Experienced Finance Officer/Controller for NGOs and international projects
  • the Hague, Nederland
  • 21 juli 2023

A decisive, action-oriented, and results-focused Finance management & non-profit projects management expert with 14 years of experience in financial, corporate, business industries, and NGO.

Extensively experienced in financial management, including budgeting, contract management, financial reporting & expenditures control, payroll, inventory, petty cash management, and supporting annual audit closings (not-for-profits and business entities). Able to prepare and check financial statements for purposes of reporting in compliance with an organization and donor requirements. Skilled in providing finance management training to staff teams to understand a process or procedure, for smooth project operations.

Skilled in the preparation and implementation of social projects of humanitarian aid, rehabilitation, social, and psychological adaptation, and employment assisting internally displaced people and people in need.
Awarded by the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine for special achievements in the development of youth initiatives (2017)

I am well-versed in administrative management: office administration, general support of managerial staff; logistic management of travels, webinars, e-training events, and project events.

Competent in Microsoft Office applications, Google services, social media; accounting software & online banking; design application (Canva); video conference services (Zoom, Skype, Microsoft Teams, Webex, etc)

Effective in interacting with diverse groups and individuals, able to work in a fast-paced multitasking environment, attentive to details, optimistic, strong communicative & presentation skills.

E-mail
j.gricaenko@gmail.com
Telefoonnummer
+31065 889 0214

Opleiding

Masters @ Kyiv National University of State Tax Service of Ukraine
sep 2009 — jul 2012

Finance

Master @ East Ukrainian National University
sep 2004 — jul 2009

Psyhology

Ervaring

Finance & Administrative Officer @ Co-operative Development Foundation of Canada
okt 2020 — Huidig

-Receiving and reviewing financial reports from CDF’s overseas office and partners.
-Verifying payment requests & staff, consultant, and volunteer expense claims (travel-related payment packages, consultants, and volunteers; project payment packages to partners) for accuracy and correctness of information transfer, cand ompliance with funder agreements.
-Tracking advances provided to partners, staff, consultants, volunteers, and partners.
-Preparing monthly journal entries on the project to incorporate the financial activities into CDF’s books.
-Maintaining project financial files, and processes contracts and amendments as requested
-Providing assistance & support for project-related matters during year-end and compliance audits.
-Assisting Finance Officer based in Canada and the Country Manager with the annual project budgeting process as well as the funder reporting; in the development and / or evaluation of partner’s finance systems and controls; in the development and use of suitable reporting system for the project
-Conducting field visits to project partners locations to perform financial coaching and monitoring
-Communication with partners, consultants, and volunteers to follow up on supporting documentation
-Supporting Ukraine-based project officers and volunteers with project-related administrative functions

Project Assistant for Ukraine, Moldova, Belarus @ European Union Water Initiative plus Project
dec 2017 — okt 2020

- Ensuring the functioning of the regional office of the EU MS Consortium, incl. the proper and timely management and support of administrative and financial processes in the framework of EUWI+
- Close cooperation with colleagues in Umweltbundesamt GmbH (Austria) and in International - Office for Water (France)
- Assistance and support to the 3 EUWI+ EU MS Consortium Country Representatives, international consultants and managerial staff
- Logistical management of workshops, seminars, training events, and pilot measures
- Closely liaising with national authorities as well as relevant national and international stakeholders in the 3 countries
- Occasional translation services

Head of Programs @ Charitable Foundation «I believe in Ukraine»
feb 2016 — dec 2017

Managing programs and projects
- Designing and writing proposals for funding (including timeframes, schedule, and budget)
- Coordinating activities and resources
- Maintaining project documentation, plans, and reports
- Responsible for quality and timely accounting for project: both paper accounting (invoices and receipts, required support documents and proper audit trail), electronic data-entry (encoding in the accounting software)
- Monitoring and tracking project’s progress and handle any issues that arise
- Managing and coordinate project team
- Reporting and escalating to management as needed
- Creating and maintaining comprehensive project documentation, plans, and reports.

Achievements:
As a Head of programs, I developed and successfully implemented about 40 social projects: humanitarian aid; projects of rehabilitation, re-qualification and job search, social and psychological adaptation for vulnerable people.

Treasurer @ "Terra finance" company
mrt 2015 — okt 2015

- Monitoring and analysis of company`s expenditures;
- Execution and sending of payment orders in the online banking
- Creating daily reports (analysis of income and expenditure of funds reporting companies.

Achievements:
I updated the system of a daily financial-analytical report of the organization, thanks to that to the "Terra finance"-Kyiv was able decrease her spendings by 7% and became more profitable branch office.

Assistant to Chief Accountant @ "Rufos" company
mrt 2013 — mei 2015

- assisting to the Chef Accountant with finance reports;
- making and processing company`s payments in the online banking;
- drafting internal reports;
- processing primary documents;
- gathering and placing orders to suppliers, their tracking;
- controlling and preparing all documentation for the payments;
- managing suppliers’ claims and refunds.

Achievements: I performed my tasks efficiently and on time, and I was promoted in less than a year. Two department employees were trained under my supervision

Assistant to an Accountant @ MegaSun · Part-time
aug 2007 — dec 2012

- analyzing the financial position of the company;
- controlling the flow of funds;
- preparation and submission of internal reporting;
- drawing up internal reports according to the results of the company.

Achievements: I was responsible for the establishment of the new internal reporting system.

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