Tax Specialist
IKEA
"You care about making a positive impact in the world. You understand greatness requires thinking differently. An inclusive and accepting work environment is important to you.
A job at IKEA is so much more than home furnishings. Together, we work to make a better everyday life for the many. It's the perfect fit if you want to contribute, grow, and share. Join the team and start a better life for yourself."
- Location Lisboa (Loures)
- Employment type Full Time Permanent
- Department Finance, Accounting & Tax
- Deadline 2026-07-09
Candidate profile (title) Who you are Candidate profile (text) - Default language You are passionate about creating an IKEA fit for the future with the customer at heart. Contributing to overall success and results through collaboration, and excellent knowledge and expertise gets you energized. Working together in in an ever-changing multi-dimensional environment inspires you, and you are motivated by finding new ways through co-creation with colleagues and other IKEA units. Living the IKEA culture and values comes natural to you.
You hold a University degree in Tax Law, Tax Economics, Finance or equivalent. In addition you bring 4+ years of experience in Tax, advisory or in-house role.
You have knowledge in following areas:
- good knowledge of the IKEA Concept including our Vision and Business Idea, our Culture and Values
- good knowledge about the Ingka Businesses and the external markets
- good knowledge of local tax jurisdiction
- accounting principles
- legal principles
As a person you have the ability to deal with ambiguity- you can comfortably handle unclear or unpredictable situations. You have the ability to translate expert knowledge into system landscape and are able to act in a changing and complex environment. Moreover, you communicate well and are able to understand and explain complex matters to people with different backgrounds. In addition, you have excellent analytical and numerical skills and detail focus – you perform work with care, accuracy, and attention to detail. You drive for results to accomplish goals, complete tasks, and achieve results. Last but not least, you have the ability to work in teams and collaborate with others to achieve goals Key responsibilities (title) A day in your life with us Key responsibilities (text) The main aim for this role is to advise, monitor and support the Ingka Group in your country in a pro-active way on direct and indirect tax matters.
You will:
- implement a country tax strategy in line with the relevant Group Policies, Strategies and Business Plans, after consultation with Group Tax
- ensure control in respect of Direct and Indirect tax obligations, risks and opportunities, by implementing and maintaining the IKEA Group Tax Control Framework
- ensure accurate and timely filing of the Corporate Income Tax returns, VAT returns and all other reports to local and central authorities
- support on tax relevant matters regarding management and statutory reporting
- manage local Transfer Pricing documentation in liaison with Group Tax
- ensure correct application for and timely submission of forms to obtain tax treaty relief for Withholding Tax on Franchise Fee, Interest, Dividends and other relevant payments
- advise the local finance organisation on any relevant tax matters
- provide input to the relevant stakeholders, including Group Tax, on opportunities to optimize the existing Ingka [Country] legal structure and business set-up and how to structure new investments
- ensure accurate and compliant output of automated tax relevant solutions
- alert Group Tax on any potential areas for improvement
- handle tax audits, where relevant in cooperation with Group Tax
- ensure availability of books and records in accordance with local legal requirements
- ensure relevant tax competence, knowledge and awareness amongst team members and other relevant staff
- participate in local and/or global projects (providing relevant input)
In this role you will report to the Country Financial Controlling & Tax Manager Team vision ( title) Together as a team Team vision (text) We see ourselves as influencers – we steer the IKEA business by finding the truth behind the figures. Together we secure compliance with local and international laws and reporting standards; we assure that accounting processes are efficient and that tax compliance meets business needs. We’re a diverse group of people driven by providing reliable financial data to a wide variety of stakeholders. At the end of the day, that’s one of the foundations to make IKEA even better!
The workplace for this position will be the Service Office (Loures), co-worker is expected to fulfil Service Office regular pre-defined schedule scale
Why you will love us
From the deep forests in Sweden, we have spread our culture and values around the world. At the heart of our offer are our beautiful home-furnishing products and solutions, made with care for our planet, reaching millions of customers.
At the heart of our business, are our wonderful co-workers representing diversity in all dimensions and passionate for life at home. We all contribute with our uniqueness and we want to grow and develop together.
Our vision, “to create a better everyday life for the many people” inspires and guides us in everything we do. This is IKEA
What we all have in common
- Living our values
- Being your unique self, while respecting and including others
- A passion for home furnishing
- Performing & delivering while learning & developing
- Having fun!