Associate Payroll (m/f/d)

Field of Work: Human Resources,
Location: Berlin 
Legal Entity: KWS Berlin GmbH 
Contract Type: Temporary
Is Full Time: Yes
Job ID: 16860

For KWS Berlin GmbH, we are looking for an Payroll Specialist (m/f/d) for our Berlin office in order to support our business units in Germany. If you are interested in working independently and service-oriented, and if you have already demonstrated that you are self-motivated, a team player, and flexible, we look forward to getting to know you soon.

This is a full-time position with a two year fixed-term contract, with the possibility of becoming a permanent position

Your Responsibilities – Where Challenge Meets Responsibility:

• Respond to employee payroll inquiries via the ticketing system, ensuring timely and accurate resolution


• Prepare and process on-cycle and off-cycle payrolls, including maintaining employee data in SAP HCM


• Prepare and validate payroll data related to salary increases, compensation adjustments, benefits, absences and leaves of absence


• Manage confidential employee information and ensures accurate reporting of tax and social insurance data to relevant authorities.


• Support employees with time management processes, including time recording, maintenance, and monitoring.


• Administer pension schemes and employee benefits within the payroll process.


• Work closely with external vendors and service providers to ensure high-quality service delivery and effective collaboration.


• Support HR Business Partners on matters related to works councils, unions, and other official documentation

Your Profile – Where Expertise Meets Personality:

• You already have a first experience in payroll and in SAP-HCM or other payroll systems. If you have already worked in a shared service environment, even better!


• For you, teamwork means supporting each other, solving problems together and learning together


• You are not satisfied with the status quo and you are looking for opportunities to accomplish your tasks better and more efficiently


• Your "customers" are your colleagues at KWS and it is therefore important to you that they can trust their requests are completed on time, problems are solved fast, and questions are answered quickly


• You are fluent in German and English, additional languages will be an advantage

Start your future with us… What we offer for your growth:

• 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 among other things 30d holidays, flexible working hours, holiday and Christmas bonuses, JobRad and/or Jobticket


• True to our motto "Make yourself grow", we support the professional and personal development of our employees

Advance your career and grow with us in your role! Start today by submitting your digital application via our job portal. We look forward to receiving your application! 

About KWS

KWS is one of the world’s leading plant breeding companies and employs around 5,000 employees in more than 70 countries. With the tradition of family ownership, KWS has operated independently for more than 170 years. It focuses on plant breeding and the production and sale of seeds for sugarbeet, corn, cereals, vegetables, oilseed rape and sunflowers. KWS uses leading-edge plant breeding methods and invests a significant amount in research and development.

At KWS, diversity is not just a value; it is an essential part of our success. Breeding resilient crops requires diversity; likewise, our strength comes from the diversity of our teams. Whatever your background or identity is, we invite you to join us.

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