EU Funds Project Leader

An audit service of a government organization controls financial flows from a European institution to member states.

• This role contributes to an effective European Union and the development of the country and Europe.
• The position is versatile, challenging, and educational, involving diverse projects and organizations.

What you will do.

• As a (sub-)project leader, you provide assurance to a European institution regarding:
• The adequacy of the management control system of implementing organizations.
• The correctness, purposefulness, and legality of declared expenditures by grant recipients.
• A true and fair view of the financial statements of implementing organizations.
• The extent to which implementing organizations are in control.
• You conduct controls and investigations at implementing organizations and grant recipients, including financial audits, IT audits, performance audits, operational, and compliance auditing.
• You are responsible for auditing projects with a wide diversity of themes.
• You are co-responsible for auditing management and control systems, with focus areas including:
• The approach to fraud.
• The improvement of the IT environment.
• The effectiveness and efficiency of subsidy processes.
• You motivate and guide your audit team substantively on:
• Analyses, including performing data analyses, and assessing declared costs and subsidy applications.
• Identifying and formulating findings.
• Building the factual complex.
• You stay informed of new laws and regulations from a European institution that impact normative frameworks and jurisprudence.
• You contribute to the further development of the EU sector by innovating audit approaches, providing in-house training, and facilitating knowledge sharing.
• You are the point of contact for both grant providers and implementing organizations, and for contacts from a European institution.
• You review the work performed as a project leader.

What they ask

• Minimum post-master's degree in accountancy obtained and practical training to become a Registered Accountant (RA) (almost) completed.
• Minimum of five years of current experience in financial control.
• Experience in managing and/or guiding (small) teams.
• Knowledge of accountancy regulations and developments in the field.