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Then apply and become part of our global team. The fields of employment at GKD are many and varied, and we are always on the lookout for new qualified and committed employees. More than 900 employees around the world work together to make our goals reality.

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Professionals / Full-time Job-ID 2439P636

Your Tasks

You will actively support our CEO in both operational and strategic issues, acting as right hand and personal assistant and taking on the following tasks:

1. Administrative and organizational support

  • You coordinate the entire calendar efficiently and take over the planning and organization of meetings, business trips and other events.
  • In the context of business trips, you will take care of the entire organization such as bookings, visa applications, travel expenses, etc. and accompany them if necessary.
  • You will filter incoming requests according to priority and take care of all supporting activities.
  • You will be responsible for the preparation and follow-up of meetings, take meeting notes if necessary and follow up on the results or ensure that tasks are followed up.

2. Communication

  • As the communication interface, you will coordinate internal and external communication and also prepare presentations, business documents and meeting agendas.
  • You will write texts for speeches, greetings, intranet posts and much more. If required, you will provide translations.
  • You will be in direct contact with managers, employees and external stakeholders and ensure smooth collaboration.

3. Project Management

  • You plan, organize and coordinate events such as workshops and customer visits.
  • You will keep track of (strategic) projects, coordinate them and drive their implementation forward. You will also be responsible for managing your own projects.
  • You will work closely with various departments and ensure that strategic initiatives are successfully implemented.

Your Profile

  • You have successfully completed a degree in business administration or a study program (e.g. business administration, economics, communication sciences, law).
  • You have relevant professional experience in an assistant function in a global matrix organization and have ideally already been involved in change processes in the past.
  • Your structured way of working makes it easy for you to ensure excellent time management and efficient office management.
  • You are very confident in using MS 365, including the visually appealing design of presentations.
  • You have already demonstrated your project management skills on several occasions.
  • With your organizational talent and strong communication skills, you help to keep an eye on the essentials.
  • You have a very good command of written and spoken German and English. Another foreign language is an advantage (preferably French or Spanish).
  • Discretion and loyalty are a matter of course for you. On a personal level, you have a good sense of people, a high level of initiative, team spirit, an open-minded approach and a hands-on mentality.
Professionals / Full-time Job-ID 2439P623

Your Tasks

In this role, you will provide operational support to our Controlling department and will also be responsible for supporting interdisciplinary projects from a controlling perspective and designing and developing processes.

  • You will be actively involved in monthly, quarterly and annual financial statements as well as in the Group's planning process
  • Your tasks will include preparing analyses as well as developing and implementing controlling tools
  • You question the status quo and contribute to the further development of controlling processes and the digitalization of reporting (BI)
  • As part of the Group-wide introduction of SAP S4/HANA, you are the link between Controlling and the technical teams for the implementation of efficient, Group-wide CO processes
  • Your tasks range from conceptual development with the development of guidelines and rules to implementation support and technical user training

Your Profile

  • You have successfully completed your studies in business administration / controlling or a comparable field and have already worked for several years in operational controlling at an international manufacturing company
  • You already have experience with SAP S/4HANA and are well versed in the FI, CO, PP and MM modules
  • Ideally, you have knowledge of ABAS-ERP and have gained initial experience in using business intelligence tools
  • Your very good analytical and conceptual skills characterize you and are complemented by an independent, systematic and structured way of working paired with a practical approach
  • Due to your strong communication skills and team orientation, you are able to contribute effectively to cross-functional collaboration with various stakeholders
  • We expect you to be confident in the use of common MS Office tools, as well as a very good command of German and English
Professionals / Full-time Job-ID 2439P619

Your Tasks

  • You will actively participate in the coordination and preparation of our monthly, quarterly and annual financial statements as well as in the Group's planning process and intra-year forecasts and reports
  • In close cooperation with the international subsidiaries, you will conduct detailed analyses of business development
  • You will be responsible for Group consolidation and ensuring data quality and will take on responsibility for preparing the consolidated financial statements in accordance with the German Commercial Code (HGB) in the future
  • You will play a key role in the introduction of a new consolidation tool and drive the further development of our controlling processes
  • In addition, you will support Group-wide working capital management by setting up a key performance indicator and control system
  • You will ensure that the Group-wide transfer pricing guidelines are adhered to (incl. intercompany reconciliation)



Your Profile

  • You have successfully completed a degree in business administration with a focus on finance and/or controlling or a comparable qualification
  • You also have several years of experience in operational controlling or accounting in an international company
  • You have experience in the consolidation (P&L & balance sheet) of several international companies and have sound knowledge of the preparation of consolidated financial statements (HGB)
  • You have already gained experience in the area of working capital management and are familiar with the relevant key figures
  • You are characterized by your excellent analytical skills, a high affinity for numbers and a structured way of working, as well as the ability to present complex issues in an understandable way
  • You are confident in using common MS Office tools and ideally have knowledge of SAP
  • As a strong communicator and team player, you have a very good command of German and English

Not found the right job for you? Then send us an unsolicited application!

Visionary People Wanted! Do you develop innovative ideas, strategies, and concepts for the future and push these forward with courage and enthusiasm? Do you inspire your colleagues and your environment with your power of persuasion? Do you like to roll up your sleeves and get stuck in? Then you’re very welcome here!

Your contribution counts. Whether you are a skilled worker, a commercial or technical specialist, or a manager, everyone contributes to our company’s success.

We look forward to receiving your application

Simply send it to us directly via our online application form. Of course this also works for your unsolicited application.

Do you still have questions?
Then please feel free to call us or send us a message via our contact form.

Sabine Küppers-Rößling
Director Global Human Resources

T +49 2421 803 148

Daria Born-Latta
HR Specialist Talent Acquisition & Onboarding

T +49 2421 803 432