Finance & Business Officer

Job title: Finance & Business Officer

Job description: Date Posted: 10/14/2022
Req ID: 27890
Faculty/Division: University of Toronto Scarborough
Department: UTSC: Health & Wellness Centre
Campus: University of Toronto Scarborough (UTSC)
Position Number: 00035070

About us:

The University of Toronto Scarborough is a place of energy, enthusiasm and passion. Our commitment to inclusive excellence attracts the brightest learners, scholars and employees from around the globe. Our success has been made possible by the opportunity given to us by our Indigenous hosts to operate on their territory, and we cherish our continuing partnerships with these communities. The University of Toronto Scarborough is an exciting campus with unlimited potential. Join us on our journey.

Your opportunity:

The Health & Wellness Centre provides health promotion, primary care and counselling services in an interprofessional shared care model. The team delivers student-focused care and support that is compassionate, culturally responsive and evidence-based and supports students in achieving their goals and potential by inspiring hope, promoting healthy choices and supporting the healing process. The team strives to enhance services to students through collaborative partnerships across campus and in the community. Our goal is wellness for EVERY student and our vision is Transformative Inclusive Care. Thriving Community. We are guided by our values including compassion, empowerment, empathy, support, and inclusion.

Under the direction of the Manager, Health & Wellness Centre, you will manage a wide range of financial, administrative and operational functions for the Health and Wellness Centre at the University of Toronto Scarborough. This encompasses managing the financial resources and budget, including forecasting, planning, analysis, and reporting; supervising and directing the work of the Administrative and Financial Assistant; supporting space and facilities planning and administration of human resources related activities. You will also provide sound financial advice and recommendations to the Manager and initiate or maintain efficient administrative processes to support the operations and workflows of the unit.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Forecasting, planning and monitoring multiple complex budgets
• Making recommendations on budget allocations involving multiple sources of revenue and/or recoveries
• Analyzing financial trends and preparing analytical reports and forecasts for management decision making
• Planning and overseeing short and long range activities that support financial administration
• Monitoring department budget to ensure expenditures remain within budgeted allocations
• Implementing plans and process improvements for financial administration activities
• Developing and revising business methods that support administrative workflow and objectives
• Directing the activities of a single ongoing staff-appointed employee

Essential Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in finance or accounting and working towards a CPA designation or equivalent combination of education and experience
• Minimum four years of related financial and administrative management experience, including experience with budget preparation, forecasting and analysis, monthly statement reconciliation, and financial reporting
• Supervisory experience, preferably in a unionized environment
• Must have well-developed accounting, budgeting, forecasting, financial and administrative management skills (i.e. auditing accounts, reconciling budget anomalies, processing accounts payable and receivables, recommending budget allocations, preparing statistical information, and complete onboarding and payroll documentation for new hires)
• Advanced proficiency with MS Office (Excel, Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook)
• Demonstrated working knowledge of financial and human resources software systems such as SAP (e.g. HRIS, FIS) or comparable applications
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including report writing
• Demonstrative initiative, organizational and time management skills with the ability to prioritize and manage competing deadlines
• Highly analytical and detailed-oriented
• Strong interpersonal skills, with the ability to demonstrate integrity, professionalism, sound judgment and tact
• Ability to deal with sensitive and confidential issues and information
• Must be able to show evidence of a commitment to equity, diversity, inclusion, and the promotion of a respectful and collegial learning and working environment

To be successful in this role you will be:

• Communicator
• Organized
• Possess a positive attitude
• Problem solver
• Resourceful
• Self-directed
• Team player

Notes:

A copy of the full job description is available upon request from the .

Closing Date: 10/30/2022, 11:59PM ET
Employee Group: USW
Appointment Type: Budget – Continuing
Schedule: Full-Time
Pay Scale Group & Hiring Zone:
USW Pay Band 14 — $81,000 with an annual step progression to a maximum of $103,588. Pay scale and job class assignment is subject to determination pursuant to the Job Evaluation/Pay Equity Maintenance Protocol.
Job Category: Finance/Budget/Planning/Audit

Lived Experience Statement

Candidates who are members of Indigenous, Black, racialized and 2SLGBTQ+ communities, persons with disabilities, and other equity deserving groups are encouraged to apply, and their lived experience shall be taken into consideration as applicable to the posted position.

All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority.

Diversity Statement

The University of Toronto is strongly committed to diversity within its community and especially welcomes applications from racialized persons / persons of colour, women, Indigenous / Aboriginal People of North America, persons with disabilities, LGBTQ2S+ persons, and others who may contribute to the further diversification of ideas.

As part of your application, you will be asked to complete a brief Diversity Survey. This survey is voluntary. Any information directly related to you is confidential and cannot be accessed by search committees or human resources staff. Results will be aggregated for institutional planning purposes. For more information, please see .

Accessibility Statement

The University strives to be an equitable and inclusive community, and proactively seeks to increase diversity among its community members. Our values regarding equity and diversity are linked with our unwavering commitment to excellence in the pursuit of our academic mission.

The University is committed to the principles of the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA). As such, we strive to make our recruitment, assessment and selection processes as accessible as possible and provide accommodations as required for applicants with disabilities.

If you require any accommodations at any point during the application and hiring process, please contact .

Company: University of Toronto

Expected salary: $81000 per year

Location: Toronto, ON

Job date: Sun, 16 Oct 2022 01:29:22 GMT

Job Source: Careerjet.ca

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