SAP Functional Analyst

We’re building a relationship-oriented bank for the modern world. We need talented, passionate professionals who are dedicated to doing what’s right for our clients.

At CIBC, we embrace your strengths and your ambitions, so you are empowered at work. Our team members have what they need to make a meaningful impact and are truly valued for who they are and what they contribute.

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What you'll be doing

You will be joining CIBC’s Finance Technology team. As a Functional Consultant, you’ll design, configure, and support SAP Financial Accounting (FI) and Group Reporting modules to streamline financial processes, ensuring accurate reporting and compliance. You will leverage your experience with SAP S/4HANA GL, MDG, and FPSL for Sub Ledger to meet business requirements, and play a key role in mapping business processes, identifying gaps, and developing solutions for financial accounting, FX Revaluation, Accrual Engine, and PAPM. Your responsibilities will include providing production support, troubleshooting, documenting functional designs and test cases, supporting data migration activities, and preparing comprehensive documentation to support audit and compliance requirements. At CIBC we enable the work environment most optimal for you to thrive in your role. Production support would be required after office hours with a frequency of once a month on standby.

At CIBC we enable the work environment most optimal for you to thrive in your role. Details on your work arrangement (proportion of on-site and remote work) will be discussed at the time of your interview.

How you'll succeed

• Delivery Focused – Work closely with internal partners to determine, negotiate and manage SAP FI/CO projects to agreed timelines. Deliver high-quality, cost-effective solutions by analyzing and optimizing SAP processes for efficiency, cost reduction, and improved financial controls. Monitor financials, identify opportunities for improvement, and recommend appropriate solutions.

• People Leadership – Lead and coach a high-performing team, sharing your expertise in SAP FICO implementation, migration, and maintenance. Direct, motivate, and develop your team, maximizing their contributions and professional growth. Share knowledge, collaborate, and provide guidance on complex troubleshooting and solution design.

• Relationship Management – Build strong relationships with project teams, stakeholders, and business partners to develop and implement SAP solutions. Advise application owners on technology implementation possibilities and requirements, ensuring alignment across multiple workstreams.

• Moderate the Solution Creation Process – Lead, facilitate, and coordinate the solution design process, including mapping, cleansing, validation, and reconciliation of financial data during system upgrades or rollouts. Ensure alignment across business and technical teams.

Who you are

• You are a seasoned SAP consultant. You have extensive experience in SAP S/4HANA (GL, MDG, FPSL), SAP FICO implementation, migration, and maintenance projects, and have supported multi-GAAP, multi-currency, and multi-entity accounting environments. You are comfortable with IFRS, production support, and troubleshooting, and have strong technical knowledge to debug and analyze issues independently. Nice to have: SAP FI/CO certification.

• You have a track record of delivery. You have developed and executed unit, integration, and user acceptance test plans, coordinated with users for testing and validation, and maintained comprehensive documentation for configurations, customizations, and process flows.

• You are detail-oriented and compliance-focused. You ensure all solutions meet audit and compliance requirements, and you have experience analyzing SAP notes and supporting data migration activities.

• You are driven by collective success. You collaborate effectively, understand the power of an inclusive team, and enjoy working together to create a shared vision.

• Values matter to you. You bring your real self to work and live our values – trust, teamwork, and accountability.

What CIBC Offers

At CIBC, your goals are a priority. We start with your strengths and ambitions as an employee and strive to create opportunities to tap into your potential. We aspire to give you a career, rather than just a paycheck.

• We work to recognize you in meaningful, personalized ways including a competitive salary, incentive pay, banking benefits, a benefits program*, defined benefit pension plan*, an employee share purchase plan, a vacation offering, wellbeing support, and MomentMakers, our social, points-based recognition program.

• Our spaces and technological toolkit will make it simple to bring together great minds to create innovative solutions that make a difference for our clients.

• We cultivate a culture where you can express your ambition through initiatives like Purpose Day; a paid day off dedicated for you to use to invest in your growth and development.

*Subject to plan and program terms and conditions

What you need to know

• CIBC is committed to creating an inclusive environment where all team members and clients feel like they belong. We seek applicants with a wide range of abilities and we provide an accessible candidate experience. If you need accommodation, please contact [email protected]

• CIBC is committed to clarity in our hiring process. All roles posted are opportunities we’re actively recruiting for, unless stated otherwise.

• You need to be legally eligible to work at the location(s) specified above and, where applicable, must have a valid work or study permit.

• We may ask you to complete an attribute-based assessment and other skills test (such as simulation, coding, French proficiency).

• We use artificial intelligence tools during the recruitment process. Our goal for the application process is to get to know more about you, all that you have to offer, and give you the opportunity to learn more about us.

Job Location

Toronto-81 Bay, 27th Floor

Employment Type

Regular

Weekly Hours

37.5

Skills

Application Development, Application Testing, Database Management, Debugging, Impact Analysis, Systems Troubleshooting, Work Collaboratively