Business Partner (m/f/d) Finance & Controlling Germany - Commercial

Field of Work:Finance & Accounting
Location:Einbeck Berlin
Legal Entity:KWS SAAT SE & Co. KGaA
Contract Type: Regular
Is Full Time: Yes
Job ID: 16302

Shape KWS Groups future as Our Business Partner (m/f/d)) Finance & ControllingGermany - Commercial!

Step into a truly central role within our organization as our new Business Partner (m/f/d) Finance & Controlling Germany - Commercial a position designed to make real impact. As co-pilot to the Germany Commercial Team you will transform financial and controlling data into clear actionable business insights that drive sustainable performance and strategic growth.

This is more than a finance role its an opportunity to define and shape your own scope of responsibility. You will have the possibility o establish and optimize processes build effective communication structures and further develop the finance and controlling landscape in alignment with corporate objectives. Your expertise will directly influence decision-making and business success.

As the primary point of contact for all financial and controlling matters you will collaborate closely with functional experts and shared service teams ensuring high-quality support across the organization while playing an active partner role for the Germany Commercial Team.

This is a permanent role and available full-time.

Your place of work is either at our HQ in Einbeck or at our Berlin-based office.

Your responsibilities:

Strategic Partnership & Decision Support

• Act as a trusted advisor and co-pilot to the local business leadership
• Deliver insightful analysis to support strategic and operational decisions
• Identify and address business needs with a hands-on solution-oriented mindset

Governance & Compliance

• Implement and uphold corporate policies standards and procedures
• Ensure compliance with local legal tax and regulatory requirements

Operational and Financial Management

• Prepare monthly liquidity forecasts and assess funding requirements
• Oversee quarterly and year-end closing activities in collaboration with relevant teams
• Ensure timely accurate and compliant financial reporting
• Support internal and external audits as well as tax-related inquiries

Performance Planning & Analysis

• Lead local budgeting and forecasting processes
• Provide performance insights and track key indicators
• Support business case development and capital expenditure planning

Your profile:

• University degree in economics/business administration or comparable
• In-depths knowledge in finance and controlling
• Proven track record in finance - controlling in a globally acting industry (agribusiness preferred) and international corporate environment)
• IT literate in Microsoft SAP and others
• Proven experience in change management
• Analytical problem-solver with can-do attitude
• Excellent level of customer orientation paired with great communication skills with wide ranges of target audiences
• Strong relationship-building and influencing skills with the ability to engage and align diverse stakeholders
• Keen to work operational and strategically
• Fluent in both German and English (written and spoken)

Our offer:

• As a family-run company we are guided by the values of closeness reliability foresight and independence - this culture is lived in practice creating thus an open and friendly working atmosphere.
• True to our motto Make yourself grow we support employees professional and personal development.
• We offer excellent work equipment (e.g. ergonomic workstations several monitors air conditioning high-end technical equipment the newest laboratory equipment) a fully-fledged subsidized canteen and sufficient free parking spaces at the KWS location.
• We offer a company pension scheme capital formation benefits Christmas and holiday bonuses special prices for company shares childcare allowance and a job bike.

If you are looking for a balanced high-visibility position that combines strategic finance operational controlling and leadership responsibility while giving you the opportunity to shape the future this role offers exactly that.

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

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

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