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BIRKENSTOCK posted this role. Below, we break down what it means for a working student in Cologne: your weekly hours, take-home pay and visa limits. You can also open ChatGPT or Claude with a ready-made prompt to tailor your CV, check your fit, draft a cover letter or prep for the interview.
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Your New Pair Of Shoes
- Actively support the resolution of open issues by working closely with process and control managers to identify timely solutions.
- Update and improve internal control documentation in the user-friendly AuditBoard system to optimize workflows.
- Conduct comprehensive testing to ensure that internal controls operate effectively and reliably.
- Assist with testing business process and IT controls (e.g., user access management and change management).
- Currently enrolled in a degree program, preferably in Finance, Accounting, Business Informatics, or a comparable field of study.
- Proficient in MS Office, particularly Excel and PowerPoint.
- An interest in IT systems and ERP platforms (e.g., SAP) is a plus.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Proactive, well-organized, and eager to take on responsibility.
- Strong attention to detail, with a commitment to accuracy and quality.
- Fluent in German and English, both spoken and written.
BIRKENSTOCK offers you all the advantages of a successful, fast growing, global company: dynamic work environment, considerable design freedom, authentic and open corporate culture and excellent development opportunities. Sounds exciting? It is. Our Talent Acquisition team is looking forward to receiving your online application!
Working student essentials
What this Finance working student role in Cologne means for you: the weekly-hours rules, the social-contribution perks, and what international students should check before applying.
Weekly hours
Working students may work up to 20 hours a week during the semester and full-time during the breaks. Staying within this keeps your student status and the Werkstudent benefits.
Working student rulesSocial contributions
Under the Werkstudentenprivileg you're exempt from health, care and unemployment insurance contributions — only pension insurance applies. That leaves more net pay than a regular job.
Check your insuranceInternational students
Non-EU students can work 140 full or 280 half days per year (raised from 120/240 in March 2024). A working student contract usually fits within this — confirm the exact limits printed on your residence permit.
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