Chief Expert – Accounting Legislation, Tax Policy Directorate, Ministry of Finance (Sofia)

About the role

The Ministry of Finance is looking for Chief Experts for its Accounting Legislation department in the Tax Policy Directorate, in Sofia. This is a civil-service competition with two openings. You will analyse draft European normative acts, prepare framework positions on draft European normative acts, and prepare positions for meetings of the European Commission's working groups and committees and of the Council of the European Union and its working groups on the Economic and Financial Affairs Council (ECOFIN) in the field of accounting legislation. You will take part in working groups and committees of the European Commission, the Council of the European Union and the Council on the transposition of acts, opinions, positions and other matters in the field of accounting. The ministry offers flexible working time where applicable to the post, periodic preventive medical examinations, additional paid annual leave days, regular specialist training, additional remuneration for good quarterly results depending on time worked and appraisal, and an annual amount for representative work clothing. Salary: the basic monthly salary for the competition posts is from 620.20 to 1,838.00 euros, and the individual amount is set at appointment under Article 67(4) of the Civil Servant Act and the salary regulation; the basic monthly salary will be not less than 1,207.00 euros, with the specific amount set before appointment according to the basic-salary scale and the successful candidate's professional experience. Applications close on 10 November 2026 at 17:30. Two openings.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree, with higher economic education; at least 3 years of professional experience in accounting and/or independent financial audit and/or related fields, or rank III junior. Additional requirements: computer skills in MS Office, legal information products and the Internet; excellent command of English, written and spoken; very good knowledge and use of national and European accounting legislation, including the Accounting Act, national accounting standards, international accounting standards, directives and regulations; knowledge and use of tax legislation, including the Tax and Social Security Procedure Code, the Corporate Income Tax Act and the Value Added Tax Act. Candidates must meet the general requirements of the Civil Servant Act. Selection: practical exam followed by an interview. Bulgarian citizens who have completed fixed-term service in the voluntary reserve under Article 59(1) of the Reserve of the Armed Forces Act enjoy preference when applying for work in the state administration where equal final results are achieved in the procedure, under Article 14(4) of the competitions regulation.

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