Job Number: EMBO00155
Contract Type: Staff Member
Advertised Grade-Grading: 4-5 (monthly salary starting at 3.4k€ after tax, plus other paid benefits)
Contract Duration-Length of Time (years/months): 5 years, renewable up to 9 years
Closing date: 11 June 2024
EMBO (www.embo.org) is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to promoting excellence in the life sciences in Europe and beyond. We fund talented researchers at all career stages, facilitate scientific exchanges through high-quality academic publishing, conferences, and lectures, and foster a research environment where scientists can achieve their best work.
Our diverse international team of approximately 60 members hails from various countries, personal backgrounds, and professional fields, collaborating closely to further our mission. EMBO is located on the international EMBL life sciences research campus in Heidelberg, Germany.
As an Accounts Officer, you will join the EMBO Administration & Finance team. Applying your professional expertise, you will be instrumental in ensuring the correct execution of a broad range of tasks in accounting and financial reporting. EMBO is a dynamic organization that constantly develops new projects with financial implications beyond our day-to-day operations, in which you will also be involved.
Reporting to the Head of Administration & Finance, you will work closely with a team of accounts officers, administrative assistants, and staff across the EMBO Programmes and activities.
You will play a crucial role in shaping the financial architecture of the organization, ensuring efficient budgeting and reporting practices, supporting and optimizing digitalization and other processes, and providing valuable insights to support decision-making.
At EMBO, you can contribute significantly to the advancement of life sciences in Europe and beyond. Your work will enable talented scientists to do great research and create an environment that enables their success.
EMBO values diversity and is an inclusive, equal opportunity employer. We cultivate a work environment where employees are valued and empowered to excel professionally.
Our offices are located on the EMBL campus in Heidelberg, Germany, which is home to over 1,000 employees from around the world. The campus has an on-site nursery, subsidized canteen and cafeteria, as well as clubs for social activities and sports.
Heidelberg, with a population of around 160,000 people, is an international university city and research hub. It is attractively located between the Rhine River and the Odenwald, a low mountain range that offers a wide range of outdoor activities. The city has good national and international travel connections.
EMBO provides competitive compensation and benefits suitable for an international research organization, including:
EMBO offers a fixed-term contract of five years for this position, issued through the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL). Contracts can be extended up to a maximum of nine years in total, subject to circumstances at the time of the review.
EMBO and EMBL welcome applications from candidates worldwide. Due to EMBL’s intergovernmental status, a working visa is not required. However, depending on your nationality, an entry visa may be necessary. Once in Germany, we will assist you with registration and documentation processes, and you will receive a special permit (Sonderausweis), allowing you to work at EMBO, live in Germany and travel within the Schengen area. Family members accompanying you will also receive necessary permits.
Please apply online through the Apply Now buton below. Your application should include a cover letter, CV/resume, and contact details of two or three referees. Candidates selected for interviews will usually be notified within two weeks of the closing date. The interview process includes an online pre-interview and an in-person panel assessment day for shortlisted candidates, along with a technical task.
Pre-interviews for this role are scheduled for 8 and 9 July, with in-person interviews tentatively set for the week commencing 22 July 2024.
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