Vacant job

Do you want to work in an organization that drives the development of a sustainable and innovative food system?

We are now looking for an experienced and engaged Economist/Controller for a longer consulting assignment as a parental leave replacement.

The operations are located in Södertälje and are conducted through several development projects focusing on business development, public meals, sustainable menu concepts, and other future-oriented initiatives.

About the assignment

As an economist with our client, you will be an important cog in a project team where you must keep track of all regulations required by regional, state, and EU-funded projects. You do not hesitate to tackle bureaucratic issues, you have a firm grasp of numbers, but are also flexible where possible. Therefore, you are meticulous and analytical, have an open mind, and a desire to find solutions to complex problems. You will work closely with project management, monitor all project budgets, report finances to our funders, and communicate budget outcomes to the municipality's internal administration, project teams, steering groups, and partners, which requires a certain degree of pedagogical skill. The role also includes administrative tasks such as invoice processing and archiving.

The assignment is a full-time position starting immediately and running until August 2027.

Your responsibilities

• Conduct economic investigations and analyses together with the organization's managers.
• Collect, process, and analyze economic data.
• Make independent assessments and produce reports and decision support materials.
• Work with annual accounts, budgets, forecasts, and economic follow-up.
• Present analyses and economic material to management and operations.
• Create budgets at various levels and follow up on the organization's finances.
• Provide management and operations with economic support and relevant economic information.
• Develop and improve economic processes and routines.
• Create guidelines for budget work and plan and coordinate budget processes.
• Responsible for economic reporting to funders.
• Handle administrative tasks such as invoice processing and archiving.

Your qualifications

• An academic degree in economics or another equivalent education with an economic focus.
• Experience working in the public sector.
• Experience with budget work, follow-up, and forecasts in larger organizations (preferably a municipality).
• Good knowledge of accounting.
• Experience working in economic systems, preferably Unit4 ERP (Agresso) and e-commerce systems.
• Experience handling large budgets.
• Very good knowledge of Microsoft Office, especially Excel.
• Very good ability to express yourself in speech and writing in Swedish, as well as good knowledge of English.
• At least two years of experience as a controller.

Merits

• Experience with economic reporting and accounting to funders such as Tillväxtverket, Swedish ESF Council, Vinnova, the Swedish Board of Agriculture, or regions.
• Knowledge of the reporting requirements and systems of the aforementioned organizations.
• Experience with economic systems such as Unit4 ERP (Agresso), Raindance, or Visma.

What we offer you

As a consultant at Bemannia, you get:

⭐ Close contact with your consulting manager
⭐ Opportunities for more exciting assignments
⭐ Experience at educational workplaces where your competence makes a difference
⭐ Secure employment conditions

🔭 Read more about what it is like to be a consultant with us here: Working as a consultant via Bemannia

About the application

Apply for the position by clicking apply below. Please upload your CV in Word format and in Swedish. Selection and interviews take place continuously, and the position may be filled before the application deadline, June 12.

We do not accept applications via email, but if you have specific questions regarding the position, these will be answered by the responsible recruiter, Sanna Perjons, [email protected].

For general questions regarding your application or our recruitment process, you can reach us during office hours at 070 884 96 00.

Bemannia is a publicly owned and Swedish-owned staffing and recruitment company that provides competent and qualified personnel through hiring, recruitment, and personnel contracts within Organization & Leadership, PR & Information, Marketing & Sales, Economics, Law, HR & Personnel, Property & Technology, IT & Data, and Office & Administration. Bemannia has framework agreements with the majority of Sweden's Authorities and Sweden's Municipalities, their administrations, and companies. Bemannia is a member of Kompetensföretagen and is an authorized Staffing Company and Recruitment Company, and has collective agreements with Unionen, Akademikerna, SEKO, as well as LO and the Hotel and Restaurant Employees Union. Bemannia is certified according to SS-EN ISO 9001:2015, Quality Management Systems, SS-EN ISO 14001:2015, Environmental Management Systems – Requirements with guidance for use, SS-ISO 45001:2018, Occupational Health and Safety Management Systems, and SS-ISO/IEC 27001:2022 Information Security Management Systems.

The company's management has been active in the industry for 40 years.