Financial Assistant

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Financial Assistant                                                         

 

JOB TITLE: Financial Assistant

JOB CODE: FIN02

DEPARTMENT: Department of Support

SUPERVISOR: Head of Finance Section

LOCATION: Tartu, Estonia

SALARY: 14 400 – 24 000 EUR per annum (gross)

CONTRACT: Indefinite duration

Deadline for applications: 10 March 2021

Interviews anticipated: March 2021

Expected starting date: April 2021 or as soon as possible

 

The Baltic Defence College is a modern, future-oriented, English-language based international institution of the Baltic states providing professional military education with a wider Baltic region focus and Euro-Atlantic scope. The college serves as a professional military education institution at the operational and strategic level, applying contemporary educational principles, effective management and best use of intellectual and material resources. Our mission is to educate military and security/defence related civilian personnel of the Baltic States and their allies and partners, to contribute to applied research focused on security and defence policies while promoting international cooperation and networking. For more details, see: http://www.baltdefcol.org/.

 

We are looking for a financial assistant, who has excellent attention to detail, is accurate and correct, very good at time planning, and works independently. The person should have extensive knowledge of employers' taxation and visiting lectures, a very good understanding of a financial employee's moral and ethics, good analytical ability and routine tolerance.

 

I MAIN DUTIES

 

• Performs accounting and financial reporting operations and other duties related to BALTDEFCOL's finances and accounting (e.g. operations related to Host Nation Support budget) as directed by the Head of Finance Section.
• Performs given tasks in accordance with Estonian law, MoU on Governance, Activities and Funding of BALTDEFCOL, BALTDEFCOL's Internal Accounting Regulations and other internal documents.

 

 

 

II OTHER DUTIES

 

 

• Fulfils additional job related tasks as requested by the
• Stands in for the Supervisor in his/her absence.

 

 

 

III QUALIFICATIONS

 

• Essential qualifications
• Professional education in the field of accounting and/or finances;
• Working experience in the field of accounting and/or finances;
• Computer skills (Office software, accounting software and internet use);
• Language: English and Estonian (Independent user: B2+ or a comparable language performance profile).

 

• Desirable qualifications
• Advanced professional training in the field of accounting and/or finances;
• Able to close books at the end of the fiscal year.

Please send your Application Letter and Curriculum Vitae (both in English) to Head of Human Resources and Administration Section, Ms. Kadri Nestra at
[kadri.nestra(at)baltdefcol.org].


The Baltic Defence College is an equal opportunities employer.