Head of Cost Centre Control Section
JOB DETAIL
Vacancy in the Directorate of Operations.
ESA is an equal opportunity employer, committed to achieving diversity within the workforce and creating an inclusive working environment. We therefore we welcome applications from all qualified candidates irrespective of gender, sexual orientation, ethnicity, beliefs, age, disability or other characteristics. Applications from women are encouraged.
This post is classified A2–A4 on the Coordinated Organisations’ salary scale.
Location
ESOC, Darmstadt, Germany
With a possible resident assignment to another ESA establishment for an initial period of four years.
Description
The Head of the Cost Centre Control Unit in the Business Unit Control Office, Directorate of Operations, is responsible for providing support to the Directorate’s management for planning, implementing and controlling within the Directorate cost centre structure and asset life cycle all short-, medium- and long-term activities related to financial resources, price calculations, procurement plans, workforce and facilities.
Duties
Your tasks will include:
- preparing, consolidating, implementing and controlling the Directorate’s
- cost centre budgets, financial plans,
- workforce plans (staff, contractors) and related business data,
- staff and contractor workforce against complements and the deployment of D/OPS support staff in other directorates and associated reporting,
- defining and maintaining the Directorate’s cost centre structure and fund centre structure and managing commitment ceilings relating to cost centres;
- managing end-to-end financial controlling of fixed assets of Operations investment activities, including programmatic activities;
- coordinating, consolidating, controlling and delivering the Directorate’s workforce timesheets and facilities utilisation data;
- negotiating with all stakeholders, planning, implementing and controlling the Directorate’s charging policy for the services and facilities;
- consolidating the Directorate’s inputs for corporate risk reporting.
You will also be responsible for supporting the Directorate in
- the deployment and utilisation of corporate information systems, serving as the Directorate’s point of contact; specifically, coordinating the deployment of the corporate ERP tool (esa-p) and interfacing with the Agency’s service providers for its routine operation and evolution;
- managing the operation and technical evolution of systems and tools for planning and controlling and for management support for use within the Directorate, supporting the effort to harmonise and rationalise legacy systems and processes as appropriate;
- acting as Technical Officer for the Directorate’s service level agreements with corporate services such as IT, FM, Procurement and Legal Services.
Technical competencies
Behavioural competencies
Result Orientation
Operational Efficiency
Fostering Cooperation
Relationship Management
Continuous Improvement
Forward Thinking
Education
A Master’s degree in business administration or industrial engineering with an emphasis on and providing experience in cost controlling is required for this post.
Additional requirements
You should also have:
- the potential to manage individuals or a team of cost controllers;
- experience in cost accounting and price modelling;
- the ability to organise individual and team activities and ensure a motivating work environment;
- strong leadership capabilities, with proven relationship management and communication skills;
- the ability to drive your team’s performance, developing your people by encouraging learning, delegating responsibility and giving regular and constructive feedback;
- strong problem-solving skills to deal with day-to-day operational challenges, together with demonstrated planning and organisational skills;
- a strong result orientation with the ability to set priorities and present practical solutions both orally and in writing;
- the ability to manage challenging situations proactively and constructively and to be customer-focused;
- people management experience is an asset, as is international experience, i.e. outside your home country, as well as experience in diverse functional areas relevant to ESA activities.
Other information
For behavioural competencies expected from ESA staff in general, please refer to the ESA Competency Framework.
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The working languages of the Agency are English and French. A good knowledge of one of these is required.
Knowledge of another Member State language would be an asset.
The Agency may require applicants to undergo selection tests.
At the Agency we value diversity and we welcome people with disabilities. Whenever possible, we seek to accommodate individuals with disabilities by providing the necessary support at the workplace. The Human Resources Department can also provide assistance during the recruitment process. If you would like to discuss this further please contact us email [email protected].
Please note that applications are only considered from nationals of one of the following States: Austria, Belgium, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, the United Kingdom and Canada, Latvia, Lithuania, Slovakia and Slovenia.
According to the ESA Convention, the recruitment of staff must take into account an adequate distribution of posts among nationals of the ESA Member States*. When short-listing for an interview, priority will first be given to internal candidates and secondly to external candidates from under-represented Member States*.
In accordance with the European Space Agency’s security procedures and as part of the selection process, successful candidates will be required to undergo basic screening before appointment conducted by an external background screening service.
Recruitment will normally be at the first grade in the band (A2); however, if the candidate selected has little or no experience, the position may be filled at A1 level.
*Member States, Associate Members or Cooperating States.
