Economist for the Preschool and Primary School Administration in Varberg

We are Varberg Municipality, the employer who sees the potential in you. Here, you can make a difference, both for others and for yourself. We are driven by the idea of simplifying people's daily lives and realizing their dreams. We do this through knowledge, innovative courage, and a forward-looking spirit. We welcome you to contribute to our vision – to become the creative hub of the west coast.

The Preschool and Primary School Administration is one of Varberg Municipality's largest departments, with nearly 2,200 employees. Within our areas of operation – preschools, primary schools, and child and student health services – we are here for children and students. Together, we shape the future.

The administration's central office is located in the heart of Varberg, within comfortable walking distance from the train station. Here, we work close to the operations and play a vital role in ensuring order, transparency, and quality in the administration's processes.

As an economist, you will work in an environment where your skills truly make a difference for children and students. You will also have close proximity to both the operations and colleagues who, like you, contribute to creating structure, transparency, and quality in the municipality's processes.

Your expertise will become an important part of the work that ultimately makes a difference for children and students in Varberg Municipality.

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RESPONSIBILITIES

As an economist with us, you will have a role that ultimately focuses on creating good conditions for children's future and the best possible learning environment. By ensuring sound financial management, you contribute to resources being allocated where they create the greatest benefit for our operations.

You will be based at our central office in Varberg city center and become part of a professional finance team that supports each other to contribute to structure, transparency, and quality in the administration's processes.

We offer a workplace where numbers and analysis meet a meaningful daily life close to the operations. As a qualified support for principals and managers, you combine operational tasks with an analytical perspective to ensure that our resources are used efficiently.

Main responsibilities:

• Responsible for budgeting, forecasting, follow-up, and accounting within the administration's operations.
• Conduct economic analyses and investigations that provide managers with a stable and quality-assured decision-making basis.
• Act as an advisory link between finance and pedagogical operations by providing pedagogical financial support to principals and managers.
• Actively participate in developing the administration's financial processes, routines, and working methods for a transparent organization.
• Collaborate with colleagues in HR and the central office to create a holistic and high-quality administrative support.

QUALIFICATIONS

To thrive in the role of economist with us, you have a solution-oriented drive and the ability to see the big picture without losing sight of the details. You are a confident professional who provides guidance with warmth and clarity, making financial information understandable and useful for our managers. For you, collaboration with other professions is a prerequisite for success; you collaborate without hierarchy to achieve our common goals together with the operation's leadership.

You have a structured working method and confidence in independently prioritizing your tasks, even during periods of high workload such as year-end closing. You show judgment in your analyses and act as a stable support in the administration's financial processes.

We place great emphasis on your genuine commitment to your role and that your personality and motivations match our culture and values.

We are looking for someone who:

• Has a university degree in economics (minimum 180 credits) or equivalent education that we assess as comparable.
• Has experience in qualified financial work with good knowledge of budgeting, forecasting, and analysis.
• Has very good knowledge of Excel and experience working in modern business systems.
• Can communicate simply, clearly, and correctly in both speech and writing.

It is an advantage if you have:

• Experience working in a politically governed organization.
• Experience with business systems such as Hypergene or Proceedo.
• Previous experience providing pedagogical financial support to managers and leadership teams.

Salary: Monthly salary.
Employment type: Permanent position.
Duration: Permanent.

Varberg Municipality welcomes diversity and sees differences as a strength. We hope that you, as an applicant, can contribute with your background and competence. Welcome to read more about what it is like to work with us at: https://varberg.se/jobb-och-foretagande/jobb-praktik-och-ideellt-arbete/till-dig-som-ska-borja-hos-oss (https://varberg.se/jobb-och-foretagande/jobb-praktik-och-ideellt-arbete/till-dig-som-ska-borja-hos-oss)

Before employment with us, you must demonstrate that you have the right to work in Sweden according to the Aliens Ordinance. This is done by proving citizenship in the EU/EEA or Switzerland, or by presenting a work permit or exemption from it.

If you are offered employment within the Preschool and Primary School Administration, you are required to present an extract from the criminal record register before the employment contract comes into effect. You can order the correct criminal record extract via the following link: https://polisen.se/tjanster-tillstand/belastningsregistret/skola-eller-forskola/ (https://polisen.se/tjanster-tillstand/belastningsregistret/skola-eller-forskola/)

The position will be filled on the condition that it does not need to be taken by existing permanent staff.