You’ve taken your first steps in controlling—now let’s grow together.
At KWS Saat SE & Co. KGaA we are excited to meet people like you - early-career professionals who are ready to dive deeper into controlling and want to make a real impact.
We are an independent, sustainable company with international reach and strong local roots — and above all, we believe in closeness, team spirit and staying close to what matters.
In this role as our new Controlling Professional (m/f/d) you will focus on steering production controlling processes, calculating production costs and creating meaningful analyses and accurate reports that bring clarity and support smart decision-making. You will also collaborate closely with colleagues around the world—because teamwork here truly knows no borders.
This is a permanent position and available on a full-time basis. The start date is asap.
The place of work is at our HQ in Einbeck, Lower Saxony.
Your key responsibilities:
1. Cost controlling: collection and analysis of production costs, development of standard costs, conduction of variance analysis and identification cost saving opportunities
2. Budgeting & Forecasting: support the Business Partners Controlling with COGM calculation as well as the steering collection of production details
3. Closings: preparation of WIP booking, calculation of COGS by crop for quarterly closing, and inventory management (limited scope)
4. Master data: maintenance of master data in accordance with established steering models
5. Collaboration and communication: collaborating with international production and controlling colleagues to ensure cost control governance
Your profile:
6. Master’s degree in economics, business administration, agribusiness or comparable
7. First professional experience in (production) controlling and/or finance – ideally in an international environment or having worked as an intern / working student in the field of controlling or finance
8. Proven IT literacy in MS Excel - having worked with SAP R3, S4 Hana, Business Warehouse is an asset
9. Good analytical and problem-solving skills
10. Structured, self-motivated and self-organized individual
11. Able to drive goal achievements
12. Committed team player
13. Fluent in both English and German (written and spoken)
Why joining KWS SAAT SE & Co. KGaA:
14. Ideal opportunity to build your career within a unique organization with big ambitions
15. As a family-run company, we live by the values of team spirit, closeness and trust, independence and vision - a culture that is also lived in practice, e.g. through an open and friendly work atmosphere
16. According to our slogan “Make yourself grow!”: we support your professional and personal development and succession opportunities
17. Fantastic colleagues in a motivated team
18. Excellent work equipment, a fully-fledged, subsidized canteen, direct train connection and sufficient free parking spaces at the KWS location
19. Family-friendly working environment: flexible working hours, company pension scheme, capital formation benefits, Christmas and holiday bonuses, special prices for company shares and a job bike and job ticket option
If that sounds like you then you’ll fit right in. Join us and help shape the future of controlling—together. Please apply online.