Financial Controller - IKEA Queensland Market

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In short

IKEA Queensland Market is looking for a Financial Controller to manage budgets, ensure accurate expense recording, and prepare financial reports. This role involves collaborating with store management and stakeholders to maintain financial control and drive continuous improvement within the retail unit. The position is full-time, permanent, with work split between IKEA Logan and IKEA North Lakes.

Responsibilities

Ensure expenses and invoices are correctly recorded, coded and allocated.
Oversee purchase order compliance and support improvements to the invoice and ordering process.
Manage budgets across departments, cost centres and cost owners.
Lead regular financial reviews to monitor spending, explain variances and support budget adherence.
Prepare clear financial reports, forecasts and variance analysis.
Carry out detailed reviews of ledger accounts and spending patterns to identify errors, misallocations, duplicate bookings, unusual activity and opportunities to improve cost control.
Analyse historical spending trends to understand key cost drivers and inefficiencies.
Constructively challenge discretionary spending and identify opportunities for structural savings.
Work closely with store management, department leaders, cost owners and finance stakeholders to strengthen financial accountability, maintain effective controls and ensure accurate and timely reporting.
Build financial understanding across the retail unit by supporting stakeholders with financial processes, identifying risks and opportunities, and driving continuous improvement.

Requirements

Qualified in accounting or able to demonstrate equivalent experience.
Strong understanding of financial and operational processes.
Experienced in financial control, accounting, budgeting, reporting or commercial controlling, ideally within retail or another operational environment.
Commercially minded, with the ability to connect financial information and spending patterns to business performance and operational priorities.
Analytical and detail-oriented, with strong skills in reviewing ledger accounts, identifying errors and finding opportunities to improve efficiency and reduce costs.
Confident communicator who can build effective relationships, influence stakeholders and hold cost owners accountable in a constructive and solution-focused way.
Comfortable questioning discretionary spending and turning financial analysis into practical recommendations, process improvements and savings.
Proactive, curious and collaborative, with the ability to work effectively at both a strategic and operational level.
Passionate about strong financial control, responsible cost management and supporting the retail unit to perform successfully.

Benefits

5 weeks’ Paid Annual Leave
Paid Parental Leave
Family & Community Leave
24/7 access to Employee Assistance Program
15% Co-worker discount
Low-cost nutritious meals including complimentary drinks in Co-worker restaurant
Co-worker uniform provided
Free Co-worker parking
Digital Entertainment membership
Bonus programme (where eligible)
Co-worker Loyalty programme (extra contribution to your superannuation fund where eligible)
Domestic relocation support provided

Skills

AccountingBudgetingFinancial ReportingVariance AnalysisPurchase Orders

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About IKEA

The IKEA vision is to create a better everyday life for the many people. Our business idea is to offer well-designed, functional and affordable, high-quality home furnishing, produced with care for people and the environment. The IKEA Brand unites more than 200.000 co-workers and hundreds of companies with different owners all over the world. It’s one brand, but it reaches millions of hearts and homes. Our value chain is unique. It includes everything from product development, design, supply, manufacture and sales – and of course it begins and ends with our customers. The IKEA retail business…

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Company

IKEA

Job Posted

3 days ago

Expires

in 1 day

Employment Type

Full Time

Work mode

On Site

Hours per week

Experience Level

Mid-Senior

Locations

Slacks Creek, Australia

North Lakes, Australia

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