Vacature omschrijving
We are looking for a passionate Financial Controller for a temporary assignment until 28.2.2026.You are inspired by working together in an everchanging multi-dimensional environment and motivated by sharing and living the IKEA culture and values. You have a passion for finance, you are driven by curiosity and collaboration, and you like to dig into details to sort things out when needed.
In order to succeed in this role we believe you have:
• Academic degree in Accounting / Finance / Economics or a related field
• working experience with responsibility in accounting or finance
• good knowledge of financial accounting
• strong analytical skills
• experience in using accounting systems
• very good skills in Excel
• experience of MS Power BI or similar tools
• good English and Finnish language skills, both spoken and written
What you'll be doing day to day
• Work closely together with the local Accounting team as well as our global centralised Accounting & Reporting Operations to ensure relevant, complete, accurate and timely Accounting and Financial and Management reporting based on standard global frameworks and local legal requirements.• Perform variance analysis, reviewing and challenging reported actuals and forecasts and commenting on P&L in relation to budget or forecast.
• Support the accounting team with calculation and preparation of monthly accruals.
• Support and educate the business with setting up and maintaining the financial structures to follow up cost and performance and support decision making in line with global frameworks.
• Preparation of standard or ad-hoc financial reports.
• Reporting to external stakeholders (Statistics Finland).
• Participating in various financial processes, including audits.
• Support the organisation in financial performance, position and liquidity in financial planning.
Our team within IKEA
The role of the Financial Controller is a part of IKEA Finance team. In total we are about 20 professionals, all committed and eager to contribute to our business through our fields of expertise. And while we expect you to love the numbers, even more we expect you to have passion for our overall target: securing our customers a good shopping experience!We offer position that challenge your skills and inspire you to grow in field of IKEA Finance. In finance operations we are implementing new ways of working and new modern tools that will support our business model now and in the future. This is your opportunity to work for a constantly developing company having a great business idea.
This position is full time & fixed term (until 28.2.2026), and the main place of work is in IKEA Service Office in Espoo.
Send us your application with your CV & motivation letter already today, but no later than Wed 12.2.2025, so we can get to know you better!
Warmly welcome with your application!
IKEA, more than a job ✨
World needs more people like you. So do we. Come to work with us just as you are.Working at IKEA is more than just a job - with us you are part of an equal and diverse working community. A sense of belonging is important to our employees, and team spirit is at the heart of what we do. IKEA offers a variety of career paths and opportunities to develop yourself in roles that are right for you. We give you the opportunity to bring your ideas to the table to help us develop our work, and to create new IKEA success!
We value all our employees equally and our pay is in line with the collective agreement for the retail sector. Your salary level will depend on your job role, your previous work experience and any relevant qualifications.
In addition to your salary, you will also enjoy a wide range of comprehensive staff benefits, including flexible Smartum saldo, staff discounts on our products, healthy and delicious breakfast and lunch menus at very low prices in our staff restaurants, One IKEA Bonus, and much more!