Job Senior Financial Analyst in Toronto

Date Posted: 04/26/2023
Req ID: 30914
Faculty/Division: OISE
Department: Continuing Education
Campus: St. George (Downtown Toronto)
Position Number: 00023686

Description:

About us:

OISE Continuing and Professional Learning (OISE CPL) is the continuing education and innovation unit for the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education – Canada’s #1 Faculty of Education and #7 educationresearch institute globally. Situated within the OISE division of Research, International & Innovation, the OISE Office of Continuing & Professional Learning serves education professionals and education organizations from across all sectors in education in over 59 countries globally. We design, develop, and deliver short-duration credentials and work-integrated learning solutions to serve the skills and leadership capability development needs of education professionals as well as custom programs and consulting services serving government agencies, civil service organizations and corporations across Canada and abroad. We are also home to InnovED - a campus-linked accelerator within the University of Toronto Entrepreneurship network.

Your opportunity:

This is an exciting opportunity to join a leading team in education innovation who has both the bold vision and deep expertise in designing, implementing, and operating education programs and initiatives aroundthe globe.

At OISE Continuing & Professional Learning you’ll join a success-driven team who is keen to learn and drive big impact. Your unique perspective, diverse experience and big ideas will be encouraged because they improve our team collaboration, curiosity, problem solving and fundamentally ensure a great work environment and better solutions for our learners and clients.

As our Senior Financial Analyst, you will work alongside the business unit Executive Director andactively apply your business acumen in analyzing financial performance for our different business functions, presenting insightful recommendations for process improvement and support leadership business development and decision-making to enable the unit’s growth objectives.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Overseeing the financial management of budgets that include strategic planning, analysis and forecasting
• Forecasting and planning financial activities incorporating budgets with multiple sources of revenue and/or recoveries
• Applying the University Guide to Financial Management and other applicable policies, agency and regulatory requirements
• Planning and overseeing short and long range activities that support financial administration
• Fostering cooperative working relationships with a wide variety of internal and external contacts
• Forecasting, planning and monitoring multiple complex budgets
• Analyzing financial trends and preparing analytical reports and forecasts for management decision making
• Implementing plans and process improvements for financial administration activities

Essential Qualifications:

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  Bachelor's Degree in Accounting or Business Administration, or an acceptable equivalent combination of education and experience. Completion of a recognized professional program (e.g. CPA) is preferred.
• Minimum five (5) years of administrative and financial management experience, preferably in a university/higher education setting, with an emphasis on accounting and auditing.
• Experience in finance modeling, budget control, forecasting and the preparation of financial reports and analysis.
• Experience conducting financial trend analysis and proposing effective strategies.
• Experience with financial and procurement policies and procedures of the University of Toronto and their application.
• Demonstrated experience and full knowledge of general accounting principles, collective agreements or other related financial policies and procedures.
• Experience with preparing and analyzing complex budgets and forecasts.
• Demonstrated experience with financial reporting, payroll, purchasing and lease agreements, and internal control principles.
• Experience with University budget, financial and administrative policies, procedures andguidelines.
• Advanced skills with Microsoft Office 365 (e.g. Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Access, SharePoint, Teams).
• Good working knowledge of data visualization tools (e.g. Tableau).
• Expert knowledge of the University's Financial Information System (FIS), Human Resources Information System (HRIS), and Research Information System (RIS) and/or other related financial systems.
• High level of initiative and ability to organize and communicate statistical and financial information to non-financial staff and faculty at all levels.
• Excellent oral and written communication, interpersonal, organizational, analytical, leadership and decision-making skills.
• Ability to manage conflicting priorities, multi-task, and have excellent attention to detail and accuracy.
• Demonstrated strong client service orientation.

To be successful in this role you will be:

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  Accountable
• Diligent
• Efficient
• Entrepreneurial
• Goal oriented
• Organized
• Problem solver
• Team player

Closing Date: 05/05/2023, 11:59PM ET
Employee Group: USW
Appointment Type: Budget - Term - One year
Schedule: Full-Time
Pay Scale Group & Hiring Zone:
USW Pay Band 15 - $86,011 with an annual step progression to a maximum of $109,993. Pay scale and job class assignment is subject to determination pursuant to the Job Evaluation/Pay Equity Maintenance Protocol.
Job Category: Administrative / Managerial
Recruiter: Madelaine Panoulias

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.