Supervisor, Finance TERM

University of Toronto • Mississauga, ON

8d • CA$109,761 - CA$140,365 • Onsite

About The Position

The university’s second-largest division, U of T Mississauga, has 17 academic departments and offers 156 programs across 92 areas of study. Home to approximately 15,000 students and over 1,000 faculty and staff, the campus houses the Mississauga Academy of Medicine, Centre for Medicinal Chemistry and Institute for Management and Innovation. With its distinctive interdisciplinary programs such as forensic sciences and biomedical communications, U of T Mississauga offers a broad array of continuing education programs and professional masters programs. Established in 1967, the campus features award-winning architecture, robust community partnerships and a dynamic student environment set amongst 225 acres along the Credit River in Mississauga.

As a Finance Supervisor, you will be joining a team of finance experts in Budget, Planning and Finance to provide the U of T Mississauga community with assistance and information on all aspects of accounting, finance, budgeting, financial systems and project management. You will be bringing a strong understanding of accounting principles and be able to apply them to various issues. You will also possess superior verbal and written communication skills and a high level of professionalism. The U of T Mississauga community will trust you to be their true partner in all things Finance.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree with emphasis in accounting or acceptable combination of equivalent experience.
• Minimum five years of relevant financial budget and accounting experience.
• Demonstrated experience with budgets, forecasts and variance analysis.
• Experience supervising staff or overseeing a team in a comparable capacity, including: providing assistance and serving as a resource to staff on various matters, communicating deadlines and ensuring the timely completion of tasks and assignments, and providing leadership, mentorship, feedback and training.
• Strong leadership skills. Promotes a culture of professionalism and cohesion within the team, leading to staff completing tasks to a high standard and in a timely manner.
• Experience in complex budgeting and financial analysis, financial reporting, including experience in preparing financial statements (balance sheets, income statements, cash flow statements). Experience forecasting, developing long-range plans and profitability/cost-benefit analysis and reconciling financial information, generating financial reports from a financial system and process improvements.
• Demonstrated experience and ability to apply accounting and budgeting knowledge to effectively resolve financial issues, client service issues, improve processes, analyze financial information and identify pertinent issues, and the ability to communicate financial information to individuals with little financial experience/knowledge.
• Demonstrated ability and experience in successfully liaising with various stakeholders, including upper management and internal departments, providing information and insight on various financial and policy matters, including budgeting and forecasting, internal and external funding and other matters as they arise.
• Demonstrated high degree of aptitude for critical thinking coupled with strong analytical and problem-solving skills and proficiency in written and oral communication.
• Demonstrated ability to thrive in and contribute to an integrated and collaborative team environment and to apply a positive team approach to working with colleagues.
• Strong organizational skills coupled with the ability to handle multiple tasks, meet deadlines, and excel in a fast-paced environment characterized by changing priorities.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong ability to identify critical issues and problem-solve independently.
• Advanced computer skills: Microsoft Office: Excel (advanced formula & functions, pivot tables), Word, PowerPoint.
• Experience dealing with various levels in the organization.
• Excellent organization and time management skills and ability to prioritize tasks.
• Excellent attention to detail.
• Ability to exercise sound judgement, tact and initiative.
• Ability to work well with others and independently.
• Confidentiality is mandatory.

Nice To Haves

• Accounting designation is an asset.
• SAP experience is an asset.
• Audit experience.

Responsibilities

• Overseeing the financial management of budgets that include strategic planning, analysis and forecasting
• Interpreting and applying policies and procedures when making independent decisions
• Advising staff on accounting practices and University financial policies and procedures
• 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
• Implementing plans and process improvements for financial administration activities
• Conducting financial research and analysis
• Serving as an expert resource to a group of professionals in the specialty

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level