Accountant

**Job ID**: REF17308J

**Date posted**: 06/02/2024

IKEA Supply AG (ISAG) is the wholesale company within the Inter IKEA Group belonging to IKEA Supply, owning the goods in the IKEA Distribution and Regional Customer Distribution Centers worldwide. The main functions located at ISAG are Suplpy Chain Operations, Supply Chain Development, Wholesale and Business Performance & Support.

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. We register financial transactions and secure compliance with local and international accounting and tax regulations/standards.

**About the job**

As an Accountant, you secure proper and efficient accounting and reporting for the Food Wholesale business at the given quality level keeping all deadlines.

In this position you will be involved in different fields:
Accounting
- Ensure an accurate and timely balance sheet reconciliation
- Support for all accounting tasks, period reporting and closing activities for all entities
- Bank and AR reconciliation: responsible for the collection process.
- Stock accounting/valuation
- Responsible for intercompany reconciliation with the other Inter IKEA companies
- Contact person for the audits
- Maintain the IKS (Internal Control System) based on the IKS framework and rules
- Ad-hoc tasks related to bookkeeping and accounting areas

Reporting
- Group Reporting according to Inter IKEA Rules/Standards and deadlines
- Main contact for Group Finance regarding financial SAP reporting
- Statutory Reporting

Projects & Support
- Support for direct and indirect tax
- Contribution to various projects: for example, testing, Canea process management
- Assists in the development and implementation of new procedures and features to enhance the workflow of the department

System maintenance
- Link between business (Finance) and solution Area/IT
- Understanding of financial flows in M3

**About you**

To be successful in this role you must have:

- Knowledge of accounting and financial processes
- Knowledge/understanding of finance and supply chain
- At least 2 years experience in a similar position
- Fluency in English
- Good Excel skills
- Ability to take responsibility
- Ability to investigative and being detail-oriented
- Well-organized and structured
- Good communication skills
- Co-operate with others to achieve common goals

**More Information**

This role is full-time (40 hours per week), based in Pratteln, Switzerland.

**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.