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Country Finance Controller (Temp 12 months), Service Office Helsingborg

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  • Helsingborg, Skåne Län, Sweden
  • Finance, Accounting & Tax
  • Full time

Job Description

  • Job ID: 327112

  • Date posted: 23/01/2026

    • Who you are

    Hello! I’m Pia Wigren, Retail Financial Controlling Manager. We are now looking for a Finance Controller to join us on an exciting transformation journey as we implement a new SAP system and strengthen our team for one year. This is a temporary assignment for 12 months starting in March 2026 – a great opportunity for someone who wants to contribute, grow, and make a real impact.

    In this role, you will work as a Financial Controller with a special focus on supporting our largest projects and their project managers. You will play a key role in ensuring financial steering, compliance, and insights throughout the project lifecycle. You will support the project manager with financial support as well as being responsible for monthly checks and re-bookings related to projects. You will work in SAP.

    To succeed in this role, you have a background in finance, controlling, economics, or equivalent experience. You bring hands-on experience in project follow-up, monthly closings, reporting, forecasting, and budgeting. Strong collaboration and communication skills are essential, as you will work closely with multiple stakeholders in a dynamic, multicultural environment.

    We believe you are someone who:

    Loves supporting and guiding others
    Has a strong understanding of financial processes
    Works closely with the business and thrives in a role where you can drive improvements.
    Have experience with SAP or other ERP systems and are excited to be part of a system implementation journey.
    Is a team player who enjoys cross-functional collaboration and building strong relationships.
    Is data-driven and motivated by improving and following up on performance metrics.

    Your responsibilities

    In this role, you will be a key player in our SAP implementation, focusing on the project controlling part in SAP.

    Your main responsibilities will be ;

    Establishing and maintaining financial follow-up for various projects, tracking costs and performance.

    Collaborating closely with different stakeholders both locally and centrally.

    Guaranteeing high-quality monthly closing and year-end reporting for various projects.

    Reviewing and challenging reported actuals and providing the first level of commentary.

    Being responsible for the financial reporting for various projects.

    Collaborating closely with Project Managers, Business Navigation, and Business Analysts to gain insight into costs, performance, and support in forecasting and budgeting.

    Securing and maintaining connections with and between core areas, business owners, group functions, and process teams within the Ingka Group.

    Support end users in the new system, answer questions, and ensure smooth process execution.

    About this work area

    Our purpose is to enable business transformation and secure Ingka Group long term profitable growth and independence through financial steering and decision support, operational excellence and compliance.

    The CFO team is supporting 22 IKEA stores, 12 smaller Customer meeting points, 3 Remote Customer Meeting Points as well as the regional Central fulfilment units. For us it is important to be a trustworthy business partner who supports and challenges the organization in making good business decisions and drive total business performance.  We are a diverse team with experience from different areas of the business and we learn from each other every day. And....we have fun!

    Questions and support? Let's connect!

    If you have job specific questions, please contact Retail Financial Controlling manager Pia Wigren, pia.wigren2@ingka.ikea.com. If you have any questions about the recruitment process, please contact responsible recruiter Johan Rosengren.

    We are looking forward to receiving your CV and motivation letter as soon as possible, but not later than 13 February. We will review applications and interview continuously, so don’t wait to send in your application.

    Warmly welcome with your application!




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