Finance and Budget Specialist (202602TAAST4)

Eligibility Criteria

• Thorough knowledge of one of the languages of the Communities and a satisfactory knowledge of another language of the Communities;
• Be a national of a Member State of the European Union, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein;
• Be entitled to his or her full rights as a citizen [1];
• Have fulfilled any obligations imposed by the applicable laws on military service;
• Be physically fit to perform the duties linked to the post [2];

[1] Prior to the appointment, the successful candidate will be asked to provide a Police certificate confirming the absence of any criminal record.

[2] Before being engaged, a candidate shall be medically examined by one of the institution’s medical officers in order that the institution may be satisfied that he fulfils the requirements of Article 12 (2)(d) of the Conditions of Employment of Other Servants of the European Communities.

Essential Skills and Knowledge

• Qualification:
  • A level of post-secondary education attested by a diploma, preferably in Finance, Economics, Business Studies, Public Administration or a related field, or
  • A level of secondary education attested by a diploma, giving access to post-secondary education, and relevant professional experience of at least three (3) years.
• At least 9 years of proven full-time professional experience, of which at least 5 years in the area of finance in a corporate environment and/or in public administration, acquired after the qualification required under a) or b) above;

Note: The professional experience will be counted from the time you obtained the certificate or diploma required for admission to the selection procedure. Part-time work will be taken into account in proportion to the stated percentage in relation to full-time work. In case of internship, only paid internship is considered.

• Proven experience in budget planning, forecasting and monitoring processes;
• Proven experience in data analysis and visualisation (e.g. Power BI, Tableau);
• Very good command of oral and written English;
• Very good knowledge of MS Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook).

Desirable Skills and Knowledge

• Proven work experience in a multicultural environment;
• Proven experience in contract management;
• Proven experience in handling audit requests and the preparation of relevant documentation;
• Very good knowledge of SAP-based finance/accounting systems, ABAC and/or SUMMA;
• Knowledge of a third EU language.

Behavioural Competencies required

For the above position, the following behavioural competencies have to be fulfilled:

• Flexibility in terms of openness to taking over other tasks within EIOPA in view of the dynamic and evolving institutional environment;
• Excellent team player, sharing relevant information and supporting team members without taking over responsibility for their work, and able to work in different teams with different levels of stakeholders in a multicultural environment;
• Ability to have and express a critical view towards own performance and openness to learn from experience;
• Respecting deadlines and ensuring that work is performed in a timely manner, prioritising tasks and paying attention to detail, also under time pressure; patient while coping with a heavy workload;
• Having a service-oriented approach in his/her communication style; understanding who his/her clients are and what their expectations are;
• Very good communication and interpersonal skills;
• Demonstrating a proactive attitude and sense for accuracy;
• Ability to work independently while involving a supervisor or management when necessary.