Administrative Employee (Financial Assistant) (EURO/4591)

The European Patent Office in Munich is seeking an Administrative Employee (Financial Assistant) *

in Principal Directorate 5.1 (Dept. 5.1.0.1)
(until 30.06.2009)

Deadline for applications: 22.5.2008

Main Duties

To process in the EPO's financial systems funds reservation, duty travels and payments, and to ensure that all supporting documents are sufficient and satisfactory
To monitor and maintain records of the accumulative and annual budget execution with the aid of EPO automation tools
To prepare the financial reports and invoices and to reconcile the financial reports against the EPO's general ledger
To check the field expense reports and to process settlement in SAP R/3
To perform internal bookings
To perform all kinds of financial handling

We are looking for a dynamic and mature person who should:

have solid accounting knowledge and experience, and / or relevant experience in handling international financial settlement and / or project finance
be fluent in English
have IT skills and experience in using EXCEL, WORD, Lotus Notes; knowledge of
using SAP R/3 financial modules will definitely be an advantage

Completed secondary education or - in exceptional cases - equivalent professional experience. Working knowledge of official languages**.

Application until: 22.5.2008

Please apply by sending us your online application

How to get there: directions for the European Patent Office in Munich

* A successful external candidate will be recruited in grade B1 to B4, depending on professional experience.
** English, French and German