Financial Officer at the Swedish Environmental Protection Agency

The Swedish Environmental Protection Agency (Naturvårdsverket) drives and coordinates efforts for a good living environment together with others. With us, you can contribute to the important work of achieving our vision - to create a good living environment for humans and all other living beings, now and for future generations!

Do you want to work with qualified accounting in a government agency?

With us, you will work with qualified accounting, financial statements, and annual reports. You will play an important role in ensuring that financial management maintains high quality and complies with applicable regulations. The role combines analytical work with strategic development and provides the opportunity to drive improvement work that strengthens the agency's financial management.

The finance unit consists of 18 employees who coordinate agency-wide processes for planning, budgeting, and follow-up, and we are also responsible for accounting, financial statements, annual reports, and the agency's financial model. We continuously develop our working methods and see collaboration within the unit as a crucial factor.

Your tasks

The Swedish Agency for Government Employers handles much of the ongoing financial management, but you are responsible for ensuring that the accounting is correct and of good quality. You work both operationally and drive improvement work of the accounting processes, both internally and by developing collaboration with the Swedish Agency for Government Employers.

You also have a central role in bookkeeping, reconciliations, and the preparation of monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements. You are responsible for ensuring that the accounting complies with applicable regulations and internal guidelines, and you work with both analysis and control of balance sheets and income statements, as well as actively contributing to the financial part of the annual report.

You prepare documentation for audits and reports and may also participate in external audits. The role also involves providing support in accounting matters, both internally within the unit and towards the rest of the agency. As an additional dimension, you may also work with accounting and follow-up of externally funded projects.

The work is carried out in close collaboration with accounting functions in the unit, and during periods of higher workload, you contribute together to ensure smooth operations. You also have close collaboration with other functions in the unit.

Your qualifications

Requirements for employment:

• University degree in economics or equivalent education that we assess as comparable.
• Several years of relevant experience in government accounting, including knowledge of the state financial model and relevant legislation for government agencies.
• Good knowledge of UNIT4 ERP.
• Good knowledge of Excel.
• Good knowledge of Swedish and English, both spoken and written.

Meritorious:

• Experience working with Proceedo.
• Experience in accounting, auditing, and financial follow-up of externally funded projects.
• Experience with other financial systems.
• Worked with reporting in Hermes.

Personal qualities

In the recruitment process, we will place great emphasis on your personal qualities and abilities.

You are confident in your profession, meticulous, and responsible. To succeed in the role, it is important that you work in a structured and systematic manner, can prioritize your tasks, and take responsibility for independently driving accounting issues.

You are pedagogical and collaborate smoothly with colleagues and external contacts. You have the ability to build trusting relationships and are unpretentious in your way of working. The tasks are varied in terms of time and difficulty, which makes patience and flexibility important qualities.

You easily adapt to new systems and use them as a natural support in your work. We value a good collaborative climate and see it as important that it should be both enjoyable and developing to go to work, something you contribute to through your engagement and willingness to share knowledge and experiences with others.

About the employment

The employment is a permanent full-time position that begins with a six-month probationary period. The position is based in Östersund or Stockholm, as the Swedish Environmental Protection Agency has offices in both locations. Start date as soon as possible by agreement. We apply individual salary setting.

Application

When you apply, you will answer a number of selection questions related to the requirements profile in the advertisement. Your answers will be used as part of the selection process and may determine whether you proceed in the recruitment process or not. Therefore, it is important that you respond as thoroughly and clearly as possible. We do not use cover letters in the selection process, as we want to focus on your experience and competence, which contributes to a more efficient and fair recruitment process. In your application, you only attach your CV.

Warm welcome with your application no later than December 30, 2025.

Contact

If you would like to know more about the position, please contact Lisa Wallin, head of the finance unit. You can also contact our union representatives for Saco-S or ST. All can be reached via customer service, tel. no. 010-698 10 00.

Why should you work with us?

The Swedish Environmental Protection Agency values a sustainable work life and a good working environment. We offer our employees good opportunities for remote work, occupational health care and employee support, wellness hours and wellness grants, as well as various activities through our sports and outdoor association and cultural association.

About the Swedish Environmental Protection Agency

The Swedish Environmental Protection Agency is a government agency for climate and environmental issues. We work on behalf of the government within Sweden, the EU, and internationally. The Swedish Environmental Protection Agency drives and coordinates environmental work in Sweden. We contribute to a robust and sustainable society.

The Swedish Environmental Protection Agency is responsible for issues related to climate and air, land, biodiversity, contaminated areas, recycling and waste, resource efficiency, environmental monitoring, hunting and wildlife, as well as environmental research. The agency's areas of responsibility are integrated into other important societal issues and therefore contribute to the development of society as a whole. The Swedish Environmental Protection Agency also works to strengthen society's preparedness.

The Swedish Environmental Protection Agency strives for a workplace characterized by equality and diversity. We see that employees with different backgrounds and experiences are an important prerequisite for this.