Welcome to Forshaga Municipality!

We are about 1000 employees whose common mission is to create a good place to live, work, and thrive. In our vision “Forshaga Municipality 2040 – warmly welcome”, the principles of human rights are at the center. Here, everyone should feel welcome, safe, and included. Together, we make a difference for our residents - every day!

Forshaga Municipality is part of the Karlstad region in southern Värmland, beautifully situated along the Klarälven river. About 11,500 residents live here, close to nature, recreational activities, services, and culture. With us, you have the opportunity to live a safe life rich in experiences at your own pace. Together, we create a place with the heart in the right place to call home!

We want to be an attractive employer where you, as an employee, thrive and feel pride, engagement, and participation. We want to offer you development opportunities and employment conditions so that you want to stay and grow with us. As an employee with us, you have access to a range of benefits for health, wellness, and time off.

The Municipal Management Staff is the municipality's central support to the organization. Here, the economic office, personnel office, municipal management office, and culture and leisure unit are gathered.

The Economic Office is a service organization for elected representatives, municipal administrations, municipal companies, and the public in all matters concerning the municipality's economy.

Description

We are looking for a temporary economist for the Economic Office! The Economic Office in Forshaga Municipality consists of a procurement unit and an economics unit.

In the economics unit, six economists and three economic assistants work. In the procurement unit, there is a procurement manager and seven purchasers. The Economic Office is led by the municipality's chief economist. We support the operations of the municipality and the municipal companies with economic expertise, including budgeting, accounting, follow-up, calculation, and economic analysis.

You will work with the municipality's wholly-owned companies: Forshagabostäder AB (FABO), Forshaga Energi AB (FEAB), and Forshaga Fibernät AB (FFAB). We work in Raindance and Vitec.

Responsibilities

As an economist for the municipal companies, the assignment consists of:

• Ongoing accounting (bookkeeping, accruals, account reconciliations)
• Monthly and annual closing as well as preparation for the annual report and audit
• Budgeting and forecasting work as well as ongoing follow-up and analysis
• Reporting and decision support to the CEO/management and board
• Financing management
• Liquidity and payment follow-up
• Invoice management and support in approval and accounting routines
• Investment follow-up
• Valuation and follow-up of property values as well as documentation/support
• Contact with auditors and other external parties, as well as development of economic routines.

Qualifications

We are looking for someone with a university or college degree focused on accounting or similar equivalent education and/or experience. It is an advantage if you have property economic competence and experience working in municipal companies.

As a person, we see that you have good analytical skills and can break down complex problems to help find solutions for good economic management in the companies' operations. You are self-driven and take responsibility for planning, executing, and evaluating both your own assignments and our joint work. You explain and describe economic concepts in a simple and clear manner. You are accommodating in your approach and collaborate well with your colleagues and the operations. You remain calm and stable when the pace of work increases and instill confidence in the operations in their assignments. You have a strong interest in economics in both corporate and public sectors.

We offer

You will have the opportunity to work on an important assignment in close collaboration with the managers of the municipal companies and colleagues in the Economic Office. The municipality's values are based on the principles of human rights, engagement, cooperation, responsibility for the future, and continuous development. The position is located at the offices of the municipal companies and the municipal building in Forshaga.

As a temporary employee, you will also benefit from perks such as wellness grants, wellness hours, flexible working hours, the possibility of remote work, and continuous professional development.

Conditions

Temporary position until 2027-02-28. Start date as soon as possible by agreement.

We apply competency-based recruitment.

Welcome with your application! We ask that you submit your application via our recruitment tool on our website. Information on how we handle your personal data can be found here (https://www.forshaga.se/GDPR). If for any reason you cannot apply (e.g., protected identity), please contact the contact person in the ad for an alternative application method. We kindly ask for no calls from staffing and recruitment companies or sellers of job ads.