CFO Office Strategy Manager

The CFO Office team that you will be part of is responsible for driving strategy from a Finance perspective, including business planning, and developing capital steering capabilities as well as risk management for Ikano Bank and its branches in the Nordics, UK, Germany, and Poland. The team also manages and drives technology change within the CFO area and Payments for the bank. In addition to this the team leads specific projects within the CFO area around business development matters, regulatory matters, and other engagements. We now need to strengthen our team and are looking for an experienced Strategy Manager to help us do so. You will be part of Ikano Bank, where we create possibilities for a better living by providing banking and financial services for the many people. We do it with different perspectives, natural curiosity and long-term focus. A unique chance for greater responsibility and future opportunities. Let’s achieve great things together.

Let’s make a difference in finance for the many people

At Ikano Bank the pace is high and you will have the possibility to influence. This position will give you an opportunity to deploy your expertise in banking spanning areas such as capital and liquidity to balance sheet analysis, financial strategy and business planning, credit risk and compliance, all in an international environment.

Areas of responsibility will include:

• Support financial strategy work
• Support the development of the banks Risk Management capabilities
• Support in developing the bank’s Capital Steering capabilities
• Advisor to executive management
• Lead or participate in other projects

We offer you

Operating at the center of events, you will have an active role in various decision forums, represent us to external partners and create a great foundation for further development. You will get the chance to push boundaries and influence your daily work. All as part of a caring and open culture where we live our values, work hard, have fun and operate with a long-term perspective. Because here opportunities arise, and growth follows.

Are you the one for Ikano?

We believe that you have a university degree in Finance/Engineering/Mathematics or similar, and an MBA from a well renowned university. You have extensive experience of leading positions in international financial institutions, and a strong understanding of the financial industry from a quantitative and qualitative perspective. Further, we believe you have experience from strategy work within financial services, business planning, technology development, and regulatory reporting. As this role will support our teams globally, we expect you to be fluent in English, written and verbal. Lastly, you have good knowledge/ability to understand data from analysis-tools and a strong understanding of business development in the finance industry.

As a person you are analytical, a quick learner and well structured. You enjoy working in a team and managing stakeholders. You are engaged and self-driven and enjoy working in a fast-changing environment subject to regulations from financial authorities. You have the ability to work with tight deadlines without losing track of long-term goals and development.

Join us now – together we will find a better way

You will be part of Ikano Bank, where we create possibilities for a better living by providing banking and financial services. We do it with different perspectives, natural curiosity, and long-term focus. A unique chance for greater responsibility and future opportunities. Let’s achieve great things together.

Please apply at the latest 2023-01-28. The position may be filled before this date. More information can be given by Maria Lindberg, HR Business Partner, e-mail maria.lindberg@ikano.se.

Please note that Ikano bank will perform credit check and request an extract from the criminal records as part of the pre-employment screening.

If Ikano discovers adverse credit in your name or should our investigations identify any other criminal offence by you (on your part) this may result in failure of the pre-employment screening. Failure to pass the above checks will result in an offer of employment being withdrawn. Please therefore contact the HR Department if you are concerned about any of the above or feel that there is any reason that you may not pass the above checks, contact HR at HRSupport.IKBAB@ikano.se, if you have any queries.

About Ikano Bank AB (publ)

Ikano Bank creates possibilities for better living by offering simple, fair and affordable services, enabling a healthy economy for the many people. Our offer includes savings and loan products for consumers, sales support services for retailers, and leasing and factoring solutions for businesses. We conduct business in Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Norway, the UK, Poland, Germany and Austria. Ikano Bank is a part of the Ikano Group who owns 51 % of Ikano Bank. Ingka Group, the largest IKEA retailer representing about 90% of IKEA retail sales and operates IKEA sales channels under franchise agreements with Inter IKEA Systems B.V., owns the remaining 49 % of the Bank. Ikano Bank’s head office is located in Malmö, Sweden and the company is registered in Älmhult, Sweden where the business was once founded.