What You'll Be Doing

The Accounting Controllership team is responsible for the integrity of the financial and management information used for accounting, reporting and business analysis. The Senior Manager is responsible for operations of the Reconciliations team and output, design and implementation of control framework and procedures, standardization, streamlining and automation of reconciliations, development and management of a high performing team of professionals within the Accounting Reconciliation team. This role is responsible for supporting the onshore and offshore teams with investigation of complex reconciliation issues for Personal and Business Banking Commercial Banking, and Wealth Management and other functional groups. The role also supports the teams with oversight and quality assurance review of suspense account outside of Finance Controllership.

At CIBC we enable the work environment most optimal for you to thrive in your role. To successfully perform the work, 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

• Financial Accuracy- Reviews financial reconciliations and follow up on reconciling items, including investigating, analyzing, assessing and documenting impacts; and developing recommendations, approaches and solutions.
• Controls & Compliance - Ensure Finance-owned controls are performed on a regular basis to identify/manage exposure to risks, escalating issues as appropriate e.g. suspense accounts aged/unusual items and proactively monitoring and reducing operational risks as part of reconciliation process risk assessment.
• Relationship Building - Collaborates with Accounting Controllership teams, CFO teams and other business partners to ensure client needs are met on a timely basis and that the team continuously add value.
• Passionate leader - Lead, coach and motivate the team of onshore and offshore employees to consistently deliver a high impact environment that continues to raise expectations to ensure service level to business partners and CIBC clients are met.

Who You Are

• You demonstrate experience. You have 5+ years of applied Accounting and Finance experience within a large organization. It is an asset if you have experience with reconciliation tools such as BlackLine and SAP.
• You act like an owner. You thrive when you're empowered to take the lead, go above and beyond, and deliver results.
• You give meaning to data. You enjoy investigating complex problems, and making sense of information. You're confident in your ability to communicate detailed information in an impactful way
• You embrace and champion change. You'll continuously evolve your thinking and the way you work in order to deliver your best.
• You are a bold and accountable leader. You're passionate about developing and growing team members capabilities. You have experience providing coaching and hands on support to meet team goals
• Values matter to you. You bring your real self to work and you live our values - trust, teamwork and accountability.

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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

Job Location
Toronto-81 Bay, 26th Floor

Employment Type
Regular

Weekly Hours
37.5

Skills
Accountability, Accounting, Analytical Thinking, Coaching, Collaboration, Communication, Control Frameworks, Controllership