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