Controller - Property Management

Project overview

We are looking for a Controller for property management.

Background:

Lund municipality is in the midst of intensive development work. From January 1, 2027, the responsibility for the municipality's property matters will be consolidated into a new department, property management. It encompasses the entire chain – strategic property ownership, operations and service, space and housing supply, construction projects, and cleaning – from the initial plan to the finished solution and ongoing management. The goal is for the municipality's premises and properties to be owned, used, and developed long-term, in a coordinated and efficient manner.

The department supports the municipal executive board in its role as space provider, property owner, and manager. Simultaneously, a new economic model is being introduced. From 2027, we will move away from buying and selling and the standardized internal rent, and instead allocate costs based on self-cost per premises. With a turnover of approximately SEK 1.5 billion, the new assignment demands renewed working methods and enhanced capabilities in property economics.

We are therefore seeking an experienced controller to support the new property management department until a vacant controller position is permanently filled. You will join an organization that is being built, shaping its working methods, and you will be involved in developing the financial management of the property portfolio. Financial support for property management will be coordinated under the central finance department from 2027.

Assignment:

You will become part of the department's financial hub, working closely with the appointed CFO and the operational financial support, as well as key functions within property management such as the property manager, operations manager, and project managers. Your task is both to ensure the accuracy of the finances in the accounting and to make them understandable and usable for those who make decisions about the properties.

The assignment includes:

Contribute to ongoing financial deliveries during the vacancy period while simultaneously helping to shape and establish new working methods and the financial management of the property portfolio.

Possibility of remote work: Mostly on-site, remote work arrangement by agreement with the client

Client will be the acting CFO

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• Continuously follow up and forecast the economy, per property and for the department as a whole
• Participate in the implementation of the new economic model, with cost allocation based on self-cost per premises
• Ensure correct accounting and good internal control in the invoice flow, with a special focus on the distinction between repair, planned maintenance, and investment
• Analyze operating surplus, operating and maintenance costs per square meter, and other key figures, and explain why individual objects deviate
• Follow up on media consumption and media costs and reconcile them against invoiced volumes
• Participate in the budget and forecast process together with the department and the accounting unit
• Develop routines, reports, and working methods in the new department
• Expected result of delivery:

Requirements

Personal qualities:

Bid must include:

Assignment execution, times, and scope:

• Degree in economics or equivalent knowledge acquired through other means
• Several years of experience as a controller in property management, real estate companies, or other property-owning businesses
• Experience working with finances at property and object level, not just at an aggregated level
• Good understanding of accounting, especially regarding the distinction between operations, maintenance, and investment, as well as component depreciation
• Familiar with budgeting, forecasting, and ongoing follow-up
• Ability to step into an ongoing project and be productive from the start, without a long learning period
• Knowledge of the financial system Raindance
• Very good knowledge of Excel
• Experience from municipal operations and municipal accounting
• Experience with property systems and how finance and property systems are interconnected
• Experience with energy and media follow-up
• Experience in building financial routines in a new or reorganized operation
• You are self-motivated and take responsibility for the whole without needing every task to be assigned.
• You are meticulous and organized with your documentation, so that what you deliver can be traced back to the source.
• You are pedagogical, can explain finance to non-economists, and are as interested in the properties as in the numbers.
• You have integrity and point out what has gone wrong, even when no one asks.
• CV
• Reference assignments for similar assignments/roles

Project details

01.12.2026

End: 30.06.2027

On-site in Lund. Some remote work as the work allows.

Option: Option for 12 months. Option is under the same prevailing terms.

Compensation: Ongoing hours. No compensation for travel or travel time.

Invoice information: PayExpress is standard for all our contracts. See information below. Otherwise, 30 days payment term + 1-5 days for administration.

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• Assignment terms are according to framework agreement.
• Accessibility requirements according to the DOS Act for digital deliveries will apply to all assignment requests. Information on accessibility requirements will be attached to the assignment advertisement. For you as a client
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• Start: 2026-12-01
• Remote: hybrid
• Location: Lund, Sweden, SE
• Languages: Swedish