Financial Officer (Term)

University of Toronto; Toronto; On-site; CAD 84,000 - 109,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of Toronto is seeking a Financial Officer for its Mississauga campus. This role involves providing support in finance, budgeting, and accounting while collaborating with various departments to ensure adherence to financial policies. The ideal candidate will have a strong analytical background and exceptional organizational skills, contributing to the financial health of the institution.

Qualifications

• Minimum four (4) years of work experience in an accounting position.
• Demonstrated knowledge of financial systems.
• Advanced knowledge of spreadsheet applications.

Responsibilities

• Advising staff on accounting practices and University financial policies.
• Forecasting and planning financial activities incorporating budgets.
• Monitoring department budget to ensure expenditures remain within allocations.

Skills

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Attention to detail

Organizational skills

Education

University degree in commerce, business, or related field

Professional accounting designation (preferred)

Tools

Microsoft Office applications

Job description

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Date Posted: 06/17/2025
Req ID: 43618
Faculty/Division: UofT Mississauga
Department: Budget, Planning & Finance
Campus:University of Toronto Mississauga (UTM)
Position Number: 00039867

Description:

About us:

U of T Mississauga—the second largest campus of Canada’s top-ranked university and the only research university in Ontario’s booming Peel Region—is one of the world’s great catalysts of human potential.

Our employee community hums with the energy of 3,400 faculty, librarians and staff, who power our campus with curiosity, connection and care. We work together to spark life-changing research and innovation, make an indelible mark on the world by building equitable cities and societies, enable healthy lives, create a sustainable future and ignite entrepreneurship. Above all, we prioritize student success, and seek to give our 16,500 students the lift of a lifetime through learning and discovery. We love to open opportunities available nowhere else for our community to achieve their ambitions and make their unique contributions to Canada and the world.

This work all comes together on a spectacularly green campus, alongside the Missinihe-ziibi (Trusting Creek or Credit River), where we seek to honour truth, reciprocity and reconciliation on the traditional land of the Huron-Wendat, Seneca and the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation. We’re thrilled to welcome those who want to learn more about us and to be part of what we do.

Your opportunity:

As a Financial Officer, you will be joining a team of Finance experts at Budget, Planning and Finance to provide the U of T Mississauga community with assistance and information on all aspects of finance, budgeting, financial systems and accounting. The U of T Mississauga community will trust you to be their true partner in all things Finance.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Advising staff on accounting practices and University financial policies and procedures
• Transferring funds and expenditures within the context of an overall plan
• Liaising with internal contacts to resolve accounting, payroll and/or HRIS processing
• Identifying and resolving individual financial discrepancies
• Forecasting and planning financial activities incorporating budgets with multiple sources of revenue and/or recoveries
• Monitoring department budget to ensure expenditures remain within budgeted allocations
• Analyzing complex statistical reports and/or financial information for management decision-making
• Providing advice and data to support the development of business cases and analytics for departmental initiatives

Essential Qualifications:

• A university degree in commerce, business, or a related field with a focus on accounting, or an equivalent combination of education and experience is required. A professional accounting designation, or active enrollment in a designation program, is preferred
• Minimum four (4) years of work experience in an accounting position
• Demonstrated knowledge of financial systems.
• Excellent analytical skills.
• Advanced knowledge of spreadsheet applications and word processing software and other Microsoft Office applications.
• Excellent communication (written and verbal) and interpersonal skills.
• Excellent attention to detail and organizational skills.

To be successful in this role you will be:

• Accountable
• Motivated self-learner
• Organized
• Proactive
• Team player

Closing Date: 06/25/2025, 11:59PM ET
Employee Group: USW
Appointment Type: Budget - Term
Schedule: Full-Time
Pay Scale Group & Hiring Zone:
USW Pay Band 13 -- $84,813. with an annual step progression to a maximum of $108,463. 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
Recruiter: Marien Ponce

This a TERM opportunity for 1 (one) year

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.

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 seehttp://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 [e-mail] .