Lead or Principal Business Consultant, Accounting & Operations (ABOR) - Q1 2026 hiring

Join SimCorp as a Lead or Principal Business Consultant specializing in Accounting & Operations (ABOR). This role is crucial for streamlining investment decisions, accounting, and operations for global financial institutions. You will lead business-related workstreams in implementation projects, facilitate requirements gathering, document client needs, and provide configuration and end-user training for SimCorp Dimension®. The position requires expertise in ABOR, strong communication, and a commitment to improving implementation practices and client success.

Must Have

• Take charge of one or more business-related workstreams in the implementation project.
• Facilitate requirements gathering workshop and trainings at new or existing clients.
• Document client requirements and map to SimCorp Dimension® functions and processes.
• Responsible for providing configuration and end-user training.
• Key contact for our customers for questions in connection with SimCorp Dimension®.
• Degree/master's within Finance, Economics, Accounting.
• Experience and knowledge within accounting standards / regulations e.g. IFRS9, USGAAP, Tax.
• Experience and knowledge with the financial services industry.
• Several years of experience supporting SimCorp Dimension solutions, covering Investment/Financial Accounting, Fund Accounting, General Ledger Accounting, Reconciliations.
• Possess effective communication skills and proficiency in English.

Good to Have

• Can act as project leader for small and mid-sized SimCorp Dimension® projects.
• Possess understanding of basic project planning.
• Constantly willing to expand your knowledge of SimCorp Dimension® and the clients’ businesses.
• Demonstrate a commitment to results, creativity, and a broad worldview.
• Ideally, you have SimCorp Dimension® experience or you are familiar with implementing and configuring financial software.
• Committed sense of ownership and accountability.
• Flexible for travel as we operate as an APAC organization.

Perks & Benefits

• Attractive salary
• Bonus scheme
• Pension
• Good work and life balance
• Flexible working hours
• Hybrid workplace model

WHAT MAKES US, US

Join some of the most innovative thinkers in FinTech as we lead the evolution of financial technology. If you are an innovative, curious, collaborative person who embraces challenges and wants to grow, learn and pursue outcomes with our prestigious financial clients, say Hello to SimCorp!

At its foundation, SimCorp is guided by our values — caring, customer success-driven, collaborative, curious, and courageous. Our people-centered organization focuses on skills development, relationship building, and client success. We take pride in cultivating an environment where all team members can grow, feel heard, valued, and empowered.

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WHY THIS ROLE IS IMPORTANT TO US

At SimCorp, we facilitate the streamlining of investment decisions, accounting, and operations for major global financial institutions. In the role of Lead Business Consultant, you will be expected to contribute to the ABOR service line to improve implementation expertise, know-how of ABOR consultants within our market unit and beyond.

You will normally be working full-time on implementation projects, which require your expertise in the ABOR area. Lead Business Consultants are highly skilled professionals who form part of our Professional Services team, working within Consulting Services and based within the market units. The main purpose of the role is to provide specialized guidance and functional delivery for the effective deployment of SimCorp Dimension® within a client’s environment.

What you will be responsible for

Your responsibilities include but will not be limited to:

• Take charge of one or more business-related workstreams in the implementation project, ensuring all necessary tasks, dependencies, and time/resource estimates are identified while keeping the Project Manager updated for integration into the overall project plan
• Can act as project leader for small and mid-sized SimCorp Dimension® projects
• Facilitate requirements gathering workshop and trainings at new or existing clients in business-related areas and domains
• Document client requirements and map to SimCorp Dimension® functions and processes, identifying improvements and efficiencies where possible. Possess understanding of basic project planning
• Responsible for providing configuration and end-user training, allowing the client to maintain SimCorp Dimension® and optimize its usage
• Key contact for our customers for questions in connection with SimCorp Dimension®
• Instruct and mentor less experienced colleagues on the job
• Identify opportunities to offer tailored services beyond the project scope to our customers in your role as a trusted advisor
• Contribute to improving best practices for implementation processes and promote topics across projects

What we value

Above all, your ability to thrive in and contribute to this role is paramount. Your skills' origins are less critical; however, we expect proficiency in several of the following areas, with a commitment to learning:

• Degree/master's within Finance, Economics, Accounting.
• Experience and knowledge within accounting standards / regulations e.g. IFRS9, USGAAP, Tax
• Experience and knowledge with the financial services industry
• Several years of experience supporting SimCorp Dimension solutions, covering the following topics:
• Investment/Financial Accounting
• Fund Accounting
• General Ledger Accounting
• Reconciliations
• Constantly willing to expand your knowledge of SimCorp Dimension® and the clients’ businesses in order to ensure that clients get the optimal configuration and workflow.
• Demonstrate a commitment to results, creativity, and a broad worldview.
• Possess effective communication skills and proficiency in English.
• Ideally, you have SimCorp Dimension® experience or you are familiar with implementing and configuring financial software
• Committed sense of ownership and accountability
• Flexible for travel as we operate as an APAC organization.

BENEFITS:

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 and life balance: flexible working hours and a hybrid workplace model. Simcorp follows a global hybrid policy, asking employees to work from the office two days each week while allowing remote work on other days.

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 our endeavor to mitigate biases in our recruitment process.

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.

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 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.

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 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.

We are also honored to have been voted as a WealthTech100 company for three consecutive years. The new WealthTech100 list aims to highlight tech innovation leaders in the investment management industry.

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