VDI Technologiezentrum GmbH

Controller, Grants Management

VDI Technologiezentrum GmbH

part-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: Düsseldorf • Germany

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About the role

  • You advise applicants from industry and academia on business and administrative matters related to funding applications
  • You independently oversee ongoing funded projects with respect to the appropriate use of research funds
  • You review and evaluate financing concepts as well as investment and liquidity plans
  • To maintain a clear view of the economic activities of research projects, you are responsible for project controlling and carry out regular reporting
  • You work in a trusted, collaborative manner with colleagues from research funding

Requirements

  • You hold a degree in one of the following fields: Business Administration, Economics, Public Administration or a related discipline
  • You enjoy working with numbers and know how to read a balance sheet, investment plans and liquidity plans
  • Thanks to your excellent ability to set priorities and organize yourself independently, you succeed in managing multiple funding projects simultaneously
  • Project documentation is maintained transparently so that it is accessible to other colleagues
  • You value both personal exchange by phone and the flexibility and clarity of email when communicating with representatives from academia, industry, politics and public administration
Benefits
  • A meaningful and varied role with societal relevance at the interface between business, science and politics
  • Flexible working hours between 07:00 and 21:00 with a weekly workload of 25–40 hours
  • Work–life balance and family-friendly arrangements: possibility to work remotely and a solution-oriented approach to family-related challenges
  • 30 days of vacation, company holidays on bridge days and during the period between Christmas and New Year, and a half day off on your birthday (on weekdays)
  • Modern offices in a convenient, well-connected location

Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard skills
project controllingfinancial evaluationfunding applicationsinvestment plansliquidity plansbalance sheet analysis
Soft skills
organizational skillsprioritizationindependent managementcollaborationcommunication