Tax Controller

As our Tax Controller, you will work in our finance function with the broad range of different tax and VAT related processes. You will be part of the global Finance Team, reporting to the Head of Finance. You will run the yearly income tax and VAT process for the entire bank by interacting with our Tax Advisors and relevant stakeholders in Ikano group, HQ and local branches.

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.


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



Your areas of responsibility will include the following:

• Preparation of income tax calculations for Ikano Bank as a legal entity
• Preparation of the Bank's yearly income tax return and disclosures to the Swedish Tax Authorities with the support from our Tax Advisors
• Manage and coordinate tax matters in external and internal tax audits.
• Manage and assist colleagues with income and VAT tax issues/questions that may arise in the organization, from both a local and a global tax perspective.
• Together with the Tax Advisors perform analysis of effects of the changes in current laws, standards and practices within tax area and their impact on the Bank and implement the required changes
• Run and participate in different projects within the Bank that requires knowledge of various areas related to tax.

We offer you

Operating at the center of events, you will have an active role in various tax and VAT decision forums and drive the tax agenda in Ikano Bank, both working independently and with the support from Head of Finance and CFO. You will have the opportunity to explore a broad spectrum of tax matters and solve them together with your colleagues and professional tax advisors.

This position is more than what meets the eye. 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 think that you have good knowledge of regulations, procedures, practices and principles related to the tax area, from both a local and a global tax perspective. Experience and competence in accounting are desirable and preferable. We also think that you have a positive mind-set with a down-to-earth approach, that you are flexible and engaged with the ability to cooperate cross-functionally. To succeed in this role, you need to have strong stakeholder management skills and be able to interact with global stakeholders at all levels. Good verbal and written communication skills in both Swedish and English are vital as you will play a key role in coordinating and aligning the tax matters in the head quarter as well as in the branches.

Qualification & experience

• Academic degree in Finance or Law, specialized in tax, or other similar experience.
• About 5 years or more of working experience within tax area e.g. by working with audit or at tax authorities.
• Experience from tax return calculation principles, preferably global, and awareness on differences between tax regimes in different countries.
• Experience with working in an international environmental.
• Experience from the banking sector desirable.

Join us now – together we will find a better way

Please apply as soon as possible as we will be reviewing applications on an ongoing basis but no later than 2020-10-18. If you have questions about the position, please contact our Head of Finance, Selma Edstrand, Selma.Edstrand@ikano.se.

About us

Ikano Bank offers simple and attractive savings and loan products for consumers, sales support services for retailers, and leasing and factoring solutions for corporate customers. Ikano Bank has a presence in Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Norway, the UK, Poland, Germany and Austria. Ikano Bank is part of Ikano Group, who is an international group of companies operating in the areas of banking, insurance, residential and retail. At Ikano, our vision is to create possibilities for better living. We do this by working together to create simple and meaningful solutions based on fair terms that bring value to our customers. Ikano Group was established in 1988 and is owned by the Kamprad family. Find out more about us on www.ikanogroup.com