CIBC

Senior Accountant

CIBC$80K — $100K *
Legal & Accounting
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 3-5 years of progressive experience in accounting roles
  • Strong knowledge of U.S. GAAP and IFRS
  • Proven expertise in financial reporting and intercompany accounting
  • Technical proficiency in accounting systems and data extraction
  • Strong analytical skills for assessing complex transactions
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Visio, FIS/Hyperion, SAP, and Alteryx
  • CPA designation preferred with public accounting experience

Responsibilities

  • Collaborate on developing cost allocation methodologies
  • Oversee invoicing and payment processes for inter-company services
  • Ensure compliance with cost allocation regulations
  • Generate ad hoc reports and perform analytical assessments
  • Document and improve internal processes and controls
  • Manage multiple projects and tasks from senior management

Benefits

  • Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance
  • Health Savings Account
  • Life and disability insurance
  • Paid time off including sick leave and parental leave
  • 401(k) plan
  • Work-life balance with hybrid work flexibility
  • Incentive compensation plan including discretionary bonuses
Full Job Description

What You'll Be Doing

As part of CIBC's Finance team, you'll play a critical role in providing expert consulting on complex general accounting matters. You'll apply advanced accounting concepts to help develop and implement new procedures that enhance workflow efficiency. Using independent judgement, you'll monitor the progress of projects and ensure that daily operations adhere to established accounting policies, industry standards, and CIBC's internal guidelines. You'll partner with colleagues to create and refine cost allocation methodologies, ensure accurate invoicing and payment for inter-company services, and review cost allocations for compliance. You'll also monitor affiliate transactions, generate ad hoc reports, conduct analytical assessments of complex activities, and document internal processes, controls, and data flows. Managing multiple tasks and projects assigned by senior management will be a key part of your role.

At CIBC we enable the work environment most optimal for you to thrive in your role. At CIBC we enable the work environment most optimal for you to thrive in your role. You’ll have the flexibility to manage your work activities within a hybrid work arrangement where you’ll spend 3 days per week on-site, while other days will be remote.

How You'll Succeed

  • Cost Allocation & Documentation – Collaborate with Finance team members to develop and enhance cost allocation methodologies, ensuring documentation meets regulatory and tax authority requirements.

  • Intercompany Accounting – Oversee monthly invoicing and payment of inter-company services, confirming transactions are properly accounted for in line with internal policies.

  • Transaction Review & Compliance – Review inbound and outbound cost allocations for appropriateness and ensure affiliate transactions comply with Section 23A of Regulation W.

  • Reporting & Analysis – Create and generate ad hoc reports, and perform analytical assessments of complex transactions to determine appropriate accounting entries.

  • Process Documentation – Discover, document, and improve internal processes, controls, data flows, and reporting requirements.

  • Project Management – Manage multiple tasks and projects as assigned by senior management, ensuring timely completion and effective communication.

Who You Are

  • You have advanced accounting expertise. You bring a strong working knowledge of U.S. GAAP and IFRS, with at least 3-5 years of experience in progressively responsible roles.

  • You’re skilled in financial reporting and intercompany accounting. Your background includes experience with financial reporting, consolidation accounting, and intercompany transactions.

  • You have technical proficiency. You’re comfortable with accounting systems, data conversions, integrations, and implementations, and have hands-on experience with databases and data extraction for general ledger and financial reporting.

  • You’re analytical and detail-oriented. You excel at conducting complex analytical assessments and documenting internal processes and controls to ensure accuracy and compliance.

  • You’re proficient with technology. You have strong skills in Microsoft Excel, Visio, FIS/Hyperion, SAP, and Alteryx.

  • You have relevant credentials. A CPA designation and public accounting experience are preferred.

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

At CIBC, we offer a competitive total rewards package. This role has an expected salary range of $80,000- $100,000 USD for the market based on experience, qualifications, and location of the position. The successful candidate may be eligible to participate in the relevant business unit’s incentive compensation plan, which may also include a discretionary bonus component. CIBC offers a full range of benefits and programs to meet our employee’s needs; including Medical, Dental, Vision, Health Savings Account, Life Insurance, Disability, and Other Insurance Plans, Paid Time Off (including Sick Leave, Parental Leave and Vacation), Holidays and 401(k), in addition to other special perks reserved for our team members. #LI-TA

*This job is not eligible for employment sponsorship*

Job Location

IL-Chicago, 120 S LaSalle St Fl 5

Employment Type

Regular

Weekly Hours

40

Skills

Accounting Policies, Accounting Processes, Accounting Reconciliation, Analytical Thinking, Client Counseling, Communication, Financial Reporting and Analysis, Management Reporting, Process Improvements

About CIBC

The Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce is a Canadian multinational banking and financial services corporation headquartered in Toronto, Ontario. The bank is headquartered at Commerce Court in the city's Financial District. CIBC's Institution Number is 010, and its SWIFT code is CIBCCATT. It is one of two Big Five banks founded in Toronto, the other being the Toronto-Dominion Bank. The Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce was formed through the June 1, 1961, merger of the Canadian Bank of Commerce and the Imperial Bank of Canada, the largest merger between chartered banks in Canadian history. The bank has four strategic business units: Canadian Personal and Business Banking, Canadian Commercial Banking and Wealth Management, U.S. Commercial Banking and Wealth Management, and Capital Markets. It has international operations in the United States, the Caribbean, Asia, and United Kingdom; Globally. CIBC serves more than eleven million clients, and has over 40,000 employees. The company ranks at number 172 on the Forbes Global 2000 listing.
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