Country Finance Manager, Ukraine

At a glance

Where

Ukraine

Closes

27 August 2026

Posted

14 August 2026

The starting salary package for this position is £59,698.40 GBP / approx. $79,900 USD including all allowances. This is an unaccompanied post. About MAG: MAG (Mines Advisory Group) is an international humanitarian organisation based in Manchester, UK, and working in 32 countries. We remove landmines and unexploded ordnance to release safe and productive land for communities, and work to reduce the threat of armed violence by supporting governments to safely manage weapons and ammunition. In 1997, MAG was a co-recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize for our work campaigning for the Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention. About the role: Reporting to the Head of Support Services, you will provide strategic and operational financial leadership for the Ukraine Programme, ensuring effective financial planning, budgeting, reporting, compliance and risk management. You will support the Senior Management Team (SMT) in country in delivering programme objectives through robust financial oversight, business partnering and informed decision-making. You will be responsible for maintaining strong financial controls, ensuring compliance with organisational and statutory requirements, overseeing accounting operations, cash flow and partner finances, and producing high-quality financial analysis, forecasts and reporting. The role also leads the development of financial capacity across the programme, promoting consistency, efficiency and best practice in financial management. About the Ukraine programme: Since the Russian invasion of 24th February 2022, Ukraine has been subjected to heavy artillery bombardment, missile, and air strikes, as well as the use of landmines and cluster munitions. The scale of the conflict and the use of high impact and indiscriminate weapons requires an urgent and extensive response. MAG responded to the crisis in 2022 and now employs nearly 440 staff in our Ukraine programme, in a range of operational and support/administrative activities, with further scale-up planned during 2026. The programme has a representation office in Kyiv, and operational offices in Mykolaiv (also covering accessible areas of Kherson) and Kharkiv.

• A professional accounting qualification, e.g. ACA, CIMA, ACCA, or equivalent
• Experience developing complex budgets and financial models for new business opportunities and donor-funded proposals in competitive environments.
• Experience of financial planning, budgeting, monitoring, forecasting and reporting within an international or overseas operational context.
• Experience leading, managing and developing finance teams, including performance management, capacity building, coaching and mentoring of locally recruited staff.

• Renumeration Package: £59,698.40 per annum including basic salary and all allowances and this increases with service. • Accommodation: MAG will provide accommodation in-country. • Leave: We recognise our staff work hard and need the appropriate time out to stay motivated. You'll have a minimum of eight weeks out of the programme per year. • Flights: MAG provides four international flights home per year. • Insurance: Internationally contracted, programme based staff are automatically covered by MAG's comprehensive insurance package including: Personal accident and medical expenses insurance; Death by natural causes insurance and access to 24-hour medical assistance.

Who may apply

No country restriction stated

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