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LocationSydney (Tempe)
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Employment typeFull Time Permanent
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DepartmentFinance, Accounting & Tax
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Deadline2025-09-05
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Mobility supportDomestic
Financial Controller
"You care about making a positive impact in the world. You understand greatness requires thinking differently. An inclusive and accepting work environment is important to you.
A job at IKEA is so much more than home furnishings. Together, we work to make a better everyday life for the many. It's the perfect fit if you want to contribute, grow, and share. Join the team and start a better life for yourself."
Candidate profile (title)
Our team within IKEA
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At IKEA, our vision is to create a better everyday life for the many people. We believe that everything we do comes with the responsibility to create a positive impact on people, society and the planet. We are passionate about home furnishing, creating a positive life at home and sharing our tasty responsibly sourced food with the many people across the world.
We are guided by our cultures & values, creating a great place to work.
We stand for equality, diversity and inclusion.
We care about people & planet and promote health & wellbeing.
We nurture your development and provide career opportunities to unlock your potential.
We are guided by our cultures & values, creating a great place to work.
We stand for equality, diversity and inclusion.
We care about people & planet and promote health & wellbeing.
We nurture your development and provide career opportunities to unlock your potential.
Key responsibilities (title)
What you need to know
Key responsibilities (text)
Working at IKEA has its benefits and rewards:
• 5 weeks’ Paid Annual Leave, Paid Parental Leave, Family & Community Leave and much more
• 24/7 access to our Employee Assistance Program for health and wellbeing support
• 15% Co-worker discount
• Low-cost nutritious meals including complimentary drinks in our Co-worker restaurant
• Free Co-worker parking
• Free benefits membership (savings and discounts on everyday expenses, entertainment, retail and well-being offers across hundreds of retailers and service providers).
• Bonus programme (where eligible)
• Co-worker Loyalty programme (extra contribution to your superannuation fund where eligible)
Additional Information:
• We have two roles available: 1x Temporary, Full-time (until 31 August 2026) and 1x Permanent, Full-time, based in Service Office, Tempe NSW.
• Applications close Friday 5 September 2025.
• As part of the recruitment process this role requires a pre-employment check for final candidates including a National Police Check.
• 5 weeks’ Paid Annual Leave, Paid Parental Leave, Family & Community Leave and much more
• 24/7 access to our Employee Assistance Program for health and wellbeing support
• 15% Co-worker discount
• Low-cost nutritious meals including complimentary drinks in our Co-worker restaurant
• Free Co-worker parking
• Free benefits membership (savings and discounts on everyday expenses, entertainment, retail and well-being offers across hundreds of retailers and service providers).
• Bonus programme (where eligible)
• Co-worker Loyalty programme (extra contribution to your superannuation fund where eligible)
Additional Information:
• We have two roles available: 1x Temporary, Full-time (until 31 August 2026) and 1x Permanent, Full-time, based in Service Office, Tempe NSW.
• Applications close Friday 5 September 2025.
• As part of the recruitment process this role requires a pre-employment check for final candidates including a National Police Check.
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About this work area
Team vision (text)
As Financial Controller your responsibilities will include, but are not limited to:
• Support and educate the business with setting up and maintaining the financial structures to follow-up cost and performance whilst supporting decision making in line with global frameworks.
• Work closely with Business Navigation to provide insight in costs and profit and loss performance and support business steering. Perform variance analysis, review and challenge reported actuals and forecasts and first level of commentary.
• Prepare management reporting and variance to budget forecast and cost follow up.
• Collaborate with stakeholders including 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, whilst maintain effective internal controls.
• Support the business with insight in financial performance, position and liquidity and support investment decisions and financial planning.
• Secure cross-organisational readiness and continued business growth in terms of competence, performance and succession through enabling an end-to-end approach.
• Support and educate the business with setting up and maintaining the financial structures to follow-up cost and performance whilst supporting decision making in line with global frameworks.
• Work closely with Business Navigation to provide insight in costs and profit and loss performance and support business steering. Perform variance analysis, review and challenge reported actuals and forecasts and first level of commentary.
• Prepare management reporting and variance to budget forecast and cost follow up.
• Collaborate with stakeholders including 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, whilst maintain effective internal controls.
• Support the business with insight in financial performance, position and liquidity and support investment decisions and financial planning.
• Secure cross-organisational readiness and continued business growth in terms of competence, performance and succession through enabling an end-to-end approach.
Let's connect
Who you are
Let´s connect
As Financial Controller you are:
• Equipped with an Accounting Degree and broad knowledge of financial and operational processes.
• Someone who demonstrates strong business acumen and has a holistic understanding of all financial streams.
• Driven by a strategic, tactical and operational mindset and can utilise analytical skills to translate business needs into financial consequences and solutions.
• Able to build strong relationships with stakeholders and through your leadership, influence and proactively make recommendations that drive business growth.
• Equipped with an Accounting Degree and broad knowledge of financial and operational processes.
• Someone who demonstrates strong business acumen and has a holistic understanding of all financial streams.
• Driven by a strategic, tactical and operational mindset and can utilise analytical skills to translate business needs into financial consequences and solutions.
• Able to build strong relationships with stakeholders and through your leadership, influence and proactively make recommendations that drive business growth.
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We need more people like you!
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At IKEA, work is so much more than a job. Come join us!
Why you will love us
From the deep forests in Sweden, we have spread our culture and values around the world. At the heart of our offer are our beautiful home-furnishing products and solutions, made with care for our planet, reaching millions of customers.
At the heart of our business, are our wonderful co-workers representing diversity in all dimensions and passionate for life at home. We all contribute with our uniqueness and we want to grow and develop together.
Our vision, “to create a better everyday life for the many people” inspires and guides us in everything we do. This is IKEA.
What we all have in common
- Living our values
- Being your unique self, while respecting and including others
- A passion for home furnishing
- Performing & delivering while learning & developing
- Having fun!