Finance & Reporting Assistant

The European Handball Federation (EHF) is the organisation that oversees 50 National and two Associated Federations across Europe. The EHF is dedicated to the organisation and management of high-profile handball competitions such as the EHF Champions League, the EHF European League and the EHF EURO events. The scope of duties exceeds the arrangement of events, the EHF is committed to the development of the game from grassroots development and education to top-level events.

Finance & Reporting Assistant

The European Handball Federation is looking for a Finance & Reporting Assistant, based out of its headquarters in Vienna, Austria.

Moving forward the companies main strategies in the field of sustainability and digitalization, this is an exciting opportunity for hands-on people with interest for a European sports governing body.

The successful candidate will be responsible for the professionalisation of processes (within the field of HR e.g. Time calculation), the implementation of individual projects in the field of digitalization (such as incoming invoices workflow, expense management), the implementation of sustainability reporting (starting with the gathering of data and establishing a regular reporting) and EU funding.

The role will be within the Finance Department and closely involved over the whole company including the daughter companies EHF Marketing and EHF Services and Infrastructure.

This is a full-time position based at the EHF Office in Vienna.

Key responsibilities:

Manage EHF HR processes and implement new tools (personnel information, time calculation)

Move forward the digitalization of the EHF through implementing digital workflows for incoming invoices and travel expenses

Keep track of sustainability KPIs and develop a regular reporting

Assisting the Finance Department on special reports and budgets for competitions

Prepare documentation and manuals for processes and assist in the implementation of processes (e.g., EU Funding, travel policy and guidelines)

Travel and Expense Management

Person specification:

Successfully completed higher-level secondary commercial college or similar

Minimum 2 years previous experience within a Finance and/or HR Function

Independent working style

Experience with MS Excel and, preferably, BMD NTCS (also in the customisation)

Experience and understanding of analytics and reporting to develop insights and maximise performance

Team player who collaborates effectively with EHF internal teams and departments as well as with external agencies, freelancers, and different stakeholders

German as a prerequisite, ability to communicate in English (written and spoken)

Passion for sport essential; knowledge of handball is an advantage

Applying for the position

Send your current CV, and a cover letter in English explaining why you would like to work for the EHF and what you feel that you can bring to the role.

Submit your documents by email to application@eurohandball.com by 22 March 2024.

Further information

Preferred starting date: April 2024

Full-time (40 hours/week)

Location: Hoffingergasse 18, 1120 Vienna, Austria

Minimum yearly gross salary: EUR 35,000 (negotiable depending on qualifications)

European Handball Federation
Bernhard Binder

Hoffingergasse 18
1120 Wien