Treasury Accountant

Our client is a Ukrainian miltech startup developing advanced technological devices for Ukraines defense sector and is now looking for a Treasury Accountant to support daily treasury operations payment processing bank-account administration cash reporting and treasury-related accounting activities.

Location:Ukraine(only)
Type:On-siteHybrid full-time
Start date: ASAP
About the Company andRole:

A fast-growing international defense startup specializing in the development and production of air defense systems rapidly scaling to meet Ukraines national defense needs.
They believe there is a strong need for new technological solutions in the defense of free people in conflicts around the world. Their team includes experienced leaders from non-defense Silicon Valley startups who have seen this need first-hand and are committed to delivering.

This role will help ensure that payments are executed accurately and on time bank transactions are properly recorded and reconciled and Finance has reliable visibility into available cash. The Treasury Accountant will work closely with Accounting Accounts Payable Procurement Payroll Financial Planning and Analysis and business stakeholders while maintaining appropriate approval controls and complete supporting documentation.
The ideal candidate is highly accurate trustworthy and comfortable working with confidential financial information and time-sensitive transactions. They should be able to manage recurring treasury activities independently within established policies promptly investigate discrepancies and escalate cash payment or control issues when necessary.

Responsibilities:

• Prepare and process approved supplier payroll tax employee and other business payments through online banking platforms in line with established authorization and control requirements.
• Verify payment instructions beneficiary details supporting documentation approvals payment dates and currencies and coordinate the resolution of rejected returned delayed or incorrectly processed payments.
• Monitor daily bank balances prepare cash-position reports and support short-term cash-flow forecasting by consolidating expected receipts and payment obligations across the business.
• Identify and communicate upcoming funding requirements timing conflicts or potential liquidity concerns to Finance leadership.
• Reconcile bank accounts payment clearing accounts and treasury-related general-ledger balances investigating and resolving discrepancies in a timely manner.
• Record or support the recording of bank transactions fees foreign-exchange differences transfers and other treasury activity in Odoo.
• Coordinate approved intercompany and inter-account transfers as well as foreign-currency payments and conversions and confirm successful settlement.
• Support bank-account administration including signatory records user access approval limits payment templates and related documentation.
• Prepare recurring treasury reports and support month-end and year-end close activities related to cash bank accounts foreign exchange bank fees and treasury reconciliations.
• Maintain complete and audit-ready treasury documentation and support internal and external audits and related information requests.
• Follow segregation-of-duties dual-approval information-security and fraud-prevention requirements; promptly escalate unusual payment instructions or control exceptions and contribute to improvements in treasury processes reporting and automation.

Requirements:

• Bachelors degree in Accounting Finance Economics Banking or a related field.
• 2-4 years of experience in treasury operations accounting banking operations accounts payable or a related finance role.
• Practical experience processing payments working with online banking platforms and reconciling bank accounts.
• Working knowledge of cash accounting payment controls bank reconciliations foreign-currency transactions and month-end close activities.
• Experience working within approval matrices segregation-of-duties requirements and dual-control payment processes.
• Experience with an ERP system; hands-on experience with Odoo is strongly preferred.
• Strong Excel or Google Sheets skills and the ability to prepare accurate cash and reconciliation reports.
• High integrity discretion and attention to detail when handling confidential banking and payment information.
• Strong organizational skills and the ability to manage time-sensitive deadlines and a high volume of transactions.
• Analytical problem-solving skills and the ability to investigate discrepancies through to resolution.
• Clear service-oriented communication skills and the confidence to challenge incomplete or improperly approved payment requests.
• English proficiency sufficient for working with banking interfaces documentation and cross-functional stakeholders.
• Ukrainian language fluency.

Would be a Plus:

• Experience in a multinational technology manufacturing defense or high-growth company.
• Experience supporting multi-entity and multi-currency treasury operations.
• Experience with short-term cash-flow forecasting and forecast-versus-actual analysis.
• Familiarity with Ukrainian banking practices currency controls and payment documentation requirements.
• Knowledge of Ukrainian Accounting Standards and exposure to US GAAP.
• Experience improving or automating payment cash-reporting or bank-reconciliation processes.
• Familiarity with bank guarantees letters of credit or other trade-finance instruments.

The company offers:

• Full-time position & official employment
• Competitive salary (based on interview results)
• Paid vacation and sick leave according to Ukrainian legislation
• Medical & Life
• Insurance Reservation from mobilization
• Friendly and people-oriented team culture
• Have opportunities to work on an innovative and impactful product