Economist for Education and Labour Market Administration in Katrineholm

Katrineholm schools offer a safe and developmental education with creative learning as the focus. Here, children, students, and learners are given the conditions to develop their talents and bloom at their own pace. Within the Education and Labour Market Administration, we have preschools, primary schools, adapted primary schools, upper secondary schools, adapted upper secondary schools, reception units for newly arrived students, municipal activity responsibility, adult education, cultural school, technical school, central child and student health services, labour market unit, and Campus for higher studies.

You will belong to the Administrative Support Unit, which, together with the Business Development Unit, constitutes the administration's central support functions. Here, approximately 30 employees work within different specialist areas with a common mission: to provide the business operations with the best possible support and conditions to achieve their goals.

With us, you will get a varied and developmental role where you combine independent work with close collaboration with colleagues and operations. We value an open working climate where we share knowledge, learn from each other, and develop our working methods together. Through engagement, collaboration, and innovation, we create efficient processes and high quality in our work.

We are looking for you who are curious, want to develop in your professional role, and enjoy working together with others to find the best solutions.

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Job Description

As an economist at the Education and Labour Market Administration, you will have a broad and developmental role where you work close to the operations and contribute to good economic management. You are responsible for economic processes within the preschool area while also having an overarching responsibility for accounting issues within the administration.

The role includes among other things:

• Working with budgets, forecasts, follow-up, and analysis for preschool operations.
• Providing support and advice to managers on economic matters.
• Coordinating and quality-assuring the reporting of the Summary of Accounts (RS) to Statistics Sweden (SCB), as well as performing controls of bookkeeping and economic data.
• Being responsible for and developing parts of the administration's accounting processes.
• Handling and following up on state grants and ensuring correct reporting.
• Participating in investigations and development work within the administration.

Qualifications

We are looking for you who have a university or college degree in economics or another education that the employer assesses as equivalent. You have very good IT skills and feel confident using digital tools in your daily work. Since the role involves many contact points and documentation, you need to be able to express yourself well in Swedish, both orally and in writing.

We would appreciate it if you have experience of qualified economic work, preferably from a politically governed organization. Experience of working in the economic system Raindance as well as good knowledge of Office 365 and its programs are meritorious.

We are looking for you who work in a structured manner and have a good ability to plan, organize, and prioritize your work. You have a good analytical ability and enjoy working with complex issues. You can analyze and interpret economic data, see connections and consequences, and translate your analyses into clear and operationally close economic support. You are calm and professional even during periods of high workload and have the ability to focus on what is most important. The role involves many contact points, which requires that you find it easy to collaborate and create trusting relationships. You also have a pedagogical ability and can explain economic matters clearly and in an adapted way to managers and employees with different prior knowledge. By sharing knowledge and experiences, you contribute to the development of the operations and a good collaborative climate.

Terms of Employment

• Salary form: Monthly salary.
• Employment type: Permanent employment.
• Duration: Permanent, start date: According to agreement.

Katrineholm is a municipality where passion is the driving force for creation and development, for life, learning, and entrepreneurship. Our approximately 3,300 employees make a big difference every day, where we together work based on our core values RED; respect, openness, clarity, and trust to create the best conditions for our citizens. Everything is close here, one hour by train from Stockholm and two hours from Gothenburg.

Read more about us as an employer, our offer, and career paths here: https://www.katrineholm.se/arbeta-hos-oss/vi-som-arbetsgivare.html (https://www.katrineholm.se/arbeta-hos-oss/vi-som-arbetsgivare.html)

The current position is subject to the required decisions being made. According to the Education Act, extracts from the police criminal record must be presented by persons before they are employed within preschool operations, school, and school-age childcare. You order this on the police's website. Katrineholm Municipality applies individual salary setting. All permanent employees are offered a full-time position, and we apply smoke-free working hours throughout the entire organization.

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