Vacant job

The Finance Department coordinates and supports the administration within budgeting, accounting, project portfolios, property declarations, and local facility issues. Here, you will become part of a team of approximately 50 colleagues with broad competence and great engagement. Our work is characterized by respect in collaboration, engagement in the assignment, and creativity in how we develop our working methods.

Responsibilities

In the role of Accountant, you will primarily work with ongoing accounting, controls, and reconciliations. You are responsible for preparing monthly and annual accounts and ensuring that the accounting is correct and up to date.

You will perform analyses related to accounting and handle various accounting assignments based on the organization's needs. The work also includes participation in joint activities within the finance function, such as development and improvement work of routines and processes.

Tasks may vary over time and also include other common tasks within a finance department.

Qualifications

We are looking for someone with a Bachelor's degree (minimum 180 ECTS credits) in Economics with a focus on accounting and auditing, or equivalent education.

You have at least three years of experience working as an accountant where you have independently handled accounting, reconciliations, and closing of accounts. Furthermore, you have good knowledge of the Office package, especially Excel, Word, and PowerPoint, as well as good command of Swedish in both speech and writing.

It is an advantage if you have experience with property declarations and if you are curious about new development areas within accounting, such as AI and other future working methods.

As a person, you are flexible and easily adapt to changing circumstances. You see opportunities in changes and can quickly adjust your perspective and working methods. You take initiative, drive your tasks forward, and achieve results. You have a structured working method, take responsibility for your tasks, and plan and execute your work independently. At the same time, you collaborate well with others, are attentive and smooth in your communication, and contribute to a good collaborative climate.

About the workplace

The unit is responsible for the administration's accounting issues and ensures the provision of correct accounting regarding both operations and investments in close collaboration with other functions within the finance department.

The Finance Department supports the administrative director in steering the operations based on decided frameworks, laws, requirements, routines, and given conditions, as well as ensuring that the economy is fair and correct. The department is advisory and provides support to managers and employees.

The Real Estate and Street Office owns, develops, and manages the city's land on behalf of the Technical Committee. We enable a good city life for the citizens of Malmö and the city's business community.

Malmö City's operations are organized into 14 administrations. Our common mission is to create welfare and sustainable societal development. Together with the citizens of Malmö, we develop an even better city to live, work, and be in; differences, life experiences, and talents make Malmö a smart city in the heart of Europe. The world's knowledge is here.

Read about Malmö City as an employer here: http://www.malmo.se/jobb (http://www.malmo.se/jobb)

Job Information

Employment type: Permanent

Extent: Full-time

Number of positions: 1

Start date: ASAP, by agreement

Other

Please note that Malmö City has removed the personal cover letter from the application process and replaced it with selection questions. This is to ensure a more inclusive recruitment process and an efficient candidate experience for you as an applicant. Your answers will be an important part of our selection work.

Malmö City strives for employees to represent the diversity found in our city. We therefore welcome applicants who can contribute to us as an employer meeting the needs of the citizens of Malmö.