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