Funds Manager, Worldsensing
Monitoring for large-scale infrastructure
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Monitoring for large-scale infrastructure
101-200 employees
Be an early applicant
101-200 employees
Company mission
To keep people safe by providing customers, partners and our ecosystem with technology that empowers them to anticipate events and make smarter decisions to prevent disasters.
Role
Who you are
- You have a minimum of five years of experience in a similar position
- You have demonstrated experience in financial management and reporting of awards from a range of funding bodies (European Commission, Spanish, and Catalan government, and other European and international bodies and institutions)
- You are familiar with the EU landscape (policy and Horizon Europe funding)
- You have experience and knowledge of EU research funding mechanisms, specifically Horizon Europe including policy, commercial, financial, and sector-based aspects
- You have an excellent knowledge of spoken and written English and Spanish
- You have substantial experience in report development
- You are an advanced user of MS Office (MS Word, Excel, and PowerPoint)
- Previous experience in a technological R+D environment is desired
What the job involves
- Your mission will be to effectively manage the external funds Worldsensing receives, following internal policies and terms & conditions of the funding bodies according to the highest standards
- Provide financial guidance, advice, and support to Project Managers working with European Commission projects or projects with funding from other regional, national, and international entities. Support the implementation of a high-level system for financial project management of public-funded projects within the company
- You will work in an international environment, reporting to the VP Innovation and Compliance, and will work closely with several departments (Finance and Innovation, in particular)
- Coordinating the acceptance process (administrative and financial internal review) in liaison with relevant departments’ requirements during the grant life cycles
- Leading the financial management of public funding projects so that the core requirements are met by monitoring budget and expenditure levels on the assigned projects following up on budget deviations and budget forecasts, and planning the claims time-sheet on a monthly basis
- Being responsible for ensuring compliance with financial procedures required from funding entities, concerning the execution and reporting of projects
- Developing accurate interim and final project reporting, in terms of time-sheets and other allocated costs, for the funding entities' inspection
- Producing project reports for Executive Board meetings when requested
- Assisting the VP Innovation and Compliance in successfully drafting responses to consultations from funding entities
- Liaising with funding bodies and project coordinators to solve administrative and financial issues
- Providing proactive timely and accurate advice, guidance, and support to Project Managers to maximize the recovery of direct and indirect costs
- Identifying potential or actual risks (financial or otherwise) arising and proposing reasonable steps to minimize or eliminate the risk in all dealings with funding entities, project partners, and subcontractors
- Organizing the appropriate audits required on a periodic basis on each award by elaborating projects, and financial statements and providing any other information needed to ensure adherence to the applicable regulations, as well as compliance during financial audits, including preparation of budget-recovery claims
- Encourage and support internal stakeholders to engage in reporting activities
- Contribute to the development and implementation of appropriate policies and procedures for the efficient and effective operation of financial reporting to funding entities
- Keeping the VP Innovation and Compliance informed on the status of projects on a regular basis or whenever requested
- Responsible for the quality of the outputs of the financial duties listed in the public-funded projects
- Team management, including recruiting, assigning, and scheduling employees. Planning, monitoring, appraising, and reviewing job contributions
Our take
When large-scale civil infrastructures fails, it can put lives at stake. This is why investment in remote monitoring is vital, as well as lucrative. In fact, it is estimated that every dollar dedicated to making infrastructure more resilient generates $4 of economic value.
Worldsensing is the front-runner in monitoring large-scale civil infrastructure. In a nutshell, it helps monitor how geotechnical, geospatial and structural conditions impact civil infrastructure, helping to prevent life-threatening incidents.
With particular focuses on the mining, construction and rail industries, Worldsensing has built a network of engineering customers across the globe. It has also attracted big investor interest, which supports the continued evolution of its Operations Intelligence solutions, boosting its commercial presence internationally and enhancing customer support.
Freddie
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
5% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 7 rounds)
Mar 2023
$7.1m
SERIES D
Dec 2020
$11.8m
GRANT
Total funding: $31.2m
Company benefits
- Work-life balance
- Family-friendly environment
- Employee committees
- Flexible compensation
- Personal development
Company HQ
Sants, Barcelona, Spain
Leadership
Ignasi Vilajosana
(CEO)Previously a Seismic Field Operator at the University of Barcelona and Associate Professor at Politechnical University of Catalunya.
Xavier Vilajosana
(CIO)Also a Full Professor at the Open University of Catalunya, and Lead Project Coordinator at GAIA PATHFINDER.
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