Finance Department and Accounting Traineeship

The current call is open to fill any potential vacant traineeship places at the Finance Department or within the Accounting team.
The trainee will contribute either to the Finance Department daily operations or to Accounting activities. Candidates are invited to indicate their preference in the motivation letter.
1) The Finance trainee will be expected to carry out under supervision the following duties:
– Assist the Head of Finance and her assignees in the financial implementation of grants;
– Provide support in the collection, assessment and follow up of the financial part of grant project reports;
– Assist in the provision of guidelines to EUSPA staff on financial issues;
– Assist in the setting up of quality processes as well as monitor and provide regular reports on the achievement of Key Performance Indicators;
– Contribute to the collection and/or preparation of the necessary information for audits, as well as assist in the arrangement of meetings;
– Assist in administrative tasks (e.g. filing, archiving, registration of invoices);
– Other relevant finance tasks, as required.
2) The Accounting trainee will be expected to carry out under supervision the following duties:
– Perform financial viability checks for external parties bidding in the Agency’s procurement and grant procedures, as well as assist in the follow-up of such calls for tenders/proposals;
– Assist with regular controls on the accounting environment and regularly reconcile specific accounts as requested;
– Participate in the elaboration of mechanisms/reports to automatize the accounting treatment of financial data;
– Assist in the provision of guidelines to EUSPA staff on accounting issues;
– Assist in administrative tasks (e.g. filing, archiving);
– Other relevant accounting tasks, as required.