Controller at the Swedish Public Pension Agency (SPV)

The Swedish Public Pension Agency, SPV, is one of Sweden's largest providers of pension services. We manage occupational pensions and insurance for employers in the public sector and have over 1,100,000 customers, including current and former public employees and pensioners. Our office is located in Sundsvall.

Join us and create social value. We are an authority that aims to make occupational pensions simple for all who are or have been public employees. Our focus is on our customers, proactivity, and innovation. We believe that working together across the organization is a key to delivering high-quality work.

We are now looking for a controller with experience in financial management and follow-up.

RESPONSIBILITIES

As a controller at SPV, you will belong to our Governance and Follow-up team. The team plays a central role within the organization and primarily works with deliveries in the area of strategic governance and follow-up. We strive for a holistic view and a good understanding of the various parts of the organization, but you will primarily work with financial management and the financial information needed to manage and follow up the agency.

Your responsibilities include, among others:

• actively working with financial management and ensuring that SPV has a financial management structure and the information needed for governance and follow-up of operations
• working with budgets and forecasts at various levels in the organization
• conducting analyses of financial results and managing deviations
• supporting managers, projects, and steering groups in planning and follow-up of financial results
• preparing decision-making materials for decisions on priorities and investments
• presenting plans, decision-making materials, and analyses to various management forums
• developing, documenting, and implementing processes and routines in the area.

QUALIFICATIONS

We are looking for someone with an academic degree in economics or equivalent experience. You have at least three years of experience working as a controller in a medium or large organization or with equivalent tasks, as well as at least three years of experience in financial management and follow-up.

You have excellent knowledge of Swedish, both spoken and written.

We consider it an advantage if you have:

• experience working with financial management in a government agency or other public sector
• experience in operational management and operational follow-up
• been involved in development and improvement work
• supported management and managers in budget and follow-up work
• experience working agile
• experience with various support systems for planning and reporting, time reporting, etc.
• good knowledge of Excel.

To succeed in this role, your personal qualities are very important, and we will place great emphasis on them in this recruitment.

As a person:

• you are self-driven. You take great personal responsibility for your tasks. You structure your approach and drive your processes forward.
• you are goal- and result-oriented. You work towards set goals and focus on results. You are guided by goal- and result-oriented thinking in prioritization, planning, and action. You change your direction if and when the goals change.
• you have good collaboration skills. You work well with others and relate to them in a responsive and smooth manner. You listen, communicate, and resolve any conflicts constructively.
• you have a problem-solving and analytical ability. You work well with complex issues. You have the ability to analyze and break down problems into their components and solve complicated problems.
• you are service-oriented. You are calm, attentive, and accommodating in your interactions. You have the interest, willingness, and ability to help others and strive to deliver solutions.

Security is a high priority for us at SPV. This position is security classified, which means we conduct a security review (class 2) according to the Security Protection Act (2018:585) before making a decision to hire a new employee. You must also have Swedish citizenship to be eligible for this type of security-classified position.

More information about what a security review entails can be found here on the Security Police's website: Security Police (https://www.sakerhetspolisen.se/verksamheten/sakerhetsskydd/sakerhetsskyddsatgarder/personalsakerhet.html)

In this recruitment, we may use work samples and personality tests as selection methods.

OTHER

At SPV, you will be warmly welcomed. Here, 250 dedicated people work, and we believe it is important that you feel comfortable with us. We are open to new ideas, our environment, and each other. We enjoy trying new things and have a strong drive forward. We see recruitment as a long-term investment and believe it is important that you, as an employee, feel good, have a balance in life, and are given the opportunity to develop your talents.

We operate in a flexible workplace, both in lovely premises and with the option to work from home 50% of the time if you wish. In the SPV building, we recommend a coffee break in our winter garden or why not a moment in our fresh gym. Additionally, we have various wellness activities you can participate in, as there is something for everyone. We strive for diversity and an inclusive perspective at all levels of the organization.

Our operations rest on the common public value base. It is a fundamental starting point for us, regardless of what we work with. Democracy is the overarching principle in the value base, and citizens are our ultimate client. Other principles in the public value base are legality, objectivity, freedom of opinion, respect, as well as efficiency and service.

More information about us as an employer and the employment benefits you are offered can be found under Work at SPV on SPV.se.

We kindly but firmly decline all offers of assistance with advertising and recruitment.