We are Europe’s research laboratory for the life sciences – an intergovernmental organisation performing scientific research in disciplines including molecular biology, physics, chemistry and computer science. We are an international, innovative and
interdisciplinary laboratory with more than 1900 employees from many nations, operating across six sites, in Heidelberg (HQ), Barcelona, Hinxton near Cambridge, Hamburg, Grenoble and Rome.
Based in Heidelberg, Germany, EMBL's Budget Office is responsible for the financial administration of around 330 research grants, including assistance in budget preparation, monitoring and controlling expenditure against awarded budget and
timely preparation and submission of financial reports to grant giving bodies.
Reporting to the Budget Office Deputy Head, you will be joining a team of 9, working closely with the Grants Services team and our Scientific groups, in addition to external funding agencies and auditors.
In this exciting new role, you will be back-filling for members of the team heavily involved in the implementation of Workday.
You will have a broad range of responsibilities focusing on financial grant reporting and the management of internal and external budgets. Your responsibilities will include, but not be limited, to the following
- Acting as the primary post-award contact for Principal Investigators, project managers and funding bodies
- Preparing and submitting financial reports for grants in line with compliance requirements from various funders
- Performing quality checks to ensure completeness, accuracy and conformance of expenditure with the Funding agency’s rules
- Supporting budget holders in efficient management of their budgets by providing accurate and timely financial data
- Providing proactive support and financial advice