Accounting & Reporting Specialist, IKEA

IKEA

Location:
South Korea, Gwangmyeong

Category:
Finance

Contract Type:
Employment contract

Salary:

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Job Description:

This role as an Accounting & Reporting Specialist includes preparing, posting, and reconciling journal entries, supporting audit-related work, and maintaining connections within the Ingka Group. The applicant is expected to have broad financial knowledge, expertise in GAAP, and excellent communication skills in English.

Job Responsibility:

Prepare, post and reconcile journal entries like SAREC+, costs and revenues, accruals, intercompany charges, administrative tasks linked to treasury (cash flow) and functional adjustments
Secure all relevant data is processed accurately, timely and according to accounting framework
Contribute to increase quality and improve our work
Support internal and external audit related work, yearly filings and other compliance activities
Support as a contact window of specific companies and take care of all A&R related activities for responsible companies
Maintain an understanding of business activities, innovation of technologies, and global transformation
Contribute the implementation of the changes from both global and local directions relating to accounting
Support local and global projects with A&R expertise
Support and maintain a connection with and between core areas, business owners, group functions, process teams within the Ingka Group
Maintain cross-organizational readiness and continued business growth in terms of competence, performance and succession through enabling an end-to-end approach
Contribute to a safe environment for co-workers and external consultants and contractors in accordance with Ingka policies

Requirements:

Broad knowledge of Ingka’s business, financial and operational processes, their inter-dependencies and how to work through them
Have 3+ years of increasingly responsible accounting and/or auditing experience in retail industry
Bachelor degree in Accounting/ Finance / Economics or related field
Applied knowledge of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), financial reporting and tax regulations
Experience in prepare, analyse and report complex accounting data
Communicate clearly and confidently in English
Proficient in MS Office skills
Preferred to have experience in handling public disclosures, including preparing and reviewing financial statements and regulatory filings (R2R part only)
Preferred to have professionally qualified accountant or local equivalent (KICPA or AICPA)

Nice to have:

Preferred to have experience in handling public disclosures, including preparing and reviewing financial statements and regulatory filings (R2R part only)
Preferred to have professionally qualified accountant or local equivalent (KICPA or AICPA)

Additional Information:

Job Posted:
July 15, 2025

Employment Type:

Fulltime

Work Type:

On-site work

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