Business Officer

University of Toronto; Toronto; On-site; CAD 90,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

University of Toronto’s SciNet unit is seeking a Budget and Financial Administration professional to oversee forecasts, planning and monitoring of multiple complex budgets and restricted accounts. Reporting to CTO and Manager, Budget & Operations Strategic Initiatives, you will analyze financial trends and prepare reports to support management decisions.

You will administer restricted funds, monitor expenditures, prepare operating budgets, and ensure compliance with the University’s financial

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in business administration, finance, or related field or acceptable combination of equivalent experience.
• Minimum four (4) year's of related financial administration experience including some administering of restricted funds.
• Financial and business management experience.
• Experience in financial analysis, updating and maintaining a budget model, forecasting.
• Experience in monitoring expenditure, reconciliation, payroll, and human resources activities.
• Experience planning and preparing detailed operating budgets, managing POS systems and research grants, forecasting and analyzing financialdata, and preparing financial reports.
• Strong SAP Financial Information Systems (FIS) and Human Resources Information Systems (HRIS) or equivalent systems experience.

Responsibilities

• Administering accounts for restricted funds
• Planning and administering expenditures for operating budget
• Monitoring department budget to ensure expenditures remain within budgeted allocations
• Applying the University Guide to Financial Management and other applicable policies, agency and regulatory requirements
• Acting as the first point of contact for general enquiries
• Determining logistical details and activities for events and/or programming
• Resolving issues that may occur during events and escalating problems as required

Skills

Communication skills

Time management

Attention to detail

Team player

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's Degree in business administration, finance, or related field

Tools

SAP FIS

HRIS

MS Office 365

Spreadsheets

Job description

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Date Posted: 10/27/2026
Req ID: 50765
Faculty/Division: VP - Research
Department: SciNet
Campus:St. George (Downtown Toronto)
Position Number: 00060201
Existing Vacancy: No

Description

About us

SciNet is Canada’s largest supercomputer centre, providing Canadian researchers with computational resources and expertise necessary to perform their research on scales not previously possible in Canada. We help power work from the biomedical sciences and aerospace engineering to astrophysics and climate science. SciNet operates as part of a national platform for advanced research computing and is funded by the Government of Canada, the Government of Ontario, the University of Toronto and other users/partners.

Your opportunity

Reporting jointly to the Chief Technical Officer and the Manager, Budget & Operations Strategic Initiatives you will perform a wide range of financial, administrative, facilities and project-tracking functions for SciNet. You will be responsible for forecasting, planning and monitoring multiple complex budgets and restricted accounts. Analyzing financial trends and preparing analytical reports and forecasts for management decision making.

Your responsibilities will include

• Administering accounts for restricted funds


• Planning and administering expenditures for operating budget


• Monitoring department budget to ensure expenditures remain within budgeted allocations


• Applying the University Guide to Financial Management and other applicable policies, agency and regulatory requirements


• Acting as the first point of contact for general enquiries


• Determining logistical details and activities for events and/or programming


• Resolving issues that may occur during events and escalating problems as required

Essential Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in business administration, finance, or related field or acceptable combination of equivalent experience.


• Minimum four (4) year's of related financial administration experience including some administering of restricted funds.


• Financial and business management experience.


• Experience in financial analysis, updating and maintaining a budget model, forecasting.


• Experience in monitoring expenditure, reconciliation, payroll, and human resources activities.


• Experience planning and preparing detailed operating budgets, managing POS systems and research grants, forecasting and analyzing financialdata, and preparing financial reports.


• Strong SAP Financial Information Systems (FIS) and Human Resources Information Systems (HRIS) or equivalent systems experience.


• Strong computers skills in MS Office 365 including strong skills in spreadsheet applications.


• Excellent comunicator with strong written and verbal communicatiion skills.


• Demonstrated strong attention to detail.


• Strong time management skills with ability to prioritize responsibilities.


• Demooonstrated problem solving skills, discretionand judgement.


• Ability to apply guidelines and procedures in a variety of situations.


• Sound financial administration and numerical skills.


• Abiility to work well within a team.

To be successful in this role you will be:

• Accountable


• Meticulous


• Organized


• Team player

Closing Date: 11/10/2026, 11:59PM ET
Employee Group: USW
Appointment Type: Budget - Continuing
Schedule: Full-Time
Pay Scale Group & Hiring Zone:
USW Pay Band 13 -- $89,794 with an annual step progression to a maximum of $114,832. Pay scale and job class assignment is subject to determination pursuant to the Job Evaluation/Pay Equity Maintenance Protocol.
Job Category: Administrative / Managerial
Divisional HR Office Email: [e-mail]

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.

Job descriptions are available upon request for internal applicants.

Diversity Statement

The University of Toronto embraces Diversity and is building aculture of belonging that increases our capacity to effectivelyaddress and serve the interests of our global community. Westrongly encourage applications from Indigenous Peoples,Black and racialized persons, women, persons withdisabilities, and people of diverse sexual and gender identities.We value applicants who have demonstrated a commitment toequity, diversity and inclusion and recognize that diverseperspectives, experiences, and expertise are essential tostrengthening our academic mission.

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 http://uoft.me/UP .

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 [e-mail] .

The University of Toronto has implemented a process to substantiate Indigenous Membership/Citizenship/Enrolment for candidates who identify as Indigenous. For more information about this process, please refer to the Indigenous Substantiation Website .