Indirect Tax Specialist IKEA Communications

Can you really reach out to the whole world, while working in a tranquil idyll in the middle of nowhere? In Älmhult you can. Älmhult, Sweden is home to IKEA Communications AB, aka ICOM. ICOM produces IKEA.com, which is visited around 1.6 billion times a year. We're also behind the IKEA catalogue with a yearly circulation of around 220 million copies. On top of that, we churn out a ton of content for social media, not to mention motion media and 3D work so cutting edge that it makes the folks in California sit up and take notice. So what happens in Älmhult definitely doesn't stay in Älmhult. It reaches practically every corner of the globe.

Right now we're looking for a Indirect Tax Specialist. Someone who is great in managing VAT, GST and sales tax. Someone who loves to work with indirect tax in a proactive way, and share best practice? That someone who share our passion for home furnishing and communication?

As Indirect Tax Specialist you will support, guide and monitor the Inter IKEA group companies in Sweden and, in particular, IKEA Communications to ensure that the companies act in compliance with respect to the indirect tax rules and secure that we fulfil all the compliance obligations in the area of indirect taxes (e.g. VAT, GST, Consumption tax, Sales tax) in an effective and efficient manner. You will also:

-Ensure the quality of all indirect tax filings within the Inter IKEA companies in Sweden, by determining controls and performing quality checks and reviews.
-Secure the implementation and maintenance of the indirect tax control framework for the Swedish companies and execute necessary actions to further develop and support the framework.
-Actively support the business with indirect tax advice and ensure proper development and maintenance of indirect tax relevant systems and processes.

In your role, you also actively secure a good level of indirect tax knowledge and awareness amongst relevant stakeholders in our organisations.

To be successful in the role, we think you have:

-Master degree in Tax Law or Tax Economics
-Minimum 4-6 years of experience in a comparable function or with a ?Big 4? company as indirect tax specialist
-Advanced and up to date knowledge of indirect tax and (preferably) customs rules and procedures
-Self-starter and ability to work autonomously
-Familiar with setting up and maintaining internal control procedures
-Ability to interact with stakeholders in a professional and transparent manner ? good communication skills
-Ability to prioritize tasks and meet deadlines
-Must be well organized and structured
-Ability to work independently and with a team in a fast-paced environment with emphasis on accuracy and timeliness

Application
We look forward to receiving your application, as soon as you have decided that this could be something for you. Notice that the advertised position is in placed in Älmhult, Sweden.

This position was posted 2016-10-14 and may be online up to six weeks following this date. We do not have an application deadline for this position. We take candidates into the recruitment process continuously and close the position down once we have found the right candidate.

If you have any questions regarding this position, please contact Katarina Karlsson, at katarina.karlsson3@ikea.com. In some cases recruitment processes may take time, so we kindly ask you to be patient in this regard.