SAP Finance Functional Specialist, IT

City of Mississauga; Mississauga; On-site; CAD 89,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A municipal government in Canada seeks an SAP FI Support Specialist to enhance its financial systems. This role involves resolving system issues, documenting requirements, and implementing upgrades. The ideal candidate has strong SAP FI/CO configuration experience coupled with excellent communication and analytical skills. Responsibilities include providing user support, conducting training, and ensuring optimal system performance. Candidates with municipal government experience or SAP HANA knowledge may have an advantage.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of SAP FI/CO functional support experience.
• Experience in developing standard reports including Report Writer and Ad Hoc Query.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide functional support to SAP FI/CO users and troubleshoot issues.
• Collaborate with users to document processes and configure SAP solutions.
• Deliver training sessions for SAP Finance modules.

Skills

SAP FI/CO configuration

Analytical thinking

Communication skills

Troubleshooting

Education

Post-secondary education in Accounting, Finance, or Business

SAP S/4HANA certification in FI/CO

Tools

SAP HANA

SAP Query

Job description

Vacancy Type: Permanent
Number of Positions: 1
Closing Date: 01/02/2026

Job Summary

The SAP FI Support Specialist is responsible for supporting and improving the City’s SAP financial systems. Reporting to the Manager, SAP Finance & Procurement Business Support, you will work directly with business users to resolve system issues, document requirements, and configure SAP solutions. You will help implement upgrades and new features, provide training and documentation, and contribute to major SAP initiatives and projects. This role requires strong communication skills, analytical thinking, and a solid background in SAP FI/CO configuration and support.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Provide timely and effective functional support to SAP FI/CO/MM users by troubleshooting issues, analyzing root causes, and developing appropriate solutions.
• Collaborate with business users to gather requirements, document processes, and configure SAP solutions, including developing and validating proof-of-concepts.
• Offer expert guidance on SAP-enabled business processes, financial controls, and system functionality, ensuring alignment with organizational and regulatory requirements.
• Participate in SAP system upgrades, cloud migrations, enhancements, and the implementation of new features including testing, documentation, and user impact analysis.
• Support financial operations during month-end, year-end, audit processes, and other key financial cycles requiring SAP FI/CO expertise.
• Complete, assist, and lead Work Requests, Change Requests, enhancements, and new financial system solutions, including participation in RFPs, project planning, blueprinting, change management, and stakeholder communication.
• Evaluate SAP technology developments, industry trends, and best practices (including S/4HANA-related innovations) to provide informed recommendations for continuous improvement.
• Maintain ongoing communication with user groups through updates, bulletins, support forums, and feedback channels, ensuring transparent and proactive information sharing.
• Monitor user feedback, identify patterns or recurring issues, and coordinate corrective actions to improve service quality and system performance.
• Deliver training sessions, workshops, and knowledge‑transfer activities for SAP Finance modules and related processes.
• Configure and maintain SAP FI/CO/MM settings, workflows, master data, groups, sets, and security roles (including profile generator, validations, and authorizations).
• Collaborate closely with Basis, Security, ABAP, and integration teams to resolve cross‑functional issues and ensure system stability.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

Skills and Qualifications

• Post‑secondary education in Accounting, Finance, or Business, with SAP S/4HANA certification in FI/CO (preferred).
• Minimum 5 years of SAP FI/CO functional support experience, including configuration in Accounts Payable (AP), Accounts Receivable (AR), General Ledger (GL), and Master Data.
• Minimum 5 years of experience in developing, modifying, or specifying standard reports, including Report Writer, Ad Hoc Query, and SAP Query.
• Minimum 5 years of experience reviewing, assessing impacts, advising on, and testing system upgrades, support packages, and new features.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong analytical and negotiation skills.
• Experience supporting systems in an SAP HANA environment would be an asset.
• Experience in accounting/financial operations within a Canadian municipal environment would be an asset.
• Experience with SAP Personas and Precisely Automate would be an asset.
• Experience supporting Real Estate, Cash Management, Asset Accounting, Cost Allocation, Project Systems, and SAP Concur would be an asset.

Hourly Rate/Salary: $ 89,464.00 - $ 119,286.00
Hours of Work: 35
Work Location: Civic Centre
Department/Division/Section: CPS/Corporate Services Dept, CPS/IT Division, Enterprise Business Solutions
Non-Union/Union: Non Union

We thank all who apply, however, only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted. You can also check your application status in your candidate profile online.

All personal information is collected under the authority of the Municipal Act.

Equity, Diversity and Inclusion

The City of Mississauga is committed to creating a respectful and supportive workplace that fosters a culture of equity, diversity and inclusion which broadly reflects the communities and residents we serve. Throughout the employee life cycle, the City is working to include an EDI lens to attract, retain and support the growth of diverse talent.

Learn more about the City’s commitment to Equity, Diversity and Inclusion.

Accommodations

The City of Mississauga is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to removing barriers in our selection process for people with visible and invisible disabilities. In accordance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005 and the Ontario Human Rights Code, the City of Mississauga will provide accommodations throughout the recruitment, selection and/or assessment process to applicants with disabilities.

If selected to participate in the recruitment, selection and/or assessment process, please complete the following Accommodation Request Form and have it emailed to [e-mail] citing the Job ID and Job Title. This will inform Human Resources of the nature of any accommodation(s) that you may require in respect of any materials or processes used to ensure your equal participation.