Accounts Receivable Accountant - Germany (m/f/d)

Accounts Receivable Accountant - Germany (m/f/d)

Field of Work:  Finance & Accounting
Location: 

Berlin, BE, DE

Legal Entity:  KWS Berlin GmbH
Contract Type:  Regular
Is Full Time?:  Yes
Onsite/ Remote:  Hybrid Working Within Country
Job ID:  16234

 

KWS Berlin GmbH is looking for an Accounts Receivable Accountant with knowledge of German (m\f\d). This is a 2 years full-time position at our location in Berlin

 

Your tasks:

  • Process incoming customer payments in accordance with SLA

  • Maintain and clear customer accounts

  • Provide customer balance confirmation and perform reconciliations

  • Process customer returns, rebates, and refunds

  • Generate statement of accounts and process dunning letters

  • Calculate and approve credit limits

  • Respond to audit requests and participate in meetings with auditors

  • Perform monthly, quarterly, and yearly closing activities in a timely manner

  • Resolve account discrepancies and contact customers accordingly

  • Calculate provisions, write-offs, and bad debts devaluation in accordance with IFRS 9

  • Create periodic/ad-hoc reports to support the leadership

  • Engage customers in collection efforts in writing as well as over the phone

  • Create manual invoices and manage cheques

  • Process acts of acceptance and monitor relevant general ledger accounts

  • Manage disputes, direct debit, and cash allocation with Treasury

  • Support in I.T. projects related to the department as well as engage in testing

  • Investigate inter-company differences with relevant stakeholders

  • Support the Business Units with daily requests as needed

  • Ensure work and process documentation is maintained and updated

  • Participate and provide training to new colleagues as needed

 

Your profile:

  • Preferably an apprenticeship or BA Degree in Business Administration, Accounting or Economics. Correlated areas such as International Relations or MA Degree will be considered

  • Prior experience in accounts receivable is desirable but not mandatory

  • Solid understanding of accounting practices and procedures

  • Knowledge in programing or scripting (coding) are an added advantage but not mandatory

  • Organized, detailed oriented, and able to work in a multicultural and diverse environment

  • Excellent communication skills and team mindset

  • Experience working in an international shared service organization or agribusiness sector is an additional advantage

  • Customer orientation and extraordinary service attitude

  • Ability to meet tight deadlines and manage high volume transactions

  • Besides knowledge of German, fluency in English is essential. Other languages such as Turkish, Portuguese, and Polish are also of interest.

 

What we offer:

  • We are an international team of open-minded people with diverse and cross-functional experience
  • Interesting and challenging tasks and projects

  • As a family business, we are guided by the values of closeness, reliability, vision and independence; this culture is lived in practice and ensures an open and friendly working atmosphere from day one

  • The best of both worlds: KWS Berlin combines the security of a large, stable company with the passion of a start-up

  • Our location in the heart of Berlin-Schöneberg is very modern; directly opposite the underground station Bülowstraße and with secured car & bicycle parking spaces

  • We offer 30d holidays, flexible working hours, holiday and Christmas bonuses, company pension scheme, JobRad and/or Jobticket

  • True to our motto "Make yourself grow", we support the professional and personal development of our employees

 

Seed your career by submitting your application today! We are looking forward to your application using our online application system.

 

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About KWS
KWS is one of the world’s leading plant breeding companies. Nearly 5,000 employees in more than 70 countries generated net sales of around €1.68 billion in the fiscal year 2023/2024. A company with a tradition of family ownership, KWS has operated independently for almost 170 years. It focuses on plant breeding and the production and sale of seed for sugarbeet, corn, cereals, vegetables, oilseed rape and sunflower. KWS uses leading-edge plant breeding methods to continuously improve yield for farmers and plants’ resistance to diseases, pests and abiotic stress. To that end, the company invested more than €300 million last fiscal year in research and development. For more information: www.kws.com/career. Follow us on LinkedIn® at https://linkedin.com/company/kwsgroup/.

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