WHAT MAKES US US
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WHY THIS ROLE IS IMPORTANT TO US
We are looking for a Director Head of Group Consolidation and Controlling at SimCorp who is a senior role responsible for overseeing the Consolidation function and reporting. With typically 8-10 years of experience in Group consolidation combined with a background as external auditor this role involves ensuring financial processes and closing procedures are efficient accurate and aligned with the companys business objectives. You have solid knowledge about accounting standards. The Director will lead a team of experienced controllers and ensuring we delivertimelyaccurate and highquality financial outcomes.
Youllalso playa central rolein our major ERPimplementation project be responsible for the consolidation tool and secure the operational design data integrity and process readiness throughout the transformation.
WHAT YOU WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR
LeadGlobal Consolidation and Controlling
Lead the consolidation of the monthly figures ensuring accuracy timeliness and effective financial controls.
Drive excellence across processes the entities balance sheet governancefinancial controllingand monthend closing procedures.
Build and maintain robust accounting standards documentation and policy compliance
Lead the yearly and quarterly external audit and coordinate the deliveries for the entities within the Group with the external auditors.
Lead the Senior Manager of the Parent company who is responsible for financial controlling and payroll for the Parent company.
Develop and Execute the teams Strategy
Set the strategic direction for the consolidation team creating a roadmap for process optimisation automation and capability building.
Ensure that the structure systems and flows scale effectively with business growth and evolving operational needs.
Transform Processes & Elevate Operational Performance
Identify improvement opportunities to streamline processes and procedures reduce manual effort and enhance control environments.
Implement automation standardisation and digital tools to build a scalable efficient finance consolidation operation.
Monitor and improve key operational KPIs to ensure accuracy efficiency and service excellence.
Leading role in a Major ERP Implementation
Serve as a senior leader and owning the Consolidation tool when we change our ERP implementation (Workday to SAP).
Partner with Technology Data andBusiness teams to design and deliver bestpractice endtoend finance processes.
Ensure postgolive optimisation stabilisation and longterm system adoption.
Build Lead & Develop the Team
Via a team of experienced controllers lead the team and collaborate with stakeholders across multiple functions and locationsincluding data from the finance service centrelocatedin Manila and our regional controllers based globally at 14 offices.
Create a culture focused on accountability continuous improvement collaboration and operational excellence.
Encourage development mentor future senior specialists and ensure organisational structures scale with business growth.
Drive Governance & Control Strength
Maintaina robust control framework aligned with audit compliance and regulatory requirements.
Partner with internal and external auditors to support efficient clean audit outcomes.
Take the initiative to identifyrisks and implement corrective actions tomaintainthe integrity of financial processes.
WHAT WE VALUE
Most importantly you can see yourself contributing and thriving in the position described above. How you gained the skills needed for doing that is less important. We expect you to be good at several of the following and be able to - and interested in - learning the rest:
Extensive background in leading the consolidation in a complex multientity environment
Experienced in leading a team and collaborate with colleagues at multilocation and sharedservices functions
Deep knowledge of accounting standards and financial close processes
Handson leadership of a major ERP migration (SAP Oracle Workday or similar)
Solid systems mindset with comfort in data flows master data process automation and controls
Experience in delivering measurable improvements in efficiency accuracy controls and team performance
A collaborative influential leadership style with the ability to drive meaningful change
NEXT STEP
Please send us your application in English via our career site as soon as possible we process incoming applications continually. Please note that only applications sent through our system will be processed. At SimCorp we recognize that bias can unintentionally occur in the recruitment process. To uphold fairness and equal opportunities for all applicants we kindly ask you to exclude personal data such as photo age or any non-professional information from your application. Thank you for aiding us in ourendeavorto mitigate biases in our recruitment process.
For any questions you are welcome to contactAlina Wiejak Senior Talent Acquisition Manager at If you are interested in being a part of SimCorp and you can see yourself contributing and thriving in the position described above but are not sure this role is suitablesubmityour CV anyway. SimCorp is on an exciting growth journey and our Talent Acquisition Team is ready toassistyou discover the right role for you. The approximate time to consider your CV is three weeks.
We are eager to continually improve our talent acquisition process and make everyones experience positive and valuable. Therefore during the process we will ask you to provide your feedback which is highly appreciated.
WHO WE ARE
For over 50 years we have worked closely with investment and asset managers to become the worlds leading provider of integrated investment management solutions. We are 3000 colleagues with a broad range of nationalities educations professional experiences ages and backgrounds in general.
SimCorp is an independent subsidiary of the Deutsche Börse Group. Following the recent merger with Axioma weleveragethe combined strength of our brands to provide an industry-leading full front-to-back offering for our clients.
SimCorp is an equal opportunity employer and welcome applicants from all backgrounds without regard to race gender age disability or any other protected status under applicable law. We are committed to building a culture where diverse perspectives andexpertiseare integrated into our everyday work. We believe in the continual growth and development of our employees so that we can provide best-in-class solutions to our clients.
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Required Experience:
Director