JOB DESCRIPTION

Internal Audit Service (IAS) of the European Commission

Job title: Internal Auditor
Domain: Audit
Where: Unit IAS.C.1 – Audit – Research and innovation – Brussels
Function Group: FG IV
Contract Type: 3b
Express your interest until: 24/11/2025 – 12.00 (noon, Brussels time)

WE ARE

We are the Internal Audit Service (IAS) of the European Commission, composed of around 160
highly motivated staff working in a friendly and collaborative environment. The IAS audits
management and control systems of Commission Directorates General and services, of executive
agencies, and of a number of decentralised EU agencies and other autonomous bodies receiving
contributions from the EU budget. The IAS carries out its mission in accordance with the governance
arrangements of the European Commission, the Financial Regulation, the international internal
audit standards of the Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA).

The IAS reports and is functionally accountable to the Audit Progress Committee (APC) regarding its
audit activities in the Commission and executive agencies. For its work in decentralised EU agencies
and other autonomous bodies, the IAS reports functionally to the Board and the Executive Director
of each respective entity. Its independence is guaranteed in its Mission Charter.

The recruiting entity is IAS.C.1, a dynamic audit unit of the Internal Audit Service (IAS) within the
Directorate for Audit in Commission, Executive Agencies, EU Agencies and other autonomous bodies
III, Resources (IAS.C). The unit is in charge of a very interesting and challenging area, covering in
particular the Horizon Europe and related research programmes and policies. The portfolio is
composed of two Commission DGs (DG RTD and the JRC), three Executive Agencies (EAs) (ERCEA,
REA and EISMEA) and five Joint Undertakings (JUs) (Circular Bio-based Europe, Clean Aviation,
Clean Hydrogen, Innovative Health Initiative and Global Health EDCTP3). The unit is composed of 11
highly committed and qualified professionals, working in a very collaborative and welcoming
environment.

WE PROPOSE

in various

Unit IAS.C.1 has an interesting opportunity for a talented and motivated person to join the IAS as
financial and
internal auditor. The successful candidate will participate
operational/performance audit engagements (notably on the implementation of the EU budget
through direct management, grants, procurement, financial instruments) aiming to assess the
internal control, risk management, and governance processes of the audited services in the
research and innovation area and improve them through practical and effective recommendations
and advice. S/He will contribute to the audit process, from the planning phase (including the
preliminary risk assessment) to the preparation of the audit report. S/He will work initially as team
member but may get opportunities for developing professionally and moving into a team
leadership role. In addition, s/he may serve as correspondent for one/some of the audited entities in
the unit’s portfolio and will contribute to the horizontal tasks of the unit. S/He will also have the
opportunity to contribute to the evolution of the IAS by assisting in the continuous improvement of
the audit methodology, the internal procedures, the quality and the efficiency of the audit process.
The successful candidate may also be asked to temporarily work on audit assignments for other
units, thereby enriching his/her knowledge of the Commission’ environment.

The IAS values and supports all its staff in their professional and personal growth through a
comprehensive audit training program, enabling them to become familiar with its core business,
procedures, and specific working tools. It also encourages continuous professional education
(including obtaining audit-related professional qualifications such as CIA (Certified Internal Auditor)
and CISA (Certified Information Systems Auditor).

WE LOOK FOR

We look for a highly motivated, dynamic, reliable, and well-organised person, with a high standard
of professional and technical competence. Strong written and oral communication skills are
essential, along with the ability to work well within a team, demonstrate strong interpersonal skills
(able to build and maintaining relationships with stakeholders), show initiative, and exercise good
judgment.

The applicants must have:
– a prior auditing experience of at least 3 years in assessing the internal control systems in the
areas of financial, operational or supporting processes (e.g. human resources, budget
management, planning and programming, project management);
– a good knowledge of internal audit principles and methodologies;
– a good knowledge of internal control and risk management frameworks [COSO (The Committee
of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission) and COSO-ERM (Enterprise Risk
Management)];

– a good understanding of the principles of governance and sound management of resources;
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the ability to analyse complex situations, exercise critical thinking, identify root causes and
propose cost-effective solutions to improve audited entities’ internal control systems;
the ability to draft and communicate with operational and management levels clearly and
concisely in English;
strong teamwork skills and flexibility to adapt to teamwork needs, including atypical working
hours if necessary;

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– willingness to deliver high quality results.

The following would be a strong asset:
– a prior audit experience in large organisations (e.g. private companies, supra national or

national public institutions or international audit firms);

– a prior audit, project management or financial management experience related to EU funds/EU

grants;

– a professional certification in internal auditing [CIA, CISA or CGAP (Certified Government

Auditing Professional)] or external auditing (ACCA, statutory auditor);

– a propensity for leading a small team of auditors, and abilities in planning appropriate
procedures and methods to meet the team’s objectives while considering the efficient use of
resources;
experience in data analysis, sampling techniques/statistics;

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– an interest in cybersecurity and digital auditing (including IT governance, digital transformation

initiatives,…);
knowledge of the functioning of financial instruments.

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HOW TO EXPRESS YOUR INTEREST?

With a view to guaranteeing equal access to all, the Commission recruits from an open database of
spontaneous applications. The present call for interests aims at helping the recruiters to identify
potentially interested candidates within this database.

In practice, to express your interest, please follow the subsequent two steps:

1.

If you are not registered yet in the open EPSO database, please do so at the following
address: CAST Permanent. Please select under selection procedures for contract agent the
CAST permanent profile that best suits your education and experience.
2. You should send your documents in a single pdf in the following order:

2. completed application form.

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1. your CV
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[email protected]
EC/2025/IAS/445020 in the subject.

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