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Financial Assistant ECHA - European Chemicals Agency

2:09:00 PM

Helsinki, Finland

1. THE JOB

Financial Assistants will work in the Financial management team of the Finance Unit, on activities related to budget preparation and implementation, and related matters. These activities include:

  • Assisting in the preparation, presentation and follow-up of the budget of the Agency;
  • Initiating or verifying financial transactions related to commitment and payment appropriations;
  • Creating legal entity and bank account files;
  • Assisting in the issuance of forecasts of revenue and recovery orders;
  • Following up and updating financial rules of procedure;
  • Assisting in the development of reporting for financial and budgetary affairs;
  • Assisting in guiding and training staff of operational units in financial matters.

2. QUALIFICATIONS AND PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS

a) Successful completion of post-secondary level education attested by a diploma.

Or

b) Successful completion of secondary education giving access to post-secondary education and appropriate professional experience of at least three (3) years.

In addition, you must have a minimum of three (3) years’ professional experience attained after the fulfilment of the requirements in a) or b) above, related to the tasks described in the profiles 1-4 above.

Only qualifications issued by EU Member State authorities or EEA authorities and qualifications recognized as equivalent by the relevant EU or EEA Member State authorities will be accepted.

3. SELECTION

If you meet the formal requirements set out in section 2, you will be assessed on the basis of the following selection criteria. The candidates who are judged to be the most suitable on the basis of the selection criteria will be invited to an interview.

  • Your academic and professional qualifications and their relevance to the main areas of work listed in section 1;
  • Your professional experience: the range of fields covered; the type and level of work done and its relevance to the areas of work listed in section 1;

The following will be considered as assets:

  • Certificates in finance, accounting and procurement;
  • Professional experience gained in a European Institution/Agency or an International Organisation and/or abroad;
  • Professional user of Excel, accounting, finance software packages.

4. HOW TO APPLY

For more information (complete vacancy notice, application form and ECHA CV) and apply visit: http://echa.europa.eu/web/guest/about-us/jobs/open-positions.

Important: Failure to submit an ECHA CV will lead to exclusion from the procedure.

The deadline to fill in the application form and submit the ECHA CV is 26 March 2012 at noon 12:00, Helsinki time (11:00 a.m.CET).

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