We work to enable tomorrow's travel and transport. Our mission is of great importance to individuals, businesses, and society at large.
To meet increasing demands, drive and implement necessary changes, and ensure that the agency's resources are used where they make the greatest impact and create the most value, a strong and cohesive financial management is required.
Do you want to lead and develop the finance function at one of Sweden's most important agencies? As controller chief, you have a central role in strengthening the agency's financial management and contributing to business development.
About the position
The Common Functions Division was established on April 1, 2025 and consists of approximately 150 employees. Here we bring together the agency's enabling functions within finance, analysis, procurement, facilities, customer relations, communications, human resources, and development. The division is in a development phase where coordination, common working methods, and business development are in focus.
The Finance and Operations Management Section consists of approximately 12 competent, engaged, and motivated employees who are responsible for financial management, operations planning including budgeting, fee management, financial and operations monitoring, the agency's management system, and internal governance and control.
As section chief, you are responsible for the section's operations, employees, and development. You have operational, personnel, work environment, and budget responsibility and lead the daily work within the section. You ensure that the section has the right competence, efficient working methods, and good conditions to deliver qualified support to management and operations with high quality.
Together with another section chief, you are part of the unit's management group and report to the finance chief. Together, you are responsible for the unit's overall deliverables and development. You ensure appropriate financial management, high quality in financial processes, and qualified support to management and operations.
The Swedish Transport Agency operates in a complex financial environment with both appropriation-financed and fee-based operations, extensive investments, and high demands for analysis and long-term planning. Within your area of responsibility, you lead and develop work on financial and operations management and ensure that financial analyses and monitoring provide relevant support for the business's priorities and decisions.
A central part of the assignment is to work together with the finance chief, the division, the operations, and other parts of the unit to further develop the agency's financial management and strengthen coordination within the controller area. You contribute to developing common working methods, creating alignment, and implementing agency-wide governance into effective working methods within your area of responsibility.
You must have
an academic degree in finance or other education and experience that the employer considers equivalent
experience of management assignments with personnel, budget, work environment, and operations responsibility
knowledge of public sector governance, the state budget process, and internal governance and control
experience leading and developing work with financial management, budgeting, forecasting, and financial monitoring
experience with accounting, financial statements, and financial reporting
experience preparing decision-making documents and financial analyses for managers and leadership
very good ability to express yourself in Swedish, both orally and in writing
It is meritorious if you also have experience with
developing agency-wide governance and support processes
leading development and change initiatives
financial management in operations with complex financial flows and multiple financing forms
appropriation-financed and fee-based operations
work in complex financial systems, for example UBW
To succeed in the role
You are a confident and clear leader who creates trust, engagement, and good collaborations. Through engaged leadership, you create participation and provide your employees with good conditions to develop and reach common goals.
You have a strategic and analytical approach and the ability to see the whole picture and connections. At the same time, you thrive with translating goals and direction into structured working methods and concrete results together with your operations.
You drive development and change in a structured and sustainable way. You have a good ability to prioritize, make well-founded decisions, and create structure in complex situations. Through your good collaboration skills, you build trusting relationships and create alignment on issues that require cooperation.
Great importance is placed on personal suitability.
More information
The position is permanent with a management assignment for four years, based in Norrköping or Örebro. Appointment according to agreement. We normally apply a trial employment period. Opportunity for remote work exists based on operational needs, up to three days per week. Employment with us may involve placement in a security class. A security clearance with record check according to the Security Protection Act (2018:585) may therefore be conducted. For some of our work assignments in security class, Swedish citizenship is required.
We may use work psychology tests.
For questions, you are welcome to contact Division Director Kajsa Möller, 010 – 495 30 75, [email protected]. ST, Jannike Jansson and Saco-S, Andrzej Wojtczak can be reached via our switchboard at 0771-503 503.
We do not want advertisers and staffing agencies to contact us.
Apply
Apply via our website and attach a complete CV and a personal letter marked with reference number TSG 2026-6512. We need your application by August 7, 2026. If you have protected personal information, contact the recruiting manager for information on how to proceed. In your application materials, you need to describe how you meet the required qualifications and merits related to this recruitment. If you advance in the recruitment process, education/degree certificates and certificates of service that support the knowledge and experience relevant to the position must always be presented.
Welcome to become our new colleague!We work to enable tomorrow's travel and transport. Our mission is of great importance to individuals, businesses, and society at large.
To meet increasing demands, drive and implement necessary changes, and ensure that the agency's resources are used where they make the greatest impact and create the most value, a strong and cohesive financial management is required.
Do you want to lead and develop the finance function at one of Sweden's most important agencies? As controller chief, you have a central role in strengthening the agency's financial management and contributing to business…