Travel & expense claim specialist

Can you really reach out to the whole world, creating a better everyday life for the many people? In Älmhult, Sweden you can. Älmhult is home to IKEA of Sweden. Here the IKEA range is developed and made available to stores and customers all over the world. At IKEA of Sweden, you will work in a truly international and dynamic environment. You will have different opportunities to learn new skills and where the goal always is to create a better everyday life for the many people.

Hej, my name is Monika. 

Right now, I´m looking for a Travel & Expense claim Specialist, given the constrained project timeline, to the Accounting department in Älmhult.

We offer a challenging and inspiring role where you will have the possibility to be a part of a great team working together to support the business in the best possible way. You will together with the team and our stakeholders continuously work to improve our processes, to gain efficiency and quality to reach excellence in our operations. 

Period of employment from 1 of March to 31 of December 2025.

Are you ready to grow with us? Keep on reading!

The accounting department at IKEA of Sweden support several Inter IKEA companies both within and outside Sweden with Accounting services. You will be a part of the team that provide support related to the Travel & Expense claim (TEC) process to co-workers and are responsible to audit claims and to make sure that all claims are timely and accurately processed and recorded. 

The TEC team supports 8 companies in Sweden and 8 companies across Europe, India, and the USA. We work to guarantee that transactions are compliant with legal regulations, accounting group guidelines, and from an internal control perspective.

As Travel & Expense Claim Specialist

 you work close to the other team members and your main tasks and responsibilities are to give timely and clear support related to the Travel & Expense claim (TEC) process. Process and audit of Travel & Expense claims in an efficient and compliant way, and to be responsible for credit card administration and support

To be successful in this role

 you need to be curious and open to new ways of working and strive to improve processes. Accurate, organized, and have an attention to details. Service minded and communicative in a clear and simple way.  We want you to be structured and to have the ability to prioritize to complete your tasks efficiently. 

We believe that you have knowledge within Swedish Accounting- and VAT legislation and practice. You also need to have knowledge in Swedish and English, both writing and speech. Other languages can be seen as an advantage in this role. Knowledge in Microsoft office, Excel, and experience from working with financial systems is also needed for the role.

As a person you are positive and a team player that enjoy working together with others to develop the accounting processes, striving for excellence, continuous improvements and more efficient ways of working.

The IKEA values motivate you and creating a better everyday life for the many people guides you in your work.

More Information

Does this sound like your next challenge?

Please note, this is a temporary position!

We look forward to receiving your application. Please upload your CV and include your responses to the following two questions - in English, no later than February 18th 2025. Be sure to keep your answers short and concise:

• What do you think you would bring to this role and makes you an ideal candidate?
• What inspired you to apply for this position, and how do you believe your experience matches the key requirements for the role?

If you have any questions 

about the role please contact the Finance Operations Manager, Monika Friberg via monika.friberg1@inter.ikea.com or People & Culture Recruiter, Christina Appelqvist at +46 766 113 408