Financial Project Officer for the Türkiye-EU Business Dialogue II Project

Eurochambres is looking for a full-time Financial Project Officer to join the Türkiye-EU Business Dialogue II (TEBD II) project team. TEBD II seeks to bring Turkish chambers, business communities and their counterparts in the EU closer to each other, fostering mutual knowledge and understanding.
1) Cooperation activities between Türkiye and European Chambers of Commerce and Industry and business communities;
2) Capacity building activities for Türkiye and European Chambers of Commerce and Industry;
3) Support to the EU-Türkiye Chambers Partnership Grant Scheme.

Deadline for applications: 18 April 2025

Starting date: May 2025

Responsibilities:
The successful candidate will be part of a team of five people, who will jointly manage and implement the different project activities under the guidance of a project director. They will be in charge of the overall and daily financial management of the project, as follow:
• Monitor budget expenditures thresholds, support the project team in preparing and managing the financial part of project budget amendments or addenda;
• Support the project team in the financial preparation, implementation and reporting of the main activities;
• Organise and manage procurement processes together with the project team;
• Pre check and verify provider’s invoices with the pertinent supporting documents, prepare their payments;
• Forecast cash flow and follow up payments (experts, subcontractors, linking the documents on SharePoint;
• Compile and draft the financial project reports to be submitted to the contracting authority and follow up in case of audits/verifications;
• Prepare reporting guidelines and templates for the beneficiaries enabling the latter to submit their financial reports in line with the contract requirements;
• Organise and provide financial reporting training for the beneficiaries so that they get acquainted with the financial rules of the TEBD II project;
• Assist the project team on PRAG rules and prepare answers to financial questions in the Management Information System;
• Monitor the beneficiaries’ financial reporting (Monitoring visits, checking financial reports, invoices, supporting documents, make sure beneficiaries report on time…).

Requirements:
• Bachelor Degree in accounting/ financial management and at least 3 years of working experience in an international environment or minimum 5 years of financial management experience in EU funded projects;
• Strong organisational capacity and the ability to multi-task;
• Strong analytical skills, rigorous approach;
• Excellent spoken and written English and good knowledge of at least one other European language;
• Excellent knowledge of MS Office (Word, Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint) and similar tools;
• Ability to work both in a team or autonomously, and to appreciate and follow priorities;
• Availability to travel to different EU countries and to Türkiye.

How to apply?
Candidates should submit Cover Letter and CV to [email protected] with the subject line “Financial Project Officer TEBD II 2025” by 18 April 2025. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Please refer carefully to the requirements and consider if your profile aligns with them before applying.