Senior Business Analyst (SAP Finance) - Toronto On.

dokaco; Toronto; On-site; CAD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Dokainish & Company is seeking an experienced Senior Business Analyst to drive SAP Finance solution design during a large SAP S/4HANA implementation in the nuclear sector. The role covers requirements refinement, process improvement, and close collaboration with business stakeholders and technical delivery teams.

Based in Toronto, this full-time in-office position requires finance domain expertise, hands-on SAP configuration experience, and strong communication to align future-state processes

Qualifications

• 4-year university degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, or related field.
• 6-8 years of relevant experience in finance business analysis and SAP functional work.
• Strong SAP Finance configuration knowledge including AC DOCA/Universal Journal and new GL.

Responsibilities

• Lead finance process assessments to identify gaps, inefficiencies, and control issues across SAP workflows.
• Facilitate workshops with Finance stakeholders to gather requirements and define future-state processes.
• Review and refine drafted user stories for completeness, scope, and testability.
• Design and configure SAP Finance solutions including R2R, P2P, O2C, Asset Accounting, and banking/cash.
• Validate capital-project-to-asset flow (PS, WBS, Investment Management) for capital-intensive needs.
• Translate requirements into functional specs, designs, and test criteria; support testing and deployments.

Skills

SAP Finance

Finance process analysis

R2R

P2P

O2C

Asset Accounting

S/4HANA delta

Stakeholder engagement

Process design

Education

4-year university degree in Finance/Accounting/Business Administration

Tools

SAP ECC

SAP S/4HANA

Job description

AboutDokainish& Company

Since 2011,Dokainish& Company has been delivering world-class project management and project controls consultancy services. We specialize in working diligently and collaboratively with our clients to achieve long-lasting, impactful results acrossnumerousbusiness functions.

Our areas of expertise include Project Controls, Project Management, Quantitative Risk Analysis, Organizational Change Management, Enterprise Reporting, Estimating, Asset Management, and System Implementation for Capital Projects. We drawupondecades of project experience to deliver customized solutions to our clients’ most complex challenges.

We are currently seeking an experienced Senior Business Analyst to join our high-performing, diverse, and innovative consulting team, supporting a large-scale SAP S/4HANA implementation for a well-established client within the nuclear sector.

The Opportunity

The Senior Business Analyst will drive SAP Finance solution design, process improvement, and stakeholder engagement to support efficient, compliant, and scalable financial operations. This role bridges finance domainexpertisewith SAP functional configuration, working closely with both business stakeholders and technical delivery teams. The engagement is in the design phase with user stories already drafted, so the role includes reviewing and refining existing finance user stories for completeness and testability, not only gathering new requirements.

Location & Travel

This is a full-time, non-remote, in-office position based in Toronto, Ontario, with regular travel to client sites asrequiredwithin the GTA.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead finance process assessments toidentifygaps, inefficiencies, and control issues across SAP (ECC and S/4HANA) workflows.

• Facilitate workshops with Finance stakeholders to gather requirements, define future-state processes, andalign onmeasurable outcomes.

• Review and refine the existing drafted user stories for the finance workstream, ensuring they are complete, correctly scoped, and testable, and confirming acceptance criteria beforebuild.

• Design and configure SAP Finance solutions, including Record to Report (R2R),Procureto Pay (P2P/AP), Order to Cash (O2C/AR), Asset Accounting, and banking and cash processes.

• Design andvalidatethe capital-project-to-asset flow, including Project System and WBS, Investment Management, and settlement of assets under construction to fixed assets, in line with the needs of a capital-intensive organization.

• Translate business requirements into clear functional specifications, configuration designs, and testable acceptance criteria.

• Partner with development and integration teams to deliver enhancements, interfaces, workflows, forms, and reporting solutions, accounting for finance integration points with MM, SD, PS, and PM.

• Lead functional and module-level testing for the finance workstream, including test script development, defect triage, and regression validation, in coordination with the QA Lead who owns the overall program test strategy, integration testing, and automation.

• Support deployment activities including cutover planning, data validation,hypercare, and production support with root-cause analysis.

• Act as a trusted advisor to Finance stakeholders on SAP-enabled processimprovements, compliance, controls, and best practices.

Qualifications & Experience

• 4-year university degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, ora relatedfield.

• 6-8 years of relevant experience in finance business analysis and SAP functional work.

• Strong functionalexpertisein SAP Finance with hands‑on configuration experience, includingdemonstratedS/4HANA Finance delta knowledge such as the Universal Journal (ACDOCA), new Asset Accounting, new General Ledger and parallel ledgers, and Group Reporting. Experience limited to ECC FICO is not sufficient on its own.

• Demonstrated end-to-end knowledge of finance processes including R2R, P2P (AP), O2C (AR), and Asset Accounting.

• Hands-on experience with the capital-project-to-asset flow, including Project System and WBS, settlement of assets under construction to fixed assets, and Investment Management, is strongly preferred given the capital-intensive nature of the client.

• Proven experience leading business process improvement initiatives and driving operational efficiencies within finance functions.

• Ability to translate complex business requirements into structured functional designs and testable deliverables.

• Experience supporting the full project lifecycle, includingrequirementsgathering, design, testing, deployment, and post-go-live support.

• Strong stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability tofacilitateworkshops and influence cross-functional teams.

• Excellent analytical, communication, and documentation skills, including experience developing process documentation and training materials.

• Experience within a regulated or audited environment (for example nuclear, utilities, or energy) and awareness of financial controls and segregation of duties is an asset.

• Must be legally eligible to work in Canada without sponsorship.

• This is a full-time, non-remote, in-office position based in Toronto, Ontario, with regular travel to client sites asrequiredwithin the GTA.

Note: This role description is intended to provide a general overview of the position. It is not an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, skills, and qualificationsrequired.

We take immense pride in our high-performing, collaborative team. We recognize and value the uniqueness of every individual, andyou’llbe part of a growing consulting firm where yourexpertisewill directly shape project outcomes and client success.

We thank all applicants for their interest in joining Dokainish& Company. Please note that only those candidates considered foran initialinterview will be contacted.

Notes:

VACANCY STATUS: This job post is for a new position.

AI USAGE: Artificial intelligence may be used to support theinitialscreening and evaluation of applications for this position. Applications are also reviewed by members of our Talent Acquisition team, and all employment decisions are made by human decision-makers.

Dokainish& Company is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, gender, race,colour, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age and veteran status, or any other protected status required by applicable law.

In accordance withthe Ontario Human Rights Code, Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005, andDokainish& Company AODA Policy, accommodation will be provided in all parts of the hiring process.Applicants need to make their needs known in advance.