KWS Berlin GmbH | Germany | Berlin | Temporary contract | Full time | Published since: 26.03.2025 on stepstone.de
Team Coordinator General Ledger (Temporary) (m/w/d)
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 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 plans 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. JOBV1_EN
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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 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 plans 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. We are looking for a Team Coordinator General Ledger (m/f/d) for KWS Berlin who cooperates with the lead of the General Ledger to provide effective and highly efficient transactional processes. While ensuring operational excellence through continuous improvement, the Team Coordinator ensures internal and external customer inquiries of transactional services are delivered in a competent and timely manner. The position is temporary (one year) for maternity coverage and in full-time at our location in Berlin.
Responsibilities: Oversee the delivery of operational and administrative services to ensure they are executed in a competent and timely manner Monitor and report on key performance indicators, taking proactive steps to address any deviations from targets Identify opportunities for automation and digitalization and support for their implementation and realization translatoral goals into actionable tasks, providing guidance and structure to facilitate their completion Strive for operational excellence by identifying opportunities for improvement and implementing appropriate measures Evaluate and measure team and individual performance against set goals, providing constructive feedback and recognition where appropriate Facilitate idea generation and decision-making among team members while promoting a positive, trustful, and collaborative atmosphere Foster cross-functional cooperation and an efficient information flow between the Global Functions, GTC and Business Units Ensures delivery of transactional GL services in accordance with the defined SLAs Oversee financial statements according to IFRS and local GAAP Liaise with auditors in the interim and yearly auditing process
Your profile: Academic degree in Business Administration, Finance, Economics or similar Experience working in a shared service organization Experience in coordination teams and/or projects is preferred Fluent in English, knowledge in any other language is an advantage Experience in relevant IT systems (MS Office and SAP - preference SAP R3 or S4) Work experience with external auditors, especially one of the big fours Operational leadership and decision making skills Customer orientation and exceptional service attitude Optimistic and resilient person with a can-do attitude that loves to challenge the status quo and poses the necessary analytical skills to recognize potentials as well as the structure to implement them Strong communication and stakeholder management skills
Our offer: We are an international team with diverse and cross-functional experiences shared by open-minded people Best of both worlds: KWS Berlin combines the security of a big stable company with the passion of a start-up As a family-backed company we are guided by the values of closeness, reliability, foresight and independence; this culture is lived in practice creating an open and friendly atmosphere from day one Our location in the heart of Berlin Schöneberg is very modern directly opposite of a train station and with secure car & bike parking facilities We unlimited contracts with 30 days of holiday, time account, flexible working hours, additional payment for holiday and Christmas, JobRad and/or financial support with the public transport ticket Following our motto “Make yourself grow”, we support employees' professional and personal development with individual training measures JOBV1_EN
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Berlin | ||
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