Professional Coordinator for Accounting and Financing in the Center for Corporate Services

Do you want to set the professional direction and ensure quality and coherence in Næstved Municipality's accounting and financing tasks?

We are seeking a professional coordinator for Accounting and Financing in the Center for Corporate Services. You will be part of a newly established sub-team with a total of six employees, including you as the professional coordinator. The sub-team works with a broad task portfolio within chart of accounts, project accounting, refunds and settlements, accounting and compliance, as well as liquidity and financing.

As the professional coordinator, you will be the team's professional focal point. You are passionate about municipal economics and take pride in high professional standards, reliable task execution, and well-functioning processes.

You will play an important role in coordinating tasks and being a sparring partner for colleagues. At the same time, you will actively participate in the professional task solution, including a central role in the municipality's annual accounts.

Accounting and Financing is part of the overall team Financial Management and Management Information with 24 employees and a team leader. You will work closely with the team leader on prioritization and development of the area.

The team leader has formal personnel responsibility, while you will have a clear responsibility for the professional coordination. You are involved in shaping the coordinator role and the work in the newly established team.

About the position

As the professional coordinator you will gather the daily and professional coordination and sparring. You create structure, overview and a shared professional practice.

Together with the team leader you prioritize and develop the area. You have the mandate to set the professional direction, follow up on deliverables and translate decisions, rules and professional standards into practice.

The role therefore requires both solid accounting expertise and the ability to create followership. You must be able to lead professionally, coordinate and maintain an overview, even when several tasks and deadlines cross each other.

Your tasks

• play a central role in the municipality's annual accounts and ensure quality and progress in the accounting process
• coordinate the team's tasks and together with the team leader contribute to a clear prioritization
• support quality, uniformity and timeliness in task execution
• secure professional sparring, knowledge sharing and development in the team
• develop and maintain the area's annual schedule and follow up on important deadlines and deliverables
• coordinate across the team's professional areas and collaboration interfaces
• stay updated with rules and developments in the area and contribute to translating changes into practice
• contribute to the development of processes, workflows and professional standards
• contribute to case preparations and decision basis when the professional area requires it.

Your professional profile

You have a strong accounting professional profile and solid experience with municipal accounting. You thrive with both professional depth and the role as colleagues' sparring partner.

We are looking for a colleague who

• has a relevant advanced education in economics, accounting or auditing, e.g., cand.merc.aud., cand.merc., HD(R), cand.oecon., cand.polit. or similar
• has solid experience with municipal accounting and financial reporting
• has in-depth knowledge of the Budget- and Accounting System for Municipalities
• has municipal experience and experience with KMD OPUS, so you can work securely in the financial system
• has in-depth knowledge of the Ministry of the Interior and Health's authorized chart of accounts, preferably at superuser level
• has strong analytical skills and can translate complex rules and issues into clear professional practice
• works in a structured way, can create an overview and ensures progress, also when several deadlines coincide
• is proactive, responsible and solution-oriented and follows up tasks to completion
• can create followership through professional credibility, clarity, collaboration and respect
• communicates securely and precisely both verbally and in writing.

We offer

• a central professional role where you contribute to developing the area and the professional ways of working
• a broad and complex municipal accounting and financing portfolio
• close collaboration with the team leader and capable, engaged colleagues in the team
• a high degree of professional autonomy and the opportunity to actively apply your expertise
• an professional environment focused on sparring, collaboration and ongoing development.

A flexible workplace: In Næstved Municipality we value balance and offer, among other things, flexible Friday with the possibility of home working or a 4-day workweek.

Salary and employment terms are in accordance with the applicable collective agreement between KL and the negotiating-party professional organization.

Information about starting salary and expected salary range

Via the link here you can view information about the relevant salary range for the specific position. In the overview, select Næstved Municipality, the job category (collective agreement) you are applying to and further which position you are applying for. In the table below you can see the relevant information for the specific position.

Start date 1 January 2027.

Working hours per week 37 hours.

If you have questions about the position , you can contact Budget and Analysis Manager Tine Bang at telephone 4032 9362.

Application

If you would like to become the professional coordinator for Næstved Municipality's accounting and financing tasks, we look forward to receiving your application and CV.

Application deadline Sunday the 22 November 2026.

Interviews are expected to be held Wednesday the 25 November 2026.

You apply for the position by sending your application, CV and other relevant documentation and education certificates electronically via the applicant button “Apply”.

We look forward to receiving your application.