IKEA Supply AG (ISAG) is the wholesale company within Inter IKEA belonging to IKEA Supply, owning the goods in the IKEA Distribution and Regional Customer Distribution Centers world-wide. The main functions located at ISAG are Supply Chain Operations, Supply Chain Development and Finance.

The Indirect Tax Team, belonging to Finance, is responsible for the management of indirect tax matters, compliance with indirect tax laws, environmental reporting rules & regulations and correct setup of tax settings in our system. 

From the beginning you are dedicated to fulltime support our Tax scrum team which is implementing SAP S/4 Hana to replace our current systems. This will help us to connect physical and financial flows to improve visibility of transactions and inventory and enable a more dynamic operations, where costs and services are balanced.

After your project work ended you will have the opportunity to bring in your knowledge in the daily work of the Indirect Tax team by taking over daily tasks, improve processes and support other projects.

About the job

Contribution to the Tax scrum team:

• relevant experience in SAP implementation related to Indirect Tax, but also Direct Tax and operational transfer pricing knowledge
• driving topics, researching information, conducting interviews, facilitating, or contributing in workshops
• securing  the interests of the tax team in the project and representing the project to the tax team by informing about progress
• proactively work with change management to secure organizational readiness to adopt SAP S/4

After project ended, in this role, you will:

• check existing compliance processes and improve processes
• ensure the Indirect tax compliance, by preparing/submitting the Indirect Tax returns (VAT/GST, Intrastat, other Listings) and reviewing the compliance data for multiple jurisdictions/countries 
• support and participate in multi-country Indirect Tax audits/requests from Local Tax authorities
• support internal stakeholders in Indirect Tax topics/questions (Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Accounting, Financial Controlling etc.) 
• support and participate in Indirect Tax projects 

About you

To be successful in this role you need to have:

• Bachelor degree in Accounting, Finance or a related field; Master degree preferred - specialized in Indirect Tax, other Tax knowledge is a plus
• Minimum 3 years work experience in Indirect Tax and/or Tax Technology (with focus on SAP)
• SAP experience in one or more of the following functional areas FI, CO
• Strong pro-active project management skills as well as problem-solving skills
• Ability to work independently and under time pressure
• Ability to anticipate and manage change
• Good interpersonal and communication skills (written and oral)
• Highly motivated with the ability to work both independently and in a team

This role is full-time (40 hours per week), based in Pratteln, Switzerland and sits in the Indirect Tax Team.  

Interested? Send us your CV and Motivation Letter in English, latest by November 15, 2023. 

For further information about the role please contact Carina Diene, Tax Technology Lead ([email protected]). For questions about the recruitment process feel free to contact Olivia Trombini, P&C Generalist ([email protected]).

About IKEA 

At IKEA, we do things a little different. We think, differently. Act, differently. And work differently as well. We like to break things. Like rules. And then make things. Like music-playing lamps. And beds disguised as sofas. Even plantballs that help us look after our planet. It’s all part of our vision - to create a better everyday life for the many. And it’s been keeping our co-workers going for over 75 years. By 2030, we hope to help millions more look forward to going home. Maybe you can help us.

IKEA Supply is responsible for securing that the product offer is produced and delivered to our customers. We lead the supply agenda across many functions and work together with all business areas, different business units, but also retail markets to secure customer availability in all markets and sales channels at lowest total cost.

At IKEA we believe that we’re better when we’re physically together for collaboration, dialogues and conversations. We believe in the power of human interactions; the informal chats, the energy, belonging and creativity generated by people being in the same place. Our approach is that we spend most of our time in the IKEA workplace and with flexibility to work from home when relevant.

Another thing fuelling our success is our values-based culture. While we are unique individuals with endless differences, something we share is our commitment to lead by example, work together, find better ways and to get things done. We believe in life-long learning, where we all play a part in helping each other (and our business) grow. 

Read more about us at https://about.ikea.com