Accountant - Intern

  • Full-time

Company Description

IKEA Range & Supply has the responsibility to develop, design, produce and supply IKEA stores with home furnishing solutions available to the many people. Each year IKEA Range & Supply introduce 2,000 new products in the IKEA stores. The total range is almost 10,000 products.

Job Description

You see things a little differently. So do we. We believe that what you value is more important than what your CV says. We offer positions that will challenge your skills and let you grow. Come see things a little differently with us.

About the Assignment:

This is a temporary, 4-month assignment, where you will be responsible for providing timely, accurate, relevant, comparable and understandable financial information and ensuring that the cost efficiency of each function could be monitored and measured in a standardised and uniform manner.

The schedule is somewhat flexible, but you must be able and willing to work 30-40 hours per week during normal business hours. Work must be conducted on site at the King of Prussia office.

Specific Job Tasks

-Locally responsible for accounting and reporting, in compliance with local regulations and IKEA rules and guidelines, including accounting chapters of IKEA Financial Manual

-Consistently look for ways to optimize IKEA cost frame and tax effectiveness

-Proceed to transactional payments such as travel expense claims, account payable for co-workers and vendors

-Consistently monitor and report accounts payable/ receivable for co-workers and vendors

-Create and follow-up consistently accruals, provisions & prepayments

-Secure 4-eyes principle and needed documentation in all transactions

-Responsible for cash & bank reconciliation on a regular basis, securing needed cash–flow is sufficient to cover needs

-Responsible for the office fixed asset management: secure fixed assets are correctly tagged, maintain fixed assets records, and proceed to yearly physical checks.

-Responsible for proper and accurate booking of transactions

-Support co-workers in relations to questions related to payments and invoices

Qualifications

Deep knowledge of the following: accounting systems & procedures, payroll systems & procedures, reporting and local legal demands and country-specific tax regulations

Bachelor's degree in finance/accounting OR at least 1-3 years of experience

Additional Information

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