Controller for Social Services in Alingsås Municipality

Welcome to Alingsås! As an employee in our municipality, you have all the opportunities to contribute to the development of operations and your workplace. With nearly 4,000 employees, we are large enough to drive change and small enough for everyone to have an influence and room for their ideas. There is room for innovators here. Together we create Alingsås!

The Social Services Department covers authority exercises and execution for the target groups of children and young people, persons with substance abuse issues, persons with mental health issues, newly arrived immigrants, persons in need of social assistance, and support due to domestic violence. The department is divided into the Adult Division, the Youth Division, and the Administration Division. We have a process-oriented way of working where collaboration, development, and continuous improvements lead us forward.

We are now looking for two controllers for the Administration Division. The division gathers the department's support functions and consists of about twenty employees distributed across two units. We work closely together to support the operations. Within the division, we have employees with a high sense of service, long experience, and a great commitment to their mission, and you can always count on getting a helping hand.

When you start with us, we offer you among other things:

• A dynamic work environment with the opportunity to influence and develop operations.
• Support and resources to succeed in your role.
• Opportunity for holiday exchange.
• Wellness allowance and favorable discounts via E-passi.
• A secure employment.

We look forward to receiving your application!

1 position(s).

Job Responsibilities

In the role of controller with a focus on analysis and follow-up, you have overall responsibility for creating clarity and supporting materials that strengthen the Social Services Department's steering, planning, and follow-up. You work strategically with analyses, follow-up processes, and reporting to ensure that the operations receive correct, relevant, and useful decision-making materials. The role involves close collaboration with the department's managers, key persons, and other economists and controllers within the municipality.

You will among other things work with:

• Analysis of operations, economy, and goal fulfillment.
• Follow-up and preparation of reports on a monthly, interim, and annual basis.
• Budget, forecasts, and follow-up work.
• Quality assurance of data materials and ensuring methodological support in follow-ups.
• Preparation of materials for decisions, dialogues, and steering processes.
• Development of follow-up models, key figures, and reporting structures.
• Support to managers and operations in analysis and follow-up questions.
• Collaboration and coordination with the Municipal Executive Office as well as other internal and external parties where follow-up materials are requested.

In addition, you will handle and present cases for the committee.

You report to the Division Manager.

With us, you become an important part of the work of transforming data into insights to strengthen the quality of steering and contribute to the operations' results for our citizens.

Qualifications

For the assignment, we are looking for you who have:

• A university degree in economics, statistics, social sciences, or another relevant direction.
• At least three years of experience in qualified follow-up and analysis work.
• Good knowledge of the Swedish language, which you speak and write fluently.

It is meritorious if you have:

• Experience of controller work in the public sector.
• Experience of working with key figures, forecasts, and/or operational follow-up.
• Experience of analysis tools or reporting solutions (e.g., Power BI or equivalent).

To fit the role, you are analytical, structured, and confident in interpreting and explaining figures. You are used to working close to the operations and enjoy creating understanding of the connections between resources, activities, and results. You take initiative, drive the work forward, and make it easy for others to use your materials.

You communicate clearly and pedagogically, both in writing and orally, and you build good relationships with different actors. You value collaboration and work solution-focused to achieve common goals. You also value and contribute to a good atmosphere at the workplace. With us, it is important that we have fun together - laughing at work and having a cup of coffee with colleagues is a natural part of everyday life.

Employment type: Permanent employment.
Duration: Permanent, start date: 2026-12-01 Or by agreement.

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