Business Controller (Junior)

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

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, including forecasting & budgeting
• Oversee expenses and headcount from a financial perspective for the core commercial business
• Contribute to the calculation of bonuses and commissions
• Liaise with multiple stakeholders, including participating in meetings, engaging with stakeholders, making recommendations on forecast, and highlighting risks
• Represent finance to business stakeholders, present performance and assess its impact on the full year
• Provide commentary on financial performance
• Drive or contribute to finance, business initiatives and projects
• Identify areas for improvement in processes and implement solutions to address deficiencies
• 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:

• NO prior experience is required, but background as an FP&A analyst, Business Controller or in a similar finance role can be beneficial
• Experience in expense reporting, financial planning, management reporting, budgeting, forecasting, and providing financial business support is an advantage
• Ideal for motivated, skilled final-year finance students or recent graduates looking to start or begin their career in a growth-driven, oriented environment growth-oriented environment
• Solid foundation in financial accounting and degree in finance
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel
• Experience with Power Query & finance modeling is beneficial
• Effective collaboration and communication skills, with the ability to bridge finance and business
• A structured and analytical mindset with a professional discipline
• High motivation, and the ability to prioritize tasks in a changing global environment
• Experience in organizing data and utilizing financial applications to enhance reporting and analytics
• Audit background is beneficial
• Fluency in spoken and written English
• Amenable to work in a hybrid setup (2-3 days per week) at our Warsaw office
  
  

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 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

Since SimCorp operates in 20+ offices worldwide, the benefits package may vary from country to country.

NEXT STEPS

Please click the “Apply” button to learn more about the vacancy and what SimCorp has to offer regarding salary, benefits, and perks. Please note only applications sent through our system will be processed. Applications are continuously assessed, so please send your CV in English as soon as possible.

If you are interested in being part of SimCorp but are not sure this role is a good match, submit your CV anyway. SimCorp is on an exciting growth journey, and our Talent Acquisition Team is ready to help you discover the right role for you. The approximate time to consider your CV is three weeks.

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