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We are looking for you who enjoy financial planning and follow-up with a special focus on internal governance and control. You have good collaboration skills and see the team as an asset in your work. Developing and constantly improving ways of working is something that engages you. Welcome to us at Sida!

About the job

The position of Division Controller is a permanent position located in the Administration Division, within the Unit for Operational and Financial Governance. We are a dynamic and active unit working to develop and streamline Sida's overall governance and management. We work in teams, and you will be part of the team responsible for planning and follow-up towards Sida's four support divisions.

As a Division Controller, you advise and support managers in maintaining an effective control environment. The role involves coordinating the division's financial governance within the framework of Sida's annual cycle and continuously monitoring the division's financial results. You contribute to change and follow-up work through analysis and suggestions for improvements.

You will belong to the administrative division. You will work at our office in Rissne.

Responsibilities

• Financial governance and follow-up at the division level.
• Ensure internal governance and control within the divisions.
• Act as a support to division management in various financial matters.
• Develop operations, processes, and tools together with the team.

What we offer

We offer a workplace with good opportunities for development and a work environment characterized by openness and diversity. You work with a clear mandate and area of responsibility, characterized by trust between you, your manager, and your colleagues.

As an employee at Sida, you work with the world as your workplace, guided by Agenda 2030 and the public sector values. To meet the challenges the world faces today and in the future, we need people with different backgrounds and skills.

Qualifications

Education

• University degree in Business Administration, or another academic education deemed relevant by the employer.

Languages

• Good level of Swedish in writing and speech.
• Good level of English in writing and speech.

Work experience and knowledge

• A few years of experience in controlling or similar qualified economic roles, where you have worked with budgeting, forecasting, and analysis.
• Experience in internal governance and control.
• Good experience in data-driven analysis.
• Very good ability and knowledge to handle the spreadsheet program Excel.
• Experience in facilitating processes and meetings.

Functional competencies/skills:

For this role, you need to:

• Be able to lead yourself and take responsibility for your own development.
• Have the ability to prioritize and handle uncertainties and risks.
• Be good at collaborating and creating trusting relationships.
• Be good at leading and engaging others.
• Be able to contribute to and absorb evidence and knowledge.
• Be able to use various analysis tools.

Merits

• Experience in public sector governance.
• Leadership experience, e.g., team leader, project manager, or leading assignments.
• Experience in economic and operational governance as well as quality assurance within public or private operations.
• Experience in financial governance and in analyzing, compiling, and reporting to different recipient groups.
• Experience working in the financial sector.
• Experience in risk management.

Good to know

The position is a permanent employment. Probationary period applies.

Start date: 2026-09-01 or as agreed.

Sida offers the possibility of remote work to some extent if it works for the operations.

When contacting us, please refer to ref. no. 155/26.

Further information about the content of the position is provided by the Unit Manager, Eva Smedberg, [email protected].

Questions regarding terms and other union matters should be directed to union representatives at Sida for Saco: mailto:[email protected] and ST: mailto:[email protected].

In Sida's recruitment process, selection questions are used as a tool for initial screening. Therefore, be careful with your answers so that they correctly reflect your competence and experience. Read more about the recruitment process (https://www.sida.se/jobba-med-bistand/jobba-pa-sida/anstallningsprocessen/).

Sida is a government agency. This means that information and application documents you submit to us may be disclosed according to the principle of public access to official records if anyone requests them. Normally, there is no confidentiality for the information processed in the database. If you have protected personal data, you should contact the contact person specified in the advertisement by phone.

Note! Sida communicates with applicants primarily through our recruitment system ReachMee. Depending on which email client you use, emails sent from ReachMee may end up in the spam filter, so we encourage candidates to keep an eye on this.

About Sida

Sida – The Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency – is an administrative agency working on behalf of the Government and the Riksdag to create conditions for better living conditions for people living in poverty and oppression. Our work should contribute to achieving the Riksdag's goals and the Government's guidelines for Swedish aid.

We have over 800 employees distributed between two offices in Sweden and at Swedish embassies in our partner countries. Read more about working at Sida (https://www.sida.se/jobba-med-bistand/jobba-pa-sida).

Different experiences, backgrounds, and perspectives are the foundation for a workplace free from discrimination, where everyone thrives and does their best. We believe in diversity and its positive impact on our operations and welcome applicants with different backgrounds and experiences.