Alfred-Wegener-Institut Helmholtz-Zentrum für Polar- und Meeresforschung | Germany | 27xxx Bremerhaven | Temporary contract | Part time - flexible / Home office | Published since: 23.01.2026 on stepstone.de
Part-time financial accountant (x/) (m/f/d)
The Alfred Wegener Institute Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research is a research facility supported by the Federal Republic of Germany, the Free Hanseatic City of Bremen and the Länder of Brandenburg, Schleswig-Holstein and Lower Saxony with around 1,400 employees. In a broad multidisciplinary approach, we conduct polar and marine research and, in conjunction with numerous university and non-university research institutions, make an important contribution to global environmental, earth system and paleoclimate research. Financial Accountant:in parttime (x/m/w/d) Background In financial accounting, all transactions of the AWI are recorded from business relations to external (customer:inside, debtors:inside, creditors:inside) and the resulting changes in asset and capital relations. With the funds of the double bookkeeping carried out in the form of accounts, the financial accounting system arranges all business-relevant transactions that can be expressed in numerical values, taking into account legal regulations (in particular from the Civil Code (BGB) and the Commercial Code (HGB)) in terms of time and fact. It is booked on accounts that are included in the company's accounting framework and are divided into assets and liabilities accounts, expenses and earnings accounts according to the various sectors of the company. By aggregating the individual business operations, the financial accounting determines the data necessary for the compilation of the balance sheet and the profit and loss account (GuV) from which the asset, financial and profit situation of the enterprise can be identified for internal and external companies. .
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The Alfred Wegener Institute Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research is a research facility supported by the Federal Republic of Germany, the Free Hanseatic City of Bremen and the Länder of Brandenburg, Schleswig-Holstein and Lower Saxony with around 1,400 employees. In a broad multidisciplinary approach, we conduct polar and marine research and, in conjunction with numerous university and non-university research institutions, make an important contribution to global environmental, earth system and paleoclimate research. Financial Accountant:in parttime (x/m/w/d) Background In financial accounting, all transactions of the AWI are recorded from business relations to external (customer:inside, debtors:inside, creditors:inside) and the resulting changes in asset and capital relations. With the funds of the double bookkeeping carried out in the form of accounts, the financial accounting system arranges all business-relevant transactions that can be expressed in numerical values, taking into account legal regulations (in particular from the Civil Code (BGB) and the Commercial Code (HGB)) in terms of time and fact. It is booked on accounts that are included in the company's accounting framework and are divided into assets and liabilities accounts, expenses and earnings accounts according to the various sectors of the company. By aggregating the individual business operations, the financial accounting determines the data necessary for the compilation of the balance sheet and the profit and loss account (GuV) from which the asset, financial and profit situation of the enterprise can be identified for internal and external companies.
Conting and booking business incidents Conting and booking of payment inputs and outputs on the basis of account statements, including the payment inputs by invoice number and amount on the basis of existing accounts Processing credit card billing, clarification of queries Maintenance of master data of creditors and debitors clarification of facts and queries within the department and across the department in the settlement of receipts (costal and property account allocation) with the relevant specialist departments Verification of the VAT ID for invoices, tax allocation of individual business incidents exhibiting, holding and booking credits or Refunds based on relevant documents Active cooperation in internal and cross-departmental projects
Completed commercial training Very good key to booking systems and relevant trade regulations Very good knowledge of the application of the SAP system Very good German knowledge (according to CEFR level C1) Good knowledge of English (according to CEFR level B1/B2) Required skills, knowledge and experience Basic knowledge of project management
excellent research Cooperation and cooperation - internal institutes, national and international, interdisciplinary Opportunities to develop – at your own place and elsewhere an international environment – everyday contacts with people from all over the world flexible working hours and the possibility of mobile working up to 50% of regular working hours company health promotion and corporate fitness with Hansefit and Wellhub Support offers and a lived culture of reconciliation of work and family occupational retirement provision (VBL) The AWI appreciates diversity and is actively engaged in the parity of women and men and a chance-oriented, inclusive and open environment. In order to counteract the underrepresentation of men in the field of the enrolled job, applications by qualified men are equally welcome – in the sense of a diverse team composition. We are convinced that various teams and a variety of perspectives enrich our work and our cooperation. In a continuous learning and reflection process, we work to ensure that all our employees can develop and feel belonging to us. We look forward to applications from qualified people regardless of binary and non-binary genders, nationality, socio-cultural origin, religion, age, disability, neurodivergenz, sexual orientation and other identities.
People with severe disabilities are preferred with the same professional and personal suitability. Through various measures, we promote the reconciliation of work and family. If you have any questions, our family office is happy to be there for you - even before your start at the AWI. .
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![]() | Alfred-Wegener-Institut Helmholtz-Zentrum für Polar- und Meeresforschung | |
| 27570 Bremerhaven | ||
| Germany |
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