Who you are • Basic knowledge of Accounting principles • Basic business knowledge and cross functional understanding of IKEA’s operations • Basic understanding of company legal (GAAP, Tax, statistical) obligations, and compliance • Eagerness to deliver results • Be proactive and take responsibility to improve knowledge level needed for business and personal development • Strong connection to the IKEA vision, the IKEA values and have an interest in home furnishing • Work together in developing the business • Open to work in a constant changing environment • Co-operate with co-workers within and outside of the own organization to accomplish common goals • Understands the impact of own work on business performance • Strong problem-solving ability • Express opinions, thoughts, experiences and ideas clearly and openly Your responsibilities • Prepare, post and reconcile journal entries like costs and revenues, accruals, intercompany charges, administrative tasks linked to treasury (cash flow) and functional adjustments. • Secure all relevant data is processed accurately, timely and according to accounting framework. • Contribute to increase quality and improve our work • Support internal and external audit related work, yearly filings and other compliance activities • Support as a contact window of specific companies and take care of all A&R related activities for responsible companies. • Maintain an understanding of business activities, innovation of technologies, and global transformation. • Contribute the implementation of the changes from both global and local directions relating to accounting. • Support local and global projects with A&R expertise 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!