East Europe Foundation announces a competition for the position of Financial Work Economist in the Procurement Department.

• Start date: June 2024
• Location: Kyiv, Ukraine
• Employment: full-time
• Work format: offline/online

Scope of work and responsibilities:

• Support project activities in terms of contracts with experts/contractors/service providers.
• Monitor the fulfillment of such contracts’ terms.
• Control the timely submission and accounting of documents.
• Prepare payment requests.
• Compile the payment register.
• Communicate with contractors/service providers.
• Create and adjust the payments plan for the periods.
• Control the justification of payments.
• Plan/fact analysis following the approval of expenses/conclusion of new contracts/payments.
• Control the accounting of project balances in terms of Budget details, providingdaily updates.
• Support external audit.
• Provide documentary support of the procurement process, in accordance with the policies and procedures of EEF.
• Prepare various types of contracts, such as: agreements with service providers, experts, consultants, etc.
• Perform other department tasks within the project’s implementation according to the Management’s requests and EEF’s needs.

The candidate must:

• have an exceptional level of self-organization; an independent and result-oriented approach, and a desire to learn;
• have skills in effective communication and negotiation;
• be able to work in a team, be moderate and diligent in performing tasks;
• be able to adapt well to changes and successfully establish and adjust priorities as needed.

Required qualifications and experience:

• Experience working with a large volume of primary documentation.
• Experience controlling compliance with the terms of contracts with service providers.
• Experience working with a large array of data and the ability to process and analyze it operatively.
• Experience in budgeting, planning expenses by items, and controlling targeted use of funds.
• Higher education in economics and/or related specialties.
• 5 years of confirmed experience in procurement and contract administration.
• Experience in the private sector and/or international organizations.
• PC and MS Office skills; knowledge of accounting systems will be an advantage.
• Proficiency in Ukrainian and English.
• Knowledge of the legislation on economic contracts and their conclusion.

To participate in the competition, please send your CV and cover letter to the mailbox [email protected] by June 16, 2024. Specify the vacancy title in the subject of the email. We will only contact selected candidates. Please, do not make inquiries by phone.