Organisation
Eurocities is the network of major European cities, comprising more than 200 members, working across a wide range of thematic areas that reflect cities’ priorities.
We are recruiting a trainee to support the finance team, working on Belgian accounting for 6 months. The candidate would start, ideally in April 2023.
Eurocities is a dynamic and international team where we trust in people, value constructive exchanges and collaborative work. We help people thrive in a friendly, open and healthy environment while promoting a work/life balance.
Responsibilities
As trainee, you will play an important role in Eurocities’ daily work. You will work together with the Finance Director in supporting Belgian accountancy. In this role, you will:
- Manage the daily bookkeeping of purchase invoices, banks and credit card statements
- Prepare payments and follow-up of cash flow
- Support the continuous improvement of financial procedures and processes
- Provide logistical support to the finance team (update of financial tools and databases, archiving of documents, etc.)
Profile
You are a person who is curious and full of initiative, and you have a knack for numbers.
Eurocities will support you in developing your skills for entering the workplace. We have set out below some skills that would help you get the most out of this traineeship.
You have:
- a bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting, business administration, economic sciences or management
- knowledge of the Belgian accounting legislation
- good command of MS Excel
- excellent oral and written communication skills in English. Other languages are an asset
- excellent organisational skills
- problem-solving approach
- good interpersonal skills for an international environment
- experience with Microsoft Teams
- digital awareness for online meetings
You are:
- a dynamic team player
- able to work independently
- agile in a changing environment with the ability to juggle competing deadlines
We offer
- a six-month traineeship contract, starting in April 2023, that may lead to an open-ended contract if the traineeship is satisfactory.
- a full-time position that will be carried out at Eurocities office in Brussels
- a remuneration of €1,000 net per month.
Important: Eurocities will provide you with a Belgian trainee contract (CIP “convention d’immersion professionnelle”). Due to the CIP requirements and conditions, the selected candidate will need to either live in Belgium or be willing to move to Belgium for the duration of the contract (candidates need to provide a Belgian address).
More information on this type of contract may be found on:
https://www.actiris.brussels/fr/citoyens/convention-d-immersion-professionnelle/
Benefits
- meal vouchers
- full reimbursement of public transport costs
Some other benefit examples are:
- training opportunities and access to online training
- a dynamic international team
- a pleasant working environment
- flexible working hours
- part-time teleworking
Eurocities promotes the importance of a work life balance.
How to apply
Applicants are requested to send a letter of motivation explaining their suitability for the position, together with a CV by 17:00 15 March 2023 to: Patricia de Wouters, Head of HR, at jobs.trainees@eurocities.eu.
Please send the documents in pdf format and mention ‘CIP ACC’ in the subject line.
Interviews will be in person in Brussels on Friday 24 March 2023.
CV and personal data of non-selected candidates are not shared with anyone outside Eurocities and will be deleted immediately after the recruitment process. For more information, read our privacy policy.
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