Transfer pricing Specialist

Job description

About the job

The IKEA Group of Companies is the world's leading home furnishing retailer, with over 300 stores in more than 25 countries and sourcing in over 40 countries.
Our vision is to create a better everyday life by offering a wide range of well-designed, functional home furnishing products at prices so low that as many people as possible will be able to afford them.
At IKEA Group we want to give honest, down-to-earth people the opportunity to grow, both as individuals and in their working roles, so that together we can show our commitment towards creating a better everyday life for ourselves and our customers. IKEA Group is looking for co-workers with a genuine interest in home furnishing – enthusiasts and team players who are prepared to shoulder the responsibility of making sure that our values remain a living reality within IKEA.
The Group Function Corporate Finance, Tax & Treasury (CFINTT) covers a broad variety of financial activities and support for the IKEA Group. CFINTT is working with the following topics: capital structure, mergers & acquisitions, insurance matters, tax matters, treasury activities and Financial Asset Management.
The Group Tax function is responsible for the overall tax position of the IKEA Group. We make sure that IKEA Group is compliant with tax laws and regulations, at a local and Group level. We provide specialist tax competence, support and coordination to the business. Group Tax covers direct, indirect and employment taxes.
For our Group Tax team we are seeking to recruit an:

Transfer pricing Specialist
Your main assignment will be to:

·  Coordinate the global transfer pricing documentation process, including:
- further developing and maintaining the existing transfer pricing documentation database;
- preparing transfer pricing reports from the transfer pricing database for all countries;
- preparing benchmarks for the group;
·  Support with the improvement of the transfer pricing process and policies;
·  Provide internal advice regarding transfer pricing;
·  Support with transfer pricing related questions in tax audits;
·  Support on building transfer pricing tax audit defense files;
·  Support in monitoring the financial performance of the various entities;
·  Having close contact with the business to develop and verify the correctness of the transfer pricing documentation and policies.
Capabilities and Skills:
You are excited by IKEA Group and home furnishing and have a genuine interest in the business of the IKEA Group.
Most probably you havea university degree in tax and some 3-5 years of relevant experience as a transfer pricing specialist or tax specialist with strong transfer pricing component within consultancy or as an in-house tax specialist.
You have good knowledge with respect to (international) transfer pricing principles.
Experience with performing benchmarks is preferred .
You can perform under pressure, multi-task and prioritize.
You are down-to-earth and outgoing.
You have good numerical skills, excellent analytical, interpersonal, Microsoft Office and communication skills. Furthermore, a pro-active and eager to learn mentality is required.
Fluency in English is a prerequisite.

Additional Information :

You will be based in Leiden. The position is a full-time position that will require some travelling. The employment is a local Dutch employment and relocation support is available.
If you have any questions, please contact Rudolf van Ooijen via e-mail (rudolf.vanooijnen.com)
or Liesbeth Cazemier via e-mail
Your application, written in English and consisting of a covering letter and CV, should be registered on-line at IKEA.com, at the latest 17 August 2017.
We will run a background check as part of the standard selection procedure.
We regret that we are unable to handle applications made by e-mail.

Job ID

291553BR

Removal Date

17/08/2017