Economist Wanted at 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 a sharp analytical ability and love to work pedagogically with numerical data across many different professional roles, this is the perfect opportunity for you. Seize the chance to become a 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.

The Position

The position is located within the controller unit and belongs to the department for financial and operational management, which is part of the city management administration. The unit's mission is to provide support to all municipal administrations, companies, and departments regarding financial and operational management, planning, monitoring, and analytical work.

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 accessible manager
• Offices centrally located in Solna with good communications

What Does the Job Involve?

This is a combined role where you will work with the city's development economy while management controlling is an important part.

As a development controller, you are expected to have full oversight of the city's overall development economy, both in terms of investments and operations. The tasks include developing systematic approaches to, among other things, calculations and project accounting. You will participate in the preparation of development agreements and land sales. An important part of the assignment is to support project managers and urban planners in monitoring finances, timelines, and quality in the projects. You play a key 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 coordinate the financial work for the community building administration and support management and department heads with financial planning, forecasts, and monitoring, 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 are 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 higher education 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, monitoring, and analysis
• Good IT skills with very good knowledge of the Office suite.

Experience in internal control, contract monitoring, or management systems is advantageous, as is experience working in larger decision systems.

To succeed in this role, we believe it is important to have good numerical analytical skills and to be accustomed to working independently and driving your issues forward. You are also used to 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 by agreement. If you have questions about the position, please feel free to contact the responsible manager Daniel Santesson at [email protected].

We warmly welcome your application including CV by March 8. In this recruitment, 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 via our recruitment system. Solna City has made a selection for all recruitments, so we kindly ask for no calls from ad sellers or recruitment service sellers.

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