Vacant job

As a Controller at the Swedish Armed Forces, you will be a vital part of a successful team within an agency experiencing strong growth. Together with competent and engaged colleagues, you will have responsibility, development opportunities, and challenges. All of this with an employer that encourages work-life balance and good health.

ABOUT Regional Staff North, J8

You will belong to Regional Staff North, the Economics Department (J8), located in Boden. The Economics Department (J8) consists of a department head and a controller.

Main Responsibilities

As a Controller here, you will work with invoice management, personnel economics, budgeting, planning, and follow-up. You will prepare decision-support materials, manage investments, and monitor costs. Additionally, you will handle representation matters and conduct follow-ups. You will support and assist managers and employees with economic issues. You will mentor and train within the economic field, primarily at an individual level but also in smaller groups. In addition, you will handle other tasks occurring within the economics department.

• Ongoing follow-up, forecasting, and reporting
• Unit planning and budgeting
• Work with invoicing
• Prepare requested decision-support materials
• Management of unit investments
• Authorization administration
• Economic administrative work for the unit
• Conducting internal training within the economic field

REQUIREMENTS

Qualifications

• University or college education in economics
• Category B driver's license (manual transmission)
• Good ability to communicate both verbally and in writing in Swedish

Personal Attributes

You are a person with great attention to detail, are responsible and self-motivated, and have a strong sense of security awareness. A service-oriented attitude and teamwork skills are also essential, as the position involves many contacts with other people. You take personal responsibility for your own tasks as well as for the common result. You have high social competence and share the Swedish Armed Forces' value base. Great importance will be attached to personal suitability.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Knowledge of personnel economics
• Work experience from government operations within economics
• Experience in economic work for at least 3 years
• Good knowledge/skills in MS Office, especially Excel

For the agency's mission to be successful, it is assumed that all employees act according to the established value base. The Swedish Armed Forces' value base protects the equal value of all people, justice, and equality, and promotes democracy and human rights (read more at www.forsvarsmakten.se).

OTHER

Employment type: Permanent. The Swedish Armed Forces applies a six-month probationary period for those not already employed by the agency.

Employment level: Full-time (100%).

Work location: Boden.

Civilian position.

Start date: As agreed.

The position involves business travel, participation in exercises, and training. Tasks may change over time. The job also includes weekend and evening work.

The Military Region values the qualities that equal gender distribution and diversity bring to the operations. Therefore, we welcome applicants of all genders and with different backgrounds and life experiences. Three hours of wellness time per week, as well as flexible working hours and vacation agreements, are included with the employment.

Information about the position and recruitment process

If you want to know more about the position, you are welcome to contact Carina Gabrielsson via the Swedish Armed Forces' switchboard at 010-825 10 00.

Union Representatives

• SEKO F: Susanne Thunberg
• OFR/S: Annelie Forshage
• OFR/O: Jonas Nordin
• SACO: Sture Sundqvist

Union representatives, who can be reached via the Swedish Armed Forces' switchboard at 010-825 10 00.

Application

We welcome your application by 2026-08-14. Your application must include a CV and a cover letter explaining why you are suitable for this position, as well as answers to the specified selection questions.

Applications for this position will only be accepted via the Swedish Armed Forces' website.

Information about the Swedish Armed Forces and the recruiting unit:

Northern Military Region (MR N) is responsible for territorial land command in the four northern counties. The region consists of a staff and five training groups. The operations are located from Kiruna in the north to Härnösand in the south. At MR N, there are seven Home Guard battalions and several support functions.

In the Swedish Armed Forces, there is a strong value base based on openness, results, and responsibility. Professional development and personal health are valued and encouraged. There are good conditions for internal career mobility, wellness, and a good balance between work and private life.

An employment with us involves placement in a security class. Swedish citizenship is usually required. Security clearance with register check will be conducted prior to employment according to Chapter 3 of the Security Protection Act. Employment entails an obligation to be war-placed. The employment also includes an obligation to serve abroad. The meaning of this varies depending on the type of position.

A CV and personal letter must be attached to the application for employment. If you proceed in the employment process, certified copies of certificates and documents must always be presented. Calls from external recruitment agencies and salespeople are declined.