Country Finance Manager

The Organisation

Plan International is an independent development and humanitarian organization that advances children’s rights and equality for girls. We believe in the power and potential of every child. But this is often suppressed by poverty, violence, exclusion, and discrimination. And it’s girls who are most affected. Working together with children, young people, our supporters, and partners, we strive for a just world, tackling the root causes of the challenges facing girls and all vulnerable children.

We support children’s rights from birth until they reach adulthood. And we enable children to prepare for – and respond to – crises and adversity. We drive changes in practice and policy at local, national, and global levels using our reach, experience, and knowledge. We have been building powerful partnerships for children for over 85 years, and are now active in more than 80 countries.

The Opportunity

The role is part of the country leadership team. The CFM will have reporting lines within the finance structure as well as to the Country Director for Ukraine. There will be close communications with the greater operations team within the Ukraine response, as well as programme colleagues and implementing partners. The role complements the Ukraine Hub Finance Manager in all aspects of Country finance corporate systems, financial reporting, and internal financial controls for the Ukraine Country Office.

CFM is responsible for overseeing the financial management; ensuring internal financial control, financial reporting and analysis, business planning process, and people management. S/he leads the financial services provided within Plan International Ukraine. S/he is the approver of financial transactions within the limits of the Country’s Delegation of Authority. Based in Kyiv, this position ensures support for Plan’s program and projects areas throughout the country.

The Individual

We are looking to recruit an individual who is a Part (or fully) qualified chartered accountant, working towards a qualification or with relevant experience. You will need to be customer support orientated, with excellent technical IT and analytical skills: fluency with complex financial system / ERP and advanced Excel skills. Knowledge and demonstrable experience of complex international multi-company, multi-currency organization accounting challenges. To be successful in this role you will need to be a strong team player with excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, and the ability to communicate complex technical matters effectively to a non-technical audience.

Essential criteria for this role include previous experience in the humanitarian sector, previous leadership experience in Finance, and international finance leadership experience. The right to work in Europe will be desirable.

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Location: We will be recruiting globally for this role. However, the role must be based in Kyiv, Ukraine. Therefore, relocation support for the role is available.

Type of Role: 2-year fixed-term contract

Reports to: Country Director

Closing Date: Friday 27th October 2023

Equality, diversity and inclusion is at the very heart of everything that Plan International stands for.

We want Plan International to reflect the diversity of the communities we work with, offering equal opportunities to everyone regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation.

Plan International is based on a culture of inclusivity and we strive to create a workplace environment that ensures every team, in every office, in every country, is rich in diverse people, thoughts, and ideas.

We foster an organisational culture that embraces our commitment to racial justice, gender equality, girls’ rights and inclusion.

Plan International believes that in a world where children face so many threats of harm, it is our duty to ensure that we, as an organisation, do everything we can to keep children safe. This means that we have particular responsibilities to children that we come into contact with and we must not contribute in any way to harming or placing children at risk.

A range of pre-employment checks will be undertaken in conformity with Plan International’s Safeguarding Children and Young People policy. Plan International also participates in the Inter Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme. In line with this scheme we will request information from applicants previous employers about any findings of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse and/or sexual harassment during employment, or incidents under investigation when the applicant left employment. By submitting an application, the job applicant confirms their understanding of these recruitment procedures.