Finance Officer - VA 18/2026
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- Grade
- Not specified
- Contract
- Fixed term
- Published salary
- €112,787/year
- Deadline
- October 19, 2026 at 1:59 AM · Europe/Brussels
- Location
- Brussels, Belgium
EFTA Secretariat
The EFTA Secretariat supports the European Free Trade Association and services cooperation among its member states.
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The Finance Officer at the EFTA Secretariat in Brussels takes hands-on responsibility for financial control and reporting, including year-end closure, procurement, and business improvement projects, and may act as Head of Finance. The strongest stated requirement is a Master's degree in Business Administration, Finance, Accounting, or another relevant field.
The Finance Officer supports the EFTA Secretariat's mission of promoting free trade and economic integration by ensuring sound financial management across its offices.
What you would do
- Financial reporting and analysis.
- Controlling accounting and coordinating the year-end closure process.
- Project management of business improvement processes.
- Overseeing procurement, contract and travel management.
- Acting as Head of Finance when necessary.
- The position entails hands-on responsibility for financial control and reporting.
- The Finance Officer is also expected to be able to lead improvement initiatives within the Administration division.
- Controlling of accounting and coordinating the year-end closure process.
Eligibility snapshot
Must have
- Master's Degree in Business Administration, Finance, Accounting, or other relevant fields.
- At least five years of relevant work experience in financial management, accounting, controlling, audit, and/or consulting.
- Solid understanding of accounting, controlling, and reporting.
- Sound knowledge of and experience in using at least one accounting software package, and excellent command of MS Excel.
- Structured and analytical mindset.
- Fluency in written and spoken English.
- Excellent interpersonal skills, engaged, highly motivated, and able to take initiative.
- Open to nationals of the EFTA States (Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland).
Advantageous
- Consulting experience of 2+ years is an advantage.
- Experience with payroll would be an asset.
- Experience in public procurement would be an asset.
- Experience with MS Dynamics 365 Finance and Power BI (Power Query, Power Pivot, etc.).
- Experience as superuser in IT systems and/or experience with implementing systems.
- Experience in project management and leading business improvement processes.
- Experience working in an international environment.
- Self-reliance, autonomy and a proactive approach.
Application toolkit
Selection steps
- Applicants must apply via the EFTA e-recruitment tool.
- Only applications received via the EFTA web tool will be considered.
Source notice
€ 112,786.56 per year Do you want to be a part of a dynamic and ambitious intergovernmental organisation working for the promotion of free trade and economic integration across Europe and globally? The European Free Trade Association (EFTA) offers the opportunity for a motivated and highly skilled professional to…
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