Finance Specialist

Job ID: REF5695M

Date posted: 18/12/2024

The IKEA vision is to create a better everyday life for the many people. We do this by offering a wide range of well-designed, functional home furnishing products at prices so low that as many people as possible can afford them. We operate in Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand – and have an ambitious expansion plan to bring a little bit of Sweden to new markets in the region. We are part of the Ikano Group of companies and the only IKEA franchisee owned by the Kamprad family that founded IKEA.

We also develop, own and operate Shopping Centres that are anchored by IKEA and create walkable communities by including residential, office and other types of real estate in our development plans.

We work towards making sustainability a natural part of our everyday work. We are active in our communities, driving and supporting social initiatives that benefit children, women and the environment.

About the job

We want to fill this position with a hands-on and detailed individual who can support the needs of the business as we grow as an organization with various revenue channels and payment methods. This role focuses on Account Receivables and Regional Ikea Business Functions

Your assignment

• Financial Record-Keeping: Maintain and update financial records, including ledgers, journals, and accounts receivable, ensuring accuracy and compliance with company policies and regulations.
• Data Entry: Accurately enter financial data into accounting software and spreadsheets.
• Invoice Processing: Assist in the preparation, verification, and processing of invoices.
• Customer Payment Management: Updating customer payments, monitor aging and follow up on payment related matters
• Reconciliation: Perform sales related reconciliation and bank reconciliation, and any required reconciliation from time to time.
• Document Management: Maintain up-to-date and organized records and files of financial documents.
• Communication: Liaise with customers, clients, and internal departments to resolve account discrepancies and issues.
• Compliance and Audits: Assist with month-end and year-end closing processes. Ensure compliance with company policies and procedures. Assist with internal and external audits as needed.

Your profile

• You are an energetic, motivated and proactive person who gets things done.
• You are someone with a desire for keeping everything organised and structured
• You are someone with passion for finding new and most pragmatic, yet compliant and better ways of doing things
• You can work independently in a team and in a multinational environment, with minimal supervision
• You possess a good command of English (written & spoken) and able to work independently on multiple tasks and to make priorities
• You can work under pressure with tight deadlines, sometimes in uncertain situations but with the ability to handle multiple tasks and to make priorities
• You have bachelor’s degree in accountancy or other related course with minimum 2-3 years working experience (accounts receivables) in retail industry

Your application

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What do you want to do differently in your next role? Why? What impact is it going to have on you and others? Please apply by 31 December 2024