We work to enable tomorrow's travel and transportation. Our mission is of great importance to individuals, businesses and society as a whole.
To meet increasing demands, drive and implement necessary changes, and ensure that the agency's resources are used where they make the greatest benefit and create the greatest possible impact, we need strong and cohesive financial management.
Do you want to lead and develop the finance function in one of Sweden's most important authorities? As Chief Economist, you will have a central role in strengthening the agency's financial management and contributing to business development.
About the role
The Common Functions Department was established on April 1, 2025 and consists of approximately 150 employees. Here we gather the agency's enabling functions in finance, analysis, procurement, facilities, customer relations, communications, human resources and development. The department is in a development phase where coordination, common working methods and business development are in focus.
The Finance Unit currently consists of approximately 25 competent, engaged and motivated employees who are responsible for financial management, business planning, budget processes, monitoring, reporting, accounting and financial administration, as well as the agency's management systems and work on internal control and governance.
As Chief Economist, you lead the unit and have management responsibility for two section heads. Together, you are responsible for the unit's deliverables and development. You ensure appropriate and forward-looking financial management with high quality in accounting and financial processes, and provide qualified support to management and operations.
The Transport Agency operates in a complex financial environment with both appropriation-financed and fee-financed activities, extensive investments and high demands for analysis and long-term planning. You are responsible for ensuring that financial management contributes to prioritizing resources where they create the greatest benefit and impact. By combining the business's objectives, financial conditions and the organization's capacity, you and your unit contribute to well-founded priorities and efficient resource utilization that maximizes value for operations and society.
A central part of the assignment is to further develop the agency's financial management and strengthen coordination within the controller function. You contribute to developing common working methods, creating alignment and building a more cohesive control model with a clear agency-wide perspective.
You are part of the department's management group and report to the Department Director. In the management group, you contribute a holistic perspective and share responsibility with other managers for the department's overall mission, results and development.
You must have
an academic degree in economics or other education and experience that the employer deems equivalent
experience of management assignments with personnel, budget, work environment and operational responsibility
good knowledge of public sector governance, the public budget process, and internal control and governance
several years of experience leading and developing financial management, budgeting, forecasting and financial monitoring in a larger and complex organization
experience of accounting, financial statements and financial reporting
experience of preparing qualified briefing and decision-making materials for agency management and the government department
very good ability to express yourself in Swedish both orally and in writing.
It is meritorious if you also have experience of
developing control models, operational management or agency-wide governance processes
leading development and change initiatives in larger organizations
operations with complex financial flows, multiple financing forms and portfolio management
leading other managers
appropriation-financed and fee-financed activities
work in management groups at strategic level.
To succeed in this role
You are a confident and clear leader who builds trust, engagement and good cooperation. You have a strategic and analytical approach and the ability to see the whole, connections and long-term consequences.
You drive development and change in a structured and sustained manner and can translate complex financial issues into clear decision support. You also have the ability to link financial analyses to priorities that ensure resources are used where they create the greatest benefit and have the greatest impact.
You have good ability to prioritize, make well-founded decisions and create structure in complex situations. You create engagement, build trust and get people to cooperate toward common goals.
Great emphasis is placed on personal suitability.
More information
The position is permanent with a four-year management assignment, based in Norrköping or Örebro. Appointment by agreement. We normally use probationary employment. The possibility of remote work exists according to operational needs, up to three days per week. Employment with us may involve placement in a security class. A security screening with record check according to the Security Protection Act (2018:585) may therefore be carried out. For some of our work tasks in security class, Swedish citizenship is required.
We may use occupational psychological tests.
If you have questions, you are welcome to contact Department Director Kajsa Möller, 010 – 495 30 75 [email protected]. ST, Jannike Jansson and Saco-S, Andrzej Wojtczak can be reached via our switchboard on 0771-503 503.
Apply
Apply via our website and enclose a complete CV and a personal letter marked with reference number TSG 2026-5987. We need your application by August 7, 2026. If you have protected personal information, contact the recruiting manager for information on how to proceed.
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About the Transport Agency
The Transport Agency works to achieve good accessibility, high quality, safe and environmentally adapted transport within rail, aviation, maritime and road. We develop regulations, issue permits and monitor how they are complied with. Using our registers, we work, among other things, with fees, permits and ownership changes.
Read more about the Transport AgencyWe work to enable tomorrow's travel and transportation. Our mission is of great importance to individuals, businesses and society as a whole.
To meet increasing demands, drive and implement necessary changes, and ensure that the agency's resources are used where they make the greatest benefit and create the greatest possible impact, we need strong and cohesive financial management.
Do you want to lead and develop the finance function in one of Sweden's most important authorities? As Chief Economist, you will have a central role in strengthening the agency's financial management and…