Controller

Description:

In Alvesta Municipality – with approximately 20,000 residents in the heart of southern Sweden – you'll be part of creating a sustainable society for the future. Here, a strong business sector meets high-quality municipal services and an attractive living environment with both vibrant town centers and nature-rich countryside. With excellent connections via rail, air, and road, opportunities are close by – whether you want to develop in your professional role or in life. We are approximately 2,000 employees who work every day to make a difference. Our core values – participation, commitment, and trust – permeate everything we do. Through good meetings and open dialogue, we create a workplace where ideas can flourish and every employee is seen and appreciated. With us, you'll work in an organization with short decision-making paths and a clear focus on sustainable development in line with the UN's Agenda 2030. Together, we're building a safe and attractive Alvesta – for residents, businesses, and visitors. The position is placed at the municipality's Controller Unit within the Finance Department. The department assists the municipality and its companies with strategic financial matters, accounting, financial planning, and follow-up. Here you'll become part of a team of ten controllers with a dynamic mix of different ages and genders, which contributes to a breadth of perspectives and experiences. 1 position(s). WORK TASKS Do you want a role where your analytical skills directly impact how we develop Alvesta Municipality? As a controller with us, you'll get a unique combination of strategic influence and operational freedom. Here you'll have responsibility and the opportunity to help our leaders and elected officials make wise decisions for the future. Your role with us Your main focus will be supporting one of the municipality's departments, where you'll take a place in the management group as a strategic partner. You'll also have a smaller assignment toward one of our companies or another department, which gives you broad understanding of the entire municipal group. Your days will be filled with qualified analysis, budget work, and forecasts, but also exciting investigation and development projects. You're the voice that explains the financial situation in the board and ensures we work toward our common goals with a sharp holistic perspective. Why choose us? - Great freedom: We believe in trust and it's part of our core values. Here you'll have great opportunities to plan and structure your workday yourself. - Close collaboration: You'll become part of a tight and competent team in the finance department and work side by side with both operations managers and the controller director. - Impact: Your analyses form the basis for how Alvesta Municipality develops. Who are you? We're looking for someone who thrives in an advisory role and has the ability to see the connection between finances and operational benefits. You're a confident presenter who can communicate complex information in a pedagogical way. QUALIFICATIONS To thrive in this role, we see that you're someone who enjoys creating order. You have an economics degree and have already gathered experience in qualified financial work. We're looking for someone who: - Is a natural problem solver: You're driven by finding ways forward and feel quickly at home in new IT systems. - Combines structure with drive: You work methodically and enjoy working toward clear deadlines and goals. - Is a pedagogical analyst: You have the ability not just to analyze numbers, but also to explain them so others understand. You make the complex simple. - Builds bridges: Through your service-oriented manner and clear communication, you create trust and good relationships, both with colleagues and external parties. We place great emphasis on your personal qualities, and for us it's important that you're the right person in the right place. Employment form: Permanent employment. Duration: Indefinite. We decline all advertising sales. We use continuous selection in this recruitment. This means we read applications and call interesting candidates for interviews continuously during the application period.

Overview

Type

job

Status

active

Visibility

public

City

Alvesta

GPS

56.9313355, 14.7386204copyopen in

Phone

0472-150 00

Views

5

Published

11. 6. 2026

Edited

21. 6. 2026

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