Financial assistant in Directorate Planning and Budgeting

Financial assistant in Directorate Planning and Budgeting - European Patent Office

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The European Patent Organisation, an international organisation with its headquarters in Munich, operates the fastest-growing regional patent system worldwide. It currently has 31 member states and is set to expand further in the near future. Its executive body, the European Patent Office (EPO), strives to stand out as a model international public service organisation. Its mission is to support innovation, competitiveness and economic growth for the benefit of European citizens. With more than 6 000 staff in Munich and at its branches in The Hague, Berlin and Vienna, the EPO is one of the largest patent offices worldwide, and the second-biggest European organisation.

The European Patent Organisation, an international organisation with its headquarters in Munich, operates the fastest-growing regional patent system worldwide. It currently has 35 member states and is set to expand further in the near future. Its executive body, the European Patent Office (EPO), strives to stand out as a model international public service organisation. Its mission is to support innovation, competitiveness and economic growth for the benefit of European citizens. With more than 6 000 staff in Munich and at its branches in The Hague, Berlin and Vienna, the EPO is one of the largest patent offices worldwide, and the second-biggest European organisation.

The European Patent Office in Munich is looking for a Financial assistant in Directorate Planning and Budgeting - 3-year contract - Directorate Planning and Budgeting has twelve staff and is responsible for budget production and implementation. Main duties Assisting with all work arising in the directorate, especially supporting budget-production procedures helping to produce documents independently producing statistics, tables and graphics preliminary analysis of budget requests; drafting reports and minutes of meetings database maintenance deputising for other team members The successful candidate will have at least 3 years' experience in administrative support work very good knowledge of standard IT programs (e.g. MS-Office and Lotus Notes), and will enjoy learning and using new software He or she should also be a team player capable of working on own responsibility within a set framework work in a precise, careful and well-structured way have excellent communication skills adopt a proactive approach to the daily challenges arising have a good head for figures deal sensitively with confidential data. Minimum qualifications Completed secondary education or – in exceptional cases – equivalent professional experience. Working knowledge of the EPO's official languages. The successful candidate(s) will be selected on the basis of qualifications, supplemented as appropriate by interviews and/or tests. Candidates are requested to attach a detailed motivation letter and any other documents they consider relevant for their application. Your application If this post appeals to you, our homepage at www.epo.org will provide you with additional information. Please complete the application form online quoting reference EURO/4673. The closing date for applications is 17.02.2009.