FA-25008 – HEAD OF FINANCE FOR PROJECT OFFICE

at  Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology LIST

REQUIRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

• Master’s degree in finance, Accounting, or Business Management.
• Minimum of 10 years of experience in financial management of projects, preferably in a research, innovation, or industrial organization. [AB1] [ED2]
• Profound knowledge of the finance for RDI projects and deep understanding of related financial areas.
• Solid knowledge of the LIST organisation, its stakeholders, and how to navigate in the organisation.
• Ability to lead process improvement in close collaboration with stakeholders
• Good strategy, management, and leadership skills.
• Good analytical and decision-making skills and hands-on experience with budgeting and risk management.
• Good skills in the use of large ERP systems and IT financial tools.
• Excellent command of data visualization tools, MS Excel, etc.
• Strong knowledge of project management.
• Excellent time management
• Pays attention to detail and organize work methodically.
• Has a calm demeanour and demonstrates diplomacy
• Leads and is assertive to others
• Strong communication skills (English and French), both orally and written.

• Define team goals aligned with F&A strategy.
• In close collaboration with stakeholders (Head of Units, project managers, support staff), organize, supervise and monitor the set of processes dedicated to finance for projects and the missions of its service.
• In close collaboration with stakeholders, harmonize, define and monitor the set of rules dedicated to finance in projects (structure, costing, pricing, procurement, time tracking, funding program ad hoc policies, …).
• Monitor operations dedicated to the invoicing of projects, revenue recognition, periodic forecasting, data quality management, management of objects (project, program, partnership, portfolio), funding authorities audit, project reporting.
• Ensure the quality of project data in our systems.
• Actively contribute to specify good practices in the use of systems in the different process dedicated to finance for projects
• Contribute to develop ad hoc solutions (tools & method) for finance for projects to support project managers.
• Be actively involved in projects with major impact on F&A activity, especially in Unity initiative and in Nexys project.
• Decide on promotions, salary review, recruitment, and terminations