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Accounting function:

 Drawing up and submitting payment applications to the European Commission,

and ensure that those result from a reliable accounting system;

 Prepare payments to the Single Beneficiary;

 Draw up and submit annual accounts to the European Commission;

 Monitor the payments received from the European Commission (interim

payments, prefinancing, balance of accounts);

 Update and monitor the financial data in the ESPON electronic monitoring system;

 Follow up the audit campaign and collect audit results;;

 Prepare the requests for payment of national contributions from Member and

Partner States to the ESPON Programme and monitor the corresponding

payments;

 Report on financial management of the ESPON Programme and updating

programme documents in relation to the tasks executed.

Performance Monitoring:

 Verify activity reports of the Single Beneficiary of the ESPON programme (control

of indicators, consistency check with approved activities, follow up of

shortcomings and applied solutions, drafting of assessment reports);

 Coordinate the verification work with the other staff in charge of management

verifications;

 Monitor Programme output and result indicators and performance data and

prepare the annual performance review to the EC and the final performance

report;

 Provide statistics on public procurement procedures (annual reporting);

 Draw up the management declaration, the annual performance review and the

final performance report to the European Commission;

 Checking the completeness, accuracy and veracity of claims submitted to the

Managing Authority and the check of their compliance with the applicable rules

and laws.

Programme Communication:

 Organise programme events and meetings including procurement of related

services in different countries in Coordination with the Single Beneficiary and the

successive EU Presidencies and other stakeholders;

 Procure venues and related services for the ESPON events and meetings as well as

promotional materials;

 Draft briefings, information notes and communications on the programme

progresses and perspectives as well as update and publish the relevant

information on the ESPON Managing Authority programme website and periodical

mailings;

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 Publish the relevant information on the MA programme website and national EU

funds portal;

 Participate regularly to meetings and trainings of programme bodies.

What are the required qualifications and experiences?

 University degree (minimum an equivalent to a Master's degree) preferably in a

relevant field such as public administration, business administration, finance,

economics or law or similar studies;

 5-10 years of recent and relevant experience in public finances, management of EU

funds (in particular ESIF), State budgetary management, INTERREG programmes,

audit of EU funds, preferably combining experience in more than one of these

areas;

 Experience in conducting public procurement procedures, preferably in the

framework of ESIF programmes;

 Experience in operating accounting systems (preferably SAP) would be an asset;

 Ability to work with a high level of responsibility embedded in a team;

 Intercultural competences and good team player;

 Able to work under time pressure and during regular missions abroad;

 Excellent oral and written communication skills in English and French at high level,

Notions of Luxemburgish would be an asset.

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