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  • Type of traineeship: Traineeship opportunity in Treasury
  • Location: Brussels
  • Directorate/Service: CF/TSY - Treasury Unit
  • Publication date: 20/07/2023
  • Closing date: 01/09/2023

Your team

Within the Directorate Central Route Charges Office and Finance, we are a team of different profiles where everybody is valued for their input and work. We perform the cash management and execute other back-office Treasury tasks of the EUROCONTROL Agency. As an example, we disburse the route charges paid for by the airline users and collected for the benefit of the member states. We pay staff and third parties. We take out loans to fund the Agency capital expenditure and we place excess cash on deposit. We report out on the Treasury activity.

Your role

PURPOSE OF THE TRAINEESHIP

We believe in giving opportunities to young people who are seeking an on-the-job training experience that will enable them to acquire real-life work experience where they can apply and increase the knowledge acquired in the course of your studies.

What you can expect:

  • Real-life tasks and responsibilities
  • Perfect chance to apply and improve your knowledge and skills with regular feedback.
  • Opportunity to expand your professional network.
  • An international environment where everybody is different and valued.

MAIN LEARNING OBJECTIVES & TASKS

Concretely, this is what you will be doing:

  • Assist in performing daily bank statement reconciliations, payments to staff and third parties and other cash management activities.
  • Contribute to the cash flow forecasting and treasury reporting to stakeholders on daily/weekly/monthly basis.
  • Help disburse collected charges to the States and invest surplus funds in short-term deposits.
  • Assist in processing stakeholder requests and resolve treasury issues and incidents.
  • Support the team in driving service and process improvements and in researching new types of financial products as needed. Get exposure to projects/activities such as: implement a Treasury Management System, be super user for Oracle Cloud BI reporting.

DESIRED DURATION

From 6 to 12 months.

Your profile

  • Completed university studies of 3 years in a relevant domain (e.g. Accounting, Finance, Business Administration);
  • Adept with online tools, knowledge of data analytical tools is considered a plus;
  • Good sense of analysis;
  • Ability to work autonomously when required and also to work within a Team. You will be based in Brussels but you will also work remotely with part of our Team based in Brétigny, France;
  • Excellent drafting skills in English (e.g. writing scripts, texts and internal publicity);
  • Advanced MS-Excel skills and good MS-Word & MS-PowerPoint skills;
  • Ability to work in a multinational and multicultural environment;
  • Professional conduct in line with the corporate behaviours of the Agency, i.e. result-driven, readiness to change, customer focus, integrity and team-player approach;
  • The working languages of the Agency are English and French. For this particular job, thorough knowledge of English is required.

Eligibility Criteria

  • You are a national of one of the EUROCONTROL or ECAC Member States;
  • You are currently pursuing a Bachelor’s, Master’s, or Doctorate degree, and you are about to graduate or have recently graduated. If you are a recent graduate, the traineeship should start within 12 months of obtaining your latest degree;
  • You must be at least 18 years of age on the first day of your traineeship;
  • You must be unemployed at the start date of your traineeship at EUROCONTROL;
  • The working languages of the Agency are English and French. For a traineeship, you must have an excellent command of English. A knowledge of French would be an asset.

Useful Information

  • Applications will be accepted from nationals of ECAC Member States only.
  • This opportunity falls under the Traineeship Programme Regulations.
  • A flat-rate allowance of €900 per month as a contribution towards living expenses will be granted.
  • Reimbursement of travel expenses to take up appointment and leave may be covered by means of a lump sum.
  • EUROCONTROL is an equal opportunities employer. We are committed to equality and diversity.
  • Only the candidates who will be invited for an interview/test will be informed of the outcome of the selection.