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Accounting Team Leader, Ingka Business Service Center

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  • Poznan, Poland
  • Finance, Accounting & Tax

Job Description

  • Job ID: 342235

  • Date posted: 22/05/2026

    • Who you are

    You are a dedicated professional, with a proven ability to inspire and guide a team towards achieving financial excellence.

    You possess a strong academic background, with a university degree and at least 5 years of related experience, or a minimum of 7 years of broad experience in the financial field.

    You bring valuable leadership wisdom, with a minimum of 3 years of hands-on managerial experience, shaping and developing teams.

    You are a natural at "Leading People," with a talent for fostering growth and collaboration within your team and across our Global Business Operations (GBO).

    You have a basic accounting concept skill set, AR and O2C background would be an asset.

    Your professional approach to financial services is impeccable, always striving for the highest standards of accuracy, efficiency, and business partnership.

    You are a clear and confident communicator, proficient in English, enabling seamless collaboration and guidance within our international environment.

    You are deeply committed to our values, caring for the planet and always putting people at the heart of our operations, inspiring your team to do the same.

    You embody a spirit of continuous learning, eagerly embracing new knowledge, and encouraging your team to take initiative, tackle challenges, and constantly develop.

    Like us, you find joy in personal and professional growth, discovering passions and nurturing new talents, and empowering your team to do the same.

    A day in your life with us

    As an Accounting Team Leader, you'll be at the heart of our financial operations, guiding your team and ensuring our processes run smoothly and effectively. You will:

    Lead your team to deliver excellent professional financial services with utmost efficiency and quality, always with a strong business partner focus.

    Manage team responsibilities according to agreed service levels, client expectations, and established procedures and rules.

    Actively maintain and develop accounting competence within your team through targeted on-the-job coaching and training, nurturing future talent.

    Contribute to the growth of our team by recruiting new co-workers, ensuring we have the right people to make a difference.

    Take charge of investigating and resolving internal issues, ensuring smooth operations and continuous improvement.

    Oversee the production of defined monthly reports and statistics for the organization, providing valuable insights.

    Support continuous improvement of processes and working routines, actively striving to constantly reduce the average time spent on transactional tasks.

    Execute effective staff planning for your team, setting clear roles, responsibilities, and daily priorities for each co-worker.

    Challenge and motivate your team members, leading by example and fostering a positive, high-performing work environment.

    Together as a team

    As part of the Sales Reconciliation team within Global Business Operations (GBO), you will join a highly specialized group of co-workers responsible for ensuring accurate sales reporting across multiple markets. Our team plays a key role in reconciling complex sales flows, including returns and cross channel transactions, supporting both physical stores and e commerce operations.
    We work closely with finance teams in IKEA countries, acting as trusted partners who provide transparency, insights and strong control over reported sales figures. Our team is at the heart of a major global transformation, by standardizing finance ways of working, increasing automation and accuracy and at the same time significantly reducing manual effort for local markets.
    Collaboration is a key in the way we work. We share openly knowledge with each other, support one another in solving complex topics and continuously improve our processes together. As a globally connected team, we appreciate clear communication, accountability and a strong sense of ownership, while always keeping IKEA values and our customers at the centre of what we do.
    Joining this team means being part of a growing, future focused department that combines deep financial expertise with innovation, learning and close international cooperation.

    Questions and support? Let's connect!

    If you need support or have any questions about the recruitment process, please contact us at recruitment.bsc.pl@ingka.ikea.com.

    Job interviews are carried out on a continuous basis. Once we find a suitable candidate(s), we will close the job offer. Recruitment with us is fully remote.

    We’re looking forward to meeting you!

    A little about us

    As Ingka Business Service Center, we are part of IKEA, and we support stores and other IKEA units with financial and payroll services. Our office (Regional HUB Europe) is located in Poznań, at 6a Szwedzka Street (Centrum Franowo). With us, you can spread your wings in the field of People&Culture. We will appreciate both your linguistic background and your experience in human resources management, but what is particularly important to us is whether our values, such as a sense of community, simplicity or renew and improve, appeal to you. With us, you can be yourself and work the way you want – we care about your authenticity and freedom of self-expression. We focus on job stability and building long-term relationships with our employees.

    When you get to know us better, you will see that work at IKEA means… so much more!

    Our FIKA will perk you up for sure, but we offer more perks than that:

    hybrid working model (2 days of home office a week),

    fantastic office furnished with IKEA furniture, divided into zones for work and relaxation and creative collaboration,

    free underground parking with electric charger and bicycle parking,

    stable employment (employment contract),

    flexible terms of employment (depending on the team – full-time and part-time),

    flexible working hours (we start work between 7 and 10 a.m.),

    annual appreciation bonus dependent on performance in the relevant fiscal year,

    homework allowance,

    cafeteria system – a pool of benefits to choose from (e.g., Multisport card, cinema tickets, shopping vouchers, medical package for relatives),

    Tack! loyalty programme for Co-workers – working with us longer earns you an additional financial bonus,

    private medical care for IKEA Co-workers and their families,

    wellbeing support – Edenred prepaid lunch card, Employee Assistance Programme – support in difficult life situations,

    personal accident insurance and pension plan,

    jubilee awards, gifts and special events,

    additional 4-week paternity leave,

    cofinancing of language courses.
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