Budget Officer

• Budgeting of research contracts in accordance with the contract terms and the guidelines of the Research Relations Department.
• Providing assistance and guidance to researchers in preparing budget proposals for funding bodies. Training researchers prior to budget implementation.
• Reviewing researchers' requests for budget usage and approving them in accordance with the University's procedures and the funding grants.
• Supervision of expenses, appointments, travel, etc., from the research budget in accordance with the contract terms; managing monitoring and control over maximum budget utilization and budget deficits.
• Collection of data and documents for editing and preparing financial reports: checking contract terms in accordance with budget utilization, collecting accounting supporting documents, etc.
• Generating invoices and financial reports for grants and funding sources, preparing material for audits by funding bodies, in coordination with the Authority's accountants.
• Handling collections in coordination with the collections officer, performing monitoring of funder accounts, generating reports, monitoring reminders, and monitoring payments from funding bodies in accordance with the payment terms in the contract.
• Closing research files according to work instructions and procedures.
• Providing assistance and backup to the department staff.
• Performing additional tasks under the guidance of the supervisor.

• Bachelor's degree in Economics, Accounting, Business Administration, or Management - single-disciplinary or combined with economic fields.
• 3 years of experience in relevant fields.
• Proficiency in English at a good level.
• Desirable: Work experience with budget and finance systems.

Scope: 100% temporary position for replacement