Do you have what it takes to provide quality information about our financial and business performance, value adding analyses and to be part in leading the forecast and budget process? Do you communicate in a clear, inspiring and simple way and at the same time see patterns and spot differences? 

IKEA Components is looking for a Business Controller. Why don’t you come and teach us a thing or two!

About the job

As our new colleague and Business Controller, you will be part of the finance department and responsible for driving the financial and performance agenda across all component business areas in IKEA Components. Within the field of controlling, you will support various stakeholders with both the business and financial perspective. You will have opportunities to influence and develop our ways of working. In this role, you will be reporting to the Business Finance Manager and is part of the Business Steering Matrix within IKEA Components.

The position is located in Älmhult, Sweden. Älmhult has excellent commuting possibilities with hourly trains to Malmö, Lund and Växjö and an IKEA shuttle bus back and forth to Helsingborg two times a day.

About the assignment
 
Your main responsibilities as Business Controller are: 
• Support in leading the forecast and budget process, overall cost allocations, financial results and price settings. Working closely with all parts of the organisation.
• Find the right sets of data, compile it in a flexible and user friendly way and to perform analysis.
• Secure that correct financial information is available when needed.
• Co-ordinate the performance and financial updates sent out to the organization.
• Be ambassador for standard business solutions and common tools.
• Secure that analytical tools are available for producing reports and analysis.
• Be an active support to IKEA Components Business Finance Manager and the senior Finance Business Navigator.

About you

We believe in order to be successful in this role, you need to have minimum of 3 years of previous experience working with Business Controlling, Business or Financial Analysis. 
You have an academic degree within the area of Finance, Business Administration, Economics or a similar area. You are experienced in working with BI tools, such as Cognos, Qlikview and/or TM1. Moreover, you have strong analytical skills, have a good understanding of quantitative calculation methods and how to practically perform analysis. Your strong communication skills enables you to engage people, both inside and outside the function, by creating a passion for objectives, plans and processes. When facing challenges, you take them on with a positive and solution-oriented approach. You have the ability to see the big picture and able to identify the details crucial for the big picture.

As a person you are curious and strive to continuously develop yourself and the processes you work with. You get energy from working both together with other people and from working independently. You are good at asking the right questions, and dare to challenge others. Since IKEA Components is a truly global environment, with colleagues from all over the world, you need to be fluent in English.

If you have any questions regarding the role, please contact Business Finance Manager Iren Åberg at +46 766190179 or Business Controller Malin Lundell at +46708 322 836. If you have questions regarding the recruitment process, please contact Recruitment Specialist Olivia Håkansson, at +46734 223 166. 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 candidates.

We look forward to receiving your application in English, at the latest January 14th 2017.

IKEA Components task within IKEA is to pursue the development of future unique and customer friendly solutions within fittings and components to the IKEA range. We create substantial cost and quality benefits for IKEA in our development and trade of raw materials, components and fittings. IKEA Components is part of the IKEA group and shares the IKEA vision and values. Our business is global and we are 1500 employees based in Sweden, Slovakia and China. Through co-operation with IKEA Purchasing Offices we are in addition represented at several other sites around the world.