Finance and Budget Specialist (External)

The European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA) is an independent European Union Authority established on 1 January 2011 by Regulation (EU) No. 1094/2010 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 November 2010.

EIOPA is at the heart of insurance and occupational pensions in the EU.

Our mission is to contribute to a sound, effective and consistent level of regulation and supervision of insurance and occupational pensions sectors in Europe, and to promote transparency, simplicity and fairness in the market for consumer financial products or services across the internal market for the benefit of EU citizens. Through our activities we help protect insurance policyholders, pension scheme members, customers and consumers and other beneficiaries. We furthermore play a key role in supporting the stability of the financial system, transparency of financial markets and products, and we contribute to strengthening coordination among financial supervisors at the international level.

EIOPA is part of the European System of Financial Supervision (ESFS) which includes the European Banking Authority (EBA), the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) and the European Systemic Risk Board (ESRB).

Further information on EIOPA is available on EIOPA’s website: https://www.eiopa.europa.eu/

As an European Union Authority, EIOPA is committed to fostering an inclusive and dynamic working environment, providing equal opportunities to all its employees and applicants. EIOPA is committed to ensuring gender equality and to preventing discrimination on any grounds. EIOPA actively welcomes applications from all qualified candidates from diverse backgrounds, across all abilities, without any distinction on any ground such as sex, race, colour, ethnic or social origin, genetic features, language, religion or belief, political or any other opinion, membership of a national minority, property, birth, disability, age, marital status or family situation or sexual orientation.

Job Purpose

Finance and Budget Specialist

Major purpose

The Finance and Budget Specialist, as part of the Finance and Corporate Services Unit within EIOPA’s Corporate Support Department, will be responsible for a range of financial processes and related operational tasks and will furthermore support the Budget Officer in her/his duties to plan, monitor and implement the agency’s budget.

Main Responsibilities

Acting as Financial Initiating Agent and – in a back-up function – as Financial Verifying Agent, performing a variety of financial transactions including commitments, placing orders with suppliers, processing payments of invoices, handling reimbursement requests, issuing recovery orders, initiating budget transfers as well as regularisation workflows;
Proactively collaborating with and supporting colleagues in a customer-focussed manner, providing them guidance on financial transactions, reimbursement rules and budgetary matters;
Supporting a compliant and effective budget execution as well as providing financial information for analysis and forecasting purposes as required;
Contributing to the development of the annual and multi-annual budgets of the agency and supporting the monitoring and reporting of the budget execution;
Managing independently the forecast and execution of project budgets and funding received by the agency under contribution and/or service level agreements;
Handling processes related to the collection of fees and contributing to the further development and refinement of related procedures and tools;
Delivering accurate financial and budget reporting by maintaining and further developing relevant reporting tools (Business Objects reports, ANAPLAN enterprise resource planning tool, MiPs reporting, and similar);
Drafting finance- and budget-related publications, including formatting and proof-reading of documents;
Providing training and advice to new and existing staff members on different financial and budget topics;
Liaising closely with internal and external stakeholders;
Any other tasks as required.

Eligibility Criteria

Thorough knowledge of one of the languages of the Communities and a satisfactory knowledge of another language of the Communities;
Be a national of a Member State of the European Union, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein;
Be entitled to his or her full rights as a citizen [1];
Have fulfilled any obligations imposed by the applicable laws on military service;
Be physically fit to perform the duties linked to the post [2];

[1] Prior to the appointment, the successful candidate will be asked to provide a Police certificate confirming the absence of any criminal record.

[2] Before being engaged, a candidate shall be medically examined by one of the institution’s medical officers in order that the institution may be satisfied that he fulfils the requirements of Article 12 (2)(d) of the Conditions of Employment of Other Servants of the European Communities.

Essential Skills and Knowledge

Qualification:
- A level of post-secondary education attested by a diploma, preferably in Finance, Economics, Business Studies, Public Administration or a related field, or
- A level of secondary education attested by a diploma, giving access to post-secondary education, and relevant professional experience of at least three (3) years.
At least 9 years of proven full-time professional experience, of which at least 5 years in the area of finance in a corporate environment and/or in public administration, acquired after the qualification required under a) or b) above;

Note: The professional experience will be counted from the time you obtained the certificate or diploma required for admission to the selection procedure. Part-time work will be taken into account in proportion to the stated percentage in relation to full-time work. In case of internship, only paid internship is considered.

Proven experience in budget planning, forecasting and monitoring processes;
Proven experience in data analysis and visualisation (e.g. Power BI, Tableau);
Very good command of oral and written English;
Very good knowledge of MS Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook).

Desirable Skills and Knowledge

Proven work experience in a multicultural environment;
Proven experience in contract management;
Proven experience in handling audit requests and the preparation of relevant documentation;
Very good knowledge of SAP-based finance/accounting systems, ABAC and/or SUMMA;
Knowledge of a third EU language.

Behavioural Competencies required

For the above position, the following behavioural competencies have to be fulfilled:

Flexibility in terms of openness to taking over other tasks within EIOPA in view of the dynamic and evolving institutional environment;
Excellent team player, sharing relevant information and supporting team members without taking over responsibility for their work, and able to work in different teams with different levels of stakeholders in a multicultural environment;
Ability to have and express a critical view towards own performance and openness to learn from experience;
Respecting deadlines and ensuring that work is performed in a timely manner, prioritising tasks and paying attention to detail, also under time pressure; patient while coping with a heavy workload;
Having a service-oriented approach in his/her communication style; understanding who his/her clients are and what their expectations are;
Very good communication and interpersonal skills;
Demonstrating a proactive attitude and sense for accuracy;
Ability to work independently while involving a supervisor or management when necessary.

Contractual conditions

Place of employment

Frankfurt am Main, Germany

Function group and range of grades

AST4

Monthly basic salary

Step 1: 5,437.91 EUR
Step 2: 5,501.36 EUR

Plus specific allowances where applicable*

Indicative start date

1 April 2026

Contract type and duration

Successful candidates may be offered an employment contract for three years as a Temporary Agent. The contract may be renewed for a second fixed-term period and, upon its second renewal, converted into a contract of indefinite duration.

Reserve list

Possibility of reserve list with validity until 31 December 2026, with possibility for extension.

Please note that the reserve list may be shared with the new EU Authority for Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism (AMLA), located in Frankfurt. Upon establishment of the reserve list and upon request for access, EIOPA shall seek the consent of all candidates included on the reserve list.

* Summary of Conditions of Employment

Successful external candidates will be classified either in step 1 or 2.

Grade / step	Monthly basic salary (EUR) [1]	Monthly net salary (excluding allowances) [2]	Monthly net salary (including specific allowances) [3]
AST4 Step 1	5,437.91	4,346.11	6,400.12
AST4 Step 2	5,666.40	4,512.11	6,613.50

[1] Implementing rules concerning classification in step on appointment or engagement of temporary agents

[2] The basic salary is weighted by the current correction coefficient for Germany (102.7%)

[3] An estimation of net salary, including the deduction for tax and social security and adding the allowances (this estimation has been calculated with expatriation allowance, household allowance and with one dependent child allowance). Allowances depend in any case on the personal situation of the candidate.

Salaries are subject to a Union tax deducted at source and are exempt from national taxation.
Depending on the individual family situation and the place of origin, the successful jobholder may be entitled to expatriation allowance (16% of the basic salary), household allowance, dependent child allowance, education allowance, pre-school allowance, installation allowance, reimbursement of removal costs, initial temporary daily subsistence allowance, and other benefits.
Annual leave entitlement of two days per calendar month plus additional days for grade, distance from the place of origin, and on average 15 EIOPA holidays per year.
EU Pension Scheme (after 10 years of service).
EU Joint Sickness Insurance Scheme (JSIS), accident and occupational disease insurance coverage, unemployment and invalidity allowance, and travel insurance.
General and relevant technical training plus professional development opportunities.
Modern and flexible working conditions, combining presence in the office and teleworking opportunities (some geographical restrictions apply).

Information reserved for applicants employed under Article 2(f) of the CEOS, in EU Agencies other than EIOPA:

According to EIOPA Management Board decision EIOPA-MB-15-072, if a successful applicant:

is a member of temporary staff under Article 2(f) of the CEOS, and
is employed within his/her agency in function group and grade included in the range (AST3–AST5)

EIOPA shall offer the applicant, in writing, the opportunity either:

to be assigned to the post by means of internal mobility, with continuity of grade, step, seniority and contract duration,
OR
to be assigned to the post on the basis of a new fixed-term contract of three years duration, subject to a probationary period of nine months, at grade AST4.

Recruitment procedure

The recruitment process will include a remote panel interview and a written test. In addition, there may be a pre-screening exercise.

Applicants are required to act with the highest standards of integrity through the whole selection procedure.

Applications should be submitted in English language and must include:

(1) Curriculum Vitae, clearly indicating:

Qualifications (please list exact dates of your academic qualifications obtained);
Responsibilities, experience and skills gained in each previous position (please list exact dates of your work experience obtained);
Nationality / Citizenship;
Language skills.

(2) Motivation statement, explaining why you are interested in the post and what added value you would bring to EIOPA if selected.

Applications submitted without a Curriculum Vitae or a Motivation Letter will not be considered.

Applicants will be assessed on the basis of the eligibility and selection criteria specified in the vacancy notice. These criteria must be met by the closing date of the vacancy notice.

Only information included in the Curriculum Vitae or in the Motivation Letter will be assessed.

Deadline for application: 23:59 CET on 23 February 2026

For more information on the selection process of temporary agents and on the contractual and working conditions, please refer to: