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LocationSydney (Tempe)
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Employment typeFull Time Permanent
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DepartmentLeadership & Management
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Deadline2026-06-21
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Mobility supportDomestic & International
Retail Finance Manager
"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."
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Are you a driven leader who cares just as much about people as you do about business results? As a Retail Finance Manager (Business Navigation & Operations Manager), you’ll play a key role in keeping the business running at its best—guiding financial performance, supporting smooth day-to-day operations, and ensuring everything is done the right way. You’ll partner closely with leaders across the store to build strong teams, enable confident decision-making, and create an environment where people can thrive. If you enjoy balancing big-picture thinking with being hands-on, and you’re motivated by making a real impact, this could be a great next step with IKEA.
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Key responsibilities (text)
As Retail Finance Manager (Business Navigation & Operations Manager) your responsibilities will include, but are not limited to:
• Lead the market business and financial planning process in close partnership with the Market Manager and Senior Management team, securing alignment between financial priorities and store challenges.
• Drive budgeting, forecasting, follow-up and scenario planning, maintaining a full end-to-end understanding of the market Profit & Loss.
• Actively contribute as a key member of the unit Senior Management team, supporting strategic direction and long-term growth.
• Identify commercial opportunities in collaboration with the commercial team, promoting strong business case and ROI thinking.
• Optimise market performance through close-the-gap analysis, benchmark KPIs and implementation of best practice.
• Provide relevant, user-friendly business information, building financial and performance competence across the organisation to support strong decision-making.
• Secure succession through talent identification and develop and empower leaders and teams through sharing your business expertise.
• Provide leadership and governance across Business Risk & Compliance, Product Quality & Recovery, and Technical Support, ensuring robust compliance, quality standards, operational continuity, and effective technical support at store level.
• Lead the market business and financial planning process in close partnership with the Market Manager and Senior Management team, securing alignment between financial priorities and store challenges.
• Drive budgeting, forecasting, follow-up and scenario planning, maintaining a full end-to-end understanding of the market Profit & Loss.
• Actively contribute as a key member of the unit Senior Management team, supporting strategic direction and long-term growth.
• Identify commercial opportunities in collaboration with the commercial team, promoting strong business case and ROI thinking.
• Optimise market performance through close-the-gap analysis, benchmark KPIs and implementation of best practice.
• Provide relevant, user-friendly business information, building financial and performance competence across the organisation to support strong decision-making.
• Secure succession through talent identification and develop and empower leaders and teams through sharing your business expertise.
• Provide leadership and governance across Business Risk & Compliance, Product Quality & Recovery, and Technical Support, ensuring robust compliance, quality standards, operational continuity, and effective technical support at store level.
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Who you are
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As Retail Finance Manager (Business Navigation & Operations Manager) you are or have:
• Degree in Business Administration/Economics or related field or a minimum 5 years of relevant experience in the industry.
• A senior business leader with extensive experience in Business Navigation and Operations, ideally within a complex, high-volume retail environment.
• Highly skilled in financial steering, P&L management, budgeting and forecasting, with the ability to translate strategy into action.
• Passionate about growing the business through strategic and operational development.
• An experienced leader who can drive the business plan agenda and steer the business towards sustainable growth and profitability.
• Driven and naturally curious, able to identify and analyse opportunities in a cost-conscious way.
• Strong at building trusted relationships with stakeholders and influencing decisions that positively impact the business plan, commercial direction and customer experience.
• Values-led, people-focused and motivated by creating better everyday life at home, while leading through others.
• Degree in Business Administration/Economics or related field or a minimum 5 years of relevant experience in the industry.
• A senior business leader with extensive experience in Business Navigation and Operations, ideally within a complex, high-volume retail environment.
• Highly skilled in financial steering, P&L management, budgeting and forecasting, with the ability to translate strategy into action.
• Passionate about growing the business through strategic and operational development.
• An experienced leader who can drive the business plan agenda and steer the business towards sustainable growth and profitability.
• Driven and naturally curious, able to identify and analyse opportunities in a cost-conscious way.
• Strong at building trusted relationships with stakeholders and influencing decisions that positively impact the business plan, commercial direction and customer experience.
• Values-led, people-focused and motivated by creating better everyday life at home, while leading through others.
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Additional information
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• This role is Permanent, Full-time
• The internal job title for this role is Business Navigation & Operations Manager
• This role is based in the IKEA Tempe store, Tempe, Australia
• As our store operates 7 days per week, you must have the availability to work a rotating roster with a mix of day and evening shifts. You also have the availability to work 1 in 3 weekend shifts (both Saturday and Sunday).
• As part of the recruitment process this role requires a pre-employment check for final candidates, including a National Police check.
• The internal job title for this role is Business Navigation & Operations Manager
• This role is based in the IKEA Tempe store, Tempe, Australia
• As our store operates 7 days per week, you must have the availability to work a rotating roster with a mix of day and evening shifts. You also have the availability to work 1 in 3 weekend shifts (both Saturday and Sunday).
• As part of the recruitment process this role requires a pre-employment check for final candidates, including a National Police check.
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!