Finance specialist - philippinesIkano

Company Description
The IKEA vision is to create a better everyday life for the many people. We do this by offering a wide range of well-designed, functional home furnishing products at prices so low that as many people as possible can afford them. We operate in Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand - and have an ambitious expansion plan to bring a little bit of Sweden to new markets in the region. We are part of the Ikano Group of companies and the only IKEA franchisee owned by the Kamprad family that founded IKEA.
We also develop, own and operate Shopping Centres that are anchored by IKEA and create walkable communities by including residential, office and other types of real estate in our development plans.
We work towards making sustainability a natural part of our everyday work. We are active in our communities, driving and supporting social initiatives that benefit children, women and the environment.
Job Description
About the job
To be part of the finance organisation in IKEA Philippines supporting Service Office by that support the growth of IKEA businesses by ensuring accurate and timely work practices on:
Processing and payment of invoices from local and foreign vendors and reimbursements to co-workers.
Tax recording and remittances on local and foreign payments.
Your assignment
Verify invoices and billings to ensure correctness and completeness of supporting documents (e.g. billing/sales invoice, receipt, purchase order) prior to payment processing.
Prepare and ensure timely payments to local and foreign vendors including co-worker's claims.
Liaise with vendors on payment related enquires.
Liaise with banks for any issues related to payment.
Prepare and ensure accurate and timely preparation and payment of monthly/quarterly tax returns and reconcile with the book.
Reconcile payments and perform monthly bank reconciliations.
Generate vendor aging report and follow up long outstanding invoices.
Reconciliation of monthly GL accounts and vendor balances.
Assist Assistant Finance Manager/Finance Manager in the preparation of monthly reports and audit schedules.
Support and provide training to Store Accounting Assistant in handling Store payables functions.
Other ad hoc task as assigned and support general accounting/accounts payable functions.
Qualifications
Your profile
You have Bachelor's degree in Accountancy or other related course with minimum 3 years working experience in Accounts Payable role in retail industry.
You are well versed in local tax legislation and corporate requirements on documentation and archiving.
You are an energetic, motivated and proactive person who gets things done.
You are someone with a desire for keeping everything organised and structured.
You are someone with passion for finding new and most pragmatic, yet compliant and better ways of doing things.
You can work independently in a team and in a multinational environment, with minimal supervision.
You possess a good command of English (written & spoken) and able to work independently on multiple tasks and to make priorities.
You can work under pressure with tight deadlines, sometimes in uncertain situations but with the ability to handle multiple tasks and to make priorities.
You have in-dept knowledge about local legislation and corporate requirements on documentation and archiving,
Additional Information
Please apply by 22 February 2024