Description
Selection reference: AGRI/TA/04
Function Group and grade: Administrator, grade: AD7
Job title: Accounting Officer (job nr 226637)
Where: DG AGRI/R.2, European Commission, Brussels
Publication: 10 January 2023
Application deadline: 27 January 2023, 12.00 hours Brussels time
We are
Unit AGRI-R2 is composed of 22 motivated and knowledgeable colleagues and includes the Accounting Competence Pool where the new colleague will be recruited. It is in charge of all parts of the Directorate General accounting activities, including
- the European Agricultural Guidance Fund (EAGF) & the programmes of Rural Development (EAFRD) under shared management,
- the programmes of pre-accession assistance (IPARD) under indirect management and the direct management operations.
Our mission is to support DG AGRI’s top management in providing assurance on the reliability of the accounts. To do this, we shape high professional accounting practices as well as efficient operational and accounting flows within DG AGRI.
Our work in the Accounting Competence Pool has, obviously, a strong accounting component, however, given our central position, we interact with a wide variety of partners e.g. the Authorizing Officer services, the IT unit, the Court of Auditors, the internal Audit Services (IAS), etc.
We propose
A challenging and stimulating position in a friendly working atmosphere.
Working for the Accounting Competence Pool of AGRI-R2 will
- provide you hands-on experience in a range of accounting competences in the different management modes of the European Commission in one of the Commission services with the highest spending on EU budget;
- give you a global and comprehensive understanding of the implementation of the EU budget essential for any career in EU financial administration and management;
- involve
- representing DG AGRI in panels and inter-service meetings,
- taking part in one of the biggest EC internal projects “SUMMA” for introducing a new, state of the art, financial system in the Commission,
- taking care of the adequacy of AGRI’ local financial IT systems, and
- the monitoring of agricultural policies developments to anticipate any possible accounting impact.
The successful candidate will contribute to and/or be responsible for the following tasks:
- shaping the accounting treatment of the transactions of the European Agricultural Guarantee Fund (EAGF) in shared management, of the programmes of rural development in shared management (EAFRD, TRDI) and indirect management (IPARD) and of transactions in direct management (including intangible fixed assets),
- ensuring a timely and high quality preparation of the interim and annual closures (including preparatory phases, cut-off, accounting adjustments, provisions etc.),
- identifying possibilities for process improvements and implementing them, /
- following-up the development of local financial information systems and reporting modules,
- providing prompt and valuable support and guidance to stakeholders,
- liaising with the European Court of Auditors and other auditors in relation to the annual accounts,
- advising the DG in implementing appropriate internal controls and ensuring the quality of the financial data.
We look for
A competent, dynamic and motivated person to join the Accounting Competence Pool as an Administrator.
The ideal candidate should have:
- a sound accounting background, knowledge and relevant 5 years of professional experience. Knowledge and experience in accounting/financial/reporting IT systems (SAP, Business Object) are considered as an advantage;
- knowledge of the rural development and/or EAGF policy and/or modalities for financial management of programmes under shared management with Member States is an advantage;
- a sense of detail and facility/capacity to work with figures/calculation and EXCEL;
- very good communication skills in French and/or English (written and oral);
- an interest in analyzing and synthetizing financial information;
- a sense of organizational skills and analytical skills, the candidate must be able to guarantee reliable and good quality work, to work independently and to show flexibility;
- a high standard of motivation, a sense of initiative, responsibility and team work spirit;
- previous experience with the accounting management and the closure of the accounts is a strong asset.
Remember: an accountant is not just a numbers person, one has to also be
- an author - to write clearly and concisely on a complex topic
- a sleuth - to dig into the background of certain activities
- a counsellor - advising our networks of colleagues on financial matters
- IT savvy – the information is found and produced in IT systems
- a presenter – to communicate your views to stakeholders
- an open minded person – to change, to listen to others ideas, to improve…
How to apply?
Interested candidates should send their application respecting the deadline of the vacancy to the following email address: HR-BXL-TA-VACANCIES
ec [dot] europa [dot] eu (HR-BXL-TA-VACANCIES[at]ec[dot]europa[dot]eu) and indicating the selection reference AGRI/TA/01 in the subject.
The application must include:
- Your CV in English
- A motivation letter in English
- The duly completed and signed application form.
No applications will be accepted after the deadline for applications.
See annex, vacancy notice and application form hereunder.
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