Vacant job

The Position

The position is placed within the administration of Operational Support and Services, which is one of eight administrations in Linköping Municipality. Within the administration, the municipality's internal services and support functions are gathered. We contribute to the development of the municipality's operations and cross-municipal service solutions.

Are you an engaged person who enjoys working with numbers and has the ability to see the big picture? Do you have a curious approach that allows you to easily immerse yourself in different operations? Would you also like to be a key player in developing the finance function in an administration with a broad and exciting mandate?

Your Responsibilities

As an economist, you have overall responsibility for financial management and serve as a stable support for the managers of the operations. Your role involves varied tasks in a combination of ongoing financial work and operational follow-up. You will also work with qualified controller tasks, where you, with the support of our experienced controller, contribute to deeper analyses and strategic management.

Your responsibilities as an economist include:

• Working with ongoing bookkeeping, reconciliations, and year-end closing work.
• With the support of the controller, performing budgeting, analysis, forecasting, and strategic development.
• Providing service to managers and acting as an expert in financial matters. Translating financial data into concrete insights through pedagogical analysis that helps the operations steer towards set goals.
• Actively contributing to improving internal governance and control, as well as participating in the development of our shared routines within the finance function.
• Ensuring that applicable laws, guidelines, and policies in the financial area are implemented and followed, and that financial documentation and reports maintain good quality.

You belong to a small finance function, but in our activity-based landscape, you will have the opportunity to network and find social exchange and work community with other departments. We value collaboration and team spirit. As we continuously develop our working methods, you have great opportunities to influence and drive improvement work.

Your Workplace

Operational Support and Services (VSS) is an administration organized under the municipal executive board. VSS has a broad mandate by providing services and support to the municipality's administrations, municipal companies, and the residents of Linköping. Services within IT, recruitment, communication, and citizen services are examples of what lies within the mandate. The mandate also includes the activities of the guardianship committee. VSS strives to offer cost-effective and functional services with a digital focus. As an economist, you are part of the management support department that provides support to the administration's managers in various areas.

VSS is located in newly built premises in Ebbepark, centrally in Linköping. The work environment is an activity-based office landscape. Working hours are scheduled during the day, Monday to Friday, and we apply trust-based working hours.

Who You Are

We are looking for someone with post-secondary education in economics from a university, college, or vocational school and experience in ongoing financial work. You are driven by development work and want to contribute to an efficient administration. We consider it an advantage if you have previous experience working with financial management. If you also have previous experience in financial work within the public sector - then you are the one we are looking for!

To succeed and thrive in this role, we see that you are a person who:

• Collaborates and provides service: You are a team player who listens, communicates clearly and pedagogically. You have an interest in supporting others.
• Takes initiative and delivers results: You see opportunities, are proactive, and approach tasks with a forward-looking and development-oriented mindset.
• Is structured and organized: You plan your work effectively, meet deadlines, and have the ability to prioritize in a dynamic environment.
• Thinks holistically and is business-minded: You have a broad perspective, see connections, and consider the whole. You have a good understanding of economics and business principles.

You are fluent in Swedish, both spoken and written, which is crucial as you will have many contacts and produce important documentation. It is an advantage if you have also worked in Qlik Sense and Unit4.

In this recruitment, we use web-based personality and problem-solving tests as part of our assessment.

Warm welcome with your application!

Additional Information

When applying for a position in Linköping Municipality, you register your application by logging in via e-identification (such as BankID or FrejaID) instead of using an email address. If you do not have e-identification, please contact the responsible HR consultant or manager, and they will assist you in registering your application.

Start date: April 1, 2026, or by agreement

Employment type: Permanent position

Employment rate: 100%

Number of vacancies: 1

Ref. no: 16552

In this application, do not attach a personal letter.

Your engagement makes us better. Within Linköping Municipality, there are many opportunities, a wealth of knowledge, and various areas of responsibility. We work together where your sense of responsibility is a valuable driving force. With your engagement, you contribute to making Linköping even better.