Inter IKEA Group is the group of companies that connects IKEA franchisees with range development and suppliers and aligns the overall IKEA strategic direction within the IKEA franchise system. All to create a better everyday life for the many people.
The Group consists of three core businesses: Retail Concept, Range and Supply. The three core businesses work together with franchisees and suppliers to create an even better IKEA offer and franchise system. Inter IKEA Group aims to provide the best possible conditions for implementing and operating the IKEA Concept, and to create a strong platform for growth.
Read more about Inter IKEA Group at: about.IKEA.com
Job descriptionYou are part of the Inter IKEA Group tax team, a highly dedicated team of tax professionals. Our group tax team in Delft oversees the global tax position of the Inter IKEA Group with a strong focus on protecting the IKEA brand by making sure our global tax obligations are properly addressed.
In Delft, our team consists of five tax professionals with a larger tax team located in different locations worldwide throughout the Inter IKEA Group. The tax team is an active partner to internal and external stakeholders, delivering its expertise in a simple, practical and business-minded way.
In this role you will be acting as Inter IKEA Group's transfer pricing manager advising the core businesses of the group on transfer pricing and other direct tax matters and supporting with tax strategies whilst maintaining the group's tax control framework. You will be working in an international environment with a multi-dimensional view considering commercial, people, financial and operational perspectives. More specifically the tasks and responsibilities include:
- Oversee and develop transfer pricing reports for over 50 companies
- Advise business partners on a range of transfer pricing and direct tax matters;
- Review the TP setup and global TP policy
- Secure solid transfer pricing benchmarks prepared by external service providers
- Provide support on transfer pricing and direct tax audits and investigations;
- Contribute to the design, implementation and maintenance of Inter IKEA Group's global tax function and tax strategy;
- Develop guidance as part of Inter IKEA Group's tax control framework;
- Provide support on tax reporting, tax provisions and effective tax rate;
- Identify risks and opportunities of changes in tax legislation and suggest actions;
You are a down-to-earth team player who values togetherness, simplicity and common sense. You work independently with the ability to prioritize and show initiative. You are service minded and enjoy supporting your colleagues across the Inter IKEA Group on a daily basis. You build trustful relationships with all stakeholders relevant for tax and work collaboratively across organizational and geographical boundaries.
What's more, we believe that you have the following knowledge, capabilities and motivation:
- Master degree in Tax Law or Tax Economics
- At least 5 years of experience in a comparable in-house function and/or with a tax consultancy company
- Solid knowledge of Transfer Pricing and international corporate income tax (but also a willingness to broaden your perspective to other taxes).
- Ability to translate complicated rules in practical solutions (pragmatic) and explain them to the business in an understandable way.
- Interested in tax technology and/or data analytics (experience in this area would be a plus)
- Excellent command of English (spoken and written)
This role is full-time (40 hours per week) and based in Delft. This role sits in the Group Finance team and reports to the Group Tax Manager
Contact
Please do not hesitate to contact Recruiting Manager Jan Maessen (jan.maessen@inter.ikea.com) if you have any questions
Please apply for this role before October 20th 2025.