Economic and Administrative Management Technician for European Projects

The Research Management Service is configured as the University's Research Results Transfer Office (OTRI), acting as a link between university researchers, companies, and the rest of the entities in the R&D+i system, and serves as a channel for collaboration between the University and the local, national, and international socioeconomic environment.

We are looking for an economic and administrative management technician for European projects.

To provide technical, economic, and administrative support for the management of research projects funded by European and international programs, with special dedication to financial monitoring, control of expenditure eligibility, preparation of economic justifications, and support in audits.

The person will join the international project management team, working in close coordination with project managers and the various administrative units involved in their execution.

Their objective will be to contribute to a rigorous and efficient economic management of projects, ensuring the correct application of funding conditions, the traceability of expenses, and compliance with the deadlines and requirements established by the funding bodies.

Their main functions and tasks will be:

• Perform economic monitoring of European and international projects in execution.
• Control budgets, expenses incurred, commitments made, and available balances.
• Review the correct allocation of expenses and their adequacy to the approved budget items.
• Verify the eligibility of costs in accordance with the funding conditions and applicable regulations.
• Monitor personnel costs and the documentation necessary to certify their dedication to the projects.
• Prepare expenditure forecasts and support the analysis of budget deviations.
• Keep the economic information of the projects updated in the internal management tools.
• Prepare and review the economic justifications of the projects.
• Prepare financial statements, cost reports, and economic documentation required by coordinators and funding bodies.
• Collect and review the supporting documentation for the declared expenses.
• Prepare the information necessary for the closing of justification periods and the economic closing of projects.
• Support the preparation and presentation of financial reporting on the platforms of the funding bodies.
• Attend to requirements and requests for economic information related to the projects.
• Prepare the economic and administrative documentation required in audits and financial controls.
• Review the traceability and sufficiency of the supporting evidence for the declared costs.
• Collaborate in responding to requirements and observations from auditors and funding bodies.
• Keep the economic-administrative file of each project organized and up to date.
• Support the implementation and monitoring of internal procedures that guarantee compliance with the requirements of the funders.
• • Provide support to project managers in the economic-administrative tasks linked to their execution.
  • Support the preparation and management of documentation associated with Grant Agreements, Consortium Agreements, amendments, and other contractual documents.
  • Manage and update information in funder platforms and internal tools.
  • Coordinate with the different areas involved in the execution of the projects: accounting, human resources, purchasing, procurement, travel, and other management units.
  • Monitor deadlines, pending documentation, and the main administrative and financial milestones of the projects.