Senior Business Consultant

Location: Toronto, CA

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 2,300+ colleagues with a broad range of nationalities, educations, professional experiences, ages, and backgrounds in general. 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. While striving to deliver client value, we believe it is vital to consider our people and our planet in every business decision we make. Acting responsibly is not optional. It is essential. 

Why this role is important to us

SimCorp North America is recruiting a Senior Business Consultant to implement SimCorp Dimension at asset managers, fund managers, banks and pension plans across the US and Canada.  Our consulting teams work hands on with both client technology teams and their business lines, to configure SimCorp Dimension, to evolve and shape underlying business processes to fit the application, and to implement Dimension on client defined infrastructure. 

The consultant will be responsible for all aspects of the implementation process, with primary focus on the ABOR (Accounting Book of Records) suite of functionality: Investment Accounting, Fund Administration, and General Ledger.   

Consulting teams will be exposed to a spectrum of financial instruments, equity and fixed income instruments to complex OTC derivatives and alternative investments. 

What you will be responsible for

Project Delivery 

  • Participate in our implementation project throughout a project life-cycle as an accounting resource including gathering and understanding client’s requirement, configuration, documentation, and presentation of accounting functionality as well as providing testing support to our client  

  • Lead presentations to clients, or prepare project artifacts such as project scope document 

  • Build network of people both within and outside of organization to work effectively  

 

Standardization 

  • Gain understanding of Simcorp’s Global Standard Solutions and utilize them for project delivery 

  • Support maintenance of Global Standard Solutions and make contributions to its improvements and refinements 

 

Knowledge Management 

  • Knowledge Sharing – Contribute in our knowledge sharing within the organization 

  • Take an active role in the Service Line to improve project best practice based on the global delivery model and know-how of consultants.  

 

What we value (our requirements)

You are a successful and highly regarded consultant and are ready take the next step to stretch yourself both professionally and personally. 

As an ideal candidate, you possess the following qualifications: 

  • Our candidates will have experience in one or more of the following fields: 

  • Asset Management – Back Office – or Financial Reporting 

  • Consulting or Professional Services within the Asset Management sector 

  • An implementation role for a software vendor specializing in Asset Management software 

  • Asset Management candidates should have 5+ years of experience working hands on with the investment and/or fund accounting functions and the enterprise applications that enable them 

  • Consultants should have experience with multiple enterprise implementations involving ABOR functions on the buy side, and hands on experience with applications similar to Dimension 

  • Degree within Business discipline (Accounting, Finance, or Economics) or Mathematics/Applied Sciences preferred 

  • Self-starter with a can-do mindset 

  • Ability to manage assigned tasks and deliver the results on time 

  • Have Excellent communication skills and proficiency in English – both oral and written 

  • Basic understanding of financial industry/products and related accounting 

  • CPA, CA, or CFA qualification is a plus 

  • Hands-on experience with SimCorp Dimension is a plus 

  • Ability to travel to client’s site (50%) 

 

Next Steps

Please send us your application via our career site as soon as possible, we process incoming applications continually. To make sure you receive our emails please check your junk/spam folder and add SimCorp to the safe list of your e-mail contacts. 
Please note: Only applications sent through our system will be processed. 
For any questions you are welcome to contact Julia Temor, Senior Talent Acquisition Partner, at Julia.Temor@simcorp.com. 
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