POSITION No. 2: FINANCIAL MANAGER OF HU-SK-RO-UA JOINT TECHNICAL SECRETARIAT
The Financial Manager will be responsible for all programme and project level financial issues: the financial assessment of project proposals; monitoring of financial reports of the HU-SK-RO-UA CBC projects; providing advice and information on implementation, reporting and budgetary issues to applicants and project partners; etc.
Tasks
• to provide information to HU-SK-RO-UA CBC project candidates during the application phase on composition of appropriate partnerships, financial and budgetary issues;
• to co-ordinate and participate in the project selection procedure;
• to act as contact person and advisor for financial aspects of the selected projects;
• to collect and review progress reports submitted by all projects, and to advise project partners if financial progress is not on schedule or activities change;
• to prepare decisions of the Joint Monitoring Committee regarding special requests from projects, e.g. on major budget re-allocations;
• to provide appropriate input to the programme monitoring system, in order to allow financial monitoring at programme level;
• to report to programme actors on financial progress of the projects,
• to participate and contribute to project seminars and conferences as appropriate;
• to be actively involved in the implementation of other Programme support activities like partner-search events or forums;
• to contribute to the Programme web site, leaflets, brochures and other publications;
• provide support and advice to Beneficiaries concerning contracting, eligibility of expenditure and financial reporting;
• to collect and review financial reports submitted by the project partners;
• to collect and review progress reports submitted by the project partners;
• contribute to the definition of internal rules for the review of financial progress reports;
• to advise Beneficiaries if financial progress and monitoring is off-schedule, if budget reallocations become necessary, or if any other financial problem requires resolution;
• to organise and contribute to seminars concerning legal and financial matters;
• to coordinate and participate in preparation of the programme level financial plans and reports.
Profile
Employment criteria
• Relevant university degree (public administration, economics, business administration, law or other);
• At least 2 years of experience in one of the priorities of the HU-SK-RO-UA ENPI CBC programme or at least 2 years of experience in EU funded programme management (preferably Structural Funds, INTERREG, Pre-Accession Funds, Phare CBC);
• fluent in spoken and written English and in one language of the programme area (more is an advantage);
• work experience in financial management, preferably with public funds;
Assets
• good understanding and knowledge of the programme area;
• ambition to work in an international environment with different administrative traditions; able to propose solutions for administrative procedures related to programme management, including legal settings, audit and control requirements;
• preferably experience with the administration of Structural Funds and/or EU programme/ or international project management;
• very good computer skills: MS Office including Excel, Word and PowerPoint, Internet;
• very good communication skills, creative and problem-solving oriented;
• a good team worker.
Tasks
• to provide information to HU-SK-RO-UA CBC project candidates during the application phase on composition of appropriate partnerships, financial and budgetary issues;
• to co-ordinate and participate in the project selection procedure;
• to act as contact person and advisor for financial aspects of the selected projects;
• to collect and review progress reports submitted by all projects, and to advise project partners if financial progress is not on schedule or activities change;
• to prepare decisions of the Joint Monitoring Committee regarding special requests from projects, e.g. on major budget re-allocations;
• to provide appropriate input to the programme monitoring system, in order to allow financial monitoring at programme level;
• to report to programme actors on financial progress of the projects,
• to participate and contribute to project seminars and conferences as appropriate;
• to be actively involved in the implementation of other Programme support activities like partner-search events or forums;
• to contribute to the Programme web site, leaflets, brochures and other publications;
• provide support and advice to Beneficiaries concerning contracting, eligibility of expenditure and financial reporting;
• to collect and review financial reports submitted by the project partners;
• to collect and review progress reports submitted by the project partners;
• contribute to the definition of internal rules for the review of financial progress reports;
• to advise Beneficiaries if financial progress and monitoring is off-schedule, if budget reallocations become necessary, or if any other financial problem requires resolution;
• to organise and contribute to seminars concerning legal and financial matters;
• to coordinate and participate in preparation of the programme level financial plans and reports.
Profile
Employment criteria
• Relevant university degree (public administration, economics, business administration, law or other);
• At least 2 years of experience in one of the priorities of the HU-SK-RO-UA ENPI CBC programme or at least 2 years of experience in EU funded programme management (preferably Structural Funds, INTERREG, Pre-Accession Funds, Phare CBC);
• fluent in spoken and written English and in one language of the programme area (more is an advantage);
• work experience in financial management, preferably with public funds;
Assets
• good understanding and knowledge of the programme area;
• ambition to work in an international environment with different administrative traditions; able to propose solutions for administrative procedures related to programme management, including legal settings, audit and control requirements;
• preferably experience with the administration of Structural Funds and/or EU programme/ or international project management;
• very good computer skills: MS Office including Excel, Word and PowerPoint, Internet;
• very good communication skills, creative and problem-solving oriented;
• a good team worker.