EU Projects Financial Officer

Job description

What you'll do
You will have a unique opportunity to become an expert in applying European Commission (EC) financial rules, playing a pivotal role in your assigned projects. By managing all financial aspects, from analysing proposals and developing strategic budgets to overseeing expenses, you will not only ensure compliance with EC and CERN rules but also provide invaluable financial guidance to both internal teams and external partners.

Your responsibilities
Ensuring compliance with EU financial rules and CERN internal rules and regulations, analyze EC project proposals from their funding scheme perspective under the Horizon Europe program in order to develop appropriate budgets.
Define, manage and monitor EC project budgets and expenses and propose corrective actions if needed.
Follow up EC projects end-to-end from a financial standpoint.
Provide specialist financial advice and guidance on grant related financial matters to the members in CERN departments as well as partners outside the Organization.
Prepare financial reports on a regular basis and in accordance with imposed deadline for both, internal and external audiences such as the European Commission and external auditors.
Propose improvements to internal financial procedures.

Your profile
Extensive experience in financial services within international environments, with a demonstrated ability to manage complex financial activities with a high degree of autonomy.
Proven experience in applying European Commission financial rules (H2020 and/or Horizon Europe), or well-established exposure to their practical implementation in project contexts.
Bachelor's degree or equivalent relevant experience in the field of Finance, Accounting, Treasury or a related field.

Your skills
Knowledge of Funding Programmes.
Financial reporting and analysis.
Accounting control and analysis.
Process analysis, definition and improvement.
Personnel and material resources planning.
Assimilates large quantities of information, identifies key issues and formulates conclusions clearly and concisely.
Works well autonomously; takes on activities and tasks without prompting.
Expresses opinions, ideas and suggestions with conviction and in a logical/structured manner; keeps to the point.
Gains trust and collaboration from others.
Keeps up-to-date with developments in own field of expertise and readily absorbs new information.
Spoken and written English, with a commitment to learn French.

Job location

Switzerland

Job requirements

Skills

enforce financial policies analyse market financial trendscontrol financial resources develop financial statistics report sanalyse business plans interpret financial statements obtain financial information monitor banking activities calculate dividends financial analysis prepare financial projections create risk maps

Employer

NameCERN