Overview
The Finance Team Leader will manage the day-to-day operations of the finance department at the DRC office in Kharkiv, leading and supervising junior finance staff to ensure effective and timely completion of daily duties.
Tasks Summary
- Lead and manage the finance department.
- Oversee day-to-day operations, ensure regular planning and proper distribution of workload among subordinates.
- Be responsible for human resource management, efficiency, staff wellbeing, and development.
- Budget monitoring and forecasting – review of budget expenditures and consolidation of information required for forecast preparation.
- Cash Forecasting – review of operational needs and consolidate the forecast for Country Office (CO).
- Allocation of shared costs (fuel, salary, rent, etc.) based on reported expenses confirmed by relevant supporting documents.
- Reviewing documents and checking expenditures for alignment with budget lines in order to correct them if necessary and ensure expenditures are within the available budget.
- Verifying accounting records for compliance with internal DRC guidelines and Ukrainian legislation in an accurate and timely manner, reviewing and approving journals before posting.
- Ensuring timely month-end accounting, including cash counts and bank reconciliation.
- Reviewing Purchase Requisitions (PRs) and Requests for Payments (RfPs).
- Assisting with audits of each project.
- Participating in the harmonization of operational work between regional and base offices: sharing ideas, creating tools, updating guidelines, etc.
- Providing other financial support to the Base Office and preparing reports upon the manager's request.
Experience Requirements
- Proven successful experience in finance for at least 3 years
- Experience working in INGOs (Desirable)
Qualification Requirements
• University degree in Finance/Accounting/Management/Commerce/Business Administration.
