Director Finance Project Management (m|f|x) Frankfurt

As one of the world’s leading exchange organisations, Deutsche Börse Group provides investors, financial institutions and companies access to global capital markets. Our business covers the entire financial market transaction process chain, ranging from securities and derivatives trading, clearing, settlement and custody, to market data and the development and operation of electronic trading systems. As a technology company, we develop state-of-the-art IT solutions and offer IT systems all over the world.

Our reliable systems and our integrity as a neutral market infrastructure provider form the basis of our business philosophy. We operate to the most exacting standards to create products and services which meet the needs of international financial markets. As a listed company we work to create value for our customers and our shareholders.

The Director I Finance Project Management is responsible for driving change across Finance & Accounting and will lead finance transformation programs for the Group with an initial focus for Post-Trading. The Director I Finance Project Management leads the financial & regulatory reporting project initiatives of the organization and has oversight over process improvements re FinOps. The Director I Finance Project Management has a direct reporting line to the Head of Financial Accounting & Controlling of Deutsche Börse Group.

Tasks

• Lead and/or support Financial Accounting & Controlling projects across the Group (e.g. SAP migrations, process E2E redesign of SSC, regulatory reporting landscape, BCBS 239, master data governance, intercompany topics)

• Maintain Compliance with financial and regulatory requirements while staying up to date with industry changes
• Drive change by developing and implementing best practices in the field of effective governance, oversight and controls 
• Work closely with the other CFO functions at group level 
• Base of operations is the triangle Eschborn, Luxembourg and Prague

Profile / Your qualification / Your personality

• University degree, e.g. in economics, business administration, mathematics, physics and/or a comparable professional qualification or training
• Professional experience in the financial industry in similar functions for 10 to 15 years (preferrable accountancy qualification with relevant experience in a financial officer role)
• Knowledge of relevant laws and regulations as well as best practices on industry standards
• Experience in data governance topics will be a plus
• Highly motivated, pro-active with sense of ownership, self-managed, high work ethics, goal-oriented approach coupled with analytical skills. Work under pressure with high degree of reliability and sense of urgency and execution  
• Innovative and change agent
• Leveraging diversity and ability to lead without authority and work well with international teams based in different locations
• Ability to work in a matrix environment
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to explain complex topics in a structured way and present them in accordance with different target audiences, such as senior management, control functions and regulators
• Proficiency in written and spoken English; German and French language skills will be a plus

That awaits you

We are committed to providing a work environment where everyone feels welcome and can reach their full potential. Our standards go far beyond simply matching candidates with the right position.

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Location

Mergenthalerallee 61, D-65760 Eschborn