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Do you want to help develop Gothenburg's current and future schools? The Primary School Administration of the City of Gothenburg is now seeking a driven Economic Controller with a focus on planning and follow-up. As an Economic Controller with us, you will work at our economic unit consisting of approximately 30 employees.

Gothenburg's Primary School Administration is one of the largest school administrations in Sweden. We are responsible for the city's municipal schools from preschool class to grade nine, adapted primary school, the culture school, and leisure centers. The administration includes just over 140 municipal primary schools where nearly 47,000 students attend school every day. The entire administration has approximately 9,700 employees who jointly work to develop and care for the operations – together, we pave the way for the school of the future.

The Primary School Administration is undergoing a change process as the number of students is decreasing. This requires us to develop our work processes. We are therefore looking for you who meet this challenge with innovation and flexibility, and who thrive in a solution-oriented role where you get to shape the future.

About the Role

As part of our team within the Primary School Administration, you play a central role in ensuring the administration's economic control and ensuring that good economic management is applied. In this role, you work closely with both managers and employees, acting as a management-adjacent advisory support in daily operations. The position offers a daily routine with great variation, meaning you work in different teams within the unit directed towards different parts of the operations. You will also be a driving force in developing the city's and the administration's economic processes.

Your primary tasks are broadly anchored in the administration's economic cycle, where you actively work with forecasting and budget processes as well as the analysis and compilation of economic data. An important part of the assignment involves pedagogically presenting goals and results for the operations, while also contributing to the economic unit's internal quality work. With a strong focus on development, you participate in driving improvement work within both economy and administration, with the aim of continuously raising the quality of the administration's economic control.

Qualifications

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in economics, at least 180 higher education credits.
• Previous experience in qualified economic work such as budgeting, forecasting, follow-up, and analysis.

Merits

It is meritorious for the position if you have experience supporting managers in economic processes within public administration, preferably from the education sector. It is an advantage if you have further education in economics, preferably a master's degree.

Personal Competencies

We are looking for you who are analytical and have a natural ability to see connections and draw logical conclusions, even from complex information. You take great ownership of your tasks, are confident in your independent work, and have the drive required to move processes forward with high quality.

Good collaboration skills are central to you. You build relationships with both employees and managers, understand the common mission, and contribute to the whole. Additionally, you are a pedagogical communicator who can explain information to different recipients and from different perspectives. With your contagious enthusiasm and positive attitude, you contribute both energy and joy of work to the group.

Interviews will be held in week 32.

We warmly welcome your application!

Other Information

As an employee in our administration, you are offered among other things a wellness allowance, a bike benefit, and employee support.

According to the Education Act, extracts from the police record of convictions must be presented by individuals before they are employed in preschool activities, schools, and school-age childcare. You can order this on the Police's website.

In connection with this recruitment, we have taken a stance on recruitment channels and therefore decline further offers of competence mediation, advertising, and recruitment assistance.

We only accept applications via our recruitment system in accordance with GDPR.

About Us

We create the future in Gothenburg – one lesson at a time.

Every day, thousands of children and young people meet in our schools – with them, we shape Gothenburg's future. In the Primary School Administration, we are 10,000 engaged employees working together to ensure that all students succeed and grow, regardless of background or conditions. You have an important role in creating an equal school with high quality, where you both get to develop yourself and develop the operations. You build knowledge, community, and hope for the future together with your colleagues. With us, you get to make a difference – for real.

Gothenburg's Primary School Administration is responsible for the city's nearly 140 municipal schools, from preschool class to grade 9, adapted primary school, leisure centers, and the culture school. Welcome to work close to the forest, the city, or the sea. We are Gothenburg.