Controller Review of Job Advertisement
Assignment on Module 7.
The following review aims at evaluating and creating a suitable hiring process for a Business Controller in Public Administration, using a recent job advertisement posted at www.offentligajobb.se.
Job description
In the advertisement reviewed, the position as a Business Controller is sought for. A business controller supervises the quality of finance and business reporting in an organization, focusing on performance management, primarily through economic measures. These are used in budget tracking, forecasts, investment reviews and aids in development of procedures. The work involves much contact and interaction with people, taking part in briefings, meetings and field visits. Within the public administration, a trend of decentralization of economic functions is emerging (Svara, 2010). This permits working closely together with the management team of the district, putting the controller in the position to convey information, so that changes in the desired direction can be made. In this way, the mission of the controller is to provide statistics (essential for performance evaluation) for the managerial group, allowing them to make educated decisions regarding the governing of the department.
Reflecting on the advertisement for the position, it is clearly lacking in detailed information. The purpose of advertisement´s is to find a good fit between organization and individual. As it is the individual that need initiate the contact, he needs to be provided with information, allowing him to make an educated choice of employer. Including more specified information allows attraction of appropriate candidates, allowing a more qualified and better fitted group of people in the initial screening group. However, prospective candidates suitable for the position are expected to have previous experiences with related positions, and thus infer details not included. It can further be speculated that giving a minimum of information in the
The following review aims at evaluating and creating a suitable hiring process for a Business Controller in Public Administration, using a recent job advertisement posted at www.offentligajobb.se.
Job description
In the advertisement reviewed, the position as a Business Controller is sought for. A business controller supervises the quality of finance and business reporting in an organization, focusing on performance management, primarily through economic measures. These are used in budget tracking, forecasts, investment reviews and aids in development of procedures. The work involves much contact and interaction with people, taking part in briefings, meetings and field visits. Within the public administration, a trend of decentralization of economic functions is emerging (Svara, 2010). This permits working closely together with the management team of the district, putting the controller in the position to convey information, so that changes in the desired direction can be made. In this way, the mission of the controller is to provide statistics (essential for performance evaluation) for the managerial group, allowing them to make educated decisions regarding the governing of the department.
Reflecting on the advertisement for the position, it is clearly lacking in detailed information. The purpose of advertisement´s is to find a good fit between organization and individual. As it is the individual that need initiate the contact, he needs to be provided with information, allowing him to make an educated choice of employer. Including more specified information allows attraction of appropriate candidates, allowing a more qualified and better fitted group of people in the initial screening group. However, prospective candidates suitable for the position are expected to have previous experiences with related positions, and thus infer details not included. It can further be speculated that giving a minimum of information in the
References: London, GBR: Kogan Page, Limited, 2006. Svara, Jim School of Health and Society Business Economics, Krisitanstad University, 2010.