Assistants in the field of finance

Do you have experience in the field of finance? Would you like to start an international career within a multicultural and diverse team? If yes, then read on.

The EU is seeking professionals in the fields of financial management, accounting and treasury and public procurement. Successful candidates will be recruited at the assistant grade AST 3.

We offer opportunities to candidates who fit any of the profiles below. Please note that you may only apply for one field.

Field 1 – Financial management: Your main tasks will include assisting in: preparing, executing, and monitoring the annual budget; setting up financial dossiers; monitoring of contracts, grant agreements, and service-level agreements; ensuring sound financial management; implementing audits action plans/recommendations; advising the operational units in the management of budgetary and financial operations; drawing up financial reports/statistics.
Field 2 - Accounting and treasury: Your main tasks will include assisting with: verifying legal entities’ master data and bank accounts; invoice management; executing and monitoring authorised payments; recovery of amounts receivable and making related accounting entries; management of assets, depreciation and inventories; VAT recoveries; carrying out regular financial and accounting controls; treasury management; drafting reports; providing training and support in accounting matters.
Field 3 - Public procurement: Your main tasks will include assisting in: the programming and implementation of public procurement procedures; drafting answers, requests for information/ clarification, letters regarding tender procedures; assisting in the legal and financial monitoring of contracts; designing, developing, and maintaining e-Procurement systems; providing training and support to the operational services regarding public procurement rules and best practices.

Detailed information on the specific duties that successful candidates can expect to perform is included in the Notice of Competition (see Annex II – Typical duties).

Diversity & Inclusion

As an employer, the institutions and bodies of the EU offer a community of expertise with a wide range of opportunities to broaden your personal and professional development. The multicultural, international and diverse teams that make up the EU Civil Service work together to benefit the lives of approximately 450 million EU citizens and beyond.

The EU institutions and bodies that EPSO works for, are committed to diversity and inclusion. They seek diversity actively and promote inclusion among their staff. EPSO therefore encourages applications from qualified candidates from diverse backgrounds and on the broadest possible geographical basis among the EU Member States. Learn more about Diversity & Inclusion in the EU institutions and bodies on this dedicated webpage.

Do you have what it takes?

To apply, you must be an EU national and enjoy the full rights of an EU citizen.

You must have a thorough knowledge of one official EU language and a satisfactory knowledge of a different official EU language.

You must also have:

a level of post-secondary education of at least two years attested by a diploma followed by at least three years of relevant professional experience. The diploma can be in the following areas:
- For field 1: economics, public administration, business administration, accountancy, finance/financial management, or law
- For field 2: accountancy or finance/financial management
- For field 3: economics, public administration, business administration, accountancy, finance/financial management, or law

a level of secondary education attested by a diploma giving access to post-secondary education, followed by at least six years of relevant professional experience.

24 official EU languages for testing

Candidates can freely select any two of the 24 official EU languages for testing

Once on a reserve list, successful candidates may be contacted by the recruiting services of the EU institutions and bodies interested in their profile, for targeted recruitment interviews. Such interviews, and any other related procedures, are outside the selection process conducted by EPSO. Recruitment interviews are conducted by the relevant recruiting services usually in English and/or French. Other languages may also be used during the interviews, based on the needs of the recruiting services and the knowledge expressed by candidates in their applications.

For detailed information on requirements, please read the Notice of Competition on our apply page below.

The application period opens on 25 July 2024 and ends on 3 September 2024, at 12.00 (midday), Brussels time.

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