Vacant job

The Department of Finance and Planning is responsible for the university's financial management, accounting, annual accounts, budgeting and forecasting, financial monitoring and analysis, financial administration, invoice processing, travel services, business planning and monitoring, as well as procurement. The department's mission is to work with both ongoing operational activities and development and strategic issues within its areas of responsibility. The department consists of the Accounting and Business Economics units, along with a support team.

Mittuniversitetet is now seeking an accountant as a financial specialist within the Accounting unit. The unit handles budget, forecasting, project support, accounting, annual accounts and financial statements, invoices, as well as Mittuniversitetet's travel coordination. A key part of the role is to provide good service and support to the organization regarding financial matters. The department works in the financial system Unit4 ERP (Agresso) and uses Hypergene for budgeting and monitoring.

Job Responsibilities

You will be one of six financial specialists working with accounting issues, annual accounts, monitoring and analysis, as well as the financial parts of interim reports and annual financial statements. Additionally, you will actively participate in the development and adaptation of university-wide financial processes, accounting and control models, and conduct internal training. University-wide financial matters are handled continuously within the unit and distributed among financial specialists according to areas of responsibility. As needed, you will also be involved in budgeting and forecasting.

Your Background

We are looking for you who have:

• A relevant university degree
• Several years of experience in accounting
• Good ability to communicate and document in Swedish and English

Furthermore, it is meritorious if you have:

• Experience working with finance within the higher education sector or other public sector operations
• Experience with Unit4 ERP (Agresso) and Hypergene

Your Personal Qualities

The role requires you to be structured, have strong analytical skills, and be problem-solving. Furthermore, you are service-oriented and have good collaboration skills. You work independently within the scope of the position.

We place great emphasis on your personal qualities.

Employment and Start Date

The position is a permanent full-time employment with a start date of 2026-08-17 or as agreed. A 6-month probationary period may apply.

Place of Work: Sundsvall or Östersund

Information

For further information, please contact Department Head Susanne Walczak, [email protected], tel. 0761-450240.

Application

Application documents should be in Swedish or English.

We welcome your application via our recruitment system no later than 2026-07-31.

Mittuniversitetet, with campuses in both Sundsvall and Östersund, is a university close to students, colleagues, and the surrounding society. At the same time, we are located next to the sea, forests, and mountains, which creates conditions for a fantastic quality of life. Here, new knowledge is created through internationally successful research and education that contribute to societal development. In this way, we contribute to a sustainable future and a better world.

As an employee at Mittuniversitetet, you should be able to combine work with leisure and have a good balance in life. We offer, among other things, flexible working hours, support for fitness activities, salary top-up during parental leave and sickness. You also receive generous vacation days.

Mittuniversitetet works actively for equal opportunities and strives to capitalize on the qualities that diversity and gender equality bring to the organization. Salary setting is carried out in accordance with the central collective agreements RALS/RALS-T. Your personal data is processed and stored in accordance with the Data Protection Regulation. We are happy to receive questions from you who are interested in working with us but decline offers from those who sell advertisements and recruitment services.