Senior Financial Controller (Spanish speaker)

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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!

Why this role is important to us

The Financial Controlling function is a part of the Global Finance Management organization. Together, we are responsible for accounting, financial controlling, consolidation, tax and transfer‑pricing. As a Senior Financial Controller, you will manage the financial reporting and controlling activities for entities located in the Latin America region, ensuring compliance with IFRS and local accounting standards.

What You Will Be Responsible For

• Using your Spanish language skills (minimum B2 level) to effectively collaborate with local stakeholders, navigate country‑specific financial regulations, and support accurate and timely reporting
• Ensuring financial reporting in accordance with IFRS, Group accounting requirements and local accounting principles, if applicable
• Participating in financial month‑end closing, preparation of year‑end reporting to parent company and being responsible for key areas of accounting
• Performing analytical reviews of reported results, following up on conclusions and taking ownership in controlling activities
• Ensuring good internal controls in global financial processes and optimizations using analyses and systems
• Performing controlling reviews of accounting journal entries
• Reviewing balance sheet reconciliations
• Reviewing entries regarding setup of new contracts or new business assets
• Control over local tax and VAT reporting
• Supporting the Group and local audit including preparing documentation for the audit
• Preparation of local annual accounts in cooperation with external advisors
• Communicating and collaborating with colleagues throughout SimCorp’s Global Finance Management organization
• Participating in various finance projects and ad‑hoc tasks (incl. financial system amendments related to legislation requirements, e.g., e‑invoicing)

Qualifications

• A good command of Spanish and English, at minimum B2 level
• Be eager to work with monthly, quarterly and annual closings and financial reporting in an international company
• Have a minimum 5 years of experience with financial controlling
• It is beneficial if you have experience as an auditor from an international company
• Have solid IFRS knowledge and be familiar with annual reporting under IFRS
• Thrive in a busy environment with focus on meeting deadlines
• Be able to work with ERP and be an experienced user of Excel
• Experience with SAP, Workday, Adaptive Planning is beneficial, but not a requirement

Benefits

Quarterly and yearly financial reporting are peak times for us, and some overtime should be expected. Work‑life balance is important, and we offer flexibility in reconciling work and private life.

Seniority level: Mid‑Senior level — Employment type: Full‑time — Job function: Accounting/Auditing and Finance — Industries: Software Development

Next Steps

Please send us your application in English via our career site as soon as possible; we process incoming applications continually.

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SimCorp is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes 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.

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