Head of Finance, Procurements & Agreements

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  • Added Date: Tuesday, 24 June 2025
  • Deadline Date: Tuesday, 29 July 2025
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Oversee budget and personnel management, including resource allocation, succession planning, and talent development to ensure the FPA unit is equipped with the required competencies and can adapt to evolving needs. Lead and manage the overall cycle of finance and procurement-related matters, including execution and monitoring through a budgetary cycle aligned with EU performance and charging regulations, and initiate improvements in operational processes. Lead strategic financial analysis, forecasting, and controlling efforts to identify, assess, and implement opportunities to advance strategic objectives and support sustainable growth. Advise the Director and senior management on financial planning and reporting, particularly in relation to EU performance and charging schemes, and offer strategic insights in financial analysis and reporting and recommendations to inform key decisions. Set up and maintain quarterly reporting of the budget, ensuring transparent monitoring of financial performance and proactive management of variances. Develop and maintain strategic relationships with internal and external stakeholders, represent MUAC in financial matters, participate in working groups, meetings, projects, user consultations and lead improvement initiatives related to MUAC finances. Act as Financial MUAC Controller, supporting Maastricht management in producing financial progress reports, and contributing to budgetary and business documents (e.g. business plan, annual plan, annual report, budget). Contribute to the definition of service level agreements and negotiate & agree on targets for quality and timelines with the Director and other service providers. Carry out any other task in line with the main purpose of the job.

Required qualifications, experience & competencies

University degree in a relevant domain of 4 years or of 3 years plus 1 year of relevant professional experience. Internal candidates can check on the intranet to see what level of in-house experience is considered equivalent to educational qualifications where appropriate. A minimum of 15 year(s) of relevant working experience including 10 years in management or strategic activities. Proficiency in financial planning, analysis and reporting. Proficiency in budgeting, accounting, treasury, procurement and/or financial agreements. Experience in cost management and optimalisation. Experience in leadership and team management. Expertise with the EU performance and charging regulations would be an asset. Stakeholder management skills. Managing people: You implement effective people management practices. Strategic focus: You develop business/service strategy in line with the Agencyโ€™s strategy. Communication: You adapt communication to different situations and audiences. Decision-making: You assess the impact of actions and decisions. Analytical thinking: You apply methodical approach to complex information. Customer focus: You develop and implement service excellence concepts. Ability to work in a multinational and multicultural environment. Professional conduct in line with the corporate behaviours of the Agency, i.e. result-driven, readiness to change, customer focus, integrity and team-player approach. The working languages of the Agency are English and French. For this particular job, candidates must be proficient users of English at level C1.
The levels relate to the European-framework-reference Common European Framework of References for languages (CEFR).

Useful information

Applications will be accepted from nationals of EUROCONTROL Member States only. The selected candidate may be required to provide documentary evidence confirming they meet the minimum education requirements. They will be informed if and when specific evidence is needed. Please note that no offer (for external candidates) or appointment (for internal candidates) will be made until the necessary evidence, if required, is validated. The selected candidate will be offered a contract for a duration of 5 Year(s) in accordance with the provisions of the Staff Regulations governing officials at EUROCONTROL. This contract may be renewed for a total duration of up to nine (9) years, or it may be converted into an undetermined contract. The selected candidate must successfully complete a probationary period of nine (9) months before being established in the post. Internal candidates If selected, the person will keep their current type of appointment duration (undetermined or determined). The internal staff member with a determined contract will be offered, in principle, an appointment for 5 Year(s) with a maximum total duration of 9 years. This post entails management activities. Established staff members will therefore have to serve a confirmation period of 9 months. This period may be shortened to 6 months if the successful candidate is appointed following a competition preceded by a previous temporary assignment to the post for which s/he was selected. The Director General may also decide not to make subject to this provision if that official has previously been assigned, for a period of 2 years or more, to a post similar to that for which he has been selected and which entailed the same level of management responsibilities. The successful candidate shall be appointed at the grade set out in this vacancy notice, or if a group of grades has been published for a job level, in principle at the basic grade of the published job level. Candidates declared suitable who are not selected for the post will be placed on a reserve list for similar roles. The reserve list will be valid for one year from the closing date of applications. Information on salary and benefits can be found on our Careers site EUROCONTROL is an equal opportunities employer. We are committed to equality and diversity. In the event of equal merit, preference may be given to the applicant from the under-represented diversity characteristics in order to complement diversity of teams and rebalance the workforce. Candidates should go to our Careers site and read the tips on how to apply.

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