Business Controller

WHO WE ARE:

For over 50 years, we have worked closely with investment and asset managers to become the world’s leading provider of integrated investment management solutions. We are 3,000+ colleagues with a broad range of nationalities, educations, professional experiences, ages, and backgrounds. 

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.

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 best-in-class solutions to our clients

WHY THIS ROLE IS IMPORTANT TO US:

As Business Controller in the Finance Business Partnering division, you will be a key enabler for our Finance Business Partners, assisting them drive performance, value creation, and profitability. The role is involved in close collaboration with the rest of the finance organization and requires being a critical team member in performing deep-dive analyses to understand complex business issues. You will leverage your professional skills and controlling mindset when preparing management reports, budgets, forecasts, and other deliverables, and will drive the development of our finance processes, financial applications, and data.

WHAT YOU WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR:

• Drive the management reporting processes - forecasting & budgeting
• Own expenses & headcount from a financial perspective for core business - commercial
• Calculate bonuses & commissions, provide data for accruals
• Liaise with multiple stakeholders, incl. taking part in meetings with operational and executive representatives, engaging with stakeholders’ input, making recommendations on cost savings, highlighting risks
• Represent finance to business stakeholders, present performance and assess impact on full year
• Comment on YTD & full year performance
• Drive or contribute to finance, business initiatives and projects
• Identify areas for improvement and implement solutions to address deficiencies in processes
• Perform ad hoc analytical and controlling tasks

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.

• At least 2 years of experience as FP&A analyst, Business Controller or in a similar role responsible for expenses reporting and in an international environment would be beneficial
• Experience with financial planning, management reporting, budgeting, forecasting, and providing financial business support
• Basic knowledge of financial accounting
• Effective collaboration and communication skills, with the ability to bridge finance and business
• A structured and analytical mindset with a self-starter attitude
• Experience in organizing data and utilizing financial applications to enhance reporting and analytics
• High motivation, steady focus, and the ability to prioritize tasks in a changing global environment
• Audit background is beneficial
• Knowledge of the software ‘Adaptive Planning’ is beneficial
• Advanced excel – Power Query & modeling is beneficial
• An academic degree in finance
• Fluency in spoken and written English
• Amenable to work in a hybrid setup (2-3 days per week) at our Warsaw office

BENEFITS:

An attractive salary, bonus scheme, and pension are essential for any work agreement. However, in SimCorp, we believe we can offer more. Therefore, in addition to the traditional benefit scheme, we provide a good 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. Visit our career pages to learn more about working at SimCorp: www.simcorp.com/career

SimCorp offers several benefits that might play a significant factor in considering whether to accept a job offer. Since SimCorp operates in 30+ offices worldwide, the benefits package may vary from country to country.

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 Arbie Honra, Talent Acquisition Partner. If you are interested in being a part of SimCorp 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 everyone’s experience positive and valuable. Therefore, during the process we will ask you to provide your feedback, which is highly appreciated.

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