Consultant for Finance Department

The Municipality of Sermersooq is seeking a versatile and dedicated consultant for the accounting department in the Finance Department of Corporate Services, to start as soon as possible or by agreement.

As a consultant in the accounting department, there will be the possibility to switch between the areas of accounts payable and accounts receivable. The departments together consist of approximately 15 employees. The finance department is constantly working to optimize and further develop the processes and workflows within the department, so that our colleagues around the municipality experience an easy and streamlined process when handling their tasks related to accounts payable and receivable management.

It is expected that our future colleagues will participate in the work of making the Finance Department even better with the same commitment and positivity as the existing employees.

The content of the position:

The daily tasks consist of the following, and the placement may vary depending on the busyness/peak season in the individual departments:

• Creditor invoice processing – from receipt and redistribution to approval
• Payment of approved creditor invoices
• Debtor invoice processing – from sending the invoice to payment
• Ongoing reconciliation with collection
• Payment of benefits to citizens based on file imports from professional modules.
• Ongoing reconciliation of debtors, creditors, banks with monthly deadlines
• Response to all inquiries from internal and external partners.
• Teaching
• Acubiz uses the creation and maintenance of users.
• Posting of unemployment benefits from travel reimbursements, advances, and various expenses for payments via Acubiz.
• Ad-hoc tasks

Expectations for the applicant:

• Experiences with creditor or debtor work
• Extensive knowledge of Excel as well as reconciliation tasks
• Positive attitude towards new tasks and initiatives
• Is service-oriented
• It is an advantage to have municipal knowledge, but not a requirement.
• Knowledge of Microsoft Dynamics AX is an advantage, but not a requirement.

We also emphasize that you:

• Is stable, quality-conscious, and has an eye for detail.
• Can handle many balls in the air without losing track.
• Communicates clearly and distinctly both in writing and orally.
• Works independently, responsibly, and service-oriented.
• Demonstrates flexibility regarding tasks and ongoing adjustments in workload distribution.
• Ability to work focused and structured in a hectic everyday life
• Actively contributes to continuously developing and improving our task resolution.
• Is good at collaborating broadly
• Being bilingual in Greenlandic and Danish is an advantage, but not a requirement.
• Makes an extra effort to meet deadlines

We offer:

A challenging job with opportunities to shape the content yourself and take on significant independent responsibility in an organization in development and change. We emphasize a solid onboarding process for both the job and workplace and strive to ensure a good collaborative climate with close managerial support as well as room for initiative and creativity.

Criminal record:

This position is subject to the law requiring the collection of a criminal record. According to the law, employment can only begin once the municipality has received a criminal record. We would therefore like to point out that the start date can only be agreed upon once the municipality has received the criminal record from the Police.

Salary and employment conditions:

Salary and employment conditions are in accordance with the applicable collective agreement between the Government of Greenland, according to the agreement/collective agreement in force at the time of appointment between the Government of Greenland and the relevant negotiating organization.

The employment will be subject to a 3-month probation period.

Housing:

A staff housing can be provided for the position, for which a deposit and rent, utilities, etc. will be paid according to the current rules for rent payment in the Greenland Self-Government and the municipality's properties in Greenland. If permanent staff housing cannot be made available immediately upon commencement, employees entitled to temporary housing will be offered a temporary accommodation, for which rent, utilities, etc. will be paid in accordance with the above. For further information about rent including utilities, etc., please refer to the information at: www.iserit.gl

The start date is dependent on when a staff housing becomes available. A relocation travel allowance and moving of household goods are provided in accordance with applicable regulations.

Further information can be obtained from:

If the position interests you, you are welcome to contact us for further information about the position and associated tasks at:

Creditor department manager Mariane Nielsen, phone +299 36 71 11 or email: mnil@sermersooq.gl

Application:

Applications marked with Job no. 223-26, and accompanied by educational certificates and documentation of previous employment, etc., must be uploaded before the deadline expires.

How to apply: Applications must be submitted electronically via the link at the bottom of this page, where you can attach your application and CV.