Administrator/Economist at Vimmerby Municipality

Vimmerby is the small municipality in Småland that has much to offer; in addition to the rich cultural heritage from Astrid Lindgren, the municipality is also characterized by a diverse business life, strong local commitment, active association life, beautiful nature, and a peaceful environment.

Through our core values; Responsibility, courage, and imagination, we work to provide the best possible service and care to Vimmerby Municipality's approximately 15,800 residents, businesses, and all who visit the municipality. These values permeate the municipality's conduct and working methods and are something everyone carries with them in their daily work.

1 position(s).

WORK ASSIGNMENTS

As an administrator/economist with us, you work in a broad and varied role where you, among other things:

• Handle ongoing economic work, accounting, reconciliations, and are involved in the annual closing.
• Work with budgeting, follow-up, forecasts, and develop economic processes and routines.
• Handle invoicing, claims management, coding of supplier invoices, and simpler economic administration.
• Provide administrative support to managers and employees, e.g., through document management, diary registration, bookings, minutes, and information material.
• Are responsible for contact with tenants and simpler customer service cases.
• Support in personnel administration, introduction of new employees, and use of IT systems.
• Participate in projects and drive improvement work within both economy and administration.

QUALIFICATIONS

We are looking for you who have:

• Post-secondary education in economics, administration, or several years of experience in similar work that we assess as equivalent.
• Substantial experience in qualified economic work, preferably within the public sector.
• Good system familiarity and ease in getting into new IT systems, especially economic systems, Google Workspace, and Microsoft 365.
• Experience in administrative work, document management, and diary registration.
• Ability to work independently, take own initiatives, and prioritize among work assignments.
• Good collaboration skills, a service-oriented attitude, and a solution-oriented approach.
• Very good knowledge of Swedish, both in speech and writing.

You have an interest in both numbers and processes, and enjoy working both independently and in collaboration with others. You are not afraid to take on operational tasks when needed, while also having the ability to see the big picture. The role requires that you can organize and prioritize your work effectively, especially during intensive periods such as annual closing and budget work.

As a person, you are proactive and responsible, with the ability to drive work forward. You easily create good relationships, collaborate with others, and build trust. At the same time, you are analytical and meticulous, with an eye for detail without losing the overall perspective. We see that you have a flexible working style and are accustomed to handling several tasks in parallel, while also managing to meet deadlines and deliver with high quality.

Experience from a politically governed organization is meritorious.

In the selection process, we will place great emphasis on personal suitability and interest in the position. We value the qualities that diversity and equal gender distribution bring to the operations and therefore welcome applicants with different backgrounds and life experiences.

Employment type: Permanent.
Duration: Permanent, start: According to agreement.

Vimmerby Municipality works with competence-based recruitment to ensure a fair and inclusive process where every candidate's competence is in focus. We welcome applicants with different backgrounds and experiences and place great emphasis on personal suitability based on the competencies described in the advertisement.

The position will be filled on the condition that no employee with priority rights claims it.

To maintain quality and security in our recruitment, certain checks may become relevant prior to employment. Which checks apply to this specific position, we will inform you of in connection with the interview.

Before employment, you as a candidate must be able to show a valid ID document and a certificate of good conduct.

Before the recruitment process, we have taken a stance on advertising channels and marketing. We therefore decline further contact with media/advertising sales, recruitment sites, and similar.

We look forward to receiving your application!