Organisation
Eurocities, the network of major European cities, is recruiting finance coordinator to work in the financial management of our EU-funded projects.
The candidate would start 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 finance coordinator, you will be responsible for the financial management of Eurocities’ portfolio of EU-funded grants (mainly Horizon Europe and AMIF) and service contracts, supporting their life cycle from the application phase to the final reporting.
You will work under the supervision of the Head of Projects Finance at the Eurocities Brussels office.
In this role, you will:
- cooperate with the projects team on the financial implementation of Eurocities EU-funded projects
- lead on the financial implementation of projects with Eurocities as Coordinator
- manage ongoing projects’ budgets, including follow‐up of staff and other direct costs (outgoing and incoming invoices, reimbursement claims, procurement procedures)
- liaise regularly with project partners and the European Commission on financial aspects related to the projects, including the submission of costs statements
- prepare financial reports and supporting documents for internal and external audits
- review projects administrative and financial documentation (Consortium and Partnership Agreements, Grant Agreements/Amendments, partners financial documentation)
- contribute to the financial and administrative preparations of project proposals and tenders
- train new staff members in financial management of EU grants
- improve internal financial processes and tools
Profile
You are an experienced professional who is full of initiative, self-driven, curious, creative, flexible and results oriented.
The skills and experience to do this job successfully include:
- 5 years of relevant experience
- At least 3 years of experience in financial management
- excellent knowledge of European funding programmes and rules
- excellent organisational and planning skills
- C1 level in English, oral and written
- excellent communication skills
- good interpersonal skills for an international environment
- a problem-solving attitude, attention to detail, initiative and self-motivating
Assets:
- knowledge in administration and bookkeeping
- proficiency in French; other languages an advantage
You are:
- a dynamic team player
- able to work independently
- agile in a changing environment with the ability to juggle competing deadlines
We are looking for candidates who fulfil most of these criteria, but do not hesitate to apply if you think that you could be a good fit for the position.
We offer
- A full-time employment position, under Belgian legislation. 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).
- An open-ended contract, starting as soon as possible
- 3.200 € – 3.600 € monthly gross salary, according to profile and experience
- flexible working hours
- part-time teleworking
Benefits
Meal vouchers, pension plan, hospitalisation insurance, public transport costs, 13th month, éco-chèques, 90€ net per month of teleworking allowance, training opportunities.
How to apply
Applicants are requested to send a letter of motivation, explicitly describing point by point their relevant experience and linking it to the requirements for the position, in one page maximum, together with a CV with at least two referees (including your current or last employer) by 12.00 (noon) on 27 March 2023 to: Patricia de Wouters, Head of HR, at jobs.projects@eurocities.eu.
Please send the documents in pdf format and mention ‘Finance coordinator ’ in the subject line.
Applicants are encouraged to apply as soon as possible as applications will be assessed.
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