Role Purpose: 

Strategic planning, budgeting, forecasting, management reporting, business partnering, financial analysis, investments, feasibilities, automation & regional projects. Moreover, manage approvals, tracking, accounting and reconciliation of capital expenditure, fixed assets, and inventory.

Key Specific Accoutabilities:

Business / Financial Planning:

•   Support business or financial planning, including but not limited to strategic planning, budgeting, and quarterly forecasting in coordination with Group / Retail Finance and business stakeholders. Business / Finance planning process include guidelines, timelines, formats / templates, central inputs, analysis, consolidation, reviews, presentation, Anaplan upload, SAP & BPC validation etc.

•   Support fortnightly Cash forecasting in coordination with relevant stakeholders

Management Reporting & Financial Analysis:

•   Support in preparation, analysis, and circulation of daily, weekly, and monthly reports on business performance

•   Support in development of new reports and continuous improvement of existing reports

•   Support in testing, validation of management information / business intelligence reports

•   Support in variance analysis and corrective actions

•   Support in with adhoc financial information, analysis, and support for business functions and stores

•   Support in preparation of business or management review presentations

Business Partnering:

•   Participate, support, or lead initiatives / projects to drive business performance and efficiencies

•   Collaborate with and support business navigation community for performance improvements

Fixed Assets:

•   Plan, coordinate, procure approval for capital expenditure

•   Support Asset creation, capitalization, transfer, verification, and disposal of Fixed Assets

•   Provide samples, analysis, schedules, and information for internal and external audits

Inventory:

•   Support to manage inventory posting, reconciliations and alignment across systems

•   Provide samples, analysis, schedules, and information for internal and external audits

Business Development, Feasibility Studies, Investment Committee, Approvals:

•   Support Market Potential Development Projects, preparation of feasibility reports

•   Support business development initiatives / projects like gift cards, BNPL etc.

•   Plan and maintain tracker for pre-operative expenses

Skills

Person Specific: 

Minimum Qualifications & Knowledge: 

•   Commerce graduate with 3 years’ experience in above roles preferably in Retail

•   Advanced skills on MS Excel, PowerPoint, and accounting software (preferably ERP - SAP and Navision)

•   Desirable to have detailed know how of the IKEA concept and working methods

•   Planning, organizing, responsible, analytical, critical thinking and interpersonal skills

Job-Specific Skills:

•   Strong computer skills - including ERP knowledge (preferably SAP, Navision) and advanced MS-Excel 

•   Good analytical and presentation skills

•   Excellent written and verbal communication skills

•   Financial modelling and problem-solving skills.

Behavioural Competencies:

Must have the ability to create an environment where the IKEA values are a strong and living reality that embraces the diversity of co-workers and visitors

•   Customer Focus 

•   Individual Accountability 

•   Continuous Improvement 

•   Personal Leadership

•   Teamwork