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Treasury Business Partner: M&A (Cash & Liquidity Specialist)

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  • Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
  • Finance, Accounting & Tax
  • Full time

Job Description

  • Job ID: 330894

  • Date posted: 27/02/2026

    • Who you are

    The Treasury Business Partner M&A (Cash & Liquidity Specialist) will be responsible for leading all treasury-related activities across acquisitions, divestments, joint ventures, and strategic investments. The role ensures optimal funding, risk management, liquidity structuring, and post-deal treasury integration in alignment with Group capital strategy. This role is available as a 6-month contract and a permanent position.

    You will act as the key interface between Group Treasury, Transacting M&A function (Ingka Investments, IKEA Retail, Ingka Centers), Group Tax, Group legal and Group Financial Reporting.

    To be successful in the role, you will have the following:

    Essential

    • 3+ years in Treasury, Corporate Finance, or Investment Banking
    • M&A transaction experience
    • Strong understanding of:
    - Capital markets
    - Debt instruments
    - Hedging
    - Cross-border financing
    - Direct tax consequences
    • Advanced financial modelling skills
    • Experience dealing with rating agencies and lenders

    Desirable

    • Treasury qualification (CFA, ACA, ACT,)
    • Experience in large multinational corporates
    • Exposure to retail or consumer sectors or the renewable energy sector

    You must be fluent in English (both spoken and written) and, of course, share and live the IKEA culture and values. You must possess an entrepreneurial mindset with a “can-do” attitude and be motivated by finding innovative solutions through co-creation with colleagues and other Ingka units.

    Your responsibilities

    • Pre-deal transaction support: Partner with the Transaction Manager on target evaluation to assess funding options, assess tax capacity for intra-group financing, design optimal capital structure for target and acquiring entity and prepare approval memos and board papers to secure approval of the transaction.

    • Capital Structure optimisation: Lead the transaction capital structure strategy, execute intra-group financing and where relevant external financing, coordinate with legal and banking partners and where relevant ensure covenant compliance upon deal closure.

    • Due diligence (Treasury specific): Review target’s debt structure, liquidity position, banking arrangements, risk of trapped cash, FX and interest rate exposures, forecast liquidity flows and integration complexities.

    • FX considerations: Assess transaction day and post transaction FX considerations and liaise with FX Risk management team to ensure risk mitigation.

    • Post deal integration: Lead treasury integration planning, rationalise bank accounts and facilities, integrate into cash pools and drive synergistic initiatives.

    About this work area

    Driven by the IKEA vision to create a better everyday life for the many people, Ingka Group brings the IKEA brand to millions of homes.

    The Ingka Group’s global Treasury is based out of Dublin and aims to secure Ingka Group’s long-term growth and financial resilience. Ingka Treasury operates out of Dublin as a global centre of excellence serving all Ingka/IKEA entities from San Francisco to Auckland.

    We are a total of c50 Treasury professionals with a keen interest in financial markets and home furnishings. We manage global financial risk, global liquidity and together operate an inhouse bank for all the Ingka group.

    Our vision is to create a better everyday life for the many people. We believe we can make a big difference for people with big dreams and thin wallets, and we want to do it within the limits of our planet. This ambition challenges us to be part of making sustainable home solutions affordable and accessible to millions of people around the world

    Questions and support? Let's connect!

    Studies show that members of underrepresented communities don’t apply for jobs unless they’re 100% “qualified”. If this is part of the reason you hesitate to apply, we would encourage you to reconsider and give it a chance. Maybe your profile fits our needs much better than you think. We look forward to receiving your application.

    You will be based in Dublin, Ireland (Blackrock) and will report to Guzman Chavert (Guzman.Chavert@ingka.com), Group Liquidity & FX Team Leader.

    If you have any questions about the position, please contact Guzman Chavert (guzman.chavert@ingka.com). If you have any questions about the recruitment process, please contact Recruiter & HR Generalist Sigrid Luxen (sigrid.luxen@ingka.com), People & Culture.

    Your application, consisting of a covering letter and CV, should be submitted online. Applications made by e-mail will not be accepted. Please note that the recruitment process will combine online and face-to-face interviews and assessment tests.




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