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PUMA Group posted this role. Below, we break down what it means for a working student in Herzogenaurach: 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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Description provided by PUMA Group
YOUR MISSION:
- Support the PUMA Consolidation & Reporting team in a variety of tasks and processes related to group accounting and financial reporting.
- Assist with month-end and year-end closing activities, including updating standard reports, performing data quality checks for notes disclosures, preparing audit-related reports
- Perform data quality checks for IFRS 16 lease accounting and support the maintenance of the IFRS 16 leasing tool.
- Prepare standard reports and ad hoc analyses to support internal reporting and decision-making.
- Contribute to cross-functional projects.
- Enrolled as a student at a university in Germany in a relevant field of study for the full duration of the working student contract.
- Financial understanding, and a keen interest in working with data and figures.
- Reliable and structured, with a strong team-oriented mindset.
- Fluent in English, both written and spoken; very good German skills are considered an advantage.
- Advanced MS Excel skills
- Starting date: 01.09.2026; Duration: 6 months with a possibility of extension.
At PUMA, every application is reviewed by real people who are committed to fairness, transparency, and equal opportunity - no matter your background, identity, or experience. To ensure our process stays true to these values, no automated systems or AI tools are used to make hiring decisions. Every decision is made by real people -with real judgment and accountability. We may use functions supported by Artificial Intelligence (AI) to carry out isolated organizational steps, such as scheduling interviews. These functions have no influence on decisions in the application process. We believe in creating spaces where everyone is welcome, celebrated, and empowered to contribute authentically. Because at PUMA, whoever wants to play, can play.
PUMA is a global sports brand creating footwear, apparel, and accessories that inspire athletes and everyday movers. The PUMA Group owns PUMA, Cobra Golf, and stichd, operates in 120+ countries, and has around 22,000 employees worldwide.
Working student essentials
What this Finance working student role in Herzogenaurach 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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