Junior Business Partner Controlling (m/f/d)

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 Junior Business Partner Controlling (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. Ideally, you will start as of August 1st, 2025 or earlier.

The place of work is at our HQ in Einbeck, Lower Saxony.

Your key responsibilities:

• Cost controlling: collection and analysis of production costs, development of standard costs, conduction of variance analysis and identification cost saving opportunities
• Budgeting & Forecasting: support the Business Partners Controlling with COGM calculation as well as the steering collection of production details
• Closings: preparation of WIP booking, calculation of COGS by crop for quarterly closing, and inventory management (limited scope)
• Master data: maintenance of master data in accordance with established steering models
• Collaboration and communication: collaborating with international production and controlling colleagues to ensure cost control governance

Your profile:

• Master’s degree in economics, business administration, agribusiness or comparable
• 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
• Proven IT literacy in MS Excel - having worked with SAP R3, S4 Hana, Business Warehouse is an asset
• Good analytical and problem-solving skills
• Structured, self-motivated and self-organized individual
• Able to drive goal achievements
• Committed team player
• Fluent in both English and German (written and spoken)

Why joining KWS SAAT SE & Co. KGaA:

• Ideal opportunity to build your career within a unique organization with big ambitions
• 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
• According to our slogan “Make yourself grow!”: we support your professional and personal development and succession opportunities
• Fantastic colleagues in a motivated team
• Excellent work equipment, a fully-fledged, subsidized canteen, direct train connection and sufficient free parking spaces at the KWS location
• 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.