About the role

  • Controller in Fördermittelmanagement at VDI Technologiezentrum in Düsseldorf. Supporting research funding projects in collaboration with industry and academia.

Responsibilities

  • You advise applicants from industry and academia on business and administrative matters related to funding applications.
  • You independently oversee ongoing funded projects with regard to the use of research funds.
  • You review and assess, among other things, financing concepts as well as investment and liquidity plans.
  • You are responsible for project controlling and carry out regular reporting.
  • You work closely with colleagues from the research funding team.

Requirements

  • You are a graduate with an academic background in Business Administration, Economics, Public Administration, or a similar discipline.
  • You enjoy working with numbers and know how to read a balance sheet as well as investment and liquidity plans.
  • You appreciate both personal communication by phone and the flexibility of written communication via email.
  • Thanks to your excellent ability to set priorities and to organize yourself independently, you are able to manage multiple funding projects simultaneously.

Benefits

  • A meaningful and varied role with societal relevance at the intersection of business, academia, and policy.
  • The opportunity to work in a team of scientists and economists on forward‑looking topics.
  • A corporate culture characterized by appreciation, cohesion, trust, and flat hierarchies.
  • Flexible working hours between 07:00 and 21:00 with a weekly working time of 25–40 hours.
  • Work–life balance: option to work remotely.
  • 30 days of vacation, company holidays on bridge days and between Christmas and New Year, and a half day off on your birthday.

Job title

Controller, Research Funding Management

Job type

Experience level

Mid levelSenior

Salary

Not specified

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

Location requirements

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