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Do you want to work in a business-oriented finance role where you can combine analysis, advisory services, and financial management? Do you thrive in supporting managers and project managers while ensuring high quality in accounting and follow-up? Then this might be the right opportunity for you.

About the Role

As an Economist, you will have a central role in the operations, working closely with managers, project managers, and other key personnel. You are responsible for qualified financial work and contribute with analysis, follow-up, and advisory services that create the prerequisites for well-founded decisions.

You will work with the entire financial process and be an important partner in matters concerning budget, forecasts, accounting, and financial reporting.

Responsibilities

In this role, you will among other things:

• Act as an advisor to managers and project managers on financial matters
• Ensure good accounting in accordance with internal and external regulations
• Work with budget, forecasts, follow-up, and financial analyses
• Be responsible for financial project reporting to funders
• Participate in budgeting and year-end closing processes
• Interpret conditions from funders and other contracting parties
• Contribute to the development and quality assurance of financial processes and routines

Who are you?

We are looking for you who have a structured and analytical approach to work and thrive in a role with many contact surfaces. You have the ability to translate financial analyses into concrete recommendations and communicate financial matters in a pedagogical and clear manner.

To succeed in the role, we see that you have:

• An academic degree in economics, a University College Diploma (YH), or equivalent relevant education
• Experience in qualified financial work
• Good knowledge of accounting, budgeting, and year-end closing
• Experience with financial and administrative support systems
• Strong analytical skills
• High integrity in the professional role
• Good collaboration skills and a service-oriented approach
• Very good communication skills in both spoken and written Swedish and English
• Ability to structure, prioritize, and drive your work independently

It is a plus if you have experience with:

• Responsibility for entire financial processes
• Project reporting
• Qualified financial work within higher education or universities
• EU-funded projects and associated reporting
• Support systems such as Raindance and Hypergene

About the Employment

This is a consulting assignment starting on August 17, 2026. You will be employed as a consultant and work on-site at our partner's location in Gothenburg.

• Scope: Full-time, office hours
• Start: August
• Location: Central Gothenburg
• Salary: Fixed monthly salary

Selection is made on an ongoing basis, so please submit your application as soon as possible.

About OIO

Our passion is to help you find the right role and workplace. At the same time, we are aware that you are picky and choose carefully before taking the next step in your career; we would do the same. Therefore, we work dedicatedly in the recruitment process to get to know you and your ambitions. We believe that people in the right place have a greater chance of reaching their full potential. Through fair, hassle-free employment terms and present leadership, we then actively work with your engagement and development. In this way, we strive to become a natural career partner for you. We are as picky as you are.