Expertise France is the public agency of French international technical cooperation. The agency operates around four priorities:
democratic, economic and financial governance;
security and stability of countries in crisis/post-crisis situations;
sustainable development;
strengthening health systems, social protection and employment.
In these areas, Expertise France carries out engineering and implementation missions for capacity building projects, mobilizes technical expertise and acts as an aggregator of projects involving public expertise and private know-how.
With an activity volume of 233 million euros, more than 400 projects in portfolio in 80 countries, and 63,000 days of expertise, Expertise France focuses its action towards France’s solidarity policy, influence and economic diplomacy.
The Finance Manager will work closely with the Project Team and the Expertise France to ensure timely payments of goods and services in full compliance with legal obligations and with internal rules and procedures. Under the direct supervision of the Head of Administrative Unit, the Finance Manager will have the following responsabilities:
Overall supervision of finance function.
Ensure financial economy, efficiency, and effectiveness of project’s operations, advising the Head of Administrative unit/EF Project Manager of any problems or weakness in financial controls and procedures, and the ways to address these.
Development and implementation of relevant financial policies and procedures, in consultation with project management team.
Financial accounting:
Maintain field accounting records, ensuring they are complete, accurate, and well archived/ entered into the Atlas accounting system.
Perform primary compliance check-ups on project expenses. Ensure expenses are authorised and incurred in accordance with established procedures, including verification of supporting documents and budget availability {for expenses incurred in local currency+ other procurements except experts fees}.
Perform financial compliance review of the grantees’ financial reports.
Preparation of monthly field financial reports to be submitted to the Project Manager within the agreed timeline.
Management of field cashflow and preparation of monthly cashflow projections. Preparation of detailed treasury requests for local bank account replenishment.
Internal control function:
Supervise formal monthly reviews of recurring expense such as taxi fares, mobile charges etc.
Process payments via local bank account.
Assist in preparation of internal and/or external audits, prepare audit responses and ensure implementation of accepted recommendations.
The Support to Justice Sector Reforms in Ukraine (Pravo-Justice III) Project, implemented by Expertise France (EF) with funding from the European Union, accompanies Ukrainian authorities in the process of comprehensive justice sector reform. Pravo-Justice III is envisaged to build on the results achieved by the predecessor projects (Pravo - Justice I&II) who, since 2017, have supported an ambitious sectoral reform agenda. Pravo-Justice III is organized alongside four results: Accountability for international crimes and fight against impunity (Component 1), Judiciary reform (Component 2), Enforcement of court judgement and reform of penitentiary and probation systems (Component 3), and EU integration (Component 4).
Qualifications and Experience:
Bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting, business administration or a related field;
At least five years of experience managing payments, financial procedures and compliance, preferably within the context of a technical assistance project;
Strong budget tracking and budget analysis skills (proficiency in Excel required);
Proficiency in Microsoft Office suite (Word, Excel, Power Point, etc.)
High degree of organization, attention to detail, and ability to multitask;
Fluency in written and spoken English and Ukrainian.