Bachelor's Degree in business administration, finance, or related field, or equivalent experience.
Minimum four years of financial administration experience, including managing restricted funds.
Experience in financial analysis, budget forecasting, and reporting.
Proficient in monitoring expenditures, reconciliation, payroll, and HR activities.
Strong experience with SAP Financial Information Systems (FIS) and Human Resources Information Systems (HRIS).
Advanced skills in MS Office 365, particularly in spreadsheet applications.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Responsibilities
Administer accounts for restricted funds.
Plan and manage expenditures for the operating budget.
Monitor department budget to ensure compliance with allocations.
Apply financial management guidelines and regulatory requirements.
Serve as the first point of contact for general inquiries.
Coordinate logistical details for events and programming.
Resolve issues during events and escalate problems as necessary.
Schedule daily project activities.
Benefits
Full-time position with a continuing budget appointment.
Opportunity for professional development within a reputable institution.
Access to a collaborative team environment.
Engagement in diverse financial management tasks.
Potential for career advancement within the university.
Full Job Description
Date Posted: 10/27/2026 Req ID: 50765 Faculty/Division: VP - Research Department: SciNet Campus: St. George (Downtown Toronto) Position Number: Existing Vacancy: No
Description:
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 analyticalreports 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
Scheduling day-to-day project activities
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
Problem solver
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: cahrs.recruitment@utoronto.ca
Job descriptions are available upon request for internal applicants.
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