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Do you have experience with government accounting and want to contribute your knowledge at a central and strategic level? As part of the Reporting Section, you will have the opportunity to work with the agency's financial statements and annual report. We offer an stimulating role in a dynamic agency environment. Together we get Sweden to work. Do you want to become one of us?

Our Mission

The Finance Department ensures that the resources of the Swedish Public Employment Service (Arbetsförmedlingen) are used in an efficient and legally secure manner. The Reporting Section contributes to this by ensuring that regulations, standards, and principles within the accounting area are followed. The section is responsible for the ongoing accounting and closing of accounts within the agency.

We are now looking for an experienced accountant for the Accounting and Reporting Unit. You will become part of the Reporting Section and will, among other things, work with the agency's financial reporting, closing of accounts, annual report, as well as provide support and advice within the accounting area.

Job Description

As an accountant, you will work with the entire accounting process, from ongoing accounting to closing of accounts and the annual report. You will be part of a team with qualified accountants and will participate in preparing the financial parts of the agency's annual report. Together with your colleagues, you will work to improve, streamline, and ensure the quality of the agency's financial reporting.

As an accountant, you are responsible for analyzing and reporting the results of the operations. You are responsible for ensuring that the reporting is fair from an accounting perspective and that the agency follows good accounting practice. To succeed in this, you need to have a holistic perspective on government accounting.

In your role, you work operationally and collaborate with your colleagues to compile the agency's reporting, including monthly and quarterly reconciliations as well as the closing of accounts. Your tasks also include planning and structuring the work during the year and prior to the annual closing, as well as keeping up to date with current accounting rules and regulations.

The role involves overall partial responsibility for, among other things, developing guidelines and instructions within the accounting area. You will work with your colleagues to handle current accounting issues, interpretation of regulatory issues, and to develop the accounting work. We therefore believe that you have previously worked at a central level in a large organization.

What We Offer

The position is a permanent full-time employment that may start with a six-month probationary period. The workplace is located in Solna.

We offer you the opportunity to work at a workplace where we value balance between work and private life. You will have access to a generous vacation agreement, flexible working hours, and the possibility to work remotely up to 49 percent on an annual basis. Our benefits also include health care during working hours and a favorable health allowance.

As an employee of the Swedish Public Employment Service, you also have access to competence development and career opportunities within the agency. Through our work, we contribute to an inclusive and sustainable society, where you have the opportunity to make a real difference for individuals and for society as a whole.

More About Working With Us

Basic Requirements for the Position

• A university education of at least 180 credits/120 points in economics with a focus on accounting, or education that the employer considers equivalent.
• Long experience of working with closing of accounts and annual reports at a central level in a large organization.
• Multi-year and current experience of government accounting.
• Experience of working with qualified investigations and analyses within the economic area.
• Very good ability to communicate both orally and in writing in Swedish.

Other Merits for the Position

• Experience of driving development and improvement work within accounting.
• Experience of working with internal and external audit.
• Experience working with various analysis programs, tools, and financial systems, where the experience covers all of them.

The government values guide us in our daily work. As an employee, you are expected to work fairly, impartially, and with high integrity, and to contribute to maintaining and strengthening trust in our agency.

In addition, you have the personal ability and aptitude to work in accordance with the Swedish Public Employment Service's employee criteria. Read more about the government values and our employee criteria on our website.

As an employee of the Swedish Public Employment Service, you are expected to be:

• Responsible – take responsibility for your work, collaborate, and contribute to a good work environment.
• Proactive – take initiative, contribute to improvements, and handle changes.
• Result-oriented – plan, follow up, and contribute to operational benefits and results.

Application

Does this sound like a job for you? Please submit your application by 2026-07-01.

Attach your CV where you specify the year, month, and duties for each employment.

It is important that you answer the selection questions in detail and truthfully, so that we get a clear picture of your experience. If requested information is not provided, you risk being excluded from the selection. You do not need to send a cover letter.

Selection tests may occur during the recruitment process. We will keep you informed throughout the recruitment process. More about our recruitment process.

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We work actively to be an agency free from discrimination. It is important to us that all competence is utilized and we welcome all applicants. We view positively if you have knowledge of any of our national minority languages.

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