Accounting Assistant

Position details

Reference

509270

Directorate-General

COMM – Communication

Vacancy Notice

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Last Verified

1 May 2026

Position overview

This is the official EU Careers listing for Accounting Assistant at European Commission based in Vienna (Austria) at the FG III grade level (Contract Staff). The vacancy reference is 509270. It is hosted by COMM – Communication, the Directorate-General responsible for this policy area. The role falls under the Communication domain.

Key facts on file for this position: grade FG III; contract type Contract Staff; duty station Vienna (Austria); Directorate-General COMM – Communication; domain Communication. Full responsibilities, eligibility criteria, language requirements, and the selection procedure are set out in the official vacancy notice (PDF available above).

Salary at this grade

Basic monthly salary at FG III runs from €3,476 (step 1) to €3,932 (top step), giving an annual range of roughly €41,712–€47,184 before tax and allowances. Steps increase automatically every two years; the figures here are taken from the salary grid in the EU Staff Regulations.

Eligible staff posted away from their country of nationality also receive an expatriation allowance worth 16% of basic salary — around €556 per month at step 1 of FG III — together with household, dependent-child, and education allowances where applicable. Take-home pay is then adjusted by the country correction coefficient for Vienna (Austria). For a worked example see our correction coefficients guide and the EU salaries overview.

Application timeline

This vacancy was first listed on 29 April 2026, 1 day ago.

The application deadline is 12 May 2026 — 10 days from today. Late applications are not accepted, so submit through the official EU Careers portal well in advance.

Last verified against the EU Careers feed on 1 May 2026.

Where to learn more

For full responsibilities, requirements, and career progression at FG III see our FG III grade page; for headcount, mission, and other open vacancies at European Commission see the European Commission institution page; for the cost of living, correction coefficient, and other postings in Vienna (Austria) see our Vienna (Austria) location page; for related vacancies in the Communication field browse our Communication domain page.

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