Expert Audit & Group Accounting
Field of Work:Finance & Accounting
Location: Berlin
Legal Entity: division
Contract Type: Temporary
Is Full Time:
Job ID: 15856
Join our dynamic Global Finance & Controlling Team as anExpert IFRS & Group Accounting (m/f/d)inKWS Berlin GmbHwhere you will play a pivotal role in maintaining the highest standards of financial integrity and job will belimited due to maternity leaveandfull-timeinBerlin.
Your tasks:
- Acting as a global IFRS advisor on specific IFRS standards (IFRS Desk)
- Supporting preparation of consolidated financial statements under IFRS and preparing group reports and ad-hoc analysis
- Document and update KWS-wide accounting policies according to latest standards and interpretations
- Handling special IFRS topics during quarterly closings and business partner/units queries
- Develop and perform quality reviews of financial statements and reporting packages
- Documentation and improvements of accounting related processes and procedures (driving change)
- Provide internal trainings & presentations
- Supporting the external audit
Your profile:
- Preferably you have an academic degree with a focus on Accounting/Audit or another international accountants certificate
- You have several years of experience in the field of Audit and/or Group Accounting
- You already worked in a SAP environment or other ERP systems as well as the MS Office applications
- Proven record in applying accounting principles and procedures in an international environment
- Fluent English (written and spoken) is a must German as a plus
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 working atmosphere from day one
- Our location in the heart of Berlin Schöneberg is very modern directly opposite of a metro station and with secure car & bike parking facilities
- We offer unlimited contract with 30 days of holiday time account flexible working hours partial weekly home-office possibilty additional payment for holidays 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
Did we spark your interest
Then apply now via our online portal and send us your documents. We look forward to getting to know you!
About KWS
KWS is one of the worlds leading plant breeding companies. Nearly 5000 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: Follow us on LinkedIn at data privacy policy for candidates is available on Please select the country where the job you applied for is posted in and if applicable the specific business unit.