(Senior) Associate Payroll: Germany (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.

For KWS Berlin, we are looking for an (Senior) Associate Admin & Payroll (m/f/d) for our Berlin office in order to support our business units in Germany. If you are interested in working independently and service-oriented, and if you have already demonstrated that you are self-motivated, a team player, and flexible, we look forward to getting to know you soon. This job is full-time and unlimited.

Your tasks: Responsible for preparing and processing on-cycle and off-cycle payrolls incl. payroll management and follow-up activities with SAP-HCM Supports standard payroll activities for a dedicated group of employees and steps in as backup in case of vacation and see leaves Key User SAP-HCM (PA/PY): identify needs, creates change requests, aligns implementation with IT, external providers and process testing Key contact for HR reporting for Germany, develops a standard report catalogue and delivers assurance, provides ad-hoc reports on demand Key contact for Finance: delivers input for quarterly & year end closing, audits and reconciliation of accounts Key contact for regular compensation processes (dividend related payment, Christmas & holiday payments, tariff agreement changes etc.) Interface to social security organizations, benefit provider and ELStAM Works daily with different vendors to ensure close collaboration and quality of the services provided Executes payroll related internal controls Manages confidential information and provides tax and social insurance data to government authorities Executes processes in accordance with local legislation and company policies Collaborates with BP's by providing support workers regarding council, union and other official documentation Safeguards employee privacy where appropriate, including guaranteed and protection of sensitive information Coordinates projects within the team

Your profile: You already have experience in Payroll and in SAP-HCM. If you have already worked in a shared service environment, even better! For you, teamwork means supporting each, solving problems together and learning together You are not satisfied with the status quo and you are looking for opportunities to accomplish your tasks better and more efficient Your ''customers'' are your colleagues at KWS and it is therefore important to you that they can trust their requests are completed on time, problems are solved fast, and questions are quickly You are fluent in German and English, additional languages will be advantage

Your benefits: 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 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; opposite the underground station Bülowstraße and with secured car & bicycle 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

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