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FinancialSupportOfficerfortheCMSExperiment(EP-CMS-ORG-2026-120-LD)
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“Financial Support Officer for the CMS Experiment (EP-CMS-ORG-2026-120-LD) at CERN. Skills: Financial support, Administrative support, Budget monitoring, Invoice management. Monitor payment of allowances. Follow up budget allocations”
Industry & Context.
Solving Problems
Valid driving licence, Work during nights, Work Sundays, Work holidays
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience, Demonstrated experience in administrative/financial service, Experience in administrative and financial support, Experience managing processes related to special contributions, Spoken and written English and French
Nice to Have
MS Power Bi is a plus, Customer service experience a plus, Web content management system experience an advantage
What You'll Do.
Monitor payment of allowances
Follow up budget allocations
Coordinate contributions to CMS
Issue invoices for budgets
Liaise with Funding Agencies
Provide administrative support for financial matters
Prepare financial reports
Maintain financial web pages
Manage Project Associate contracts
Manage Experimental Associate contracts
Provide administrative support to personnel
Organise arrival and departure formalities
Organise meetings and events
Coordinate administrative activities
Assist in budget preparation
Monitor budget allocations
Assist in Memorandum of Understanding preparation
Assist in specific agreement preparation
Ensure correct application of CERN rules
Act as back-up to supervisor
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
International environment; Multidisciplinary groups; International scientific communities; Multicultural scientific communities
Full Job Description
At [CERN](http://home.cern), the European Organization for Nuclear Research, physicists and engineers are probing the fundamental structure of the universe. Using the world's largest and most complex scientific instruments, they study the basic constituents of matter - fundamental particles that are made to collide together at close to the speed of light. The process gives physicists clues about how particles interact, and provides insights into the fundamental laws of nature. Introduction: Join the Resources Management Office in the [CMS](https://cms.cern/) Collaboration Experimental Physics Department, in the EP-CMS-ORG section and provide a seamless service to the many scientists coming from all over the world. Functions: * Monitor the payment of cost-of-living allowances and subsistence for associated members of personnel and follow up the related budget allocations. * Coordinate several matters related to contributions to the CMS collaboration, including the issuance of invoices for the full yearly budgets and liaison with representatives of Funding Agencies. * Provide administrative support for the management; analyse and follow-up of financial matters related to orders, invoices and payments of various types. * Prepare and maintain financial reports, web pages, shared files, and records to ensure accurate and up-to-date information. * Manage Project Associate and Experimental Associate contracts in compliance with CERN rules and procedures. * Provide administrative support and guidance to all categories of members of personnel, including the organisation of their arrival and departure formalities. * Organise, schedule and coordinate meetings, events and related administrative activities. * Assist in the preparation, monitoring, and follow-up of budgets requests and allocations, as well as Memoranda of Understanding and specific agreements with institutes joining the CMS collaboration. * Ensure the correct application of CERN rules, regulations and administrat
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