Accountant

Who are Plan International?
Plan International is an independent child rights and humanitarian organisation committed to children living a life free of poverty, violence and injustice.

We actively unite children, communities and other people who share our mission to make positive lasting changes in children’s and young people’s lives. We support children to gain the skills, knowledge and confidence they need to claim their rights to a fulfilling life, today and in the future. We place a specific focus on girls and women, who are most often left behind.

We have been building powerful partnerships for children for more than 75 years and are now active in more than 70 countries.

What can you bring?

As Country Accountant, you will train and support new finance colleagues as the mission grows, ensuring compliance with national and group accounting regulations.

Your role will complement the Country Finance Manager in national accounting, IFRS, finance corporate systems, financial reporting and internal financial controls in the country (either: Moldova, Poland Romania or Ukraine).

You'll be

Ensuring timely and compliant accounting with regards to national and group regulations (IFRS, US GAAP, applicable national regulations)

Accountable for general and project ledgers of the mission

Supporting and enforcing clear allocation of costs

Preparing or reviewing payroll process (when delegated to a POE)

Reviewing and/or posting financial transactions in SAP

Supporting and/or supervising payments to suppliers, partners and staff

Preparing and reconciling monthly VAT and Withholding tax schedules for payment

Ensuring effective cash management for the day-to-day operations of the country office

Supervising the activities of the Accounts Payable and/or Intercompany Assistant

You'll have:

Essential

Qualified or part-qualified accountant with knowledge of national accounting laws.

Exceptional stakeholder management skills, including sufficient political credibility to work across all layers in the country, the response and interacting with the global finance team.

Strong written and spoken English.

The ability to communicate clearly, effectively and as appropriate to the audience.

Solution focused; able to prioritise, deliver on time and cope with ambiguity.

Sensitivity to a wide range of cultures, context and varying levels of finance capability.

Desirable

Knowledge of IFRS and/or US GAAP

Experience in leading financial teams in Emergency Responses.

Knowledge and experience in using SAP and Microsoft D365.


Financial systems expertise. Fluency with complex financial systems including multi-currency accounting packages / ERP.