Aziz Perier

– Led all grant-funded project operations (I-Lab, I-Nov, R&D Booster, FEDER-FSE). Designed budget structures and coordination with external auditors and accountants. – Managed project closures, built-up audit trails, and ensured financial and legal compliance. – Improved internal processes and reporting methods across (18 active projects). – Engage with private donors as required. – Supporting grant close-out procedures. – Provide operational support in relation to the public procurement of goods and services. – Drafting of grant reports for donors. – Ensuring consistent and accurate content for a timely submission of all deliverables and report or amendment. – Management of incoming grants. – Support the operational growth of Pulsalys: conception and development of standardized assets, including management tools, reporting templates, and guidance documents for partners. – Maintain an accurate, up to date understanding of donor requirements, rules, or procedures. – Facilitate inputs with relevant Heads of Division and Project Managers, ensuring alignment with internal and grant goals. – Address important issues and provide advice to the relevant Project Managers or Head of Divisions. – Lead the maintenance and refinement of the internal grants tracking systems and associated processes, including (but not limited to): relevant active grant deadlines for implementation and reporting. – Support implementation of grants management procedures and ensure compliance with all grant agreements and donor requirements. – Lead the contribution to the decision-making process for developing new funding requests (‘Go-No-Go Decision').

– In charge of the GENHYO project: consortium, budget, reporting, coordination (€15M). – Grant-funded project development (PIA; AMI-CMA; ERDF-ESF). – Supervised grant applications (PIA, FEDER-FSE, BPI) and led a team of 5 officers. – Drafting the project management frameworks and budgeting procedures aligned with GBCP standards. – Drafted funding requests, opportunity notes, and optimized project workflows across functional divisions. – Develop, lead, and monitor the reporting schedule, ensuring timely input from relevant divisions. – Develop and maintain processes and procedures for robust grant management systems. – Provide leadership in overseeing and optimizing the effectiveness and efficiency of grant management protocols. – Provide leadership in highlighting potential donor compliance issues to relevant Heads of Division and Project Managers and contribute to organizational improvement. – Capacity building tied to donor compliance. – Oversee and evaluate grant financials aspects, ensuring timely completion and submission. – Lead all grants-related activities with the Grants Management assistants and the Grants Management Officer. – Management: supervision of a team of 5 staff members (4 Category B, 1 Category A). – Budgetary steering: public accounting monitoring, credit control, development of internal processes. – Public procurement: design of financial workflows and review of procurement procedures (MAPA). – Funding: grant project development (PIA, ERDF-ESF, AMI-CMA), drafting of opportunity notes; drafting of financial closure reports.

– Secure project applications submitted under urgent timelines by project holders. – Analyse staff, operating and overhead costs. – Support the drafting of non-scientific sections of proposals. – Build and consolidate project budgets. – Verify the compliance of applications with applicable regulatory and funding frameworks. – Ensure the legal and financial soundness of projects, in coordination with internal and external stakeholders (European Commission, ANR, CNRS, Supervisory Authorities). – Carry out regulatory and funding framework monitoring. – Contribute to activity indicators and dashboards. – Raise awareness among academic staff and researchers on funding opportunities and rules of the different calls for proposals. – Participate in training and information sessions. – Ensure the management of an assigned portfolio of laboratories and project (e.g. ERC SELECT-H). – Engage in specialised professional networks (CAP ANR, Marie Skłodowska-Curie, etc.). – Participate in the Directorate's continuous improvement approach (portfolio of 50 laboratories / joint research units).

– Control of European Structural Funds (ERDF, ESF) for calculation methodologies (2014-2021 programming period). – Primarily focused on verification of implementation (management verifications) and administrative and financial closure. – Management of stakeholder relations, including formal exchanges and negotiations with beneficiaries and implementing bodies, ensuring clarification of financial rules and closure conditions. – Drafting of audit justifications and argumentation in preparation for audits, in coordination with CICC (ANAFI).

– Evaluated and monitored EU co-funded innovation projects (ERDF, ESF, Horizon 2020). – Managed financial commitments and designed performance indicators for programs such as READYNOV, Industries du Futur, and Innovation Contracts. – Prepare and maintain up-to-date workplans, calendars, budgets and other monitoring tools to track progress in the completion of deliverable. – Monitor expenditure and review monthly budget monitoring tools. – Develop and disseminate communication materials to share with strategic partners on grant awards. – Facilitate technical assistance for beneficiaries (reporting & close-out). – Facilitate and oversee the disbursement of grant payments. – Provide quality reviews of programme/project documents and deliverables. – Ensure full compliance with Regional council rules and regulations (EU-funds).

– Assist with academic and administrative registrations. – Create orders on SIFAC and record administrative service completion. – Perform daily reporting of budget expenditures. – Welcome users. – Archiving and filing. – Perform routine accounting. – Process orders for the various functional units of the UFR. – Verify service completion. – Prepare business trips. – Monitor various budgets. – Work on SIFAC and Excel. – Track research contracts on Excel (expenses and research fund disbursements).

– Ensure financial management operations using financial information systems (SIFAC / CHORUS / SAFIR : ERP) - commitments and invoices (AE/AP). – Monitor commitment on research projects. – Process invoice liquidation. – Resolve dispute situations through written correspondence or telephone exchanges. – Process procurement cards and travel orders. – Monitor and stay informed of regulatory developments. – Collect and verify supporting documents required for management operations. – Follow up with suppliers. – Place orders in compliance with procurement frameworks (MAPA). – The main assignment consisted in carrying out a verification of services rendered (management verification) on a sample selected for a European funds audit (error margin 2%; statistical population approx. 1,500; total volume of invoices approx. 15,000; total budget €55M).

(Bordeaux - Paris). Mission : Réaliser le rapprochement bancaire et le lettrage (Trèfle logiciel/BNC Express) ; préparer les éléments du bilan comptable annuel ; concevoir le plan de gestion des projets de concerts ou d’expositions (MCL, SWOT) ; organiser les déplacements ; produire les documents de gestion et les actes administratifs (déclaration de TVA ; rédaction des contrat) ; éditer les factures ; suivi des dossiers « Europe créative » et recherche des partenaires ; suivi des crédits de subventions ; veille juridique (Droit commun et Droit communautaire).