For a vibrant Kiruna. One thing is certain. With us, you make a difference. We are Kiruna, we say. We are the caregiver who holds old mom's hand and the teacher who makes little brother read his first words. We are the childminder who makes someone grow every day and the social worker who does what it takes to change lives. We are the personal assistant who gives freedom and the librarian who brings literature close. We are the home support workers who drive to villages in blizzards like the midnight sun to be there. We are hundreds of skills, thousands of people and generations of experience who together safeguard, nurture, inspire, teach, save lives, innovate, move cities, stand up for each other and care for people. With pride and care. From mountains to cities. Today and tomorrow for a living Kiruna. There is something beautiful in that. Do you also want to work for life, people and the future in Kiruna municipality? Do you want to create value and make a real difference for what is important? We look forward to hearing from you! JOB DUTIES As an Accounting Assistant, you will work closely with others in the Finance Department. The position includes a variety of finance-related tasks such as VAT accounting, statistical accounting and working with and being able to develop the flow of supplier and customer invoices. The tasks may evolve if you are the right person and this requires that you are always ready to take on new challenges and tasks. The tasks include bookkeeping, reconciliation and ongoing investigation of balance sheet accounts. Tasks may be redistributed over time if the business requires it. You will be expected to support and assist the accounting team in case of absence or need. You will also be expected to contribute to the development of accounting processes in consultation with the Head of the Finance Unit. Work on monthly, interim and annual accounts is part of the job. QUALIFICATIONS We are looking for you who have at least an upper secondary education in economics and have worked at least one year with finance and accounting. You have great computer skills with good knowledge of Microsoft Office (Excel, Powerpoint and Word). You are used to working independently but enjoy working with others. You are solution-oriented, analytical, creative, outgoing, flexible and proactive. It is important that you have a good relationship with customers and employees. Experience of working in a politically controlled organization, experience of working with limited companies and experience and knowledge of Agresso or other business system are advantageous. Great emphasis will be placed on personal qualities such as cooperation skills and pedagogical skills. OTHER To work with us, you must share Kiruna municipality's common values where respect, responsibility and collaboration are the key words. We offer a pleasant working environment and stimulating tasks and that you as an employee get a good balance between work and leisure. We have many different benefits where you as an employee can train free of charge at various training facilities up to SEK 5000 / year, we have cabins in the mountains that you can rent, we offer the opportunity to exchange salary for days off. We strive for gender balance and see diversity as a strength, we welcome employees with different backgrounds and work to ensure that our workplaces are accessible to everyone. Kiruna municipality sees full-time as a right and part-time as an opportunity. It is an advantage if you have knowledge of Finnish, Sami and/or Meänkieli as Kiruna municipality is an administrative area for these languages. Kiruna municipality has made media choices for this recruitment and therefore refrains from contacting ad sellers or other sellers of recruitment services.