Financial Assistant / Senior Assistant

Economic employee / senior assistant to Ilisimatusarfik - Greenland's University - are you our upcoming new colleague?

Are you passionate about accounting and finance, where user service is a top priority and you can also further your education – then the accounting department at Ilisimatusarfik is the right place for you.

We want to strengthen our finance and accounting function and are therefore looking for an experienced finance employee / senior assistant for our accounting department.

 

The position will provide you with very varied tasks, where you will be challenged both professionally and personally. In the accounting department, we are three dedicated employees (Accounting Manager and 2 controllers) who are looking for a good and focused colleague who is committed to providing excellent service to our users.

We hope that you are also good at collaborating with your colleagues in solving tasks, so that we as a team continue to develop the accounting department in a positive direction.

 

• Your tasks will primarily consist of: Guiding the accounting department's partners at Ilisimatusarfik.
• Control and follow-up of the daily finances at Ilisimatusarfik, including: Overseeing the registration and bookkeeping of all types of accounting documents.
• Perform reconciliation tasks including bank reconciliation.

• Furthermore, we expect you to perform the following tasks: Control of business processes and ongoing development and maintenance of administrative processes and procedures.
• Ad hoc tasks related to accounting and the finance function

You must have the ability to quickly gain an overview of the accounting department's overall tasks and, together with the accounting team, help coordinate the solution of the department's overall tasks. In addition, you will be assigned your own specific areas of responsibility.

 

There may be changes to the current distribution of tasks in connection with your appointment, so that both your and the other employees' competencies are utilized in the best possible way.

 

• Desired qualifications: a degree in economics and accounting.
• experience with accounting and financial management.
• a systematic approach to problem-solving, a good overview, a sense of order, and is responsible.
• good collaboration and communication skills – among colleagues as well as with partners.
• knowledge of the public sector's financial systems and other administrative IT systems.
• can work with Excel at a high level.
• good communication skills both written and verbal.
• has experience with project management systems.
• a service-oriented approach to your work.
• ability to work flexibly in a changing everyday life.
• interest in continuing to develop your skills and knowledge.
• en høj arbejdskapacitet.  

Finally, we would very much like you to be bilingual (Greenlandic and Danish) and also be able to speak and write English, as we have a number of international employees and are involved in many international projects.

 

• We offer: Professional development opportunities
• Great variation in the work tasks
• Professionelle, friske og kompetente kolleger med en uformel omgangstone 
• Opportunity to influence the content of the position
• Opportunity for development and education within the field.
• A workplace in development.

The position is desired to be filled as soon as possible or by agreement.

 

Contact/information:

If you would like to know more about the position, you are welcome to contact Chief Accountant Svend Lynge Larsen at tel. +299 34 73 22. If you want further information about Greenland's University, you can read more at www.uni.gl

 

About Ilisimatusarfik

Ilisimatusarfik, Greenland's University, was established in 1987 and currently offers 13 different programs, including some part-time programs at both diploma and master's levels. Ilisimatusarfik is an Arctic university that creates knowledge and innovation in a rapidly developing region. The board is the university's highest management body. Daily management is handled by the rector and the university director. The four institutes are led by an institute head, who is advised by an institute council.

• Ilisimatusarfik consists of 4 institutes: Institute of Learning
• Institute of Society, Economics & Journalism
• Institute of Culture, Language & History
• Institute of Health & Nature

About the Joint Administration

The Joint Administration serves the entire university. It is led by the university director. The Joint Administration has departments in Ilimmarfik. The departments work closely with the academic units, but also collaborate with each other. The tasks of the Joint Administration include: student administration, personnel administration, servicing the board and the Academic Council, as well as other service functions for the university's staff and students. The Joint Administration is also responsible for the building operations of Ilimmarfik.

Salary and employment conditions

Salary and employment conditions, including the right to relocation and departure travel and moving of personal belongings, in accordance with the agreement/collective agreement in effect at the time of commencement between the Government of Greenland and the relevant negotiating organization.

Housing

No staff housing is provided for the position. If an applicant already has staff housing through employment with the Self-Government, the right to assigned staff housing is retained. The staff housing is linked to the employment relationship and must be vacated upon termination of the employment relationship.

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