Contrôleur·euse financier·ère - NCCR Separations — EPFL

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Mission

The National Research Centre "CNCR Separation" is a national Swiss project financed mainly by the Swiss National Fund. It brings together many high-level researchers from across the country and aims to develop new techniques in separation science and to accelerate technology transfer in order to achieve Switzerland's sustainable development goals and accelerate progress towards global climate neutrality.

EPFL, which is leading this project, is looking for a financial controller to manage financial operations. The main mission of this position is to centralize and consolidate the financial information related to the project within EPFL and with external partners.

Main tasks and responsibilities

Financial management

• Provide financial management and accounting for the NCCR Separations project.
• Participate in budget development, monitoring and piloting in close collaboration with NCCR management and Program Managers.
• Ensure budgetary monitoring of the various partner institutions and prepare internal and external financial reports.
• Manage the collection, audit, reimbursement and accounting of project expenditures in collaboration with all partners.
• Collect, monitor and maintain the financial data required for interim and final reports to the Swiss National Fund (NSF) via the reporting portal.
• Prepare, coordinate and monitor NSF financial audits.
• Collaborate with EPFL central services and consortium partners on all financial and administrative issues.

Administration and coordination

• Provide administrative support to the management team (Program Manager, Communication Officer, KTT Officer, Data Manager, Scientific Officer) as required.
• Coordinate the logistical organization of NCCR events (workshops, trainings, retreats, meetings, general meetings and scientific events).
• Support the organization of travel, visits, scientific stays, exchange programmes, scholarships and secondments of NCCR members.
• Contribute to the cross-cutting tasks of the ECO unit and participate, as required, in EPFL cross-cutting projects.

Profile

• Training in accounting, finance, management.
• A first successful professional experience in a similar role. An experience in fiduciary or audit is an asset.
• Excellent mastery of French and English, both oral and written.
• Very good mastery of office tools (Microsoft Office), with excellent mastery of Excel.
• Excellent organizational capabilities and ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously in a dynamic and multi-partner environment.
• Great rigour, sense of organisation and timeliness, particularly in budgetary and administrative monitoring.
• Initiative, autonomy and sense of service.
• Excellent relational skills and ability to collaborate with a variety of stakeholders (direction, researchers, professors, institutional partners, auditors and administrative services).
• A dynamic, reliable, discreet and high level of integrity.

Assets

• Experience in EPFL administrative and financial tools (GrantsDB, mySNF or similar tools).
• Experience in administrative management of a research consortium or NSF-funded project.
• Experience in international logistics coordination or management of academic programs.

We offer

• Multicultural and stimulating professional environment
• Pleasant atmosphere and working environment
• Attractive working conditions
• Possibility of in-house training according to post requirements

Additional information may be obtained