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Vacancy: Head of Finance and Administration (Sweden) – Position Filled

Future Earth is looking to fill a key role at its global hub located at the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences in Stockholm. Are you the person we are looking for to join our international team at Future Earth?
You have a solid financial background and ability to lead the finance and administration team with passion. Your strong analytical skills and good understanding of the financial management of international projects, will guide financial decision in the management team. This broad role requires you to have a genuine interest in leadership and both strategic and operational work. You are solutions-oriented and a team player.

Responsibilities

  • To lead, develop and report the hub’s budget, estimated costs and forecast.
  • Financial planning and capital management.
  • To operate and develop systems, processes and digital routines within the administrative function.
  • Resource mobilization, project funding and reporting within the foundation.
  • Responsible for legal agreements with external partners, with content in Swedish and English.
  • Personnel manager for the finance and administration team.
  • Internal responsibility for the finance system.
  • Report financial statements to the board and as a member of the management team.
  • Represent finance of the global hub within the global secretariat and at external meetings.
  • Reports to external parties, contact to the auditor, tax agency and others authorities, responsible for external financial review of projects.

Qualifications

  • Degree in finance/business administration or equivalent.
  • Solid work experience from finance, administration and Swedish accounting.
  • Leadership skills including proven experience in an international environment.
  • Excellent presentation and communication skills and fluency in Swedish and English.
  • A broad knowledge of finance and administration from private or public organisations.
  • Experience from a finance role preferably in an academic environment, foundations or non-profit organisations.

Position

Permanent and fulltime employment, start date as soon as possible in 2022.
You will report to the Global Hub Director, Sweden. Collective agreement with Fremia.
International travel, and willingness to lead and participate in international virtual meetings, some outside of normal working hours, are required for this position.
This position is based at the Swedish global hub of Future Earth (Stiftelsen Future Earth Sverige)
c/o Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, Stockholm. Close to public transport, local buses, and underground.

Application

Please, submit your CV with a cover letter in English. Send your application by email with ”Head of Finance and Administration” in the subject line. Applications will be considered on an on-going basis.

Send your application to: marie.edlund@optimalanalys.com
Contact information: Marie Edlund, HR Consultant +46 (0)704756053.

We follow the rules of GDPR. The recruitment process is based on competence, equality and non-discrimination policy.
Sales calls or contact regarding other recruiting and manning solutions will be declined.

View full posting and Swedish description here.

DATE

December 22, 2021

AUTHOR

Future Earth Staff Member

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