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About Us

The Finance Department plays a central role in the municipality's operations, working to ensure sound financial management, quality-assured accounting, and well-founded decision-making support. Through our work, we contribute to the optimal use of the municipality's resources and enable operations to be conducted efficiently and sustainably.

Here, you will become part of an engaged team of competent and driven colleagues who jointly are responsible for the municipality's financial control, accounting, budgeting, local planning, follow-up, and financial development. We work closely with the various operations and serve as a key support to managers in financial matters.

Our department is characterized by collaboration, knowledge sharing, and a desire to constantly develop our working methods. We value an open climate where we help each other, share our expertise, and drive development forward together. You will report directly to the Finance Manager and play a vital role in ensuring quality and development within the municipality's accounting work.

Your Role

As the Accounting Manager, you will hold a key position in the municipality's finance function with significant responsibility and excellent opportunities to influence the department's working methods and development.

Your main responsibilities include:

• Coordinating and developing the municipality's ongoing accounting work.
• Being responsible for monthly follow-ups, interim and annual accounts, as well as group reporting.
• Ensuring quality and reliability in financial data and analytical support.
• Having overarching system responsibility for the municipality's financial systems.
• Efficientizing processes, routines, and systems within the accounting area.
• Driving development and improvement projects.
• Providing qualified support to operations regarding accounting matters.
• Planning and conducting internal training.
• Monitoring developments within the accounting field and implementing new requirements and opportunities in operations.

This is a role for you who want to combine operational responsibility with development work and contribute to creating efficient financial processes for the future.

Who Are You?

We are looking for you who have a relevant university degree in finance or other education and experience that the employer considers equivalent.

You have experience of qualified accounting work, preferably from a municipality, region, or other public sector operations. Experience with annual accounts, group reporting, or financial systems is considered an advantage.

To succeed in the role, we believe you:

• Are meticulous, structured, and responsible.
• Have good analytical skills and can see both details and the big picture.
• Work independently and take initiative.
• Are good at prioritizing and organizing your work.
• Are communicative and pedagogical in interactions with others.
• Build trust through a professional and solution-oriented approach.
• Enjoy collaborating and contributing to a positive work climate.

We also see potential in you if you are a recent graduate who wants to develop within the accounting field. If you are driven, curious, and have the right personal qualities, this could be a fantastic opportunity to grow into the role.

We place great emphasis on personal suitability.

What We Offer

Here, you will have an stimulating and varied job where you have the opportunity to influence, develop, and contribute to the municipality's future financial work.

We offer:

• An important assignment with great opportunities to influence.
• Competent and helpful colleagues.
• A workplace where job satisfaction, humor, and collaboration are in focus.
• Opportunities to work both strategically and operationally.
• Good opportunities for competence development.
• A varied daily routine where you gain insight into the municipality's many operations.
• A health allowance of 2,000 SEK/year as part of our work for health and well-being.

Here you get to work in an organization where your engagement makes a difference – both for the operations and for the municipality's residents.

Selection is made on an ongoing basis, and interviews may begin before the application deadline, so do not wait with your application.

We warmly welcome your application!

About Lilla Edet Municipality

Lilla Edet Municipality is one of the municipalities in the Gothenburg region, favorably located along the Göta River with proximity to Gothenburg, Trollhättan, and Uddevalla. The good communications give us the opportunity to continue growing and developing.

We are proud of our approximately 1,500 employees who work daily to create the best possible conditions for our more than 14,500 residents, our businesses, and for all who visit us. Here, we are close to each other, and thanks to our size, you have good opportunities to influence and develop our operations.

Here you also enjoy beautiful river scenery, rich nature, and exciting traces of unique history. In Lilla Edet Municipality, we constantly work for increased quality of life and joy in everyday life, both for our residents and for you who choose to work with us.

Welcome to the pearl of the Göta River Valley - we do it together!