Accountant

  • Full-time

Company Description

GROWING TOGETHER

IKEA offers an exciting and empowering work environment in a global marketplace. And as the world’s leader at life at home, you have exceptional opportunities to grow and develop together with us

Job Description

PURPOSE OF FUNCTION

  • Navigate and steer the business towards sustained long term profitability by:
  • Being driven by the IKEA business idea, culture and values, with a focus on sustainable profitability
  • Being a pro-active trustworthy partner taking a multidimensional view in becoming the leader in life at home
  • Identifying and evaluating business opportunities to enable IKEA organizations to make optimum decisions
  • Developing new ways of working, with focus on simplicity, providing relevant and user friendly business information standardized for all IKEA organizations

PURPOSE OF JOB

  • Provide timely, accurate, relevant, comparable and understandable financial information and ensure that the cost efficiency of each function could be monitored and measured in a standardized and uniform manner
  • Ensure tax and other statutory compliance to local rule and regulation

ASSIGNMENTS

  • Ensure accurate bookings with correct application based on Inter IKEA CCOA.
  • Responsible for the accurate and timely payments to vendors and co-workers: travel expense claims (TEC), vendor payments (IKEA Paying Agent), taxes (corporate tax, PIT, VAT, withholding tax), salary and petty cash management.
  • Responsible for cash & bank reconciliation on a regular basis, securing needed cash–flow is sufficient to cover needs.
  • Constant follow up on the status of accrual, provision and prepayment.
  • Responsible for the office fixed asset management; all fixed assets are correctly tagged, maintain fixed assets records, and yearly physical checks.
  • Any other accounts-related duties as required by department.
  • To promote & be a good example of the IKEA Culture & Values.

Qualifications

  • Accounting degree with 2 years related experience.
  • Good level of English.
  • Good knowledge of Accounting Standards

OTHER PREFERRED QUALIFICATION

  • Experience in accountancy in an international corporate environment.

MOTIVATION

  • High energy and drive to deliver results
  • Highly motivated in securing excellence in operationsand compliance
  • Willingness to be a team player

CAPABILITIES

  • Ability to prioritize and perform multiple tasks on an operational level with great attention to details
  • Ability to ensure conformity with routines, compliance and legal requirements
  • Ability to work in a structured and organized way
  • Capability to communicate in a clear way within the organization
  • Capability to understand and support needs of internal stakeholders
  • Capability to handle sensitive information with high integrity Constantly look for ways to improve and simplify ways of working
  • Able to work independently

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