Senior Group Financial Controller

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

We are seeking a highly skilled and detail-oriented Senior Group Financial Controller to join our forward-thinking finance team. We are responsible for the group’s month-end process and ensuring high quality in our reporting to our owners.

The role is placed in Financial Controlling & Reporting function which is part of Group Accounting and Financial Reporting; Together, we are responsible for accounting, financial controlling, consolidation and external reporting for SimCorp group.

The job is located in Copenhagen. You will be reporting to the Head of Financial Controlling & Reporting.

WHAT YOU WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR 

You will be allocated a number of SimCorp subsidiaries as well as certain accounting areas as your area of responsibility. The tasks and responsibilities include: 

• Ensuring financial reporting in accordance with group principles and in compliance with IFRS, Danish accounting requirements and other accounting matters 
• Participating in month-end, quarter-end and year-end closing tasks
• Preparing consolidated accounts and Group Annual Report and being responsible for key areas of accounting
• Supporting the Group audit including providing documentation for the audit
• Taking part in maintaining the group's accounting policies and guidelines as well as supporting implementing new IFRS standards
• Be a trusted sparring partner for local finance teams
• Communicating and collaborating with colleagues throughout SimCorp’s Global Finance organization 
• Participating in various finance projects 
• You will be part of an organization with a roadmap for the coming year that contains multiple interesting transformation projects. You will have the opportunity to participate throughout the execution and be part of the future Finance set-up with interesting career opportunities. 

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.

A solid financial background, a master's degree (i.e. Cand. merc. Aud. or equivalent), and experience as an auditor in an international audit firm. Aud. or equivalent) and you could have worked as an auditor in an international audit firm. Experience from a group financial controller position in an international company reporting after IFRS.

Moreover, we expect you to: 

• Be eager to work with monthly, quarterly and annual closings and financial reporting in an international company
• Have experience with financial controlling of subsidiaries and group consolidation 
• Have solid IFRS knowledge
• Thrive in an evolving environment with a focus on improving process
• Be fluent in English
• Proficient Excel skills

On a personal level, you can keep a sense of perspective, have a positive mindset and are familiar with solving both complex issues and daily practical tasks with high quality. You like to work in a structured and organized manner with attention to detail, accuracy, and thoroughness. In addition, you are service minded and team-oriented and both engaged and persistent. 

Quarterly and yearly financial reporting are peak times for us, and some overtime must be expected. Work life balance is important, and we offer flexibility in terms of reconciling work and private life. It is also possible to work partly from home.

BENEFITS

Attractive salary and bonus scheme 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 an work & private life balance: a hybrid workplace model and extra days of vacation. We also practice a tailored approach to professional development to support the direction you want to take.

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 Oleksandra.Nelipa@simcorp.com. 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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