Vice President, Operational Finance – Fixed-Term 12 Month Contract
SimCorp
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Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Copenhagen • Denmark
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About the role
- Lead Global Operational Accounting
- Oversee all operational accounting processes and teams, ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and effective financial controls.
- Drive excellence across O2C, P2P, R2R, balance sheet governance, controlling and month‑end close.
- Build and maintain rigorous accounting standards, documentation, and policy compliance.
- Develop and Execute Financial Operations Strategy
- Set the strategic direction for finance operations, creating a roadmap for process optimisation, automation, and capability building.
- Ensure that team structures, systems, and workflows scale effectively with business growth and evolving operational needs.
- Transform Processes & Elevate Operational Performance
- Identify improvement opportunities to streamline workflows, reduce manual effort, and enhance control environments.
- Implement automation, standardisation, and digital tools to build a scalable, efficient finance operation.
- Monitor and improve key operational KPIs to ensure accuracy, efficiency, and service excellence.
- Lead a Major ERP Implementation
- Serve as a senior leader and operational finance owner for our ERP implementation (Workday to SAP).
- Partner with Technology, Data, and Business teams to design and deliver best‑practice end‑to‑end finance processes.
- Ensure post‑go‑live optimisation, stabilisation, and long‑term system adoption.
- Build, Lead & Develop Large Teams
- Via a team of managers/leaders, lead a large, distributed operational finance team (100+) across multiple functions and locations including overseeing the finance service centre located in Manila.
- Create a culture focused on accountability, continuous improvement, collaboration, and operational excellence.
- Encourage development, mentor future leaders, and ensure organisational structures scale with business growth.
- Drive Governance & Control Strength
- Maintain a robust control framework aligned with audit, compliance, and regulatory requirements.
- Partner with internal and external auditors to support efficient, clean audit outcomes.
- Take the initiative to identify risks and implement corrective actions to maintain the integrity of financial processes.
Requirements
- Extensive background in leading operational accounting or finance operations in a complex, multi‑entity environment
- Experienced in leading large teams (50+) with expertise in managing multi‑location or shared‑services functions
- Deep knowledge of O2C, P2P, R2R and financial close processes
- Hands‑on leadership of a major ERP migration (SAP, Oracle, Workday, or similar)
- Strong systems mindset with comfort in data flows, master data, process automation, and controls
- Experience in delivering measurable improvements in efficiency, accuracy, controls, and team performance
Benefits
- Attractive salary, bonus scheme, and pension are essential for any work agreement.
- Flexible work hours
- Hybrid workplace model
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
operational accountingfinancial operationsO2CP2PR2Rfinancial close processesERP migrationprocess automationfinancial controlsKPI monitoring
Soft Skills
leadershipteam managementcollaborationcontinuous improvementaccountabilitymentoringstrategic directioncommunicationproblem-solvingorganizational development