Budget/Accounting Assistant

About the role

The EU Delegation to Lebanon is seeking a Budget/Accounting Assistant (Local Agent Group II) for its Finance, Contracts & Audit Section. This is a fixed‑term position of two years, with a possible renewal subject to budgetary and operational considerations. The role supports the Head of Section in managing the financial and legal aspects of cooperation programmes.

Key responsibilities

• Analyse, verify and process payment requests and financial guarantees.
• Prepare and establish documents related to financial operations such as commitments, de‑commitments, payment and recovery orders.
• Follow up on contracts, payments, execution deadlines and manage bank and legal entity files.
• Ensure data quality in relevant IT applications and contribute to financial reports and statistics (RAC, RAL, forecasts, annual reports).
• Ensure compliance with procurement procedures and regulations, prepare and verify calls for tenders/proposals, organise evaluation committees, and prepare contract awards for signature.
• Encode data accurately in IT systems and identify requests for deviations.

Required profile

• Experience in budget, finance, contracts and accounting tasks within an international or diplomatic environment.
• Ability to work under supervision, follow established procedures and handle occasional atypical working hours.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to manage multiple financial documents and deadlines.

Required skills

What we offer

• Fixed‑term contract of 2 years with possible renewal.
• Work in a team of 15 professionals in a diplomatic mission.
• Occasional atypical working hours as required by the Delegation.