Kungälv Municipality is looking for a Business Economist

Kungälv Municipality is looking for you who want to make a difference! We need professional and motivated staff to deliver welfare services of high quality. Here, engagement and professional service go hand in hand while you influence people's everyday lives and society at large. A good workplace culture and support for your personal development are important to us. Your contribution matters!

Description

You will work with us as one of 19 employees.

In Kungälv Municipality, we have gathered all economists and development leaders in a common organization. We function as a support and management function for the municipality's operations and have extensive contact with the entire organization.

Our business system is Unit4 ERP. We work in an activity-based office in the town hall in Kungälv.

Job Responsibilities

We are looking for a business economist for the Education and Learning sector.

Currently, we have three economists working for the sector, and we need to replace an economist who is moving on to another position within the unit. The responsibilities of Education and Learning include preschool, primary school, secondary school, adult education, and competence center.

In your role as an economist, you will work closely with the operations together with the sector manager, operations manager, unit managers, and other employees within the operations. You will have an active role in budget and follow-up work, where you also support our managers in preparing annual budgets, monthly follow-ups, forecasts, and interim financial statements. Other areas of work include calculation, accounting, internal control, analysis of operations/economy and key figures, as well as projects and investigations.

Qualifications

We are looking for someone with an interest and ability to develop financial issues both in the operations and within the unit. You can easily collaborate with different people and adapt your way of communicating based on the person you are talking to. To succeed in the role, it is important that you are pedagogical and can relate to people smoothly. You have a good ability to see the overall picture of the operations in actions and decisions. You are meticulous and structured, take initiative, and have an analytical mindset.

We are looking for someone with a university degree in economics.

It is beneficial if you have a few years of work experience from the municipal sector, preferably within operational economics for the education sector.

Good IT skills are a prerequisite.

Welcome with your application!

Other Information

• Applications are only accepted digitally via kungalv.varbi.com
• Certificates will be provided upon request or at a possible interview.
• Appointment is subject to the condition that the position does not need to be claimed by existing staff due to redundancy or other reasons.
• The selection process is ongoing during the application period.
• We use digital tools, and in the work, you may need to use e-identification.
• Before any employment, we require a valid identity card showing citizenship and a valid work permit.
• Probationary employment may be applied according to the collective agreement.
• In the areas where work with children occurs, the employer requires an extract from the criminal record before the position is filled.
• If you have protected personal data, you should NOT apply via the system but contact the recruitment officer for handling your application.
• We kindly but firmly decline all direct contact with staffing and recruitment companies as well as sellers of additional job advertisements.
• Kungälv Municipality has contracted agreements.
• Testing may occur in the recruitment process.