Do you want a meaningful job and contribute to a safer Sweden in an uncertain world?

The changing global situation necessitates strengthening our defense, and the increased intelligence activities against Sweden and the Armed Forces are extensive. The Military Intelligence and Security Service (Must) conducts defense intelligence operations, military intelligence service, and military security service. Must prevents, detects, and counteracts security threats directed against the Armed Forces and its interests in Sweden and abroad. Must is part of the Armed Forces and is directed by both the government and the Chief of Defense.

Our Offer

We offer an important and stimulating job where you contribute to Sweden's security on a daily basis. We also provide good opportunities for professional development. With us, there are wellness opportunities that include training three hours a week during working hours, as well as the possibility to balance leisure and work.

Main Responsibilities

We are looking for someone who enjoys working in a service role in a changing environment and sees a future in payroll administration. In the role of payroll administrator, you will support others in the unit with normal payroll administrative tasks at a workplace that does not have a self-reporting system. Your main tasks will be to check and register incoming documentation, including travel expense reports. You will independently perform your tasks but belong to a work team where you and your colleagues provide important support to Must's other employees regarding time reporting, benefits, benefit taxation, and interpretation of salary and travel-related laws and agreements.

You will belong to a group of engaged and competent colleagues with various skills and backgrounds. We complement each other and are currently looking for you who are an experienced payroll officer/payroll administrator and who has experience in similar work.

Qualifications

• High school diploma
• Experience as a payroll administrator or other experience deemed relevant by the employer
• Good knowledge of the Office suite
• Good ability to express yourself well in Swedish, both orally and in writing.

Desirable

• Experience working in the service industry/customer contact
• Experience with payroll administrative tasks within a government agency
• Experience with travel-related regulations
• Vocational education in the payroll area or other education deemed relevant by the employer
• Administrative experience
• Experience from government operations

Personal Qualities

To thrive with us and in this role, we see that you need to be good at collaborating and consider the group's best interests. Your tasks often involve multiple aspects and involve many parties, so you need to be good at creating and maintaining trusting contacts and enjoy providing service. At the same time, it is important that you can work in a structured manner and are meticulous. It is important for you to ensure that your tasks are completed on time together with your colleagues. Furthermore, the position requires you to be security-conscious and have good integrity.

Great emphasis will be placed on personal suitability.

The qualifications mentioned above must be verifiable upon request through certificates, references, and work or selection tests.

Other

Employment type: Permanent position with a 6-month probationary period
Employment rate: Full-time
Work location: Stockholm

In this role, there are no opportunities for remote work.

For inquiries about the position or the recruitment process, contact: hkv-rekrytering-must@mil.se, please write "Payroll Officer" in the subject line.

Union Representatives

Union representatives can be reached via hkv-rekrytering-must@mil.se.

We warmly welcome your application by 2025-04-28. Selection is ongoing. Your application should include a CV and a cover letter explaining why you are suitable for this position. You apply via jobb.forsvarsmakten.se

Applications for this position will only be accepted via the Armed Forces' website.

The Military Intelligence and Security Service (Must) is part of the Armed Forces Headquarters in Stockholm. We provide the government and the Armed Forces with qualified decision-making support regarding global developments and threats to Sweden's and the Armed Forces' security. Our vision is "A safer Sweden in an uncertain world." Must is a knowledge organization and offers both exciting and important tasks for Sweden. Here, both officers and civilian experts work in various fields, such as political science, IT, economics, technology, mathematics, and HR.

A large part of Must's operations are classified, and we therefore ask you not to tell anyone that you have applied for a job at Must, except for your closest contacts. Please read more about Must and our operations here.

Every day and every hour, our employees make efforts that affect other people's lives, both big and small, both at home and around the world.

The Armed Forces give you the opportunity to develop as a person and grow in your professional role. We are a responsible employer and have an open organization where we support each other.

In the Armed Forces, there is a strong value base built on openness, results, and responsibility. Professional development and personal health are valued and encouraged. There are good opportunities for internal career mobility, wellness, and a good balance between work and private life.

The Armed Forces harness the qualities that diversity and a balanced gender distribution bring to the organization. We therefore welcome applicants with different backgrounds and experiences in our recruitment processes.

Employment with us means placement in a security class. Usually, Swedish citizenship is required. A security review with a background check will be conducted before employment according to Chapter 3 of the Security Protection Act. Employment also includes an obligation to be placed in wartime. The implications of this vary depending on the type of position.

To apply for employment, a CV and cover letter must be attached. If you proceed in the hiring process, certified copies of grades and certificates must always be presented.

Calls from external recruitment companies and salespeople are not welcome.