Finance and Procurement Specialist (202601CAFGIII)

Essential Skills and Knowledge

• Qualification:
  a)    a post-secondary education attested by a diploma; or
  b)    a secondary education attested by a diploma giving access to post-secondary education and appropriate professional experience of three years. 
  Note: Professional experience is counted from the time of obtaining the certificate or diploma required for admission to the selection procedure. Part-time work is taken into account in proportion to the stated percentage in relation to full-time work. In case of internship, only paid internship is considered. In case of a doctorate/PhD, 50% of the actual duration of the studies is taken into account as professional experience, subject to an upper limit of three years, on the condition that the candidate was paid during the period of his/her PhD studies, the PhD studies have been completed and a diploma was awarded.
• Have at least 2 years of proven full-time professional experience in the fields related to finance and/or procurement after the qualification required under a) or b) above;
• Very good command of oral and written English;
• Very good knowledge of MS Office, in particular Word, Excel and PowerPoint.

Desirable Skills and Knowledge

• Proven experience and knowledge of finance and/or procurement processes in an EU Institution or Body;
• Proven experience with ABAC (Accrual Based Accounting System) and/or SUMMA (the Commission’s New Accounting Tool);
• Proven experience with e-Procurement suite;
• Knowledge of the EU Financial Regulation;
• Proven work experience in a multicultural environment.

Behavioural Competencies required

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, able to work in different teams with different levels of stakeholders in a multicultural environment;
• Being able to have and express a critical view towards own performance and open to learn from experience;
• Respecting deadlines and ensuring that the 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; understands who his/her clients are and what their expectations are;
• Very good communication and interpersonal skills;
• Demonstrating a proactive attitude and sense for accuracy;
• Being able to work independently and involving supervisor/management when necessary.