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Our client, a central player in Sweden's critical national infrastructure, is looking for a driven Junior Financial Controller. Here you will have the opportunity to learn the fundamentals of customer and supplier accounting while contributing to the digital transformation and modernization of the finance function. Is this the role for you? Apply today – selections are made on an ongoing basis!

About the role

Our client is a publicly owned organization with a mission central to the functioning and development of society. The operations are characterized by long-term perspective, stability, and a strong focus on public benefit. On behalf of our client, we are now seeking a Junior Financial Controller for a long-term consulting assignment with the ambition that the assignment will eventually lead to a permanent position with our client. As a Junior Financial Controller, you will become an important part of a senior and competent team that is currently undergoing an exciting change journey. You will primarily support customer and supplier accounting as well as invoicing, and work on process improvement. This is an ideal position for you who are eager to learn and develop within accounting and financial management.

This is a consulting assignment where you will be employed by Academic Work and work on behalf of our client. We will initially sign a six-month contract, with the assignment expected to transition into a permanent position with our client in the long run. The office is located on Kungsholmen.

As the role is security-classified, Swedish or Nordic citizenship is required. Prior to the start of the assignment, a passed drug and alcohol test is also required, as well as a passed background check and security clearance with register control. More information regarding this will be provided later in the process.

What we offer

• A long-term consulting assignment with the goal of eventually being employed by our client.
• Good benefits and collective agreements, both at Academic Work and with our client.
• Broadened competence within accounting and management, as well as the opportunity to contribute to the digital transformation and modernization of the finance function.

Responsibilities

In the role of Junior Financial Controller, you will:

• Support customer accounting, supplier accounting, and invoicing.
• Streamline existing manual processes.
• Analyze and ensure data quality.
• Participate in projects regarding automation and robotics.

We are looking for you who

• Have a completed academic degree in Business Administration, Industrial Economics, or similar.
• Have some prior relevant experience within finance/economics.
• Have good knowledge of Excel (basic formulas, pivot tables) and the Office suite.
• Have very good knowledge of Swedish and English, both spoken and written.

Merits

• Experience with BI tools.
• 1–2 years of experience within finance/accounting.

Personal qualities

To succeed and thrive in the role, we believe you are a level-headed "doer" who shows initiative and is driven by finding smart solutions to problems. You are responsible, detail-oriented, and structured, and possess strong self-leadership skills. Furthermore, we believe you have a humble attitude while being fearless, daring to think new thoughts, and bringing your own initiatives and suggestions for improvement.

Our recruitment process

This recruitment process is handled by Academic Work, and our client's request is that all questions regarding the role are sent to Academic Work.

We apply ongoing selection and will remove the advertisement when a sufficient number of candidates have reached the final stage of the recruitment process. A CV is required when applying. We do not use cover letters as a selection method, so one is not needed. The recruitment process includes two selection tests: a personality test and a cognitive ability test. The tests are a tool to help find the candidate with the highest potential for the role and to promote equality, diversity, and a fair recruitment process.