R&D Project Management Assistant (F/M)

About Bureau Veritas Marine & Offshore

Join a global leader in maritime classification and certification: Your career is about more than building a CV - it's a chance to LeaveYourMark.

Joining Bureau Veritas Marine & Offshore means becoming part of a key player in maritime classification and certification.

With decades of expertise, we support innovation and transformation across the sector by ensuring the safety, performance, and sustainability of ships, offshore infrastructures, and maritime equipment.

Our mission? To contribute to a safer and more environmentally friendly maritime world by providing our technical expertise and commitment to our clients and partners.

About the Role

Take part in the financial management of strategic R&D projects: Would you like to work at the crossroads of finance, innovation, and project management?

Join our teams and contribute to the financial monitoring of high-value research and development projects, in connection with national and European funding schemes.

You will evolve in a structured, demanding, and stimulating environment, at the heart of the Group's innovation challenges.

Your main responsibilities:

• Ensure the full financial monitoring of ongoing and upcoming R&D projects
• Record and control staff hours and eligible expenses in line with funding requirements
• Perform personnel cost calculations and monthly expense tracking
• Produce monthly financial reports for internal stakeholders
• Calculate grants to be received (SAR) and deferred income (SCA)
• Contribute to budget forecasts, including grant calculations and R&D tax credit (CIR)
• Monitor regulatory developments related to R&D funding schemes
• Act as the main point of contact for auditors (statutory auditors and external firms) regarding grant justifications
• Communicate financial data to operational teams (project coordinators, engineers)
• Provide finance teams with short- and medium-term grant forecasts

Your strengths to succeed:

Education and experience:

• Degree (Bac+2/+3) in management, accounting, or finance
• Minimum of 3 years' experience in a financial environment, ideally linked to R&D projects or public funding

Technical skills:

• Strong knowledge of accounting principles (income statement, balance sheet)
• Advanced proficiency in Excel
• Knowledge of R&D funding mechanisms (tax credits, grants) is a plus
• Familiarity with funding bodies (BPI, ADEME, European Commission, etc.) is an advantage

Personal skills:

• Strong attention to detail and rigor
• Strong affinity with numbers
• Ability to prioritize and manage multiple projects simultaneously
• Good communication and interpersonal skills
• Adaptability in a cross-functional environment

Why choose Bureau Veritas?

By joining our teams, you will participate in varied, enriching, and stimulating international projects.