Proactive Financial Consultant for the Specialized Children and Youth Area

In the Finance Department of the Children, School and Family Administration we are looking for a financial consultant who is passionate about strengthening and developing the financial management of the specialized children and youth area.

Do you have experience with financial management – preferably within the specialized children and youth area – and can you balance financial considerations with professional perspectives, then you are the one we are looking for.

About the job

We are looking for a financial consultant who is proactive, can take an analytical approach to the finances and activity data, and at the same time can take on the role of a clear and professionally strong sparring partner who dares to challenge and qualify decisions.

As a financial consultant in the specialized children- and youth area you will, as a starting point, be responsible for the following tasks:

• Financial conversations with child and youth advisors primarily in Child Disability
• Administrative tasks in various professional systems
• Key figures and overview of finances in the Family area
• Analyses in the specialized children- and youth area
• Development of management information to support financial management and the professional governance of the area

Depending on your profile and which tasks you are motivated by, you will also take on other tasks.

You will become part of Team Family. The team supports the Head of Family and the entire family area.

The Family area includes Family Counseling, Family Center Day, Family Center 24/7, Dental Care and Health Care (Sundhedsplejen).

The team consists of five employees and a department head, and the team is responsible for tasks such as budgeting, budget follow-up, supporting capacity management, handling the payout of lost earnings, analyses and many other tasks.

In the team, work is continuously organized to allocate tasks in the best possible way so that we support the area with financial management and optimization of administrative tasks.

Likewise, in the Finance Department we focus on ensuring that at least two employees know the tasks. This means that we continuously learn new tasks, so there is an expectation that we are all willing to learn.

About you

We emphasize that you

• Have a municipal and/or higher education with experience in financial management in the public sector – preferably within the specialized children- and youth area.
• Are skilled at communicating in writing and speaking to several different levels, so complex issues are conveyed in an understandable way.
• Find it easy to take responsibility and work independently and solution-oriented.
• Have a sense of humor and can contribute to a good working environment.

About us

The Finance Department in the Children, School and Family Administration is a staff function that supports the administration's professional managers and the entire organization. It requires that we are accessible, listening, and service-oriented in the role.

We are 17 employees, one department head and one financial manager.

The department is divided into four teams that handle finance and administrative tasks

• Team School and Daycare
• Team Digitisation, Analysis and GDPR
• Team Family
• Team PLT

We are a department with an informal tone, where we help each other and focus on constructive input to each other’s tasks. It should be fun to go to work, but we are also proud of our task solutions.

We offer you an exciting position with good development opportunities and the possibility to put your own mark on diverse tasks.

Terms of employment

Salary and terms of employment in accordance with applicable collective agreement. Salary will be determined according to principles of local salary setting based on the functions of the position and the applicant's qualifications.

More information about the position

If you have any further questions about the position, you are welcome to contact Finance Manager Lene Amstrup-Bloch at phone 4048 9553 or Department Manager Louise Overgaard Secher at phone 2098 5542.

Employment process and start date

• Application deadline Sunday, October 18, 2026
• First interview expected to be held Thursday, October 22, 2026
• Second interview expected to be held Monday, October 26, 2026

The position is to be filled as soon as possible and no later than December 1, 2026.

There is a permanent position of 37 hours. Work location is Nicolaiplads 6, 6000 Kolding.

Application deadline: Oct. 18, 2026

Department: Ålegården 1 6000 Kolding