Financial Assistant

The Youth Department of the Council of Europe is part of the Directorate for Democracy within the Directorate General of Democracy and Human Dignity (“DGII”) of the Council of Europe. The youth programme is an integral part of a wealth of initiatives aimed at the development of a common European cultural identity.

The European Youth Centres of Strasbourg and Budapest are part of the Youth Department and are, together with the European Youth Foundation (EYF), an important instrument of the Council’s youth policy. They are international training and meeting centres with residential facilities, hosting most of the youth sector’s activities. 

The European Youth Centre Budapest (EYCB) was set up and inaugurated in 1995 as the first permanent service of the Council of Europe in Central Eastern Europe. The EYCB hosts an annual programme of 40 to 50 activities in close co-operation with non-governmental youth organisations (NGYOs). These organisations, some 40 of which co-operate regularly with the EYCB, represent a wide diversity of interests: party political, socio-educational and religious youth groups, rural youth movements, trade union and young workers' organisations, children's organisations and environmental networks.

As a Financial Assistant at the European Youth Centre Budapest, you will:

• advise and assist the Executive Director and other administrators in financial, budgetary and administrative matters; 
• assist in preparing the EYCB’s budget and the Department's programme budget and monitoring their execution in compliance with the Organisation's rules;
• monitor the budget and the receipts of external activities; examine commitments and actual expenditure and income for conformity with applicable regulations; 
• analyse differences between the budgetary estimates and actual expenditures with a view to updating the budgetary execution for the financial year; 
• prepare and processing VAT reimbursements and payments with the Hungarian Financial Authorities; 
• prepare purchase orders and order letters, processing invoices of service companies, public utilities (water, electricity, etc.) and "petty cash" purchases; 
• assist in the preparation of public tenders; 
• prepare periodical financial reports; 
• supervise, inform and systematically brief staff of the EYCB on financial operations; 
• calculate and authorise reimbursement of travel costs for experts and bills:
• report to managers on the status and progress of activities if and when problems occur; 
• promote Council of Europe values internally and externally.

• Operational - Planning and work organisation
• Operational - Analysis and problem solving
• Operational - Concern for quality
• Interpersonal - Teamwork and co-operation

• Operational - Results orientation
• Interpersonal - Initiative

• Professional and technical expertise:

• good knowledge of the Hungarian financial and fiscal regulations 
• experience with financial programme management in an international context.

This job vacancy is for an international external recruitment. You can consult the conditions of employment (salaries, allowances, pension scheme, social insurance, etc.) on the webpage What we offer. 

For more information on how we recruit, you can consult the page Our recruitment process. This recruitment is carried out in accordance with Article 490 of the Council of Europe Staff Rules. The deadline for applications is indicated in the General information section of this vacancy notice (see above) and is fixed at 23:59:59 (CET/CEST). When applying, make sure your motivation shows how your competencies make your profile the best for the role.

As an equal opportunity employer, the Council of Europe welcomes applications from all suitably qualified people, irrespective of sex, gender, sexual orientation, ethnic or social origin, disability, religion or belief. Under its equal opportunity policy, the Council of Europe is aiming to achieve gender parity in staff employed in each category and grade. At the time of appointment, preference between suitable people shall be given to the person of the gender which is under-represented in the relevant grades within the category to which the vacancy belongs.

Applicants with specific needs are encouraged to request reasonable accommodations at any stage during the recruitment process. Please contact us at [email protected], we will ensure that your request is handled.

The information published on the CoE’s careers website regarding working conditions is correct at the time of publication of the vacancy notice. Any changes to these conditions during the recruitment process will be updated on our Portal and will apply at the time of the job offer. Our career's website is not intended to be exhaustive and may not address all questions you would have. Should you have remaining questions, please contact us at [email protected].