Director of Finance JFC Brunssum

Our Requirement:

Title: Director of Finance

Grade: 22

Duty Location: Brunssum The Netherlands

Requirement filling date: early 2027

Closing date for applications: 5 April 2026

Our organisation

Joint Force Command Brunssum (JFCBS) provides a Joint headquarters to plan prepare and conduct operations to support NATOs core tasks at the Joint Operational level as directed by SACEUR.

The Finance Directorate (J8) is responsible for all financial operations and correct application of all funds approved for use by JFCBS.

The incumbent is responsible for the full spectrum of budgeting contracting accounting financial management activities in JFCBS as well as for the Internal Control and Risk Management within the Finance Directorate.

The main duties of Director of Finance are:

- As the Finance Director and HQ JFCBSs Financial Controller serve as senior responsible executive for all financial management operations in the HQ.

- Forecast monitor execute and account for appropriated and non-appropriated fund budgets in accordance with NATO financial regulations NATO published directives and policies best practices and other guidance provided by SHAPE.

- Perform financial analysis of military requirements to ensure the most economical use of limited resources.

- Assist in the preparation of the centralized resource planning Medium Term Resources Plan (MTRP) Consolidate Resource Proposals (CRP) and AOM Resources Requirement Plan (ARRP) and promulgate budgetary and financial guidance in accordance with the resource planning goals.

- Advise the Commander regarding all budget and finance-related and contractual issues and processes; Assessments constitute binding advice and can only be overruled by the ACO FC through COM HQ- initiative. Represent COM JFC to the BC the RPPB the IC and other ACO- committees boards working groups etc. as this function he provides additional information and justification; Answer to specific questions with respect to budget MOUs contracts invoices and other activities having financial implications.

- Advice on the adequacy status propriety of utilization and potential availability of resources provided by the BC Multinational Agreements between participating NATO Nations Command Morale and Welfare Activities and advance funding from other supported nations and agencies.

- Develop and execute financial budgetary accounting treasury and procurement policies and procedures as well as financial annexes and supporting budgets for operational and contingency plans and participates in committees related to operational planning

- Prepare budget estimates for JFCBS during deployments and provide budgetary accounting and P&C services to deployed NATO and multinational headquarters.

- Conduct budget pre-screenings during the execution process and annual budget preparation process and present the financial position to the ACO Financial Controller and the Budget Committee (BC) through the HQ Chain of Command.

- Develop procedures to control the execution of appropriated and non-appropriated funds in accordance with the NATO Financial Regulations and in accordance with supplementing instructions given by SHAPE and BC and provide advise on a variety of HQ - Boards and Committees covering appropriated and non-appropriated funds and coordinate on all decisions with financial implications.

- Is the Office of Primary Responsibility (OPR) for policy affecting the procurement contracting receipt accounting disposal for command expenditures and property control.

- Monitor all procurement and contracting activities in accordance with NATO and SC guidance and directives and directs/tasks agencies.

- Responsible for the submission of the Headquarters Financial Statements in accordance with all applicable ACO Directives end-of-year instructions and IPSAS (International Public Sector Accounting Standards).

- Provide subjects (based on risk management) to ACO to be audited by the ACO Internal Audit to monitor fiscal and procedural compliance to NATO Financial Regulations ACO Financial Directives and supports ACO Internal Audit and International Board of Auditor activities.

- Establish and maintain a Financial Risk Register and an Internal Control Framework within the Finance Directorate based on the NFRs and further guidance by the ACO FINCON.

- Maybe requiredtoperform likeduties elsewhere within the organization as directed

- Maybe requiredto Chair the Contracts Award Committee.

The incumbent may be required to undertake deployments in support of military operations and exercises and/or TDY assignments both within and without NATO boundaries. Such operational deployment may exceed 30 days duration up to 183 days in any period of 547 days and may be on short notice. For NATO International Civilian Staff acceptance of an employment contract linked to this post constitutes agreement to deploy in excess of 30 days if required.

Required Qualifications are:

Ø English Very Good NATO Standard Language Proficiency 4343

(Listening Speaking Reading and Writing) in accordance with NATO standard agreement (STANAG) 6001.

NOTE: The work both oral and written in this post and in this Headquarters as a whole is conducted mainly in English.

Ø UniversityDegreeinfinance accounting business administration economics public administration or relateddiscipline.

Ø Minimum 15 years post related experience.

Ø Minimum 5 years experience at management level.

ØA proven record of successful performance in challenging Financial Management positions (to include authority accountability leadership skills influence developments risk management strategic relations).

Desirable Qualifications are:

Ø Experience in implementing internal control/risk management best practices according to international standards.

Ø Sound experience in controllership budget management and international financing and familiarity with IPSAS accounting and Enterprise Resource Platforms (ERP) operation.

Ø Working Knowledge of Word Processing Spreadsheet Graphic Presentation Database and Email Clients/Web Browsers.

Ø Experience in NATO environment (NATO budgets and NATO Financial Regulations).

Ø Experience with ORACLE Financials ERP.

Ø Completion of relevant courses / training.

The successful candidate possesses following personal attributes:

ü Mature and tactful individual possessing sound judgment flexibility and persuasive personality.

ü Excellent communication and negotiation skills.

ü A good deal of thought and judgment.

ü Applies sound and flexible judgement.

ü Focus onobjectivesand delivery of goals.

ü Customer oriented and enabler mindset.

ü Good leader capable of inspiring his/her staff and promote their professional development.

ü Teamplayerwhoembracesdiversityinclusionand gender balance.

ü Strongintegrityand propriety values.

ü Advocates accountability and transparency.

The successful selected candidate must be able to obtain andmaintaina security clearance andis required topass a medical examination before an employment contract offer will be released. The medical examination will take place with our medical consultant isrequiredtodetermineif the recommended candidate is fit to perform the duties and is deployable to NATOs areas of operation.

Due date for receipt of applications:Sunday 5 April 2026 23:59

Candidateshave toapply electronically in NATO Talent Acquisition Program:

be aware that a Selection Board willonlyassess the information provided in the job submission form including the answers to the pre-screening questions and description of your work experiences. Your answersmustbe comprehensive and stand alone; do not rely on attached documents for essential information(Attachments are supporting documents and should not be referred to in the job submission). For example if a pre-selection question asks you to justify how you meet the minimum experience requirement youmustexplicitly detail in the answer boxhowyour experience directly aligns with or exceeds the stated requirement. Simplystatingyou meet the requirement is insufficient; provide concrete examples and quantifiable details.These experiences should also be included in the description of your work experiences.

Only candidatesmeetingALLessential required qualifications will be considered and be assessed in competition with other candidates.

Results are expected to be communicatedby end of April early May 2026; Test & Interviews will be from 8 to 10 June 2026 (of which the first day will be an assessment center). Interviews will be organised inBrunssum The Netherlands.