Job Description

Who you are

Are you looking to take your career to the next level? You want a rewarding work experience in a flexible environment. You are ambitious and care about making a positive impact.

This might be the right opportunity for you: Ingka Investments is recruiting for an Accounting and Reporting Specialist as part of the Finance team. This is a permanent position.

To be successful in this role, you will bring the following skills and experience:

• 5+ years of relevant post-qualification experience
• Qualified accountant with a Big Four background
• Past experience in investment accounting and related reporting requirements
• Keen interest in macroeconomics and understanding drivers of financial markets
• Ability to build strong working relationships and contribute effectively within a team environment

Ideally, you have also gained some experience or knowledge in at least one of the following areas:

• Monthly reporting
• Tax compliance and reporting
• Liaising with external auditors
• Knowledge of Sustainability and ESG reporting

You are a self-starter, problem solver and multi-tasker who is keen to learn in a dynamic, and changing environment. You demonstrate good judgment, high level of integrity, trustworthiness, and maturity. You can prioritise and take sound and common-sense decisions. You get energised by contributing to overall success and results through collaboration and get inspired by working together in a multicultural and multinational environment.

Your responsibilities

Reporting to and working closely with the Finance Manager and the Financial Reporting and Accounting Leader, your scope will cover financial, monthly reporting and various operational aspects enabling Ingka Group’s long-term growth and financial strength. The purpose of the role is to secure accounting tasks are performed, contributing to a complete, accurate and timely set of accounting books, and ensure supporting the team and relevant stakeholders on fulfilling their tasks.

More specifically this means you will:

• Ensure the team is accountable for reliable and timely financial reporting and tax matters and ensure compliance with applicable laws and accounting standards for the two Financial Markets Investment (FMI) corporate entities, securing alignment with internal and external stakeholders
• Perform operational tasks (where necessary) such as bank reconciliations, system reconciliations, intercompany reporting, forecasting, accruals and prepayments and Vat returns
• Develop knowledge of various systems, document procedures and extract relevant system guidance notes
• Ensure the team is accountable for interaction with auditors and tax advisors for FMI entities
• Be responsible for the ESG reporting and contribute to developing the ESG approach within FMI and alignment with other Ingka Investment portfolios
• Contribute to the Finance community in Ingka Investments
• Have advanced level of Excel skills and are comfortable with analysing and interpreting large levels of data

Our team within IKEA

Ingka Investments is one of the 3 pillars of the Ingka Group, acting as a strategic partner to Ingka Retail (IKEA stores) and Ingka Centres, by securing financial strength for future growth and by making investments that contribute to making Ingka Group the world’s leading multichannel home furnishing retailer and to achieving its People & Planet Positive strategy. Ingka Investments’ mission is to lead with purposeful investments, enabling Ingka Group’s long-term growth and financial strength. We want to position Ingka Group as a unique, responsible, and trusted investor.

The Financial Markets Investment (FMI) portfolio is one of the six portfolios within Ingka Investments. This is the portfolio where we invest most of our liquidity to safeguard the long-term financial strength and retain the independence of Ingka Group. Besides the objective to provide funds available for the Ingka group at any point in time, the FMI portfolio is to deliver an attractive risk adjusted return over the medium- and long-term investment horizon while ensuring a high standard of ESG on all investments.

The FMI Portfolio includes assets of 20bn EUR in two corporate entities. The size of the portfolio has a significant impact on Ingka Group and therefore, the requirements related to risk and compliance are very high.

Questions and support? Let's connect!

Studies show that members of underrepresented communities don’t apply for jobs unless they’re 100% “qualified”. If this is part of the reason you hesitate to apply, we would encourage you to reconsider and give it a chance. Maybe your profile fits our needs much better than you think. We look forward to receiving your application.

If you have any questions about the position, please contact Hiring Manager Kathryn O’Connor (kathryn.oconnor@ingka.com). If you have any questions about the recruitment process, please contact recruiter Sigrid Luxen (sigrid.luxen@ingka.com).

Your application, consisting of a covering letter and CV, should be submitted online. Applications made by e-mail will not be accepted. Please note that the recruitment process might combine online and face-to-face interviews and assessment tests.

This role is based in Blackrock, Dublin in a hybrid working model.