• Review and consolidate monthly financial reports to ensure accuracy and provide regular feedback to senior management.
• Ensure all financial plans, invoices, reports, and other financial documents and transactions are accurate, timely, and consistent with Save the Children and USAID guidelines and regulations.
• Prepare and monitor budgets to ascertain that spending occurs as planned and that variances are anticipated, noted, and corrected; ensure that key project personnel are aware of budgetary resources and can monitor their respective budgets.
• Prepare quarterly reports, consolidated annual fiscal reports, cumulative life of project report, and any other required donor submissions.
• Verify that appropriate segregation of duties exists to ensure effective support of field operations and to protect the integrity of the country office finance and administrative operations.
• Perform financial review of purchase requests, purchase orders, and payment requests to ensure compliance with Save the Children’s policies and procedures and USAID grants and contracts requirements.
• Oversee sub-grant monitoring and compliance including organizational assessments, review of financial reports/advance requests, and financial tracking, develop sub-grant monitoring plans, and perform and document compliance visits.
• Recruit, hire, and manage finance and operations staff. Develop the capacity of the team and facilitate their professional growth.
• Provide capacity building in financial and operations management to local partners and government stakeholders.
• Prepare and revise finance and operation guidelines to ensure adherence to Save the Children and USAID requirements.
• Encourage a work environment of mutual respect and excellence.

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in finance, business administration, or another relevant field.
• Minimum of eight years of professional experience managing finances for USAID-funded projects.
• In-depth knowledge of USAID financial management rules and regulations.
• Proven ability to prepare budgets and donor financial reports.
• Strong analytical, leadership and interpersonal skills with the demonstrated ability to lead and work effectively in team situations.
• Experience in coaching, training and capacity building.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills in English.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Professional qualification/certification in accounting.
• Master’s degree in a relevant field.
• Familiarity with the political, social, and cultural context of Ukraine.