Business Analyst

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promote a fairer society, or support businesses and innovation across the EU? Then come and
work for the European Commission where you can really make a difference!

Commission staff are a diverse group of people, who are motivated to help make Europe – and
the world – a better place. They come from the 27 Member States of the European Union.
Different nationalities, backgrounds, languages and cultures make the Commission a vibrant and
inclusive place to work.

WE OFFER GREAT JOBS AND GREAT WORKING CONDITIONS:

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Interesting and challenging positions with plenty of opportunities for training and
acquiring new skills and competencies throughout your whole career

• Opportunities to move between different policy areas throughout your career
• A package of flexible working conditions including the possibility of teleworking – we

care about your work-life balance

• A competitive financial package, including comprehensive healthcare, accident and

pension schemes

• A multilingual, multicultural workplace where personal and career development are

strongly promoted

• Multilingual schools for your children

We recruit from a wide range of backgrounds and actively promote diversity and
inclusion:

We do not only recruit political scientists and lawyers but are also looking for all kinds of
profiles, including scientists, linguists, IT experts, data analysts and economists, as well as drivers
and engineers.

We are committed to equal opportunities and to fostering a rich, diverse and inclusive working
environment. We aim for our workforce to be representative of European society and strongly
welcome applications from all qualified candidates. We actively seek to create a workplace where
each staff member feels valued and respected, can give their best and can develop to their full
potential.

To promote diversity and establish a geographically balanced pool of candidates, we strongly
encourage applicants from Member States which are currently underrepresented in the European
Commission workforce to apply. These Member States are currently Austria, the Czech
Republic, Denmark, the Netherlands, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Ireland, Latvia, Luxembourg,
Malta, Poland, Slovakia and Sweden1. Recruitment will however remain strictly based on the
merits of all applicants and no positions will be reserved for nationals of any specific Member
State.

STAFF RECRUITED ON CONTRACTS

In addition to permanent officials, the European Commission offers non-permanent positions.
There are two categories of non-permanent staff:

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temporary agents are recruited to fill vacant positions for a set amount of time or
to perform highly specialised tasks.

• contract agents may provide additional capacity in specialised fields where an

insufficient number of officials is available or carry out a number of administrative or
manual tasks. They are generally recruited for fixed-term contracts (maximum 6 years in
any EU Institution), but in some cases they can be offered contracts for an indefinite
duration (in offices, agencies, delegations or representations).

For more information on different staff categories

1 Please note that the list of underrepresented Member States may be subject to future amendment based on potential
data changes over time.

(Reference: Call for interest EC/2026/BUDG/521833)

Business Analyst – Data Gathering and Harmonization
for the Single Gateway Project – Team Leader
in DG BUDG of the European Commission

Job title: Business Analyst
Domain: Budget, Finance and Contracts
Where: Unit BUDG.D4 – “Financial Reporting and Data Management“, Brussels
Function Group: FG IV
Contract Type: 3b
Express your interest until: 01.09.2026 – 12.00 (noon, Brussels time)

WE ARE

The Directorate-General for Budget (DG BUDG) is the central service of the European Commission
in charge of the management of the EU budget throughout the annual and multiannual cycle; from
the preparation of the draft budget and Multiannual Financial Framework to its implementation and
the final discharge by the European Parliament. DG BUDG is also responsible for the legal
framework applicable to the implementation of the EU budget by the different institutions,
agencies and Member States, and it plays a key role in promoting sound financial management and
a performance culture that focuses on maximizing the results of public expenditure on the ground.

The Unit BUDG.D.4 “Financial Reporting” is the central reporting unit of the DG Budget, responsible
for preparing reports required by the Financial Regulation and the Budget Authority, as well as
management reports and other ad-hoc reports for internal and external stakeholders. It is also
responsible for developing corporate financial reporting tools. The Unit BUDG.D4 actively
participates and contributes to the Single Digital Gateway project.

This unit manages the Central Data Warehouse, provides technical support and guidance for
reporting requests, and ensures the quality of data. As the Business Process Owner/Expert for
analytics, data migration, budget framework, and master data governance, the unit is currently
implementing a new financial system, SUMMA, for the European Commission and other EU bodies.
This project will provide a more robust, efficient, and effective financial system.

The financial reporting unit is undergoing a modernisation process, which includes improving data
visualisation, supporting data-driven decision making, reinforcing its corporate financial reporting
role, and ensuring data quality and governance. This modernisation will result in the unit becoming
the centre of competence for financial reporting for the European Commission and its agencies.

(Reference: Call for interest EC/2026/BUDG/521833)

Our unit operates on a matrix-based structure and works collaboratively across teams. We are a
friendly, dynamic, and supportive team of 27 colleagues located in Brussels.

DG BUDG is recognised for its staff engagement, quality of its Middle Management and greening
efforts. Ensuring staff engagement remains high on our agenda, which is why we are keen to
provide support for career development, specialised training and ensure smooth newcomers’
integration.

WE PROPOSE

Unit BUDG.D4 is seeking to hire one ‘’Business Analyst – Data Gathering and Harmonization for the
Single Gateway Project – Team Leader’’.

The Single Gateway is a European Commission initiative to create a unified, transparent, and user-
friendly platform consolidating access to EU budget implementation data, funding opportunities,
and performance reporting. It aims to replace the fragmented landscape of existing platforms, such
as the Funding & Tenders Portal, OpenData, and programme-specific portals, with a single,
interoperable interface accessible across devices.

The Single Gateway key design principles include:

– Centralisation: Consolidates data and tools currently spread across multiple platforms to

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reduce redundancy and improve discoverability
Transparency & accountability: Provides citizens, businesses, and stakeholders with clear,
real-time access to EU budget data and performance reporting

– Modularity: Developed across thematic work packages, each addressing distinct use cases

(e.g., funding search, performance dashboards, advisory services)

– Accessibility: Responsive design across devices, aligned with EU accessibility standards
Interoperability: Seamless integration with backend systems and existing EU tools.
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The person occupying the position will:

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Lead the Single Gateway team designing the business needs and transposition into IT-tools,
the identification and harmonization of common data concepts based on the SUMMA
Business Warehouse, Financial Transparency System (FTS) and Arachne+.

– Drive the Single Gateway team of DG BUDGET to ensure the seamless transfer of data to

the Single Gateway system.

– Guide Master Data Governance for the timely preparation of master data or other reporting

artefacts.

– Ensure that transparency and performance are well identified in the Single Gateway.
– Contribute to the development of a Data Quality Management System that will include
a quality policy, organisational set-up, quality management processes and procedures
(methodologies, checklists, tools, indicators and practices for quality assessment and
control) the quality plans and the collection and dissemination of comparable quality
related information.

– Maintain the Data Quality Management System and produce regular reports on Quality

activities.
Follow up and review quality corrective actions for the Single Gateway.

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– Contribute to the definition of the appropriate organisational set-up that will bear the
responsibility and authority to manage and govern data produced by the SUMMA
Information System and an ownership assignment process and the resolution of data
issues.
Identify the appropriate stewards, key stakeholders and owners of data and define their
roles and responsibilities.

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– Propose an accountability framework for data owners with respect to their responsibility in

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the creation of master data, its change/update and deactivation/elimination.
Follow institution-wide initiatives and decisions concerning corporate data and information
management, disseminate developments within DG BUDG and ensure related internal
activities are streamlined such corporate policies and objectives.

– Carry out gap analyses and propose actions towards the alignment of DG BUDG with
corporate policies on data management and monitor the implementation of such actions.
– Represent DG BUDG in interservice working groups tasked with the definition of action
plans and with monitoring implementation of corporate policies in the domain of data
and information management.

WE LOOK FOR

We are looking for a ‘’Business Analyst – Data Gathering and Harmonization for the Single Gateway
Project – Team Leader’’.

The ideal profile for the job is a highly motivated candidate who must:
– be capable to work in a complex IT/financial environment
– deliver within established deadlines
– have a proven working experience within financial IT domain, including data harmonisation and
data traceability (preferably in reporting, master data governance or similar areas)
– be able to prioritise and organise work of a team
– possess excellent analytical skills
– demonstrate a prior working experience relevant to business process analysis domain
– be able to establish positive working relationships with business and IT stakeholders
– have excellent written and oral communication skills in English.

The candidate should have education and experience background allowing a very good
understanding of the budget, financial and IT topics. The person should have an overall
understanding of the master data governance, data harmonisation and reporting domain. He/she
should also have prior working experience in data mining and database tools.

He/she will need to quickly become operational, as the function requires to deliver accordingly to
the deadlines set by the Single Digital Gateway project. Strong sense of responsibility is crucial for
this function.

HOW TO EXPRESS YOUR INTEREST?

With a view to guaranteeing equal access to all, the Commission recruits from an open database of
spontaneous applications. The present call for interests aims at helping the recruiters to identify
potentially interested candidates within this database.

(Reference: Call for interest EC/2026/BUDG/521833)

In practice, to express your interest, please follow the subsequent two steps:

1.

If you are not registered yet in the open EPSO database, please do so at the following
address: CAST Permanent. Please select under selection procedures for contract agent the
CAST permanent profile that best suits your education and experience.

2. You should send your documents in a single pdf in the following order:

2. completed application form.
these documents by

1. your CV
Please send
to BUDG-MAILBOX-
[email protected] indicating the call for interest reference EC/2026/BUDG/521833 in the
subject.

the publication deadline

No applications will be accepted after the publication deadline.

(Reference: Call for interest EC/2026/BUDG/521833)

ANNEX

1. Selection

 Am I eligible to apply?

You must meet the following eligibility criteria when you validate your application:

Our rules provide that you can only be recruited as a contract agent at the European Commission if
you:

General criteria:

• Are a citizen of a Member State of the EU and enjoy full rights as a citizen;
• Have fulfilled any obligations imposed by applicable laws concerning military service;
• Are physically fit to perform the duties linked to the position;
• Produce the appropriate character references as to suitability for the performance of the

duties.

• Have passed an EPSO CAST in the relevant Function Group for this position. At the stage of

the application, it is sufficient to be registered in the EPSO CAST data base.

Qualifications:

(a) Have a level of education which corresponds to completed university studies of at least

three years attested by a diploma.

Only qualifications issued or recognised as equivalent by EU Member State authorities (e.g. by the
Ministry of Education) will be accepted.

Languages:

• have a thorough knowledge (minimum level C1) of one of the 24 official languages of the

EU2

• AND have a satisfactory knowledge (minimum level B2)3 of a second official language of

the EU, to the extent necessary for the performance of the duties.

 What about the selection steps?

The selecting unit chooses from the EPSO database4 candidates with the appropriate profile and
invites them to an interview. For the interview a selection panel is set-up to assess the best

2 The official languages of the European Union are: BG (Bulgarian), CS (Czech), DA (Danish), DE (German), EL
(Greek), EN (English), ES (Spanish), ET (Estonian), FI (Finnish), FR (French), GA (Irish), HR (Croatian), HU
(Hungarian), IT (Italian), LT (Lithuanian), LV (Latvian), MT (Maltese), NL (Dutch), PL (Polish), PT (Portuguese),
RO (Romanian), SK (Slovak), SL (Slovenian), SV (Swedish).
3 For details on language levels, please see the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages
(https://europass.cedefop.europa.eu/en/resources/european-language-levels-cefr).

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candidates. Due to the large volume of applications that we may receive only candidates selected
for the interview will be notified.

For operational reasons and in order to complete the selection procedure as quickly as possible in
the interest of the candidates and of the institution, the selection procedure will be carried out in
English and possibly in a second official language.

4 Therefore, candidates who did not pass already a CAST on the level Function Group [IV], should register their
profile at this address: https://eu-careers.europa.eu/en/Cast-Permanent

(Reference: Call for interest EC/2026/BUDG/521833)

2. Recruitment

The candidate selected for recruitment will be requested to provide documentary evidence in
support of the statements made in the database and, where relevant, the call for interest.

The successful candidate will be required to undergo a mandatory pre-recruitment medical check-
up carried out by the Commission.

 Type of contract and working conditions

The place of employment will be in Brussels.

The successful candidate will be engaged as a contract agent under Article 3(b) of the
Conditions of Employment of Other Servants, in function group FG IV. General information on
Contract Agents can be found at this link.

The grade or proposed grade range, as well as the step in that grade, will be defined on the basis
of the candidates’ previous professional experience, in accordance with Commission Decision
C(2017)6760 laying down the criteria applicable to classification in step on engagement.

The duration of the first contract will be 1 year. Subject to the interest of the service, the
contract may be renewed one or more times up to a maximum duration of 6 years.

The duration of the renewal(s) will be defined according to the General Implementing Rules in force
at that moment (currently, Commission Decision C(2017)6760 on policies for the engagement and
use of contract agents).

Contract agents recruited in Function Group IV have to successfully complete a 9-month
probationary period.

The pay of staff members consists of a basic salary supplemented with specific allowances,
including, where applicable, expatriation and family allowances. The provisions guiding the
calculation of these allowances can be consulted in the Conditions of Employment of Other
Servants. As a member of staff of the European institutions, your pay is subject to a tax raised by
those institutions.

The European Commission applies a policy of equal opportunities and non-discrimination in
accordance with Article 1d of the Staff Regulations.

Should you need further information on working conditions, please refer to Working conditions and
benefits of EU Careers.

(Reference: Call for interest EC/2026/BUDG/521833)

For information related to Data Protection, please see the Specific Privacy Statement under “7.
Information to data subjects on their rights”, to find your rights and how to exercise them in
addition to the privacy statement, which summarises the processing of your data.

(Reference: Call for interest EC/2026/BUDG/521833)