Head of Finance

The CTAO Central Organisation is seeking a skilled and experienced manager to coordinate the Finance Team, ensuring that financial resources are used according to applicable rules and regulations, and to coordinate and follow up finance activities associated with the CTAO Administrative and Finance Committee.

Your key responsibilities:

Supervising the Finance Team of CTAO which is responsible for:

• Budget preparation, tracking and support to project element managers
• Preparation of fiscal reports for approval by the organisation’s governing bodies
• Monitoring and expenditure relative to budget forecasts
• Financial planning of medium and long-range strategic plans
• Cash flow planning and identification of mitigation strategies
• Cash management and general accounting services
• Incoming invoices control and processing
• Outgoing invoices issuance and monitoring
• Maintain strong banking relationships to optimize financing and cash management
• Periodic financial statements
• Local fiscal and regulatory requirements
• Fiscal support in contracts evaluation
• Financial reporting of EU grants
• Financial reporting to governing bodies
• Internal and external audit requests
• Insurance

Your skills and qualifications:

• University degree in Economics or Business Administration.
• A Qualified Accountant/Certified Public Accountant would be considered as a plus.
• Proficiency in written and spoken English. Additional knowledge of Italian, German and/or Spanish would be an advantage.
• Strong analytical mindset combined with proven track record in structured methods.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Flexible and proactive.
• Ability to work solo and as part of a team.
• 10+ years of experience in finance, preferably in a multicultural and complex international project organisation.
• Previous experience in coordinating a team.
• Previous experience in research projects and associated environments would be considered a plus.

You’ll be reporting to: Director of Administration

Your duty station: Bologna, Italy. Occasional Travel will be required

What we offer:

• Competitive salary and benefits package, with the salary determined based on the candidate’s experience and ability.
• Opportunities for professional growth and development.
• Flexible working hours and partial remote work options.

How to apply: Please apply on BambooHR.

Deadline for applications: December 8

For more information about the CTAO please visit www.ctao.org.  For more information on the advertised position please contact ctao-hr@cta-observatory.org.

For this job posting we would like to encourage people that comply with the Italian law 68/99 to send us their applications.

Applications are accepted and evaluated without distinction on any grounds of gender, race, colour, ethnic or social origin, genetic features, language, religion or belief, political or any other opinion, membership of a national minority, gender identity, property, birth, disability, age or sexual orientation.