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Finance Director
Ville de Cherbourg-en-Cotentin · Normandie · Closes in 16 days
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1 Check the conditions You are here
Open to permanent civil servants, civil servants on secondment and contract staff. A contract worker can be hired if no civil servant application succeeds.
Category: Category A+ (senior management)
Diploma: Bac+5 in public finance, management, public law, a management school or an IEP
Experience: Proven experience in financial management, ideally in a local authority or public body
The profile they look for:
- Bac+5 degree in public finance, management, public law or a management school.
- Proven experience in financial management, ideally in a local authority.
- Good command of public finance, forecasting and management accounting.
- Management skills and experience leading change.
- Good listening and teaching skills with elected officials and staff.
2 Résumé and cover letter
A one- or two-page résumé and a short cover letter that takes up the duties of the offer with your examples. If you are a civil servant, you are often asked for your latest status decision (arrêté) and your latest annual review reports.
3 Apply
Deadline: November 16 (Closes in 16 days)
Apply on the employer's website, using the button on the offer on the Choisir le Service Public site.
4 Interview and answer
If your application is shortlisted, the employer contacts you for an interview, often with two or three people. Prepare: why this job, your experience close to the duties, and your questions.
Good to know:
- Category A+ senior management job.
- Vacant from 1 January 2027.
- Remote work and management details are not given in the offer.
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