The European Handball Federation (EHF) is the organisation that oversees 50 national and two associated federations across Europe and is recognised by the International Handball Federation (IHF). The EHF is dedicated to the organisation and management of prominent handball competitions that today are crowned by the EHF EURO events for national teams and the EHF Champions League for club teams. The scope of duties exceeds the arrangement of events, the EHF is dedicated to the development of the game from grassroots and education to top-level events.

The recruitment process to expand the team is open as 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 sport 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.

Tasks

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 KPI’s 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 (g. EU Funding, travel policy and guidelines)
• Travel and Expense Management

Requirements

Profile

• 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. Please submit your documents by email.

Further information

• Preferred starting date: August/September 2024
• Full-time (40 hours/week)
• Location: Hoffingergasse 18, 1120 Vienna, Austria
• Minimum yearly gross salary: EUR 35,000 (negotiable depending on qualifications)