Vimmerby is a small municipality in Småland that has much to offer; in addition to the substantial cultural heritage from Astrid Lindgren, the municipality is also characterized by a diverse business community, strong local engagement, active civic organizations, beautiful nature and a peaceful environment.
Through our core values of 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 core values permeate the municipality's approach and working methods and are something everyone carries with them in their daily work.
1 position(s).
JOB DUTIES
As an administrator/economist with us, you work in a broad and varied role where you, among other things:
• Handle ongoing accounting work, bookkeeping, reconciliations and participate in financial statements.
• Work with budgeting, monitoring, forecasting and develop economic processes and routines.
• Manage invoicing, debt collection, coding of supplier invoices and simpler financial administration.
• Provide administrative support to managers and employees, for example through document management, record keeping, bookings, minutes and information materials.
• Responsible for contact with tenants and simpler customer service matters.
• Support personnel administration, onboarding of new employees and use of IT systems.
• Participate in projects and drive improvement efforts within both finance and administration.
QUALIFICATIONS
We are looking for someone who has:
• Post-secondary education in economics, administration or several years of experience in similar work that we consider equivalent.
• Solid experience in qualified accounting work, preferably in the public sector.
• Good system proficiency and an ability to quickly familiarize yourself with new IT systems, particularly accounting systems, Google Workspace and Microsoft 365.
• Experience in administrative work, document management and record keeping.
• Ability to work independently, take own initiatives and prioritize among tasks.
• Good collaboration skills, service mindset and a solution-oriented approach.
• Very good knowledge of Swedish, both spoken and written.
You have an interest in both figures and processes, and enjoy working both independently and in collaboration with others. You are not afraid to tackle operational tasks when needed, while having the ability to see the bigger picture. The role requires that you can organize and prioritize your work effectively, especially during intensive periods such as financial statements and budget work.
As a person, you are initiative-taking and responsible, with the ability to drive work forward. You have an ease for building good relationships, collaborating with others and building 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 used to handling multiple tasks in parallel, while being able to meet deadlines and deliver with high quality.
Experience from a politically governed organization is a merit.
In the selection process, we will place great emphasis on personal suitability and interest in the position. We value the qualities that diversity and gender balance bring to our operations and therefore welcome applicants with different backgrounds and life experience for the position.
Employment form: Permanent employment.
Duration: Permanent, start date: By agreement.
Vimmerby municipality practices competence-based recruitment to ensure a fair and inclusive process where each candidate's competence is in focus. We welcome applicants with different backgrounds and experiences and place great emphasis on personal suitability based on the competences described in the advertisement.
The position is filled provided that no employee with right of priority makes a claim to it.
To maintain quality and security in our recruitment, certain checks may be relevant prior to employment. We will inform you which checks apply to this particular position in connection with the interview.
Before employment, you as a candidate need to be able to show a valid ID document and personal certificate.
In preparing for the recruitment process, we have made decisions regarding advertising channels and marketing. We therefore ask that you refrain from additional contact with media/advertising sales, recruitment websites and similar.
We welcome your application!Vimmerby is a small municipality in Småland that has much to offer; in addition to the substantial cultural heritage from Astrid Lindgren, the municipality is also characterized by a diverse business community, strong local engagement, active civic organizations, beautiful nature and a peaceful environment.
Through our core values of 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 core values permeate the municipality's approach and…