JOB DESCRIPTION

Financial Agent

in the EC Representation in Greece, Athens

Job title: Financial Agent

Domain: Communication, Publications and Information

Where: European Commission Representation in Athens, Greece

Function Group: FG II

Contract Type: 3a

Express your interest until: 10.12.2025 – 12.00 (noon, Brussels time)

WE ARE

DG Communication (DG COMM) works to bring the European Union closer to citizens and communicates the EU’s priorities across all Member States. Our Representation in Greece teams up with local partners, supports visits from Brussels, and keeps national authorities, media, and citizens in the loop about EU developments and opportunities.

The financial agent plays a key part in making sure our office runs smoothly every day. From managing budgets to keeping contracts and payments on track, you’ll help us serve citizens, support outreach, and keep our finances in shape.

WE PROPOSE

Our Representation in Athens is seeking to hire a financial agent (Contract Agent, Function Group II).

Your day-to-day work will include:

Supporting our team by managing financial transactions, contracts, and basic accounting tasks using user-friendly EC tools (like SUMMA, Excel, Outlook).

Taking care of invoices, payments, and monitoring budgets—making sure numbers add up and deadlines are met.

Assisting with calls for tenders, supplier contacts, and inventory tracking.

Supporting the general organisation of our office, acting as a reliable point of contact for suppliers, and supporting outreach activities.

Contributing to local administrative projects, audits, and environmental initiatives.

You will work in a small, welcoming team dedicated to making administration simpler and supporting the Representation’s mission.

WE LOOK FOR

We are looking for a skilful, hands-on and organized financial agent who enjoys working with numbers and people.

The ideal candidate:

Has good knowledge in the field of finance, administration and accounting.

Brings some hands-on experience – ideally at least 3 years – in financial, administrative, or project support roles.

Is confident with IT office tools (Excel, Outlook, Word, Teams).

Masters the working languages in the Representation (very good knowledge of Greek and English, French is welcome but not compulsory).

Likes teamwork, is reliable, accurate, and not afraid to take the initiative.

Experience with European Commission tools and/or financial procedures is welcome but not required – training will be provided.

HOW TO EXPRESS YOUR INTEREST?

The European Commission welcomes applications from across all backgrounds. To ensure everyone gets a fair chance, candidates are recruited from an open database.

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

If you are not registered yet in the open EPSO database, please do so at the following address:. Please select under selection procedures for contract agent the CAST permanent profile that best suits your education and experience.

You should send your documents in a single pdf in the following order:
1. your CV 2. completed application form.
Please send these documents by the publication deadline to indicating the call for interest reference 150526 in the subject.

No applications will be accepted after the publication deadline.