The South Zealand and Lolland-Falster Police seek an ambitious and development-oriented budget economist

Do you have a holistic understanding and strong analytical skills? Do you have solid experience in the financial area and public administration? If you can answer yes, you will undoubtedly see yourself in our newly created position in the finance department at the Sydsjællands and Lolland-Falsters Police. Here you will apply your understanding of financial management and analytical abilities to equip the police district’s top management to make decisions in the financial area and to be the professional anchor for good financial management in the police district.

Your most important task is to deliver good and qualified budget planning and financial management to the police district’s management. Financial management is carried out in close collaboration with your colleagues in the accounting department and the CFO. It is the National Police of Denmark (Rigspolitiet) Group Finance that is responsible for systems and methods for financial management for the entire Danish police, and you and your colleagues will also collaborate closely with them.

You will also work together with the rest of the finance department, which together counts around 21 colleagues. You will also have close collaboration with other staff and leaders in the police district.

In parallel with financial management, you will contribute to making the business processes in the finance department more efficient and of higher quality, so that we e.g. ensure uniform procedures across the entire police district. In addition, you will prepare and deliver thoroughly worked analyses of data – including budget analyses. You will be required to prepare written decision proposals for the police district’s top management on various issues with an economic focus.

Some tasks are predefined, but often you must be proactive and proactive in your work when you discover and present relevant material to the district’s top management. Your analyses are presented in notes that are always well-formulated and of high quality, as they must pass through management - and often further out into the organization and to the National Police.

You will have a large independent responsibility and become the CFO’s right-hand in budgeting, budget questions etc. and will report directly to the CFO.

Your profile

You have a relevant social science master's degree such as cand. polit., cand. oecon., cand. scient. polit., cand.merc or similar. You should preferably have a few years of experience from similar areas or other government organizations. Most importantly, you are a person with an analytical approach to problems, is curious and has a curious mind.

As a person we place emphasis on your ability to collaborate well, be proactive and initiative-driven, and have a positive attitude. We expect you to be responsible, results-oriented, and able to work independently. In addition, it is a prerequisite that you have the following competencies;

• Has strong numerical understanding and is skilled at handling large data sets.
• Is proficient in Excel and the other programs in the Office suite.
• Is skilled at communicating complex issues both in writing and orally to other professional groups.
• Has a flair for system use and understands data structures and relationships.
• Has a good analytical sense and can view issues from new angles

It would be advantageous, but not a prerequisite, if you have knowledge of

• Budgeting and financial management
• BI systems (Power BI, QlikView/QlikSense, or similar)

About us

In the Finance Department there are three sections.

The Procurement and Logistics section, which is responsible for the operation of the district’s buildings, vehicles, equipment, including uniforms and gear, procurement, ammunition as well as contracts.

The Accounting section, which is responsible for the district’s bookkeeping, accounts, allowances, travel settlements and accounting statements.

The Quality section, which is responsible for internal control and audit, management information, analyses, and provides input to access to information and hearings. The Quality section also contributes to the development and improvement of processes across the district, particularly in close cooperation with HR and the police leaders.

We work proactively and service-oriented and focus on providing knowledge, supporting an analytical approach to issues, and ensuring the district’s funds are used as efficiently as possible.

Salary and terms of employment

If you have an academic background, you will be hired on collective agreement terms in accordance with the applicable agreements between the Ministry of Finance and the Danish Confederation of Professional Associations (AC). Employment will be as an attorney or senior consultant depending on experience and competencies.

The weekly working time is 37 hours, and your workplace will be the police station in Næstved, Parkvej 50, where we are housed in a newer building with good facilities for employees. We have good employee facilities such as a canteen, fruit scheme and a gym. There will be meetings at all addresses in the police district, so it is an advantage if you have a driving license.

We are a smoke-free workplace.

It is a prerequisite for employment that you can undergo security clearance and that you can maintain this clearance during your entire employment.

Contact and application

If you have questions, you are welcome to contact CFO Viggo Bundgaard, [email protected], tel. 2064 6268.

You can find more information about the police in general at www.politi.dk and www.jobipolitiet.dk.

When you apply for a job with the police, you also create a profile in our recruitment system. If you apply for more than one job in the police, you must submit an application and a CV in the system for each job applied for. We recommend naming your documents so it is clear which job you are applying for.

We encourage all interested to apply regardless of gender, age, religion or ethnic origin.

Application deadline: 19 October 2026

We expect to hold interviews in week 44.

About Sydsjællands og Lolland-Falsters Politi

Sydsjællands og Lolland-Falsters Politi has a main station located in Næstved and five local stations located in Nakskov, Nykøbing F., Vordingborg, Næstved and Slagelse. In addition, the district’s alien control department is located in Rødbyhavn.

The district comprises a total of 7 municipalities: Slagelse, Sorø, Næstved, Faxe, Vordingborg, Guldborgsund and Lolland, with a total population of about 390,000 residents. In Sydsjællands og Lolland-Falsters Politi there are about 900 employees, most of whom are police officers. In addition, there are employees with academic and administrative backgrounds.

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Application deadline

19.10.2026

Application deadline

19.10.2026

Employer

Sydsjællands og Lolland-Falsters Politi

Workplace (long)

Næstved

Part-time / full-time

Full-time