StepStone

KWS Group

  • Berlin
  • Post Date: 17. Juli 2024
Jobbeschreibung

About KWS

KWS is one of the world's leading plant breeding companies. Over 5,000 employees in more than 70 countries generated net sales of around €1.8 billion in the fiscal year 2022/2023. A company with a tradition of family ownership, KWS has operated independently for 165 years. It focuses on plant breeding and the production and sale of seed for corn, sugar beet, 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.


At KWS Berlin GmbH we are seeking for our Berlin Shared Service Center for the next possible date a Key User Tax (m/f/d) to drive tax efficiency, adheres to international guidelines and ensure compliance with expertise and precision. This position is unlimited and full-time.

Your tasks:

  • Drives standardization, automation and digitalization initiatives, while maintaining proper reporting tools
  • Provides technical feasibility, implementation and testing support for the continuous improvement potential identified by operational teams, translating the functional requirements into technical system change requests
  • Manages projects and deliver the tasks for tax timely
  • Manages new process implementation that require significant technical and process knowledge, enabling cross-functional alignment and collaboration on IT solutions and processes
  • Proactively address improvements of tax processes
  • Works with external providers in order to ensure quality and efficiency of the services provided
  • Support any tax related reporting project

Your profile:

  • Degree in tax, accounting, finance, economics, or a related field
  • Understanding of tax laws, regulations, mechanisms and accounting principles
  • Proven previous experience in a similar role as well as project management
  • Analytical thinking with a focus on continuous improvement
  • Process and IT oriented with proficiency in SAP
  • Solution - and service-oriented mindset to develop innovative and sustainable solutions
  • Fluency in English, other language skills are considered an advantage

Our offer for you:

  • 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 atmosphere 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; directly opposite the underground station Bülowstraße and with secured car & bicycle parking 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

Seed your career by submitting your application today! We are looking forward to your application using our online system.

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