SimCorp is a provider of industry leading integrated investment management solutions for the global buy side. With more than 3,000 employees across five continents, we are a truly global technology leader who empowers 40 of the world’s top 100 financial companies through our integrated platform, services, and partner ecosystem.
Our flagship product, SimCorp Dimension®, is a fully integrated front-to-back platform that includes front office, middle office, back-office data, and reporting solutions.
SimCorp continuously enhances the portfolio of offerings to remain at the forefront of industry technology and trends. On top of this, over the last few years, we have been honing our service delivery and support model to implement SimCorp solutions to our clients and take ownership of running installations in the best possible way.
SimCorp Advanced Delivery Center (ADC) was strategically established, initially in 2016 in Warsaw, Poland, and subsequently extended to Manila, Philippines in 2021 and Mexico City in 2023. This deliberate expansion enables us to efficiently connect with clients spanning EMEA, APAC, and NA. Within the ADC, our Business Consultants collaborate closely with market units, focusing on business functionality and solution workflows. Their expertise ensures customized configuration and seamless deployment of SimCorp Dimension for our valued customers .
WHY THIS ROLE IS IMPORTANT TO US
We are currently seeking a Lead Business Consultant to join our ABOR team within ADC Accounting & Operations. In this role, you will be the Stream Lead for a project with our new client in India, focusing on onboarding the client to our proprietary investment management platform in the accounting area. This will include configuration, testing, documentation, and training. You will act as a hands-on consultant, effectively handling, coordinating, and escalating issues as needed.
WHAT YOU WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR
- Participate in all aspects of SimCorp Dimension implementations, including configuration, testing, documenting and training
- Document client’s requirements and map to SimCorp Dimension functions and processes, identifying process improvements and efficiencies where possible
- Design and deliver an overall solution set to meet client requirements, modelling operational workflows around SimCorp Dimension
- Delivering and customizing standard configuration solutions as well as designing and delivering new configurations
- Assist the client in development of overall test strategy and test plans and support the client in the execution of test cases, troubleshooting and resolving issues as they arise
- Provide configuration and end-user training, allowing the client to maintain SimCorp Dimension and optimize its usage
- Constantly expanding your knowledge of SimCorp Dimension and the clients' business in order to ensure that clients get the optimal configuration and workflow
WHAT WE VALUE
While previous hands-on experience with SimCorp Dimension is highly desirable, you could still be a great fit for the role if you possess the following qualifications:
- Minimum of 7 years of relevant experience in the Financial Sector, preferably in FinTech or IT Consulting company
- Client-facing experience and ability to manage various stakeholders across across the organization's and client's landscapes
- Expertise of at least one topic: investment accounting, general ledger, fund administration, NAV calculation
- A strong understanding of accounting standards, specifically IFRS and ideally Indian GAAP
- Understanding of accounting/fund-accounting day-to-day processing workflows
- High level understanding of IT project lifecycle
- High level understanding of requirements gathering sessions
- Experience with GAP analysis and new solution design
- Skills in foreseeing client system requirements and assisting in the preparation of future tailored proposals
- Knowledge of financial instruments and capital market or investments topics
- High-quality communication skills, especially in virtual collaboration
- Fluency in English, any other languages (German, French, Spanish, Italian, Nordics) would be an asset
- High level of motivation, creativity, and inquisitiveness with a global perspective
- A focused approach, coupled with enthusiasm and the ability to work under minimal supervision
- Minimal knowledge of investments lifecycle topics (trading, settlements, SWIFT, reconciliation) would be an asset
- Technical IT knowledge and/or experience (i.e., SQL, XML, XSLT, programming) would be an additional asset
- Degree/master's within Finance, Economics, Physics, Math, Science or Engineering
BENEFITS
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.
In addition, we provide a good work and 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.
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 Hanna Brzózka, Lead Talent Acquisition Partner, at "[email protected]". 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, 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.
SimCorp is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to building a culture where diverse perspectives and expertise are integrated in 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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SimCorp is a provider of industry-leading integrated investment management solutions for the global buy side.
Founded in 1971, with more than 3,000 employees across five continents, we are a truly global technology leader who empowers 40 of the world’s top 100 financial companies through our integrated platform, services, and partner ecosystem.
SimCorp is a subsidiary of Deutsche Boerse Group.
For more information, see www.simcorp.com.
