Chief Economist for Grums Municipality

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Grums Municipality is part of the Karlstad region and is located on the shores of Lake Vänern, a 20-minute drive from Karlstad. Working with us, you get all the benefits of working in a small municipality. Here we have jobs that matter. Together, we make a difference every day, each in our own way but always with the municipality's residents in focus. By following our values, we create a welcoming municipality characterized by engagement, participation, professionalism, and work satisfaction. The Finance Department is part of the Municipal Management Office and consists of a Chief Economist plus three controllers and two accountants. With us, you make a difference! 1 position(s). JOB RESPONSIBILITIES We are now seeking an engaged, strategic, and development-oriented Chief Economist who wants to lead and develop the municipality's finance function. As Chief Economist, you have a central role in the organization and actively contribute to creating sound financial management and long-term conditions for the municipality's operations. In this role, you are responsible for the municipality's overall financial management and lead the work with budgets, follow-up, financial statements, annual reports, and financial analyses. You provide important support to municipal leadership, department heads, and political representatives, and you are responsible for preparing decision-making materials that contribute to well-founded strategic decisions. You have personnel, operational, and budget responsibility for the finance department and work in an inclusive manner to develop both employees and work methods and processes. QUALIFICATIONS We are seeking someone with an academic degree in economics, accounting, or other education that the employer considers equivalent. You have several years of experience in qualified financial work in a leadership position and a good understanding of public administration and municipal finance. You have experience with budget processes, financial management, financial statements, and annual reports, as well as leading operations, employees, and finances. If you have experience working closely with political leadership and in a politically governed organization, we see that as a merit. We would like to see that you have a high level of digital maturity and an interest in how digitalization and technological development can contribute to more efficient work methods and better decision support. It is also a merit if you have experience in development accounting and property economics, as these areas play an important role in the municipality's long-term development and investments. As a person, you are a confident and clear leader who builds trust and engagement. You have the ability to see the bigger picture and translate financial analyses into strategic and operations-related decisions. You communicate in a pedagogical and inspiring way and can explain complex financial relationships to politicians, managers, and employees alike. At the same time, you are analytical, structured, and thorough, and you have a knack for identifying risks, opportunities, and development areas. You build good relationships and cooperate trustfully with both employees and managers as well as labor organizations and political representatives. With inclusive leadership, you drive development and change initiatives in a way that creates participation and results. With us, you have the opportunity to influence the development of Grums Municipality and contribute to creating the best possible value for municipal residents, operations, and employees. Of course, you share our values of being professional, welcoming, engaged, and participatory! Salary form: Monthly salary. Employment form: Permanent employment. Duration: Start date: 2026-10-01. Start date by agreement. Working hours: Daytime. To ensure quality in the recruitment process and enable good communication with our applicants, we ask you to submit your application digitally and not by mail or email. At Grums Municipality, we want diversity in the workplace and want to take advantage of the qualities that an equal gender and age distribution as well as ethnic and cultural diversity bring to our operations. Warm welcome with your application! By submitting your application, you agree that your personal data will be used in accordance with applicable data protection legislation so that Grums Municipality can provide the support and services for which the municipality is responsible. Read more at grums.se/personuppgifter. Offers of recruitment and advertising assistance are declined.Grums Municipality is part of the Karlstad region and is located on the shores of Lake Vänern, a 20-minute drive from Karlstad. Working with us, you get all the benefits of working in a small municipality. Here we have jobs that matter. Together, we make a difference every day, each in our own way but always with the municipality's residents in focus. By following our values, we create a welcoming municipality characterized by engagement, participation, professionalism, and work satisfaction. The Finance Department is part of the Municipal Management Office and consists of a Chief Economist…

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active

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City

Grums

Address

Sveagatan 77

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59.3835313, 13.5229996copyopen in

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Published

15. 7. 2026

Edited

2. 8. 2026

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