Accounting Assistant for Finance Services 1, Accounts Payable
The entire Finance Services mission involves serving as the region's central function for accounting, handling incoming customer and vendor invoices, financial administration, system management, and providing specialized expertise in accounting and internal controls. As an accounting assistant within Finance Services, you are part of this work and are responsible for driving, improving, streamlining, and developing administrative processes within accounting and financial administration. We are now seeking an accounting assistant for our Accounts Payable team who, together with wonderful colleagues, wants to be part of developing our operations. Our Offer Forward for Life. Region Östergötland has high ambitions and a responsible mission. It's about health and care, about our region's development, and about the people who live and stay here. We want to continue to be at the forefront with healthcare, research, and education. It's about daring to think in new ways – and having the best employees. That's why we offer unique opportunities for further learning and invest in modern environments with effective systems and tools. Many of us meet patients and next of kin; others create the conditions for vital services. With us, fantastic people work toward the same goal – to make a real difference, and forward for life. Please read about your benefits with us. Job Description In your role as an accounting assistant, you work independently while being an important part of our team. In our Accounts Payable team, we collaborate to best support our operations and contribute to strengthening competence in financial management throughout the organization. We work solution-focused and with good service. Your tasks include ongoing management of vendor invoices where the work mainly consists of invoice handling such as review, coding, and tracking of received invoices, as well as reconciliation and other financial administration. By being involved in and driving various assignments and improvement areas, you contribute to the development of our working methods and financial systems as well as streamlining and digitalization of processes. The position requires that you have a good understanding of financial flows and system experience. We use Unit4 ERP as our financial system. Tasks included in the position include: Management of vendor invoices Customer service, internal/external Reminders/collection management Setup of new suppliers (associations, private individuals, foreign suppliers) General administration Work Group Within Finance Services there are three units with approximately fifty employees in total. The Accounts Payable team is part of Finance Services 1 and consists of fourteen employees. In our work group we value an open climate, mutual respect for one another, and good collaboration. Your workplace is centrally located in premises on Drottninggatan in Linköping. About You You have secondary or post-secondary education in accounting or with a focus on bookkeeping/equivalent or alternatively experience that the employer considers equivalent. You enjoy working with ongoing tasks while it's self-evident to you that you contribute to process development within accounts payable management and initiate and drive various improvement areas. You have the ability to work in a structured manner and plan your day/week and take initiative to perform your tasks on time as the work involves a large flow of invoices and matters. You have good collaboration skills, are service-oriented and responsive in dialogue with others, and enjoy working in a team. You find it easy to communicate clearly with both close colleagues in finance and other professionals. You have good knowledge of the Swedish language, both spoken and written. It is a merit to have experience working in financial systems, to have worked in accounts payable/receivable or with financial administration. To thrive and fit in with us, your personal qualities are important. For this position, we are looking for someone who can work in a structured manner with ongoing tasks while also having the drive and mindset to want to streamline our operations. You see what is required and work actively until the goal is achieved. You plan, organize, and prioritize work in an efficient manner while also being flexible. Flexibility with us means being able to adapt to the current situation and shift focus, which is crucial as unforeseen events occur daily. We work closely together and need to have good communication to successfully solve the tasks we face in our daily work. Therefore, this position suits you if you enjoy collaboration and are responsive and communicative with colleagues, other employees in the region, customers, and suppliers. Application and Employment Before employment in patient-related work within Region Östergötland, you will be required to complete a health declaration. We warmly welcome your application! If you need help registering in the system, contact Customer Service Support and Services, 010-103 60 00, during office hours. To staffing, placement, and recruitment companies and to you who are salespeople: We respectfully but firmly decline direct contact from staffing, placement, and recruitment companies and other external parties and sellers of additional job postings. Region Östergötland has procurement agreements.
- Město
- Linköping
- Adresa
- Region Östergötland
- GPS
- 58.4200361, 15.6226866
- Publikováno
- 11. 8. 2026
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