Project Manager for Project Controlling and Grant Management (m/f/d)

MERICS is one of the leading European research institutes for the analysis of China. We provide insights from China research to policy-makers, business and society and are a central contact for media. MERICS is an initiative of the Stiftung Mercator.

To complement the team, MERICS is looking for a full-time (40 week hours)

Project Manager für Projektcontrolling und Fördermittel-Management (m/w/d). Tasks In close cooperation with financial management, you will be responsible for funding management together with the Project Manager for project development. The focus of the activity is the project controlling, but you also work with the initiation and implementation of projects. You are the central interface between research teams and financial management and ensure that our third-party funding projects – from application to billing – run smoothly.

Your tasks: Project Management & Budget Planning

Commercial support of third-party funding projects including budget and resource planning Management of international third-party projects including the implementation of cross-border procurement and project accounting Support in project development and independent costing of offers and orders Cost planning, control and forecasting (incl. quarterly rolling forecast) Ensuring project-related liquidity, preparation of budget requirements and accounting Consulting & reporting Advising the research teams and project leaders when submitting applications, using funds and billing Project reporting and participation in the development of internal accounting and reporting processes in the field of project controlling Provision of data for internal and external statistics, presentations and business reports Participation in budgetary management of funds

Testing & Compliance Cross-sector procurement and project accounting also international third-party funding projects Preparation, coordination and monitoring of external audits by funding providers Participation in the preparation and examination of evidence of the use of funds

Completed studies of business management, administrative sciences or comparable qualifications Professional experience in funding management, ideally with EU research funding, foundations or public funding Safe handling of IT applications in particular MS Office English knowledge in word and writing knowledge of public funding law; Basic knowledge of tax and contract law is advantageous

MERICS offers A challenging and varied task at the interface of research and finance an open, dynamic and value-adding working culture in a highly motivated, international multidisciplinary team Sliding working time and possibility of mobile work Training opportunities and support programmes for employees the possibility of a discounted BVG annual subscription (job ticket) modern and easily accessible offices in Berlin Mitte