Description
The International Rescue Committee (IRC) Ukraine is recruiting a Partnership Finance Assistant to support the implementation of a UHF/OCHA-funded project in the South of Ukraine. The successful candidate will provide day-to-day finance support for the management and oversight of partner financial documentation.
Responsibilities:
- Review and verify partner financial reports, ensuring accuracy, completeness, and consistency with approved budgets
- Support the review of partner cash requests and liquidation documentation
- Prepare review checklists, summaries of observations, and follow-up lists for each partner reporting cycle
- Assist in reconciling partner financial reports with disbursement records and consolidated project financial information
- Work with the internal ERP system, posting transactions, settlements, and reconciliations
- Verify that partner expenditure is supported by complete documentation, including invoices, receipts, and delivery notes
- Support the review of procurement documentation for partner expenditure
- Assist in checking that costs are eligible under the grant agreement and donor rules
- Identify and flag potential duplicate payments, split purchases, and other inconsistencies
- Prepare clear, factual queries for partners on missing or unclear documentation
- Maintain an organized record of partner statutory payment evidence
- Participate in partner financial monitoring visits and support the delivery of finance training and coaching for partner finance staff
Requirements:
- University degree in finance, accounting, business administration, economics, or a related discipline
- Typically 2+ years of relevant finance, accounting, or finance-administration experience, preferably in an NGO or donor-funded environment
- Strong spreadsheet skills, particularly Excel, with a high level of accuracy and attention to detail
- Good organizational skills, with the ability to manage multiple deadlines and maintain orderly, retrievable records
- Fluency in Ukrainian required; good written and spoken English required
Benefits:
- Competitive salary
- Purposeful job and development opportunities