SOT_Accounting & Reporting Specialist

WHAT YOU'LL NEED TO HAVE

KNOWLEDGE

• Comprehensive understanding of the IKEA concept, its Brand identity, Culture & Values, and strategic directions

• Comprehensive knowledge of IKEA business, its market, industry, and
  customer needs; knowledge of Ingka Group's core business operations and key
  interactions between businesses/functions

• Broad understanding of Ingka’s financial and operational processes (the interdependencies and how to manage them)

• Good understanding of measuring, processing and communicating financial
  information in compliance with internal and external regulations and ensuring
  value for money in reaching business objectives and profitable growth

• Good understanding of Ingka’s accounting and financial reporting rules, standards
  and manuals along with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) and

• General Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP)

• Good understanding of applying organizational policies and procedures to assess, mitigate, ensure appropriate internal controls and communicate risks to the organization

• Good understanding of data science, analytics, data visualization tools, and new
  technologies to secure a predictive and value-adding finance and accounting function

• Good understanding of procedures and tools for data management

• Good knowledge of how to create and implement change initiatives and manage
  stakeholders in Ingka

• Basic knowledge of project management processes, methods and tools including
  how to integrate them in everyday work

• Good understanding of tax accounting, statutory and regulatory reporting as well
  as knowledge of how to provide support in an auditing process

• MOTIVATION

• Passionate about creating an Ingka fit for the future

• Energized by increasing customer value, driving business growth and contributing to overall success and results through people

• Motivated by leading and developing people

• Inspired by working together in an ever- changing multi-dimensional environment

• Motivated by leading through cocreation with colleagues and other IKEA units

• Motivated by sharing and living the IKEA Culture & Values

• CAPABILITIES

• Attention to detail: Thoroughness and quality in accomplishing a task

• Results orientation: Focus on meeting and exceeding the desired result

• Collaborating in change: Ability to collaborate and build alliances in a constantly changing environment with many different stakeholders and demands

• Critical Thinking: Ability to conceptualise, analyse and evaluate data and determine cause and effects to generate innovative, data-driven
  ideas

• Learning agility: Ability to learn from experience, and apply that learning to
  perform successfully under new or first- time conditions

• Data fluency: Ability to work with complex data and communicate insights to make more informed decisions

YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES

• Execute work to provide accurate and timely financial reporting in compliance with Ingka Group frameworks,
  applicable GAAP and relevant local regulations.
• Execute internal and external audit tasks to meet relevant compliance and legislative requirements.
• Collaborate with country and shared service Co-workers to review quality issues, organising remedial action.
• Maintain effective internal control by reviewing and analysing relevant activities.

TOGETHER AS A TEAM

We see ourselves as influencers – we steer the IKEA business by finding the truth behind the figures.
Together we secure compliance with local and international laws and reporting standards; we assure that accounting processes are efficient and that tax compliance meets business needs.
We’re a diverse group of people driven by providing reliable financial data to a wide variety of stakeholders.
At the end of the day, that’s one of the foundations to make IKEA even better!