Assistant Finance Director

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We are now seeking an Assistant Finance Director who wants to contribute to developing and ensuring quality in Karlshamn Municipality's financial operations. Job Responsibilities You work closely with the Finance Director, management, and operations teams to ensure that the municipality's resources are used efficiently, sustainably, and responsibly. You have a particular responsibility for leading and developing parts of the Finance Department's operations. In your role as Assistant Finance Director, you deputize for the Finance Director when she is not on-site and in certain specific contexts where appropriate. Your main responsibilities include: Managing the accounting and controller units with responsibility for operations, personnel, and work environment where 17 employees work Supporting the Finance Director in strategic and operational matters regarding financial management and operations development Coordinating budget, forecast, and follow-up processes for the municipality Ensuring quality, efficiency, and development in financial processes and routines Contributing to good internal controls and compliance with regulations, guidelines, and governing documents Preparing analyses, decision support materials, and reports for management, boards, and department heads Driving change and development initiatives within digitalization, working methods, and management models Providing qualified support to department heads and operations in financial matters Actively participating in the Finance Department's management group and contributing to the department's overall development Representing the Finance Department in internal networks, projects, and collaboration forums Requirements for the Position: University or college degree in Finance or Economics At least 10 years of experience in qualified financial work At least 5 years of experience in management or leadership roles with personnel and work environment responsibility Experience working in municipal or other public sector operations Very strong ability to express yourself in Swedish, both verbally and in writing Good digital skills and experience working with financial systems and decision support tools Meritorious Qualifications: Experience in change management and operations development Experience leading other managers or specialist functions Knowledge of relevant operations systems Experience in process development, digitalization, or automation Personal Qualities: We are seeking a leader with the ability to switch between strategic thinking and operational execution. You have the ability to create clarity and in complex situations you are good at adapting your communication based on recipient and context. Through coaching and trust-based leadership, you build confidence and create engagement. You contribute to developing both operations and employees by delegating responsibility, following up on results, and creating good conditions for collaboration and learning. Great weight will be placed on personal qualities. About the Workplace The Finance Department is part of Karlshamn Municipality's central support function and works closely with the municipality's operations, department heads, and political organization. The department's mandate is to create conditions for sound financial management, effective governance, and sustainable development throughout the municipality. Here we work with collaboration, knowledge sharing, and professional service. We continuously develop our processes and working methods to meet operations' needs in the best way possible. As an employee at Karlshamn Municipality, you are offered a workplace with an open climate, trust-based leadership, and good development opportunities. We offer, among other things, flexible working hours, the possibility of hybrid work when operations permit, wellness time, and benefits within health and well-being. Position Information Permanent employment Full-time Probationary employment may apply if needed The position is security classified Number of positions: 1 Start date: by agreement Application deadline: 2026-06-30 Other Information Review of applications begins on August 6th, after which we will contact you for any further process. As an employer, we need to verify your right to work in Sweden. At any interview, you must present an ID document proving citizenship: a passport or national ID card are examples of such documents. For more information about the position, contact: Åsa Nygren Finance Director 0454-81539 Union contact Vision: Julia Solokof 0454-81102 Please visit https://www.karlshamn.se/rekrytering. There you will find important information about what applies to you if you have protected personal information, how we verify your right to work in Sweden, when you need to and how to order an extract from the criminal record, and war placement upon employment. To ensure the quality of the recruitment process and enable good communication with our applicants, we ask that you apply using the button in the advertisement. An application to Karlshamn Municipality is a public document. We kindly but firmly decline direct contact from staffing and recruitment companies and vendors of additional job advertisements.

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Typ

job

Stav

active

Viditelnost

public

Město

Karlshamn

Adresa

Rådhuset

GPS

56.1889087, 14.8450373kopírovatotevřít v ▾

Telefon

0454-81539

Zobrazení

5

Publikováno

30. 4. 2026

Upraveno

21. 6. 2026

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