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The role of Accountant with us

As an Accountant with us, you will work with qualified accounting issues and contribute to ensuring correct and quality-assured financial management within the administration. In this role, you will handle ongoing accounting, including bookkeeping, corrections and reclassifications, invoice processing, and reconciliation of balance sheet accounts. You will participate in the preparation of interim and annual accounts and contribute to ensuring that accounting complies with current legislation, recommendations, and internal guidelines.

You will also work with the administration's fixed asset register, summary of accounts, and statistical reporting to Statistics Sweden (SCB). The position involves conducting financial investigations and analyses, as well as preparing materials for various types of follow-ups and reporting.

An important part of the assignment is to contribute to the development and improvement of financial and accounting processes. You will continuously work on identifying areas for improvement, quality-assuring routines, and contributing to efficient financial administration.

You will be part of a team of accountants and collaborate closely with colleagues within both the administration and the municipality. The role also involves supporting operations with financial matters based on your financial expertise, providing analyses, investigations, and decision-making support as needed.

Your profile

To succeed in this role, you are structured, meticulous, and quality-conscious. You have an analytical approach to work and enjoy working with both details and the big picture. You plan and prioritize your work effectively and have the ability to handle several parallel tasks. You have good collaboration skills and can communicate financial matters clearly and professionally. You express yourself well in Swedish, both orally and in writing, and have very good computer skills. Great emphasis will be placed on personal suitability.

We are looking for someone who has:

• a university degree in economics at least at bachelor's level
• good knowledge of accounting
• good skills in Excel

The following qualifications are meritorious:

• experience of accounting work in public sector operations
• experience with annual accounts preparation
• knowledge of municipal accounting and financial management
• experience with major business or financial systems

Please read more about us

Administration for Preschool & Primary School | Kungsbacka Municipality

Our offer and other information

We offer a permanent full-time position with start date as agreed.

If you want to know more about what it is like to work with us, you are welcome to contact us or read more on our website here: Working with us | Kungsbacka Municipality (#)

Background checks may be conducted prior to employment.

Interested?

Great! We warmly welcome your application by June 25th. Selection and interviews are conducted on an ongoing basis.

In your application, you should only attach your CV, and together with it, you will answer a number of questions that will become part of our selection assessment.

In connection with the recruitment process, Kungsbacka Municipality has carefully considered recruitment channels and marketing. We therefore expressly decline contact with media sellers, recruitment sites, or similar.