Internal Audit Leader / Internal Audit Leaderess

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Role Overview

As a Leader in Group Internal Audit, you play a crucial role by leading internal audit engagements across the Inter IKEA Group. You will assess the effectiveness of governance, risk management, and control from a group-wide, end-to-end perspective, addressing the needs of individual core businesses, functions, and Inter IKEA Group Management and Boards.

In your role, you will partner with various business teams, providing fact-based insights, constructive challenges, and clear recommendations to find and realize better ways forward. In addition to leading audits, you will help shape and continuously improve Internal Audit methodologies and team capabilities.

Your Profile

You are a hands-on internal audit professional with strong audit expertise (financial, operational, IT, or data-driven), applying professional skepticism to turn complex issues into clear, pragmatic insights. You work comfortably within audit standards, but also enjoy challenging traditional approaches and applying new methods.

You combine strong business acumen with a deep understanding of the IKEA value chain, Inter IKEA end-to-end processes, and the governance and steering framework that guides the organization. You place audit work in the context of the broader business agenda and ensure outcomes are relevant and impactful.

You are humble, straightforward, and curious, driven by content while valuing strong relationships. Your excellent communication skills enable you to articulate audit findings clearly and simply, both in writing and verbally, and to engage confidently with senior management and Boards in a respectful and credible way.

You love to learn and develop together as a team player. You enjoy discovering new ways to enhance your skills and knowledge, as well as those of others around you. You like to share your knowledge and learnings, actively supporting and coaching fellow internal auditors and guest auditors.

You have a knack for getting to the bottom of things. As a critical thinker, you don't mind asking probing questions if it helps achieve the right outcome. You adopt a pragmatic and effective approach without overlooking the essential aspects of auditing.

You are a down-to-earth leader who takes strong ownership for audit outcomes, audit quality, and impact. You act with integrity and sound professional judgment and confidently manage multiple assignments in an international environment with occasional travel.

Qualifications

• Proven experience leading internal audit assignments end-to-end in a complex, culturally diverse, and international environment.
• At least 8 years of proven track record with demonstrated ability to apply deep expertise in at least one audit domain (financial, operational, IT, data analytics, or behavioral auditing).
• A university degree, preferably a postgraduate qualification related to the position.
• Strong understanding of governance structures, end-to-end business processes, risks, and controls, ideally within IKEA or a comparable organization.
• Proficiency in English, with the ability to communicate effectively with non-native speakers.
• Ability to quickly absorb new information, organize it, and present it clearly and engagingly while keeping the bigger picture in mind.
• Strong communication skills, able to deliver clear, pragmatic messages using IKEA's tone of voice.
• Ability to act with a high level of integrity and exemplify professional behavior.

More Information

This role is full-time (40 hours per week) and based in Pratteln, Switzerland. You will work closely with Internal Audit colleagues across Sweden, Switzerland, and the Netherlands in a Group-wide context. The role involves occasional travel, typically 10 to 20 percent. As part of Group Internal Audit, you will report to the Group Internal Audit Manager located in Inter IKEA Systems BV in Delft.

Application Process

Apply online using the form below. Only applications matching the job profile will be considered.

We warmly welcome applications from talented individuals across Europe, eager to join our diverse and collaborative team. Please note that at this time, we are focusing our search exclusively within Europe and will not be considering applicants outside of this region.

At IKEA, we are looking for people who believe everyone deserves a seat at the table. You are welcome no matter where you come from, what you believe, or what you look like. We are interested in you simply because you are you. Even if your experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. We believe that people’s different perspectives, backgrounds, and personalities make us better at understanding our customers' dreams and needs. At IKEA, we are all on the same project.

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