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Administrative and Financial Management Officer

The Société du Canal Seine-Nord Europe (SCSNE), a local public establishment, is in charge of public project management of the future large-gauge 107 kilometer canal, an essential link in the major European waterway project called Seine-Escaut.

SCSNE is a young company (operational since 2017), dynamic, on a human scale, now with more than 100 employees who, each in their field of expertise, participate in the management and coordination of a major European project combining safety, performance, respect for the environment and innovation. 

Joining the SCSNE means joining a team that works collectively for the success of this project!

The Public Procurement Department is divided into two departments: the Public Procurement and Purchasing Department (PCPA), which is responsible for awarding public contracts, and the Contract Management Department (PGC), which is responsible for executing public contracts.

Within the PGC, the administrative and financial management officer works in interaction with the various internal departments of SCSNE, including the technical department, the land department, the environment department, the invoicing department, the finance department, and the legal department. They also work with external stakeholders: project management assistants, project managers, and public contract holders.

This position is part of a cross-functional management approach, where coordination and fluidity of exchanges between stakeholders are crucial for the proper execution of contracts.

Your mission

You ensure the administrative and financial execution of public contracts by guaranteeing their regulatory compliance.

Your activities are structured around the following main areas:

 

Administrative monitoring of public contracts 

  • Ensure compliance with the administrative clauses of public contracts (subcontracting, certificates, service orders, purchase orders, progress statements, etc.)
  • Manage documents related to contractual execution (service order, purchase order, subcontracting, minutes, certificates, etc.)
  • Ensure physical and digital archiving of market files

 

Financial management

  • Monitor the execution of contracts: commitments, price revisions, balances
  • Check the advance statements and general statements, in conjunction with the relevant departments
  • Prepare payment for services/work carried out via entry in the financial information system
  • Ensure payment deadlines are met

 

Support and advice 

  • Assist departments in understanding contractual clauses and regulatory obligations
  • Contribute to the development and updating of internal procedures

 

This position is based in Compiègne and open to teleworking two days per week.

Your profile

With a Bac +2 qualification, you have initial professional experience in a public works contract environment and ideally within a public project management project.

Your skills in public procurement and financial execution of public contracts allow you to read and interpret contractual documents of public contracts.

In addition to your knowledge of budgetary and accounting matters, a good level of legal and administrative knowledge would be appreciated.

Rigor, organizational skills and prioritization will be your real assets in meeting regulatory deadlines.

You have a proven ability to work across departments and independently and you know how to report back.

You are able to manage peaks in activity according to the budget schedule and contractual deadlines.

Knowledge of the financial information system (PEP) and the market information system (SIS) would be a plus.

You are proficient in office tools (Excel, Word).

 

 

 

How to apply

Recruitment pathway

Permanent contract under private law – ETAM status – SYNTEC collective agreement

Employment also accessible to civil servants through secondment (category B)

Contact

Send your application (CV + cover letter) exclusively in PDF or JPEG format to: recrutement@scsne.fr quoting reference: DMP-CGAF-2025-19

Joining the SCSNE means participating in the realization of a regional project with a European dimension combining economic growth and sustainable development by integrating a team of competent and motivated professionals.