Job Description
Do you want to work in a critically important operation and contribute to the safety of over a million people? We are now seeking a driven, professional, and unpretentious Accounting Controller who wants to take the next step and help create good conditions for Stockholm Fire and Rescue Service to save lives when accidents occur.
The position is located at Johannes Fire Station in central Stockholm.
Your Role
As an Accounting Controller, you will become an invaluable part of the finance function. You will work broadly with everything from accounting and financial statements to participating in exciting development projects. You will be an important sounding board and support for our managers and budget holders in financial matters, helping them achieve clear and accurate follow-up. The position reports to the Finance Manager.
You will have special responsibility for accounting issues and will be responsible for both ongoing bookkeeping and reconciliations related to monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements. The work also includes:
• Financial statement work and analysis
• Fixed asset register
• Pension analyses and forecasts
• Insurance management
• Financial investigations
• Liquidity planning
• VAT and tax declarations
• Accounts receivable and payable
• Capital investments
• Budget work
We Offer
Stockholm Fire and Rescue Service offers a respectful, open, professional, and reliable culture with strong community spirit. We have high ambitions and a rapid development pace. All our employees contribute to creating a safer society. We dare to try new ideas and change and develop as we go. All employees are covered by collective agreements, which provides security for you. We also offer good opportunities for training and wellness during work hours.
Conditions
• Employment type: Permanent position
• Start date according to agreement
Interested?
Does this sound like your new challenge? For this recruitment, we are collaborating with Randstad Finance. If you have questions about the role or recruitment process, please contact Mari Jehrlander at
[email protected]. We welcome your application!
It is important to us that all skills in the labor market are utilized. We welcome all applicants and strive for diversity. Your documents may become a public document.
We look forward to receiving your application as soon as possible or no later than 2025-12-07.
Union Representatives
Contact our switchboard, phone 08-454 87 00, for names and contact information for union representatives.
Responsibilities
(Same as "Areas of Responsibility" section above)
Qualifications
You have a genuine interest in accounting and finance and enjoy a role where structure, analysis, and collaboration go hand in hand. You have a post-secondary education in economics with a focus on accounting and bookkeeping, or have built up equivalent knowledge through several years of experience in the field. You have worked for a few years in qualified accounting and feel comfortable with financial closing processes. Working in larger financial systems is not new to you, and you use Excel as a natural tool in your daily work.
As a person, you are analytical, self-driven, professional, and structured. You plan, organize, and prioritize work efficiently, set and meet deadlines. You thrive in a changing environment, are unpretentious, and have the ability to quickly switch between different types of tasks. You have good communication skills, are service-minded, and easily create trust and good relationships, both internally and externally. To succeed in the role, it is important that you are solution-focused and able to drive processes and bring about changes. We want you to be meticulous, take initiative, and contribute to continuous improvement of our accounting.
Experience
• Accounting
• Financial Management
• Financial Control
About the Company
Stockholm Fire and Rescue Service is a municipal association where eleven municipalities cooperate: Danderyd, Lidingö, Nacka, Solna, Stockholm, Sundbyberg, Täby, Vallentuna, Värmdö, and Österåker. The organization's management and support functions are located at Johannes Fire Station in central Stockholm. Stockholm Fire and Rescue Service is responsible for the safety of 1.5 million people. Through cooperation agreements, we handle alarms and management of rescue operations in a total of 32 municipalities in Uppland, Västmanland, and parts of Södermanland and Gotland. With unique expertise, long experience, and care, we conduct preventive work in potential risk categories, as well as sharp interventions in acute situations – to create a safer society.