Senior Officer, Head of Finance

Scope

EFTA is recruiting a Senior Officer to become Head of the Finance department within the
Administration division which is predominantly based in Brussels and provides internal services and
support to the whole organisation.

The Head of Finance reports directly to the Director of Administration, leads a team of three staff
members. The team is committed to excellence in its deliverables and responsibilities and works
closely together with HR, IT and building services. The position entails working hands-on with
budgets, accounting, controlling, financial reporting and forecasting, procurement, expense
management, cash management and payrolling.

S/he is responsible for the day to day interpretation and execution of EFTA’s Financial Regulations
and Rules and works with the Head of HR to ensure consistent application of the Staff Regulations
and Rules on salaries, allowances, benefits and expenses.

S/he will be responsible for supporting EFTA´s management in liaising with national administrations
at the duty stations, representing EFTA Member states, as well as with external service providers and
auditors.
Main tasks include:

• Managing and performing all financial reporting activities of EFTA;
• Leading the budgeting process, providing strategic financial insights to support decision making;
• Monitoring financial performance against budget, identifying and addressing variances;
• Acting as the primary point of contact for external auditors and EFTA´s board of auditors;
• Liaising with chosen investment banks on the staff savings fund;
• Liaising with insurance companies for all insurances for staff and the Secretariat;
• Reviewing and proposing updates to the Financial and Staff Regulations and Rules;
• Operating as adviser in larger purchases and making sure that these are made in accordance with EFTA’s procurement rules;
• Assisting the Financial Mechanism Office, legally part of EFTA, in all financial matters concerning their administrative budget and expenses.