Job Description
Budget and Investment Analyst in the Budgeting and Controlling Division
Reference: 2017-058-EXT
Functional area: Finance
Function:
The Budgeting and Controlling Division (BCO) is seeking applicants for the position of Budget and Investment Analyst.
As part of the Directorate General Finance, BCO:
supports all business areas in managing and updating their budgets and any income/fees through planning, monitoring and controlling;
contributes to the development of the framework for institutional performance management and provides strategic and controlling management information as well as monitoring reports;
develops policies and frameworks for budgeting and costing;
provides all quantitative data and analyses required for resource and income planning and develops the relevant systems to support this task;
contributes to the development of Eurosystem processes for management accounting and controlling;
determines the annual supervisory fee to be levied on the supervised banks subject to the Single Supervisory Mechanism (SSM) and in doing so develops and maintains the feeing framework.
As a Budget and Investment Analyst you will be entrusted with some of the following tasks:
contributing to the development of the ECB’s budgeting framework ? including planning, forecasting, monitoring and analysing the year-end data ? by: (i) providing analytical support to Finance Business Partners, (ii) managing the databases and systems underlying the budget process, and (iii) preparing the data for the budget reports;
taking responsibility for the cost allocation process and ensuring that: (i) cost allocation data are delivered on time for all budget exercises, including related drafting input, (ii) the current framework is maintained, including the annual review of statistical allocation keys, (iii) ad hoc cost analysis is provided as required by management, and (iv) functional support is available to all BCO’s stakeholders;
contributing to the development and improvement of the internal controlling framework of the ECB for ESCB projects and services;
supporting the development and maintenance of the IT systems underlying the budgeting, cost allocation and supervisory fee frameworks maintained by BCO;
supporting the calculation of supervisory fees and the maintenance of the related framework by: (i) managing the fee debtor master data, (ii) preparing approval documents and associated internal briefings, (iii) implementing the calculations in the relevant SAP module and all associated documentation, and (iv) preparing relevant analyses;
contributing to feeing-related tasks, such as: (i) responding to requests from fee debtors via a telephone hotline or a dedicated inbox, and (ii) liaising with all relevant actors (both internal and external).
Qualifications and experience:
You have the following knowledge and competencies:
a bachelor’s degree or higher in accounting, finance, business administration or other similar field;
professional experience in a field of direct relevance (such as controlling, cost accounting or pricing of services, etc.);
experience in data analysis and the ability to interpret data soundly;
relevant experience with SAP or a similar enterprise resource planning system, predominantly in cost accounting, tax and revenue management;
for the cost analysis team, experience of management accounting/controlling, including user knowledge of the SAP;
experience in drafting dossiers, briefings or policy notes would be an asset;
an advanced command of English;
a working knowledge of at least one other official language of the EU;
in-depth knowledge of MS Excel;
a sound knowledge of enterprise resource planning systems such as SAP.
Competencies:
You will bring with you the ability to: (i) develop your own solutions in line with established practices after critically assessing the underlying issues, (ii) execute complex processes in a timely manner and to the highest standards, (iii) respond to clients and management in an efficient and customer-oriented way, (iv) work closely with other team members and without close supervision, and (v) perform detailed tasks accurately and reliably under significant time pressure.
Further Information:
Fixed-term contract of 13 months, which may be extended subject to individual performance and organisational needs.
To further enhance the diversity of its workforce, the ECB particularly encourages applications from female candidates.
How to apply:
Applications are to be made in English and submitted using our online application form. An "Applicants' Guide" can be downloaded from our recruitment pages.
The recruitment process may include a pre-screening exercise, a written exercise, a presentation and interviews.
Further information on the ECB's conditions of employment for fixed-term positions can be found at https://www.ecb.europa.eu/careers/what-we-offer/contract/fixed/html/index.en.html
Applications are accepted from nationals of Member States of the European Union.
The requirements laid down in the vacancy notice must be met by the closing date for applications.
This vacancy notice may be used to fill the same position again, or similar positions, within 12 months of the selection decision.
This position has been allocated to salary band: E/F
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