Junior Controller Product Costing & Inventory Valuation (m/f/d) - Hybrid Option GER

WELCOME TO BASF

In Global Business Services, we support BASF's divisions with a cross-functional network and offer modern solutions tailored to the needs of the business. As a specialized service unit we ensure a high level of customer orientation and we design our services to be cooperative, efficient and future-oriented.

WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT Are you interested in accounting, controlling, manufacturing processes and understanding how product costs are built up? Then join our Product Costing & Inventory Valuation team. In this role, you develop expertise in Cost Accounting, Inventory Valuation and SAP S/4HANA processes while working closely with finance, controlling and operational teams worldwide.

• You support month-end and year-end closing activities, including Product Costing, Inventory Valuation and financial reporting processes.
• You analyze, validate and monitor standard and actual product costs in SAP, including the execution of product costing runs.
• Besides that, you investigate cost deviations, perform root cause analyses and collaborate with manufacturing, accounting and controlling teams to ensure accurate product cost calculations.
• In this role, you review, maintain and validate costing-relevant master data to ensure high data quality and accurate inventory valuation.
• Last but not least, you provide operational support for SAP S/4HANA Product Costing processes and contribute to process improvements, harmonization initiatives and automation projects.
• bachelor's or master's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, Economics or a related field
• first experience in accounting, cost accounting, inventory accounting, manufacturing finance or controlling, gained through internships, working student positions or initial professional roles
• good understanding of accounting principles, financial closing processes, cost accounting and inventory valuation, with a strong interest in manufacturing environments
• experience with SAP ERP, SAP CO, Product Costing, Material Ledger or SAP S/4HANA is an advantage
• structured and analytical way of working, strong attention to detail, and fluent English communication skills, additional European languages are a plus

WHAT WE OFFER

• Gross annual salary (full-time): 40.000 - 46.000 €, depending on qualifications and professional experience - In addition, you can expect a bonus dependent on the company's success
• 30 days of paid vacation, special leave and sabbatical options
• Flexible working hours so that you can organize your working and private life according to your needs
• Location-independent working models with defined days of presence in Berlin and residence in Germany - here a first impression
• Work mobile from other EU countries for up to six weeks

HOW TO REACH US

• Katarina Borisov (Talent Acquisition),