Job Description

What if you could inspire to make everyday life just a little bit better?

The answer is simple: You can. This is what motivates us at IKEA. We are constantly searching to find new ways to be better for the many. We use insights from real life at home all over the world, learning about the needs and dreams of people. We use our home furnishing knowledge to help inspire people with ideas and solutions that will help them live the life they want.

Finance Manager & Global Finance Leader ? Keep on reading!

At IKEA Components it is important for us that you grow and develop. You get to work with a wide scope on a global level and you will belong to an organization where we see you, believe in your abilities, and give you the right tools to shine. We are proud of our great people and our prestige-less environment and together we create success for IKEA.

In IKEA Components we are on a digital transformation to become a modern Finance department utilizing latest technologies to enable automation and improve efficiency in our financial processes. We also want to empower our team members to focus on more value-adding tasks focusing on analysis, securing compliance and constant development of our Finance function.

We are now looking for an engaged and skilled Finance manager to IKEA Components AB who will be responsible for the local accounting and reporting. You will lead our Finance Team in Sweden which consists of 13 co-workers including Safety & Security responsible. As Finance Manager you will be an important key player preparing timely and accurate financial information with recommendations to company leaders to use in decision making to ensure we continue to optimize our financial performance in line with our IKEA assignment.

The role also includes leading Finance globally for IKEA Components keeping together our legal entities in terms of working methods and accounting principles as well as being the expert within our functional area.

You will together with the team:

• Be responsible for Financial & Management (operational) reporting including accounting, tax with monthly and yearly closings
• Collaboration with auditors to ensure smooth audit completion/signing
• Securing that the company has access to all needed knowledge and expertise within the finance and direct tax area
• Responsible for the functional plan (business plan) for Finance with input and support from Process Developer on the strategic movement and development agenda
• Lead and develop the accounting team and finance controllers
• Secure compliance with accounting and tax laws and legal rules and standards as well as securing compliance with Inter IKEA financial policies & procedures and internal work instructions
• Responsible for leading the consolidated financial reporting process for IKEA Components to Inter IKEA Group

To succeed and shine in this role we see that you have:

• Deep knowledge of both financial and management accounting/tax principles, practices, standards, and regulations
• Minimum 5 years experience from a similar position in an international group of companies
• Business partnering skills and strong relationship builder
• Strong business thinking and seeing things both with holistic perspective as well as being able to work with details
• Motivation and energy in working also on a strategic level continuing the journey which has been started with “Future of Finance”
• Strong commitment!

IKEA Components hold a unique position in the IKEA value chain. With business in six continents, we are responsible to develop, purchase and supply components and materials to IKEA suppliers, retailers, and customers all over the world. We are currently on an exciting journey where we have extended our assignment and thereby also the impact on the IKEA supply chain. We are around 1,400 co-workers at IKEA Components globally where most of our people are located in our three sites in Sweden, Slovakia and China.

In Älmhult we are today located at Södra Ringvägen but will within a year move to a new office space in the city center of Älmhult with very good conditions for commuting by train.

Additional Information

We look forward to receiving your application, CV and Motivational letter, in English latest March 6th 2024. Please note that we will be interviewing continuously, which means that we may close the application process earlier than stated if we find the right candidate. The position is based in Älmhult, Sweden.

If you have any questions about the recruitment process, reach out to recruiter Christina Appelqvist, +46766113408. For questions about the position, please contact hiring manager Malin Lundell at malin.lundell1@inter.ikea.com.

We welcome your application!