About us

IKEA Supply AG (ISAG) is the wholesale company within the Inter IKEA Group, owning the goods in the IKEA Distribution and Regional Customer Distribution Centers world-wide. The mains functions located at ISAG are Purchasing & Logistics, Regional Supply Team Europe and Finance. The Finance organization at IKEA Supply AG (ISAG) is responsible for financial matters of the entity including among other financial planning, performance reporting, decision making support, pricing, external accounting and reporting, tax management, customs and connected business development. Finance Operations within ISAG Finance supports wholesale by securing an efficient and accurate payment and settlement process for suppliers and service providers, and compliant agreement administration.

About the job

The accounts payable accountant secures IKEAs assets by ensuring that Food wholesale related invoices are controlled, authorized and paid on time and by supporting reimbursement of agreed buyer claims by issuing invoices towards suppliers and service providers.

Your tasks further include to:

• Verify and book in timely manner direct and indirect material and service invoices.
• Authorize invoices according purchase agreements, performing various controls and check on invoices within given responsibility area.
• Actively take responsibility and initiative to investigate and close deviations relating to the invoice control.
• Issue credit/debit notes upon investigation done by operations and quality support centres.
• Ensure on-time payment by following up invoices not yet authorized and preparing invoices for payment 
• Perform VAT reporting in specific countries
• Maintain VAT basic data
• Act upon requests from suppliers and service providers (e.g. payment information, reconciliations)
• Ensure correct archiving of invoices
• Provide reports to stakeholders e.g. for audit purposes (i.e. Purchase operations)
• Support cooperation with main stakeholders
• Perform assignments or projects according to competence and business needs (e.g. Readsoft super user)
• Actively contribute to secure and increase the quality and efficiency throughout the process.

About you

To be successful in this role you need to have/be: 

• Very good knowledge of invoicing, accounting, and payment processes
• Good knowledge of compliance and control requirements within accounts payable
• Knowledge of MS Office programs e.g. how to create comparison tables, charts and word document templates
• Fluent in English
• Ability to work under time pressure, plan towards deadlines and prioritize.
• Capability to co-operate with others to achieve common goals.
• Ability to quickly adapt to changes in business needs and the environment.
• Keen on details and curiosity to know "Why".
• Enjoying working together across functions and teams.
• Wanting to take responsibility for own development and learning in the business.
• Wanting to give best possible service to stakeholders

 At IKEA, we continuously look for better ways of working, following our vision to create a better everyday life for the many people. It is in our culture to work together and to be open, straightforward and inclusive. If this sounds like an environment you could enjoy working in, please apply (in English) until 2nd of January 2020. We are looking into the applications on a regular basis so please apply as soon as possible.

We are looking for two people to join the finance operations team, one for a permanent contract and one for 12 month temporary contract.

For questions about the recruitment process feel free to contact Louise Orstadius, People & Culture Leader Finance, tel.: +41 (0)79 667 96 54.