NetZeroCities Programme Finance Officer

About the Role / Overview

The role involves supporting financial planning, forecasting, and reporting, as well as programme and partner coordination, and audit and compliance.

Responsibilities / What You'll Do

• Support financial planning, forecasting, and reporting for the NetZeroCities Specific Grant Agreements (SGAs), ensuring alignment with programme management needs and CINEA requirements.
• Monitor budgets and expenditures, identifying variances and supporting corrective actions.
• Work with the PMO, Programme Managers, and Cluster Manager to manage financial workflows and collect partner financial reporting data.
• Develop and maintain clear, efficient financial management tools and processes that support transparency and strategic decision making.
• Support funder audits by coordinating documentation, ensuring compliance with funding rules, and preparing audit responses in collaboration with finance and programme teams.

Requirements / Qualifications

No specific requirements or qualifications are mentioned.

Benefits / What We Offer

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About the Company/Organization

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This role supports the NetZeroCities programme, a flagship initiative of the EU Cities Mission for 100 Climate-neutral and Smart Cities by 2030, helping European cities become climate neutral by 2030 and contributing to avoided emissions of an estimated 0.7GT CO2e by 2040.

• Minimum 3+ years' experience in accounting or financial project management, ideally in a complex, multidisciplinary environment.
• Experience working in the not-for-profit sector and with international grant funded projects.
• Strong understanding of basic accounting principles; experience with EU/Horizon grant funding and familiarity with the European Commission's Participant Portal (desirable).
• Advanced Excel skills, fluent English (additional European language is an advantage), and comfortable using collaborative digital tools (Office365, Teams, Notion, Miro, Zoom, Smartsheet, Mentimeter, etc.).

Competitive salary for a not-for-profit organisation. Fixed term contract for 12 months with possibility to extend/convert into permanent over time. Remote-first approach with high degree of flexibility, supporting fully remote or hybrid working. Occasional travel abroad (once per quarter within EU countries). Commitment to diversity, inclusion, and personal development with reasonable adjustments for diverse backgrounds.

Climate KIC (Knowledge and Innovation Community) is Europe's foremost climate innovation initiative with a mission to leverage systems innovation to transform whole places, industries and value chains by 2030. It operates as a not-for-profit foundation working through public-private partnership to catalyze rapid climate transformation.