Senior Manager, Operational Finance – North America

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WHY THIS ROLE IS IMPORTANT FOR US:

The Senior Manager Operational Finance is a senior leadership role within the Operational Finance team responsible for managing financial operations across the US and Canada leading process improvements and ensuring robust compliance with financial regulations and company policies in close coordination with regional teams and collaboration with a Shared Services Center in the Philippines to deliver consistent highquality outcomes at scale.

You will work across functions to connect financial operations with corporate strategy and broader business goals guide senior-level decisions and drive the adoption of innovative systems automation and AI-enabled tools that increase efficiency control and data quality.

WHAT YOU WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR:

Oversee Financial Operations: Own and oversee financial operations across the US and Canada including AP AR endtoend payroll cash management banking activities and monthend close. Ensure operations are robust scalable and auditready reflecting the complexity of multientity multiregulatory environments. Act as final escalation point for highrisk or judgmentheavy items impacting financial statements or compliance while ensuring operational finance effectively supports business execution.

Financial Reporting & Control: Oversee preparation and quality of financial statements and management reports in line with IFRS/US GAAP internal controls and regulatory requirements. Drive measurable improvements in balance sheet quality reconciliations documentation and close discipline. Provide insightful analysis of financial performance trends risks and opportunities that inform senior management decisionmaking and business outcomes.

Audit Statutory & Regulatory Leadership: Lead external audits statutory reporting and regulatory interactions across the US and Canada. Own audit readiness and remediation streamlining processes to reduce recurring audit issues and manual effort. Coordinate closely with Tax Legal Payroll and external advisors across jurisdictions to ensure timely accurate and compliant outcomes.

People Leadership: Lead and develop two regional Operational Finance teams (US & CA) while partnering closely with the Philippines Shared Service Center. Build and empower an effective team by mentoring training and developing finance professionals within the operational finance function. Set direction provide strategic input inspire growth and ensure the teams capabilities and succession readiness evolve to meet future business needs.

Process Excellence Automation & AI Adoption: Identify and drive process simplification automation and AIenabled improvements across transactional finance reconciliations and reporting. Collaborate with Finance Systems and IT teams on ERP enhancements (e.g. SAP Workday). Lead efforts to streamline workflows enhance control frameworks reduce process inefficiencies and mitigate keyperson dependencies within operational finance.

CrossFunctional Collaboration & Strategic Contribution: Collaborate closely with Controlling FP&A Tax Legal Commercial Finance and Enterprise Systems to ensure data consistency and alignment across finance processes. Act as an escalation point and influencer in complex crossfunctional interactions. Support financial planning activities and represent Operational Finance in initiatives with material financial operational or compliance implications. Prepare and present operational finance reporting and insights to senior stakeholders to support strategic decisionmaking.

Financial Performance & Risk Management: Monitor and act on KPIs and financial metrics related to accuracy timeliness efficiency compliance and control effectiveness. Early identify and mitigate financial and operational risks through effective preventive and detective controls. Translate complex operational and financial data into clear actionable recommendations for senior finance leadership.

Type of Work Youll Engage In

• North America Operational Finance Leadership: Strategic oversight paired with direct issue resolution across complex regulated environments ensuring operational finance supports broader business objectives.
• CrossBorder & CrossRegional Coordination: Ongoing collaboration across US Canada APAC (SSC) and EMEA stakeholders to deliver consistent outcomes at scale.
• AuditIntensive & RiskHeavy Areas: Firstyear audits multientity structures regulatory approvals and highjudgment accounting and compliance areas.
• Finance Transformation & AI Enablement: Supporting automation workflow optimization system improvements and intelligent controls in a SaaS environment.
• Reporting Analysis & Senior Stakeholder Engagement: Regular preparation and presentation of operational finance insights to senior leaders auditors and external partners.

WHAT WE VALUE

• 5 years of progressive experience in Operational Finance Controllership or Finance Operations.
• Demonstrated experience leading US and Canadian finance operations including payroll audits and statutory compliance.
• Experience with finance operations in SaaS or FinTech company
• Practical exposure to ERP systems such as Workday and SAP
• Experience inheriting and stabilizing complex operational finance environments following leadership or organizational transitions
• Prior people management experience including crossregional or SSCsupported teams.
• Solid understanding of internal controls audit processes and multi-entity finance environments.
• Experience leading process improvements automation or AI adoption in finance.
• Comfort operating in ambiguous high-volume high-responsibility environments with limited guidance.
• Clear effective communication and the confidence to collaborate with senior stakeholders across functions and regions.

BENEFITS

An attractive salary bonus scheme and pension are essential for any work agreement. However in SimCorp we believe we can offer in addition to the traditional benefit scheme we provide an extensive work-life balance and opportunities for professional development: there is never just only one route - we offer an individual approach to professional development to support the direction you want to take.

Simcorp follows a global hybrid policy asking employees to work from the office two days each week while allowing remote work on other days.

For Toronto only: This is an active existing vacancy. The salary range for this position is CAD 113.68000 - 156.31000 Annual. Base pay may vary based on factors such as years of experience skills and qualifications.

NEXT STEPS

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 our endeavor to mitigate biases in our recruitment process.

For any questions you are welcome to contact Oleksandra Nelipa Senior Talent Acquisition Partner 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 suitable submit your CV anyway.

SimCorp is on an exciting growth journey and our Talent Acquisition Team is ready to assist you 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.

SimCorp Canada welcomes and encourages applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available upon request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process. Candidates who require accommodation during the recruitment process should contact the People & Culture team at

Our hiring process uses AIenabled tools to support the screening and assessment of applications. All applicants are still reviewed by a skilled recruitment team. AI does not make hiring decisions. Human reviewers who are trained to understand the limitations potential risks and possible biases associated with AI tools evaluate all applications and AIassisted results before any decision is made. If you have questions about how your information is processed in detail feel free to contact us.

WHO WE ARE

For more than 50 years we have partnered closely with investment and asset managers to become a leading provider of integrated investment management solutions. We are 4000 colleagues with a broad range of nationalities education professional experiences ages and backgrounds in general.

SimCorp is an independent subsidiary of the Deutsche Börse Group. Following the recent merger with Axioma we leverage the combined strength of our brands to provide an industry-leading full front-to-back offering for our clients with SimCorp as the overarching company brand and Axioma as a key product brand.

SimCorp is an equal-opportunity employer. We are committed to building a culture where diverse perspectives and expertise are integrated into our everyday work. We believe in the continual growth and development of our employees so that we can provide high-quality solutions to our clients.

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