Senior Consultant | EU Funding

Deloitte EU Funding Projects is committed to delivering high-quality professional services in EU and national funding and State aid. We support public and private clients across the funding lifecycle, from opportunity screening and project-readiness assessment to application development, implementation support and compliance review. Our work combines regulatory, financial and documentary analysis to help clients structure robust and fundable investment projects.

As a Senior Consultant, you will work on consulting engagements for public and private clients involving EU and national funding programs, State aid schemes and investment projects, including projects in energy, infrastructure and decarbonisation. You will take responsibility for defined project workstreams, perform funding, eligibility, financial and documentary assessments, prepare high-quality client deliverables and coordinate inputs from client teams and relevant specialists.

Your profile includes:

- University degree in economics, finance, business administration, public administration, engineering, law or another relevant field.
- Relevant professional experience in EU or national funding, State aid, investment advisory, project finance, project implementation or a related area; experience with funded investment projects is expected.
- Good understanding of project budgets, eligible expenditure, financial statements, investment assumptions and supporting financial documentation.
- Strong analytical skills and the ability to understand and reconcile regulatory, financial and technical information.
- Ability to identify inconsistencies, missing evidence and implementation risks and translate findings into clear, practical conclusions.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills in Romanian and English.
- Advanced working knowledge of Microsoft Excel, Word and PowerPoint.
- Practical familiarity with generative AI tools, including the ability to formulate clear prompts, critically assess outputs and recognize when independent verification or specialist input is required.
- Ability to manage multiple tasks, work to demanding deadlines and take ownership of the quality of assigned work.
- Attention to detail, sound professional judgement and a structured approach to problem solving.
- Ability to work effectively with colleagues and client representatives from financial, technical, legal and operational backgrounds.
Desirable:

- Experience with energy, decarbonisation, clean mobility, renewable energy, energy efficiency or infrastructure projects.
- Knowledge of State aid rules and public funding compliance requirements.
- Experience with feasibility studies, cost-benefit analysis, financial modelling or business planning.
- Experience supporting project implementation, reimbursement, monitoring, verification or audit.
- Previous experience in consulting or another professional service environment.
- Experience using AI-enabled tools or workflow automation to streamline document review, data extraction, reporting or knowledge management.

In this role, you will primarily:

- Research and analyse EU and national funding programs, State aid schemes, applicable guidelines and related regulatory requirements.
- Assess the eligibility and funding readiness of applicants, investment projects, activities and expenditure, and identify relevant funding opportunities.
- Contribute to funding strategies and prepare or support funding applications, business plans, feasibility-related analyses, cost-benefit analyses, financial models and supporting documentation.
- Review technical, financial, commercial and legal inputs relevant to funding eligibility, project readiness and implementation, working with appropriate specialists where required.
- Assess consistency across project scope, technical assumptions, eligible costs, financing sources, implementation milestones, indicators and supporting evidence.
- Identify information gaps, inconsistencies, implementation risks and potential compliance issues, and formulate clear recommendations and clarification requests.
- Support implementation and monitoring of funded projects, including eligible expenditure, procurement-related documentation, project changes, indicators, reporting obligations and preparation for verification or audit.
- Take ownership of defined project workstreams, coordinate inputs from client teams and other advisers, and escalate significant issues to project management.
- Prepare clear, accurate and well-structured reports, presentations, applications and other client deliverables; review selected work prepared by junior colleagues and provide practical guidance.
- Participate in client meetings, maintain effective working relationships and contribute to proposals, credentials, market research and internal methodologies.
- Use approved AI-enabled tools to support research, document analysis and the preparation of client deliverables, critically validating outputs against source evidence and complying with applicable confidentiality, data protection and internal requirements.

🌱 Great perspective for your career

- exposure from day one to various industries & a high diversity of tasks, projects and clients of well-known brands, both local and international
- the chance to work for the Most Desired Employer in Romania, in the Financial Services Industry (Catalyst)
- well-prepared care process for newcomers / peer learning and coaching program

💡 Continuous learning

- on the job learning from some of the best experts in our country
- free access to lifelong learning opportunities through trainings in Business Skills, Technical Knowledge, Professional Qualifications, Soft Skills, depending on your needs
- thousands of online courses (on LinkedIn Learning, Udemy for Business, GetAbstract and others), on almost any topic you want to learn about
- Support in obtaining job-related certifications

🎯 Focus on your needs

- competitive compensation
- a budget to spend on benefits that suit you, on top of your salary! Choose from a long list, up-to-date with the current reality (private medical insurance, food vouchers, vacation tickets, private pension, high range of online store vouchers and many more)
- monthly teleworking allowance to cover your expenses while working from home
- 25 vacation days & 2 sick leave days /year
- Bookster subscription & corner at the office social area
- Employee assistance program: free legal, financial, psychological & health support
- wellbeing monthly programs are available to you covering physical, mental and emotional areas: on-site massage, sports sessions, mindfulness and financial education workshops as well as other topics related to wellbeing
- travel insurance for professional & personal trips

💻 Flexible working experience

- hybrid work & flexible working hours. Teams set their team days and client office days, plan office presence together and communicate it clearly

🙌 A culture of friendliness and acceptance

- open colleagues, an environment that encourages everyone to enjoy their job and express their opinions freely and leaders whose doors are always open
- recurring well-being programs to support your quality of life; an environment that supports everyone’s mental and physical health

🌏 Community involvement

- 2 volunteering days/year paid by the firm, to support a cause of your choosing
- the opportunity to volunteer for projects supported by Deloitte in partnership with non-profit organizations, with focus on education

*We thank all applicants in advance for submitting their resumes but please note that only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.

We give you the means and the know-how, you bring the inspiration and the enthusiasm. Join Deloitte Romania and explore where and how far you can go, through the countless learning and professional development opportunities that our company offers and the continuous support of our friendly team!

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