Driven Economist Wanted for Solna City

Solna City is looking for a driven economist with experience from the public sector for an exciting role in financial and operational management.

Here you have the chance to truly make a difference by developing the city's financial management and supporting our managers. If you have sharp analytical skills and love to work pedagogically with numerical data across various professional roles, this is the perfect opportunity for you. Take the chance to become part of Solna City!

About Us

Solna City is one of Sweden's most expansive municipalities, located in the heart of the Stockholm region. Here, both the city and the business community are growing rapidly, with significant investments in housing, infrastructure, and sustainable neighborhoods. Through strategic development projects, we are creating the future Solna – an attractive, modern, and green city to live and work in.

Our Offer

• A meaningful job where you make a difference
• A varied and stimulating role that you will help develop
• A hybrid workplace with flexible working hours
• Colleagues with broad expertise and an approachable manager
• Offices centrally located in Solna with good transport links

What Does the Job Involve?

This is a combined role where you will work with the city's development economy while also focusing on management controlling.

As a development controller, you are expected to have a comprehensive understanding of the city's overall development economy, both regarding investments and operations. Your tasks will include developing systematic approaches to calculations and project reporting. You will participate in the preparation of development agreements and land sales. A key part of the role is to support project managers and urban planners in monitoring finances, timelines, and quality in projects. You play a crucial role in ensuring that our projects are financially sustainable and that resources are used efficiently. An important task is to create a long-term financial plan for the development economy.

As a management controller, you will coordinate the financial work for the community building administration and support department heads with financial planning, forecasts, and follow-ups, as well as the development of relevant key figures and qualitative analyses. You will also prepare decision-making materials for the political process. You will participate in the preparation of monthly and quarterly reports and annual accounts for the administration's committees, which include the Building Committee, the Environmental and Health Protection Committee, and the Municipal Executive Board.

The work also includes ongoing monitoring of the community building and market situation.

Who Are We Looking For?

We are looking for someone who has:

• A university degree in economics
• Broad expertise in the field of economics with good knowledge of development economics
• At least three years of experience as a controller, preferably with experience from municipalities, regions, or other politically governed organizations
• Experience in project controlling
• Experience in operational planning, follow-up, and analysis
• Good IT skills with very good knowledge of the Office suite.

Experience with internal control, contract follow-up, or management systems is advantageous, as is experience working in larger decision-making systems.

To succeed in this role, we believe it is important to have strong numerical analytical skills and to be accustomed to working independently and driving your issues forward. You should also be comfortable formulating decision-making materials and presenting figures and results in a pedagogical and audience-adapted manner. You thrive in a dynamic environment where collaboration with various stakeholders is part of everyday life. As a person, you are persistent, goal-oriented, and motivated by creating results – you always work with the end goal in sight.

More Information About the Application

The position is a permanent full-time employment with a start date according to agreement. If you have questions about the position, please feel free to contact the responsible manager Daniel Santesson at [email protected] (mailto:[email protected]).

We warmly welcome your application including a CV by March 1st. In this recruitment process, you apply without a cover letter. When you apply, you will be asked questions relevant to the position.

The final candidate in this recruitment process will undergo a background check.

We only accept applications through our recruitment system. Solna City has made a selection for all recruitments, so we kindly ask for no calls from advertisement sellers or recruitment service sellers.

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