Accountant (corporate compliance) at The British Council in Ukraine

The British Council in Ukraine, a leading international cultural organization, is recruiting a full-time Accountant.

The purpose of this role: This role is responsible for the end to end accounting process in the country including month and year end close, and ensures consistent, accurate and robust financial accounting processes in line with accounting practices and corporate policies. This is a supporting role in the Financial Controlling and Accounting process which is a key function in the new organisational structure emerging from the Financial Transparency recommendations.

Main opportunities/challenges for this role: The main challenges for this role are to be responsible for the direct support of the end to end accounting process in the country including month and year end close, and ensures consistent, accurate and robust financial accounting processes in line with accounting practices and corporate policies, to assist at the all internal processes of the preparation of the returns and analysis. Direct assistance and support in the process of the conducting and organization of the local accounting in 1S program, electronic administration system of VAT, following with all set up processes in line with accounting practice and local legislation.

Main Accountabilities:

• Complete all financial tasks required for the financial month-end and year-end pre-closing steps and provide support as required for the financial month-end and year-end closing steps;
• Maintain financial records as per corporate policy and internal audit;
• Provide support as required on accounting transactions and adjustments (accruals, deferrals /income & expenditures/ and provisions / reserves), including Intercompany accounting, preparation and submission of payroll journals to GSD, civil services journals and other relevant documents;
• Provide support as required with manual journals ensuring accuracy and compliance with relevant policies;
• Assist with reconciliation of all relevant accounts and ensure that this is completed to corporate standards;
• Assist Financial Controller and Senior Accountant with provision of information to internal / external auditors;
• Assist Financial Controller and Senior Accountant with preparation of local Tax submissions and other statutory returns;
• Payment runs procession and payment orders preparations (all bank payments – UKR1, UKR5 and UA40), including salary payments for BC staff. Host to Host Process;
• Coordination of the consolidated invoices procession;
• Invoice receipts procession in SAP and submission to GSD of all down payment requests (UKR5 only), including overseas invoices for UKR1 through GSD;
• Sublease payments calculation on the monthly basis (LLC & ECI è>CS è>KMA & SPF), preparation of the relevant documents (including lease / sublease of premises / lease of the fixed assets);
• Daily maintenance of the electronic administration system of VAT at LLC;
• Maintenance of the document flow exchange between British Council Ukraine and outsourcing provider of accounting services;
• Maintenance of the Contract Register for CS, LLC and ECI;
• Maintenance of the primary documents (CS, LLC and ECI), providing support to other Departments at the area of document flow.

Skills, experience and qualifications for the advertised vacancy:

Minimum / essential

• Qualified accountant/Finance graduate
• University degree or equivalent
• English not less than B2 level
• Ukrainian, Russian – native

Role Specific Skills

• Minimum of 3 years of experience in a similar role / Proved accounting experience;
• Experience in working with a diverse team;
• Experience of an ERP system;
• Experience with SAP, 1C, Medoc
• High experienced with Excel.

What we offer

• official employment
• 13th salary – annual bonus
• 14th salary as Terminal Gratuity
• Medical insurance fully paid for employees + coverage for family members
• 34 calendar days of annual leave
• Paid sick leave, special leave for volunteering

Candidates wishing to apply should fill out the on-line application form in MyHR system.

The closing date for receipt of applications is 2 July 2023.

The British Council is committed to a policy of equal opportunity and welcomes applicants from all sections of the community. We work to ensure that people are not unjustifiably discriminated against on the basis of age, disability, ethnicity, gender, religion or belief, sexual orientation or any other irrelevant grounds. We guarantee an interview to disabled candidates who meet the essential criteria

The British Council believes that all children have potential and that every child matters – everywhere in the world. The British Council affirms the position that all children have the right to be protected from all forms of abuse as set out in article 19, UNCRC 1989