Accounts Receivable Accountant - Germany (m/f/d)

KWS SAAT SE; Berlin; Hybrid; EUR 60.000 - 80.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

A leading plant breeding company located in Berlin is looking for an Accounts Receivable Accountant (m/f/d) with proficiency in German. This full-time position involves processing customer payments, maintaining accounts, and performing reconciliations. The ideal candidate should possess a BA in Business Administration or accounting and excellent communication skills. The role offers hybrid working across Germany and offers various employee benefits including 30 days of vacation, a pension scheme, and professional development opportunities.

Leistungen

30 days of vacation

Flexible working hours

Holiday and Christmas bonuses

Company pension scheme

JobRad/Jobticket

Professional and personal development support

Qualifikationen

• Prior experience in accounts receivable is desirable but not mandatory.
• Solid understanding of accounting practices and procedures.
• Experience working in an international shared service organization or agribusiness sector is an additional advantage.

Aufgaben

• Process incoming customer payments in accordance with SLA.
• Maintain and clear customer accounts.
• Provide customer balance confirmation and perform reconciliations.
• Process customer returns, rebates, and refunds.
• Generate statement of accounts and process dunning letters.

Kenntnisse

Knowledge of German

Communication skills

Customer orientation

Organized and detail oriented

Ability to meet tight deadlines

Fluency in English

Ausbildung

BA Degree in Business Administration, Accounting or Economics

Jobbeschreibung

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Accounts Receivable Accountant - Germany (m/f/d)

Field of Work: Finance & Accounting

Location: Berlin, BE, DE

Legal Entity: KWS Berlin GmbH

Contract Type: Regular

Is Full Time?: Yes

Onsite/ Remote: Hybrid Working Within Country

Job ID: 16234

KWS Berlin GmbH is looking for an Accounts Receivable Accountant with knowledge of German (m/f/d). This is a 2 years full-time position at our location in Berlin.

Process incoming customer payments in accordance with SLA

Maintain and clear customer accounts

Provide customer balance confirmation and perform reconciliations

Process customer returns, rebates, and refunds

Generate statement of accounts and process dunning letters

Calculate and approve credit limits

Respond to audit requests and participate in meetings with auditors

Perform monthly, quarterly, and yearly closing activities in a timely manner

Resolve account discrepancies and contact customers accordingly

Calculate provisions, write-offs, and bad debts devaluation in accordance with IFRS 9

Create periodic/ad-hoc reports to support the leadership

Engage customers in collection efforts in writing as well as over the phone

Create manual invoices and manage cheques

Process acts of acceptance and monitor relevant general ledger accounts

Manage disputes, direct debit, and cash allocation with Treasury

Support in I.T. projects related to the department as well as engage in testing

Investigate inter-company differences with relevant stakeholders

Support the Business Units with daily requests as needed

Ensure work and process documentation is maintained and updated

Participate and provide training to new colleagues as needed

Your profile:

Preferably an apprenticeship or BA Degree in Business Administration, Accounting or Economics. Correlated areas such as International Relations or MA Degree will be considered

Prior experience in accounts receivable is desirable but not mandatory

Solid understanding of accounting practices and procedures

Knowledge in programming or scripting (coding) is an added advantage but not mandatory

Organized, detail oriented, and able to work in a multicultural and diverse environment

Excellent communication skills and team mindset

Experience working in an international shared service organization or agribusiness sector is an additional advantage

Customer orientation and extraordinary service attitude

Ability to meet tight deadlines and manage high volume transactions

Besides knowledge of German, fluency in English is essential. Other languages such as Turkish, Portuguese, and Polish are also of interest.

What we offer:

• 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 application system.

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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 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: www.kws.com/career . Follow us on LinkedIn® at https://linkedin.com/company/kwsgroup/ .

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