University of Toronto

Business Officer - Student Life & International Student Centre

University of Toronto • $89K — $114K *
Education, Government & Non-Profit
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's Degree in business with a finance or accounting specialization, or equivalent experience
  • Minimum four years in financial and administrative management, including budget preparation and analysis
  • Experience in data analysis, report writing, and system management
  • Strong accounting, budgeting, and financial management skills
  • Advanced proficiency in MS Office and database systems
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills
  • Commitment to equity, diversity, and inclusion

Responsibilities

  • Forecast and monitor multiple complex budgets
  • Recommend budget allocations from various revenue sources
  • Analyze financial trends and prepare reports for management
  • Ensure department expenditures align with budgeted allocations
  • Implement process improvements for financial administration
  • Produce detailed financial reports, including budget variance analyses
  • Foster relationships with internal and external contacts

Benefits

  • Full-time, continuing position
  • Opportunity to work in a dynamic team environment
  • Engagement with diverse student populations
  • Professional development opportunities
  • Commitment to equity and inclusion in the workplace
Full Job Description
Date Posted: 09/30/2026
Req ID: 50383
Faculty/Division: UofT Scarborough
Department: UTSC:Student Life & Intnl Student Centre
Campus: University of Toronto Scarborough (UTSC)
Position Number:
Existing Vacancy: Yes

Description:

Your opportunity:

Working with a dynamic team of 10 distinct and active program and service areas, you will manage the day-to-day financial and administrative operations by providing support to the Assistant Dean, Co-Curricular Engagement and Student Leadership and to the two Directors (Director, Student Engagement & Campus Life and Director, Community Engagement & International Student Experience). This encompasses managing the financial resources of the operations and providing exceptional financial, budget and administrative management, including reporting, database support and guidance regarding the compliance of policies, procedures and best practices. In addition, you will identify and anticipate the financial and operational needs of the unit and will provide well-informed recommendations for consideration to the Assistant Dean and Directors.

This role requires excellent organization as it will be processing a large amount of expense reimbursements, invoices and will provide payroll support for work-study students.

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
  • Monitoring department budget to ensure expenditures remain within budgeted allocations
  • Implementing plans and process improvements for financial administration activities
  • Producing complex statistical and/or financial reports (e.g. forecasting, budget variance reports)
  • Fostering cooperative working relationships with a wide variety of internal and external contacts
  • Developing and maintaining procedures for the use of space and equipment


Essential Qualifications:

  • Bachelor's Degree in business, with a specialization in finance or accounting and working towards a professional accounting designation or equivalent combination of education and experience
  • Minimum four years of financial and administrative management experience, including experience with budget preparation and maintenance, forecasting, and analysis, monthly statement reconciliation, financial reporting/reports generation
  • Demonstrated experience analyzing data, developing recommendations, writing reports and managing systems
  • Must have well-developed accounting, budgeting, forecasting, financial and administrative management skills
  • Advance proficiency with MS Office (Excel, Word, Access, Excel, PowerPoint), database systems, and internet research
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including report writing
  • Ability to demonstrate integrity, professionalism, sound judgement and tact and confidentiality
  • Must have excellent customer service, organizational and planning skills, attention to detail
  • 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


Assets (Nonessential):

  • Financial and administrative management experience in a fast-paced post-secondary student affairs/services department
  • Experience with SAP Administrative Management Systems (e.g. FIS, HRIS)


To be successful in this role you will be:

  • Efficient
  • Organized
  • Problem solver
  • Self-directed
  • Team player


Closing Date: 10/11/2026, 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: Finance/Budget/Planning/Audit
Divisional HR Office Email: UTSC HR Services

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.

About University of Toronto

The University of Toronto is a public research university located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is the largest university in Canada by enrollment and one of the top-ranked universities in the world. The university offers undergraduate and graduate programs in a wide range of academic disciplines, including arts, sciences, engineering, and business. The University of Toronto is known for its research excellence and has produced many notable alumni, including four Nobel laureates. The university was founded in 1827 and has three campuses in the Toronto area.
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