Financial Controller, IKEA Taastrup (Head Office)

at  IKEA

WHO YOU ARE

We are looking for a skilled and passionate Financial Controller who wants to work in a global and growth-oriented company with the opportunity to make their mark, and who can help influence, strengthen and develop the controlling area at IKEA DK.
You work independently and in a structured manner with your tasks and are not afraid of new challenges. It should be completely natural for you to communicate with all levels of the organization and to provide service-oriented support, where you act as a trust-building link between Finance & Accounting and the rest of the organization.

We expect from you:

• Analytical experience: You have solid experience in analyzing financial information based on both legal and operating economic principles.
• Financial process management: You are adept at optimizing and streamlining financial and administrative processes.
• Clear communicator: You can communicate financial and accounting key figures and issues in a clear and easy-to-understand manner.
• Background: You have a relevant financial background such as HD Accountancy, cand.merc.aud or similar and at least 5 years’ experience as a financial controller from a large company.
• Data skills: You are proficient on Excel and generally has an easy time learning IT systems and models.
• Collaboration: That you have good collaboration skills, thrive with responsibility and deadlines and have a good mood and positive energy.
• Compliance and detail oriented: You are able to interpret rules and legislation within the financial area and to implement necessary changes to achieve compliance.
• Problem-solving: Possesses a good overview with an eye for detail, has a high drive and proactively seeks solutions. Works systematically, is quick to acquire new knowledge and good at prioritizing.
• Communicates fluently in Danish and English in both writing and speech.

Your key tasks will include:

• Participation in month and year-end.
• Participation in the preparation of the annual accounts, including preparation and quality assurance of audit material.
• Participation in the month-end closing processes and ensuring the accurate reporting of financial information to the business.
• Assist in implementing internal controls and reporting thereof both internally and to the Group.
• Operational financial follow-up on purchases of goods, services and revenue, including reconciliations thereof.
• Operational financial review of other costs and projects.
• To go in-depth, in the engine room and understand our financial models and to be able to pass on this understanding to internal stakeholders.
• Optimizing and streamlining financial and administrative processes and workflows.
• Provide the business with relevant and value-creating analyses, key figures and proposals for improvements.
• Carrying out various reconciliations and checks.
• Participation in many varied projects and ad hoc tasks.