IT Assistant / FinOps for NATO

Work Life Group NL; La Spezia; In loco; EUR 40.000 - 60.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

An international intergovernmental organization located in La Spezia, Italy, is seeking a qualified candidate to enhance financial operations. The role involves building real-time dashboards, managing project budgets, and liaising across finance, engineering, and operations teams. Candidates should possess a bachelor's degree in a relevant field, with a minimum of 2 years' experience post-graduation and expertise in technology procurement. Strong communication skills in English are essential. This position promises an engaging work environment focused on innovation and excellence.

Competenze

• Minimum of 2 years of related experience after obtaining a degree.
• At least 3 years of experience in technology procurement and vendor management.
• Experience with data and services procurement in defence domain is highly valued.
• Understanding of IT service delivery and operational workflows.

Mansioni

• Build real-time dashboards and provide transparent reports.
• Identify savings and implement automation.
• Develop budgets and monitor spending against forecasts.
• Act as a liaison between Finance, Engineering, and Operations.
• Ensure compliance with financial policies.

Conoscenze

Project management

Financial analysis

Cost management

Vendor management

Collaboration platforms

Technical requirement analysis

Procurement processes

Data analysis

Communication in English

Formazione

Bachelor’s degree in information systems, physics, electronics, or related field

Strumenti

Azure DevOps

JIRA

Descrizione del lavoro

Would you like to join the leading international intergovernmental organization? The Centre for Maritime Research and Experimentation (CMRE) is an established, world‑class scientific research and experimentation facility that organizes and conducts scientific research and technology development centred on the maritime domain. It delivers innovative and field‑tested science and technology (S&T) solutions to address defence and security needs of the Alliance.

Responsibilities

• Building real‑time dashboards, allocating costs accurately to teams/projects, and providing transparent reports.
• Identifying savings via resource rightsizing, managing commitments (RIs/Savings Plans), finding unused resources, and implementing automation.
• Developing budgets, monitoring spending against forecasts, and alerting on anomalies.
• Acting as a liaison between Finance, Engineering, and Operations, promoting cost awareness, and driving best practices.
• Ensuring compliance with financial policies and establishing accountability.

Essential Qualifications & Experience

• A minimum requirement of a bachelor’s degree at a nationally recognised/certified University in an information systems, physics or electronics related scientific or engineering discipline, or other relevant scientific discipline, and 2 years post‑related experience.
• A minimum of 3 years of professional background in technology procurement, vendor management, and financial operations with experience in technical requirement analysis, and contract/SLA evaluation.
• Experience with data and services procurement in the defence domain (satellite imagery, ISR data, or similar specialised technical services) is highly valued.
• Professional experience with project management tools, collaboration platforms, and documentation systems (e.g. Azure DevOps, JIRA, etc.).
• Understanding of IT service delivery, operational workflows, and procurement processes.
• Good level of spoken and written English.

If you've read the description and feel this role is a great match, we'd love to hear from you! Click "Apply for this job" to be directed to a brief questionnaire. It should only take a few moments to complete, and we'll be in touch promptly if your experience aligns with our needs.