Overview
eu-LISA is recruiting a Head of Budget and Finance Unit at AD10 level in Tallinn to lead the EU agency's budgetary, financial, planning and monitoring functions under a five-year renewable temporary-staff contract.
Full job description
The post leads the Budget and Finance Unit, sets financial, budgetary and integrated-planning strategy, coordinates annual and multiannual budgets and resource plans, oversees execution and financial governance, advises senior management, monitors performance and risks, manages statutory reporting and assets, and drives digitalisation and process improvement.
Requirements & qualifications
Applicants must be nationals of an EU Member State or Norway, Iceland, Liechtenstein or Switzerland and meet the stated citizenship, fitness and military-service conditions. They need qualifying university studies (four years, or at least three years plus one year of appropriate professional experience), at least 12 years of relevant full-time professional experience after the qualifying degree, C1 knowledge of one EU official language and B2 in another. The selection criteria include at least three years of relevant post-graduate management experience and preferably a degree in finance, accounting, economics, business administration, public administration or another relevant field.
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Verification notes
Reference eu-LISA/26/TA/AD10/15.1. The current public eu-LISA vacancy page, official vacancy notice and application route were verified. eu-LISA states a deadline of 21 September 2026 at 12:59 PM Tallinn / 11:59 AM Strasbourg, normalized to 09:59 UTC. The job requires permanent relocation to Tallinn and uses hybrid working arrangements.
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