letter in the English language explaining the motivation to apply for the job is to be sent until COB 02.12.2021, Thursday.

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.