Financial Controller

Welcome to Lidköping! You are looking for new challenges. We are looking for you! We hope you want to be part of a welcoming and sustainable community driven by commitment. In Lidköping, water is always nearby with Vänern and the archipelago just around the corner, and Lidan winding through the city. It is a place rich in history that we embrace as we aim to develop and plan for the future of Lidköping. Here, you will have the opportunity to try new things and grow while making a daily difference for residents, businesses, associations, and visitors in Lidköping. We welcome your application to Lidköping Municipality! Warm welcome to Lidköping – a sustainable and welcoming community! We are looking for an experienced controller for the Welfare Sector! As a controller within Lidköping Municipality, you will belong to the finance department, which is part of the municipal executive office and consists of a team of approximately 20 employees. The department's mission is to serve as a resource for both the municipality's sectors and municipal companies. You will be welcomed into a department with extensive experience and a dynamic environment. As a controller, you will work at the heart of democracy, providing support to operations, corporate management, and politics. About the job We are a total of nine controllers working with the municipality's various sectors. The finance department is a centralized function, and you will work closely with the entire finance unit as well as with the sectors and sector managers. In this role, you will focus on the welfare sector alongside another controller. Responsibilities In your role as a controller, you will work with budgeting, forecasting, follow-up, year-end closing, calculations, and also with operational analysis. As a senior controller, we expect the position to have a greater focus on operational analysis and the development of working methods and processes. Depending on your skills and interests, you will also work on certain overarching issues within the finance area. Who are you? You have a degree in finance at the university level, and experience in public sector operations, particularly within the welfare sector, is an advantage. As a person, you are proactive, ambitious, and possess a personal drive to improve what you work on. You have excellent analytical skills and are a natural problem solver. Additionally, you appreciate a changing everyday life, have a structured approach to work, and can quickly re-prioritize when necessary. You communicate effectively and have a desire to develop working methods and processes in close collaboration with others. We prefer that you have five years of experience as a controller/management economist or equivalent, and you are someone who values collaboration across different functions. Other We place great emphasis on personal suitability, and tests will be part of the recruitment process. We apply ongoing selection, and interviews may begin before the application period ends. The position is based in Lidköping City Hall. The employment is full-time and is a permanent position. Lidköping Municipality requests that you submit your application via our recruitment tool Varbi. You will find a button at the bottom of the advertisement where you can log in and apply for the position. If you are unable to apply this way for any reason (e.g., protected identity), please contact the person listed in the advertisement for an alternative application method. We kindly decline calls from staffing and recruitment companies as well as job advertisement salespeople. Wondering what there is to do and see when you’re not working? Lidköping as a place promises a rich life; it’s not about money but about the opportunities to live a good life. Here, there is plenty of what is essential in life: good schools, safe neighborhoods, a diverse business community, and an active sports and association life. And of course, a beautiful lakeside location by Vänern. Discover more and find more opportunities at https://lidkoping.se/kommun-och-politik/jobba-hos-oss---lediga-jobb, https://lidkoping.se/lidkoping-vaxer/start/flytta-hit, and http://www.livetiskaraborg.se.