Financial Analyst UPD: vacancy is closed

Огляд

The USAID Mission to Ukraine (the Mission) is responsible for the development, implementation and oversight of USAID-funded programs operating throughout Ukraine. The Mission provides assistance to promote Ukraine’s transition to a democratic, prosperous, stable, healthy country united in its European aspirations.

This Financial Analyst position provides a full range of financial management services to his/her assigned program portfolio including project design and planning, budgeting, evaluation, and coordinating its financial analysis.

 

Обов'язки

1. Regional Mission Support (60%) :

• performs all financial reviews, assessments, informal desk audits and pre-award surveys of USAID/Ukraine, Belarus, and USAID/Moldova’s Implementers’ financial, accounting, internal control and contracting capabilities to determine their ability to adequately safeguard U.S. funds and interests
• prepares draft reports to document findings from pre-award surveys and financial reviews and exercises professional judgment in developing recommendations to assist local partners strengthen their financial management capacity
• monitors actions taken to implement the applicable recommendations
• сonducts formal and informal training for local partners to increase their understanding of USAID rules and regulations, financial reporting requirements and internal control procedures
• consults with Implementers and other partners to develop or strengthen financial, operational and personnel policies
• assists with the design and implementation of procedures to strengthen the financial management capacity of local partner organizations
• for assigned portfolio participates in project design and planning, coordinate financial analysis, review for funding project documents in financial management applications, ensure consistency with the project design, and sufficiency of funds
• for assigned portfolio (a) reviews and enters the quarterly accrual data into Phoenix, (b) prepares and presents QFRs reports; (c) participates in annual project performance reviews

2. Audit Management and Resolution (20%) :

• for assigned portfolio (1) reviews scopes of work for Mission and Recipient-contracted Audits.; (2) attends audit entrance and exit conferences, develops an audit recommendation follow-up system for the Mission to ensure that every effort is made in a timely manner to reach a management decision on corrective actions on audit recommendations, and that is mutually acceptable to the Mission and the RIG/Frankfurt
• in coordination with the Mission’s Audit Management Officer and the Supervisory Financial Analyst, develops the Mission’s inventory and annual audit plan and the local recipients contracted audit programs. Updates the Regional Mission’s audit tracking matrix
• maintains comprehensive and complete files for audit / pre-award /financial reviews for all Mission related activities
• assists in the preparation of the annual End-Use Audit Plan for end of project activities to ensure that the endues audit process complies with Generally Accepted Auditing Standards (GAAS) and USAID regulations
• assists in the review of audit reports received from across Mission Offices and in the process of formulating recommended corrective actions based on audit findings and recommendations

3. Federal Managers’ Financial Integrity Act (20%) :

• under the direction of the SFA, coordinates the annual Federal Managers’ Financial Integrity Act (FMFIA) review for the Regional Mission including:
  • sets up the milestones for the annual FMFIA review
  • follows up on the Mission’s outstanding FMFIA weaknesses from the preceding year
  • consolidates all internal control questionnaires from the Regional Mission’s Office Directors
  • documents all relevant findings for the Management Council on Risk and Internal Control (MCRIC) meetings
  • documents all pertinent aspects of MCRIC deliberations
• continually, works with the Financial Analyst team to evaluate all internal controls for the Regional Mission for Ukraine, Belarus and reviews all significant changes in systems and procedures. Based on such evaluations, consolidates recommendations as deemed appropriate which would improve internal controls and assists in the implementation of any recommendations resulting from such evaluation
• for assigned portfolio coordinate the annual FMFIA, follow-up and close the outstanding FMFIA weaknesses from the preceding year, perform special financial reviews in lieu of annual audits of organizations whose expenditures are less than the audit threshold as determined by the Inspector General

The contractor is eligible for temporary duty (TDY) travel to the U.S., or to other Missions abroad, to participate in the "Foreign Service National" Fellowship Program, in accordance with USAID policy.

Вимоги

• Education: possession of a bachelor’s degree (or international equivalent) in accounting, finance, business administration, economics, or a related field
• Work Experience: a minimum of 5 years of progressively responsible experience in professional accounting, financial management, and/or auditing
• Language Proficiency: fluent (Level IV) English and native fluency in Ukrainian in speaking, reading, and writing

Умови

• full-time (40 hours)
• work in Kyiv, Ukraine
• 5-Year Period of Performance with the possibility of extension
• market value: Basic Annual Rate (in U.S. Dollars): $43,147 - $56,088
• benefits:
  • Health and Life Insurance coverage: Provided under the Compensation Plan
  • Defined Contribution Plan: Upon separation, a lump sum benefit equal to 12% of the basic salary earned for the duration worked under the appointment.
• allowances (as applicable):
  • meal allowances: annual amount is $853 for employees working on a full-time basis
  • family allowances: the mission provides a child allowance. Grants amounts are subject to change as determined by the Ukrainian State Budget Law
  • unique conditions of work allowances/benefits: 10% of Basic Rate. Additional information may be provided to the selected offer or at the time of the salary offer
• taxes: apply and are deductible as per the Ukrainian government regulations