Vacant job

The position is located within the Environmental and Urban Planning Administration, which is one of eight administrations in Linköping Municipality. We ensure urban planning that preserves many values: business and culture, traffic and environment. Now and in the future. Together we are developing an attractive, exciting, and sustainable city.

Do you want to brighten everyday life and improve the quality of life for the people of Linköping? Here, you can make a significant difference and contribute to making Linköping a better place. Welcome to us!

Your responsibilities

As a Controller in the Environmental and Urban Planning Administration, you will primarily work with financial and operational management. You play a key role in supporting the administration's department and unit managers in financial follow-ups, forecasting, analysis, and budgeting. The role also involves participating in various working groups and projects within the administration, developing routines and systems, and working with internal control.

Your workplace

Community affairs are located at Linköping Municipality's Environmental and Urban Planning Administration. The administration plays a central role in the city's sustainable growth and development. We offer an exciting workplace in an activity-based office environment in the newly built district of Ebbepark, with a wide range of operations and employees who work in various ways with the city's functions, development, and attractiveness.

The Environmental and Urban Planning Administration consists of the Urban Planning Department, Construction Department, Environmental Department, City Environment Department, and support functions. Under each department, there are several units. The Controller position is placed under the Finance Unit, which is part of the Support Function for Economy and Control. The support team consists of over 40 wonderful employees, 7 of whom are in the Finance Unit. They are responsible for the administration's budget control, financial administration, and reporting. As part of this team, you are a vital cog in the administration's work to develop Linköping Municipality.

Who you are

We are looking for you who have a university degree in economics, or alternatively, you who have another education that, combined with substantial experience, is deemed relevant. To succeed in the role, we see that you have previous experience of similar tasks within financial management, financial follow-up and analysis, as well as budgeting and accounting. Furthermore, we see that you have experience with business systems such as Unit4 ERP or Microsoft Dynamics, as well as good skills in Excel and/or Google Sheets. It is highly meritorious if you have previously acted as a decision support for managers and/or project managers based on your economic competence. It is positive if you have previous experience working with BI tools such as Qlik.

Since you will produce written materials in the position and use language as a working tool in your daily work, you need to master the Swedish language in both speech and writing.

As a person, we see that you independently plan and organize your work in an efficient manner and adhere to set timeframes. You will collaborate closely with managers, project managers, and your colleagues in the Finance Unit, and therefore you need to thrive in collaborations and be socially active in professional contexts where you create and maintain relationships. You are good at perceiving the organization's needs, take initiative, and adapt your communication based on the situation and counterpart. Finally, we see that you work well with complex issues, have a desire to streamline processes, and have the courage to act according to your own convictions.

Other information

When you apply for a position in Linköping Municipality, you register your application by logging in via electronic identification (such as BankID or FrejaID) instead of email. Do you lack electronic identification? Please contact the responsible HR consultant or manager, and they will help you register your application. We would like to receive your application by June 2nd.

Start date: According to agreement

Employment type: Permanent

Work hours: 100%

Number of vacancies: 1

Ref. no: 17235

No cover letter is required with this application.

Together we shape the city of the future

Linköping is one of Europe's most innovative cities and a municipality of opportunities. With energy, courage, and heart, we make our city even better. We are driven by curiosity and the desire to find new solutions. And by brightening everyday life and improving the quality of life for our residents.