Trainee - Finance & Data Operations

The European Investment Fund (EIF) is seeking a Trainee for its Transaction Operations Unit to support finance and data operations. The trainee will focus on reviewing and structuring withholding tax operations and investor data input processes to improve efficiency and data quality.

Responsibilities

• Support the accurate recording of withholding tax operations and related elements in EIF’s systems, in accordance with internal procedures and data quality requirements.
• Analyse the investors data input process to identify inefficiencies and risks impacting data quality and processing timelines.
• Contribute to the streamlining of investors data input workflows by proposing concrete improvements and optimisation measures.
• Apply procedures autonomously within a controlled framework to ensure full and accurate recording of all withholding tax operations in eFront.
• Propose and document a concrete optimisation solution to streamline and improve the efficiency and reliability of investors data input, and support its initial implementation.

Requirements

• University degree or on-going studies in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business Administration or a related field. The Candidate may be enrolled in the final year of a Master’s degree.
• Strong knowledge and competencies in finance, financial administration, accounting, audit or similar environment.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and good knowledge of other Microsoft application tools (Word, PowerPoint, Teams, SharePoint).
• Excellent knowledge of written and spoken English. Good command of another EU language would be an advantage.
• Experience or interest in data analysis and automation tools (e.g. advanced Excel, Power Query, VBA, eFront, Power BI or Tableau) would be considered an advantage.
• Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines.
• Good communication skills – both written and oral.
• Quality focus and high level of accuracy in data analysis.
• Strong sense of ethics with the ability to keep sensitive information confidential.
• Strong ability to organize and follow up on tasks with colleagues across the institution.
• Ability to quickly learn new concepts, tools, and methodologies.
• Excellent team-working abilities.

Skills

• Finance Administration
• Accounting
• Audit
• MS Excel
• MS Word
• MS PowerPoint
• MS Teams
• Microsoft SharePoint
• Data Analysis
• Data Automation
• Power Query
• VBA Programming
• eFront
• Power BI
• Tableau
• Financial Reporting
• Withholding Tax Operations
• Investor Data Management
• Data Quality Assurance
• Task Organization

Languages

English