Financial Officer - European Commission (FGIV, Brussels)

About this position

The summary below is published by European Commission on the official vacancy notice. Our own analysis — salary realism, comparable openings, career trajectory, language profile — follows further down the page.

Key responsibilities

According to the vacancy notice, the role centres on the following duties:

• Controlling through reconciliation a group of European Commission bank accounts and others under responsibility of the EC Accounting Officer, in particular related to payments (commercial accounts)
• Ensuring the analysis of accounts, namely the registration of movements requiring an accounting entry (receipts, returned payments, costs, interests)
• Processing and monitoring returned payments (VRs) and compliance requests (LPs), as well as requests for information concerning payments from banks, beneficiaries and credit managers
• Support the management of Treasury matters related to the External European Action Service, including interactions with the EU Delegations and the EEAS Headquarters in relation to imprest accounts and treasury operation…
• Support the management of imprest accounts, including account maintenance, replenishments, verification of ceilings, the opening and the closure of accounts
• Contribute to the Treasury unit's procurement processes for banking services, from the elaboration of the procurement strategy and plan to the calls for tenders and award
• Provide support and advice on public procurement procedures and the relevant legal framework

Are you eligible?

Check these requirements from the notice before investing time in an application:

• Education: Completed university studies of at least three years attested by a diploma
• Languages: English (C1), any official EU language (C1), second official EU language (B2)
• Key skills: Very good knowledge of Excel, Knowledge of ABAC/SAP/S4HANA, Analytical and problem-solving skills, Ability to work autonomously as well as within a team, Dynamic, proactive and well-organised, Constructive team spirit
• Eligibility: Citizen of a Member State of the EU and enjoy full rights as a citizen; have fulfilled any obligations imposed by applicable laws concerning military service; are physically fit to perform the duties linked to the position; produce the appropriate character references as to suitability for the performance of the duties

Selection process

The notice describes the following selection steps:

• Candidates selected from EPSO database with appropriate profile
• Interview with selection panel to assess best candidates

Contract and working arrangements

Contract duration: 1 year.

Working arrangements: Brussels.

Hiring unit: Unit C.1.001 - Treasury management, DG BUDG.

Position details

Reference

EC/2026/BUDG/523696

Directorate-General

BUDG – Budget

Vacancy Notice

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Last Verified

31 August 2026

Position overview

This is the official EU Careers listing for Financial Officer at European Commission based in Brussels at the FGIV grade level (Contract Agent). The vacancy reference is EC/2026/BUDG/523696. It is hosted by BUDG – Budget, the Directorate-General responsible for this policy area. The role falls under the Budget And Finances domain.

Financial Officer

in DG BUDG of the European Commission

Job title: Financial Officer

Domain: BUDGET, FINANCE, CONTRACTS and ACCOUNTING

Where : Unit C.1.001 - „Treasury management “, Brussels

Function Gr oup : FG IV

Contract Type : 3b

Express your interest until : 11.09 .202 6 - 12.00 (noon, Brussels time )

WE ARE

Unit BUDG.C1 (Treasury Management) is in charge of managing the Commission's treasury, as well

as the treasuries of the other entities for which the Accounting Officer of the Commission is

responsible, such as the European Development Fund (EDF), the European External Action Service

(EEAS), EU Trust Funds and more than 30 EU agencies and bodies. The Unit receives the EU

revenues: Member States contributions, inflows from EU borrowing operations and other specific

sources of revenues like ETS auctioning. It assures the short -term liquidity management and

payment execution for all payments of the EU budget (more than 3 million operations per year). To

ensure its capacity of channelling EU payments to all beneficiaries, the Unit maintains strong

relationship with multiple institutions: MS treasuries, central and commercial banks using the

modern banking technologies and infrastructure. The Unit also conducts sophisticated cash

forecasting activities bridging the budgetary and accounting dimensions of financial transactions.

Unit BUDG.C1 also contributes to the establishment of policy instruments ensuring that their

funding, cash management and payment execution profiles are efficient, fit for purpose and

aligned with the EU financial governance. The latest examples include among others Next

Generation EU payment execution flows, operational management of the Common Provisioning

Fund, RePowerEU, the Innovation Fund or the Social Climate Fund. Thanks to its core role in the EU

financial landscape, the Unit offers a unique opportunity to be a part of all major EU policy projects.

The unit has an excellent record of achievements and a very good working atmosphere built by

professional and motivated colleagues. We are proud of our culture of accountability and

efficiency. The unit comprises thirty -eight staff members and is organised in three sectors.

WE PROPOSE

We propose an interesting position in the "back office" of DG BUDG's payment function and Imprest

Accounts section, which comprises some 1 7 staff working closely together. The selected candidate

will work closely with the Head of Sector and Team Leader in the delivery at the sector's objectives.

The cash management and payment processes of the Commission are executed within modern and

secure treasury systems and are highly automated. Bank reconciliation and payment enquiries are

a key part of such processes with as main objective ensuring the correct and complete execution o f

each payment transaction. Bank reconciliation is largely performed automatically in ABAC/SUMMA (Reference: Call for interest EC /2026/BUDG/523696 )

(SAP) while enquiries and exceptions are subject to individual treatment requiring contacts with

commercial banks providing services to the EC.

Within the above context, the main tasks performed by the selected candidate will include:

- Controlling through reconciliation a group of European Commission bank accounts and

others under responsibility of the EC Accounting Officer, in particular related to payments

(commercial accounts).

- Ensuring the analysis of accounts, namely the registration of movements requiring an

accounting entry (receipts, returned payments, costs, interests).

- Processing and monitoring returned payments (VRs) and compliance requests (LPs), as well

as requests for information concerning payments from banks, beneficiaries and credit

managers.

- Support the management of Treasury matters related to the External European Action

Service, including interactions with the EU Delegations and the EEAS Headquarters in relation to

imprest accounts and treasury operations, as well as concerning the imprest accounts held by

Directorates General of the Commission.

- Support the management of imprest accounts, including account maintenance,

replenishments, verification of ceilings, the opening and the closure of accounts.

- Contribute to the Treasury unit’s procurement processes for banking services, from the

elaboration of the procurement strategy and plan to the calls for tenders and award.

- Provide support and advice on public procurement procedures and the relevant legal

framework.

WE LO OK FOR

We look for a dynamic, proactive and well -organised colleague, with a constructive team spirit. The

ideal candidate should have an educational and professional background combining the finance

and accounting domains. Specific knowledge of ABAC/SAP/S4HANA as well as experience in

treasury or banking will be considered as strong assets. A key job requirement is to be at ease and

enjoying working with figures (a very good knowledge of Excel is essential). Experience in bank

reconciliation would be a distinct advantage. S/he should have the ability to work autonomously as

well as within a team and have very good analytical and problem -solving skills. A sound knowledge

of English (written and oral) is required. Knowledge of French would be an asset. Specific training

will be organized within the team.

HOW TO EXPRESS YOUR INTEREST?

With a view to guarantee ing equal access to all, the Commission recruits from an open database of

spontaneous applications. The present call for interests aims at helping the recruiters to identify

potentially interested candidates within this database.

In practice, t o express your interest , please follow the subsequent two steps: (Reference: Call for interest EC /2026/BUDG/523696 )

1. If you are not registered yet in the open EPSO database, please do so at the following

address: CAST Permanent . Please select under selection procedures for contract agent the

CAST permanent profile that best suits your education and experience.

2. You should send your documents in a single pdf in the following order:

1. your CV 2. completed application form.

Please send these documents by the publication deadline to

BUDG -mailbox [email protected] indicating the call for interest reference

EC /2026/BUDG/523696 in the subject .

No applications will be accepted after the publication deadline.

ANNEX

1. Selection

➢ Am I eligible to apply?

You must meet the following eligibility criteria when you validate your application :

Our rules provide that you can only be recruited as a contract agent at the European Commission if

you :

General criteria:

- Are a citizen of a Member State of the EU and enjoy full rights as a citizen ;

- Have fulfilled any obligations imposed by applicable laws concerning military service;

- Are physically fit to perform the duties linked to the pos ition ;

- Produce the appropriate character references as to suitability for the performance of the

duties .

Qualifications:

(a) Have a level of education which corresponds to completed university studies of at least

three years attested by a diploma .

Only qualifications issued or recognised as equivalent by EU Member State authorities (e.g. by the

Ministry of Education) will be accepted.

Languages:

- have a thorough knowledge (minimum level C1) of one of the 24 official languages of the

EU 2

2The official languages of the European Union are: BG (Bulgarian), CS (Czech), DA (Danish), DE (German), EL (Greek), EN (English), ES (Spanish), ET (Estonian), FI (Finnish), FR (French), GA (Irish), HR (Croatian), HU

(Reference: Call for interest EC /2026/BUDG/523696 )

- AND have a satisfactory knowledge (minimum level B2) 3 of a second official language of

the EU , to the extent necessary for the performance of the duties.

➢ What about the selection steps?

The selecting unit chooses from the EPSO database 4 candidates with the appropriate profile and

invites them to an interview . For the interview a selection panel is set -up to assess the best

candidates. Due to the large volume of applications that we may receive only candidates selected

for the interview will be notified.

For operational reasons and in order to complete the selection procedure as quickly as possible in

the interest of the candidates and of the institution, the selection procedure will be carried out in

English and possibly in a second official language.

2. Recruitment

The candidate selected for recruitment will be requested to provide documentary evidence in

support of the statements made in the database and, where relevant, the call for interest .

The successful candidate will be required to undergo a mandatory pre -recruitment medical check -

up carried out by the Commission.

➢ Type of contract and working conditions

The place of employment will be in Brussels .

The successful candidate will be engaged as a contract agent under Article 3(b) of the

Conditions of Employment of Other Servants , in function group FG IV . General information on

Contract Agents can be found at this link .

The grade or proposed grade range , as well as the step in that grade , will be defined on the basis

of the candidates’ previous professional experience, in accordance with Commission Decision

C(201 7)6760 laying down the criteria applicable to classification in step on engagement .

(Hungarian), IT (Italian), LT (Lithuanian), LV (Latvian), MT (Maltese), NL (Dutch), PL (Polish), PT (Portuguese), RO (Romanian), SK (Slovak), SL (Slovenian), SV (Swedish). 3For details on language levels, please see the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (https://europass.cedefop.europa.eu/en/resources/european -language -levels -cefr). 4Therefore, candidates who did not pass already a CAST on the level Function Group [ IV ], should register their profile at this address: https://eu-careers.europa.eu/en/Cast-Permanent

The duration of the first contract will be 1 years.

Salary at this grade

Basic monthly salary at FGIV runs from €4,449 (step 1) to €5,034 (top step), giving an annual range of roughly €53,388 to €60,408 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 €712 per month at step 1 of FGIV) together with household, dependent-child, and education allowances where applicable. Take-home pay is then adjusted by the country correction coefficient for Brussels. For a worked example see our correction coefficients guide and the EU salaries overview.

Application timeline

This vacancy was first listed on 31 August 2026, today.

The application deadline is 11 September 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 31 August 2026.

Where to learn more

For full responsibilities, requirements, and career progression at FGIV see our FGIV 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 Brussels see our Brussels location page; for related vacancies in the Budget And Finances field browse our Budget And Finances domain page.

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