Controlling Professional (m/f/d)

Controlling Professional (m/f/d)

Field of Work:  Controlling
Location: 

Einbeck, Lower Saxony, DE

Legal Entity:  KWS SAAT SE & Co. KGaA
Contract Type:  Regular
Is Full Time?:  Yes
Onsite/ Remote:  Hybrid Working Within Country
Job ID:  16716

Ready to level up in your career in controlling? 

 

 

If you have gained your first professional experience in controlling and are looking to further develop your expertise in an international environment, this is your opportunity.  

 

Join our team as Controlling Professional (m/f/d) to support business decisions through meaningful financial insights, collaborate with colleagues across functions, and contribute to the success of our production organization. 

 

Influence and interact with different levels of the organization - in particular production - and support our Business Partners Production Controlling as well as local and regional managers in implementing and executing business operative and strategic targets by providing high-quality financial analysis and advice. 

 

 

This is a permanent, full-time position (38hrs/week) at our HQ in Einbeck. 

 

 

 

 

Responsibilities:  

 

 

  • Cost Controlling: collection and analysis of production costs, development of standard costs, conduction of variance analysis and identification cost saving opportunities 

  • Budgeting & Forecasting: support the Business Partners Production Controlling with COGM calculation as well as the steering collection of production process details and insights 

  • Closings: calculation and analysis of COGS by crop for quarterly and year-end closings, support the inventory management process (limited scope) 

  • Master Data: maintenance of master data in accordance with established steering models 

  • Collaboration and Communication: collaborating with international production and finance & controlling colleagues to ensure cost control governance 

 

 

 

 

Profile: 

 

 

  • Master’s degree in economics, business administration, agribusiness or comparable 

  • First professional experience in controlling and/ or finance – ideally in an international environment or having worked as an intern / working student in the field of controlling or finance 

  • Proven IT literacy in MS Excel - SAP R3, S4 Hana, Business Warehouse is an advantage  

  • Good analytical and problem-solving skills 

  • Structured, self-motivated and self-organized individual 

  • Able to drive goal achievements 

  • Committed team player 

  • Fluent in English: good command of German is an advantage  

 

 

 

 

Why joining KWS SAAT SE & Co. KGaA: 

 

  • Ideal opportunity to build your career within a unique organization with big ambitions
  • As a family-run company, we live by the values of team spirit, closeness and trust, independence and vision - a culture that is also lived in practice, e.g. through an open and friendly work atmosphere
  • According to our slogan “Make yourself grow!”: we support your professional and personal development and succession opportunities
  • Fantastic colleagues in a motivated team
  • Excellent work equipment, a fully-fledged, subsidized canteen, direct train connection and sufficient free parking spaces at the KWS location 
  • Family-friendly working environment: flexible working hours, company pension scheme, capital formation benefits, Christmas and holiday bonuses, special prices for company shares and a job bike and job ticket option 

 

 

We look forward to receiving your online application via our application system SuccessFactors! Please use the "Apply" function in the online advertisement.

 

 

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About KWS
KWS is one of the world’s leading plant breeding companies and employs around 5,000 employees in more than 70 countries. With the tradition of family ownership, KWS has operated independently for more than 170 years. It focuses on plant breeding and the production and sale of seeds for sugarbeet, corn, cereals, vegetables, oilseed rape and sunflowers. KWS uses leading-edge plant breeding methods and invests a significant amount in research and development.

At KWS, diversity is not just a value; it is an essential part of our success. Breeding resilient crops requires diversity; likewise, our strength comes from the diversity of our teams. Whatever your background or identity is, we invite you to join us.

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