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Head of Finance Department
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The Finance Department at the GSA proactively contributes to the fulfilment of the GSAs mission, particularly regarding all matters related to budgeting, financial management and grants management. The Finance Department is part of the GSAs administration platform, under the steering and supervision of the Head of Administration. Tasks and responsibilities Management of the Finance Team Manage, coordinate and motivate a dedicated and efficient team who performs the Agencys financial functions Development of policiesstrategies Develop, implement and monitor strategies, policies, rules and processes in the Finance team, in line with the Agencys objectives and needs, and in compliance with the GSA Financial Regulation Design intelligent, efficient and robust exante and expost control strategies for the various financial areas, and particularly for grants management Organise regular reporting to the Head of Administration, Senior Management and the Adminsitrative Board Budget and finance Deliver to the concerned EU actors namely the GSA Administrative Board, the European Commission, the EU budgetary and discharge authority, the European Court of Auditors and the external and internal auditors budget related documents and information required by the applicable financial regulations Assess implementation of sound financial management and provide advice to Management on the application of Internal Control Standards in the financial domain Monitor, supervise and report on the financial actors acting within the financial circuits of the GSA, and propose and design improvements to those financial circuits Act as Financial Verifying Agent andor Authorising Officer by subdelegation on payments, commitments, recovery orders and transfers of appropriations supervise the work of all other financial actors financial initiators and verifiers within the department Draft and develop relevant guidelines and manuals of financial procedure for internal use Act as main user focal point for the Paperless system, the GSA own web based financial management tool, including further development ideas and interaction with all relevant stakeholders staff, management, ICT Department, external software contractors Optimise, monitor and report on the allocation and use of resources within the Finance Department Perform other duties related to financial management, as required Grants Management Coordinate in cooperation with the Legal Department the overall planning, reporting and execution of the diverse types of grants existing at the GSA FP7, Horizon 2020, classic EU reimbursement grants Foster the development of tools and procedures specifically suited to grants management, in cooperation with all actors involved European Commission DG RTD, internal operational clients, project officers, legal officers Design effective and efficient ex ante and ex post controls for grants management Provide training, coaching, support and advice on grants issues to the various GSA Departments and to Management, in close cooperation with the Legal Department Act as Financial Verifying Agent andor Authorising Officer by subdelegation for payments and commitments in the grants domain Act as main responsible agent for expost audits Design efficient procedures and tools for the management of grants experts monitors, reviewers, etc. Liaise with relevant counterparts in other EU institutions DG RTD, Patrner Commission DG, DG BUDG, auditors For further information, job requirments, application procedure and working conditions, please consult our webpage httpwww.gsa.europa.eugsajobsopportunities
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