Post-Award Financial Officer Finance Area

Post-Award Financial Officer for the Finance Area

Context

The Pasqual Maragall Foundation was established in 2008 with the mission of promoting and developing cutting-edge biomedical research. The Foundation is fully committed to making a decisive contribution to global solutions for Alzheimer's and other dementias, as well as raising public awareness of these diseases.

The Foundation's research is carried out at the Barcelonaβeta Brain Research Center (BBRC), a research center established with the participation of Pompeu Fabra University and the "la Caixa" Foundation.

The Pasqual Maragall Foundation's vision is to achieve a future without Alzheimer's, within a framework of active and healthy aging, associated with positive experiences and free from cognitive decline. To this end, BBRC's research focuses on the primary and secondary prevention of the disease, made possible by the voluntary participation of thousands of people who contribute to scientific studies that will allow for a significantly lower number of people affected in the near future.

The Pasqual Maragall Foundation is a private, non-profit organization. Its financial resources come from philanthropic donations from organizations and companies, as well as from an extensive network of over 100,000 members who contribute to funding research.
www.fpmaragall.org — (Usted puede enviar una solicitud o contactar con nosotros por email usando el Buzón de Solicitud online de abajo).org

The Pasqual Maragall Foundation is a young, well-established, and growing organization, which, together with the BBRC, currently employs more than 250 people. The FPM team includes cross-functional areas such as maintenance, IT, finance, purchasing, human resources, communications, social outreach, and fundraising. The BBRC's scientific team comprises researchers and professionals in medicine, biology, psychology, nursing, and other disciplines. All of this takes place in a dynamic environment where constant challenges are part of daily life.

Position Description

We are looking for someone with experience in the economic and administrative management of research projects — both competitive and non-competitive and structural — to join our project management team.

You will be part of the team of Post-Award Financial Management within the Finance Department. Your mission will be to provide technical and financial support to research groups and other areas receiving funding, ensuring agile, transparent, and efficient management from project award to closure.

Main responsibilities

Manage and monitor the economic impact of projects (competitive, non-competitive, and structural).

Control budgets, expenses and income, and prepare periodic reports that facilitate monitoring and decision-making.

To support principal investigators in the planning and optimal use of human and material resources.

Prepare and coordinate economic justifications and internal or external audits.

Manage and process budget changes, modifications, extensions and other requirements with funding agencies or internally.

Keep project information up to date in management tools.

Collaborate with other support areas (Purchasing, Accounting, People, Controlling, Operations, Scientific Coordination, Grants & Innovation) to ensure comprehensive and consistent management.

To ensure compliance with the regulations of funders and institutional policies.

Participate in the accounting and annual closings of both entities, and collaborate in the preparation of the budgets.

To contribute to the continuous improvement of management processes and the development of more efficient tools and procedures.

Qualifications and experience

University degree in Economics, Business Administration, Finance or related areas.

Minimum of 4 years' experience in economic and administrative management of research projects or public/private funding.

Knowledge of the management of European, national and regional funds, as well as institutional and structural projects.

Proficiency in the Office suite (especially Excel) and experience with ERP systems (Dynamics, SAP, Oracle or similar).

High level of Catalan and Spanish, and upper-intermediate level of English.

Personal skills

• Organizational skills, teamwork, proactivity and results orientation.
• Adaptabi…