Financial officer

The Graphene Flagship is a 1,000 million euros research program funded by the European Commission. It brings together academic and industrial researchers to take graphene and related materials from academic laboratories to European society, creating economic growth. new jobs and new opportunities. Chalmers University of Technology has the responsibility for flagship management and administration.

Job description
We are looking for a temporary financial officer to the Graphene Flagship EU project to cover a parental leave. You will coordinate and compile the flagship's financial reporting, budget and prognosis for the EU project. You will also handle the running financial administration for the work packages that Chalmers is responsible for as the project coordinator (Management and Dissemination).

Your tasks for the consortium include:
- Payments to partners, including related communication and documentation.
- Budget praparation, follow-up and reviewing, in collaboration with the administrative team.
- Financial reporting to the EC: coordinate reporting, check the financial reporting by partners and request clarifications and adjustments when needed.
- Informing and replying to questions from partners and the EC.

Your tasks for Chalmers work packages include:
- Financial reporting (internally and towards the EC)
- Follow-up, prognoses, handling supplier invoices and payments to experts
- Handling and advising on supplier agreements
- Ensure that Chalmers procurement regulations are followed

Contract terms
Temporary employment

Your qualifications
A degree in economics or similar is required with several years of experience from project reporting, budgeting, prognoses and bookkeeping. You must have good knowledge of and have worked with reporting EC Horizon 2020 projects. You have a wide experience from financial and administrative support systems, good command of Excel, and a very good ability to express yourself in speech and writing. You have a professional, service-minded conduct and work in a structured manner, with the ability to prioritise and plan your own work and keep deadlines. As a person you are positive, responsible and self-motivating. You are familiar with the financial rules applicable to Swedish public bodies. You must be easy to collaborate with, since much of the work is carried out in close collaboration with colleagues and partners in the Flagship and Chalmers operations support.

As the working language of the administration and the flagship is English while the financial regulations at Chalmers are in Swedish, excellent command of English and Swedish is required.

Chalmers continuously strives to be an attractive employer. Equality and diversity are substantial foundations in all activities at Chalmers.

Our offer to you
Chalmers offers a cultivating and inspiring working environment in the dynamic city of Gothenburg. 
Read more about working at Chalmers and our benefits for employees.

Application procedure
The application should written in English and be marked with Name, Ref 20200176 and be attached as PDF files, as below:

CV

Personal letter

Other documents (optional):
• Copies of completed education, grades etc. Two references that we can contact should be provided at a possible interview.

Please use the button at the bottom of the page to reach the application form.

Application deadline: June 9, 2020

For questions, please contact:
Macarena Muñoz Ruiz, macarena.munoz@chalmers.se, +46-31-772 3234
Madeleine Akbas Tesanovic, madeleine.akbas@chalmers.se, +46-31-772 6582

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Chalmers University of Technology conducts research and education in engineering sciences, architecture, technology-related mathematical sciences, natural and nautical sciences, working in close collaboration with industry and society. The strategy for scientific excellence focuses on our six Areas of Advance; Energy, Health Engineering, Information and Communication Technology, Materials Science, Production and Transport. The aim is to make an active contribution to a sustainable future using the basic sciences as a foundation and innovation and entrepreneurship as the central driving forces. Chalmers has around 11,000 students and 3,000 employees. New knowledge and improved technology have characterised Chalmers since its foundation in 1829, completely in accordance with the will of William Chalmers and his motto: Avancez!