Financial Controller

at  University of Luxembourg

The University | About us…
The University of Luxembourg is an international research university with a distinctly multilingual and interdisciplinary character. The University was founded in 2003 and counts more than 6,700 students and more than 2,000 employees from around the world. The University’s faculties and interdisciplinary centres focus on research in the areas of Computer Science and ICT Security, Materials Science, European and International Law, Finance and Financial Innovation, Education, Contemporary and Digital History. In addition, the University focuses on cross-disciplinary research in the areas of Data Modelling and Simulation as well as Health and System Biomedicine. Times Higher Education ranks the University of Luxembourg #3 worldwide for its “international outlook,” #20 in the Young University Ranking 2021 and among the top 250 universities worldwide.
The Faculty of Science, Technology and Medicine (FSTM) contributes multidisciplinary expertise in the fields of Mathematics, Physics, Engineering, Computer Science, Life Sciences and Medicine. Through its dual mission of teaching and research, the FSTM seeks to generate and disseminate knowledge and train new generations of responsible citizens, in order to better understand, explain and advance society and environment we live in.
Your Role…
In order to contribute to the development of the Faculty of Science, Technology and Medicine, the position holder will assist the Dean in the financial development of the scientific and teaching planning of the Faculty.

• Support in preparation of the budget, forecast, reporting and cost /income follow-up in adequacy with the applicable framework and agreed timetable along the project lifecycle (from creation to closure)
• Ensure the consolidation of financial information with a focus on HR costs
• Maintain financial databases and ledgers, and propose corrections
• Financial support of all relevant stakeholders of the Faculty (Senior Financial Controller, Research Facilitators and Researchers with budget responsibilities) with ad hoc requests
• Coordination with the Central services (SFC, RSD, …)
• Initiate and assist stakeholders with improvements of finance-related working methods and processes, share best practices and acknowledged procedures
• Participation in development of internal tools, system (eg. CRIS)
• Ensure periodical reports (quantitative and qualitative), in accordance with defined formats and procedures for the Management