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Posting Reason:
Replacement of a regular position

Job Type:
Employee

Anticipated Duration in Months (for contracts and temporary assignments):
N/A

Job Family:
Finance (JF)

# of Open Positions:
1

Faculty/Service - Department:
Finance, Procurement and Logistics Services

Campus:
Roger Guindon Hall

Union Affiliation:
N/A

Date Posted (YYYY/MM/DD):
2026/10/01

Applications must be received BEFORE (YYYY/MM/DD):
2026/10/12

Hours per week:
35

Salary Grade:
Non-Union Grade NM1

Salary Range:
$107,503.00 - $134,379.00

Position Purpose:

Provides the faculty or service with leadership in the sound management of its financial resources. Establishes, improves and updates the faculty or service's financial management framework, including monitoring and controlling financial activities. Provides guidance, training, expert advice, support and recommendations to management and other members of the faculty or service in relation to financial management.

Typical Accountabilities:

• Resource Planning: Works with management to set short-, medium- and long-term planning objectives, budget priorities and financial strategies for faculty budgets, including special programs and projects. Plans, coordinates and conducts complex financial studies and analyses to make recommendations to management.
• Reporting and Financial Tool Design: Creates and manages complex financial reports and analytical tools such as dashboards, performance and quality control indicators, and costing models to support decision making and ensure the faculty or service's financial resources are managed in a consistent and efficient manner.
• Financial Management: Plans and coordinates the budgeting process, conducts analyses and issues budget forecasts. Ensures that funds are available and recommends appropriate measures to members of the faculty or service. Ensures that the Faculty or Service complies with the financial policies, administrative procedures and guidelines of the University and funding agencies to ensure the sound management of the faculty or service's finances.
• Expert Consulting: Provides expert advice to members of the Faculty or Service in relation to financial and accounting operations, as well as associated policies and procedures so that internal system controls are efficient and effective. Trains and coaches faculty staff with financial responsibilities to ensure that their financial operations are consistent and properly conducted.
• Compensation: Plans, implements and controls all compensation-related activities for faculty or service staff to ensure thoroughness and prevent errors or delays. Complies with the various compensation-related legal and fiscal provisions.
• Policies and Procedures: Develops and implements new work processes, procedures and methods, and modifies existing ones, for all members of the faculty or service to improve operational efficiency and ensure that financial operations comply with the policies, guidelines and laws governing the University.
• Communication and Liaison: Develops, implements and maintains effective communication channels with all members of the faculty or service when it comes to internal financial operations, procedures and processes to ensure that financial transactions and financial reports are consistent and comprehensive. Liases with central administration in order to respond to external auditors' requests. Serves on various committees and working groups in order to share useful information and help improve university policies, procedures and financial processes.
• Special Projects: Plans, manages and evaluates assigned special projects related to finances, budgets or physical and material resources. Defines special project scopes, determines steps, monitors relevant progress, makes adjustments throughout the process and ensures efficient communication between participants.
• Human Resources Management: Hires, supervises and evaluates direct reports, and ensures that they have the training and tools needed to efficiently and effectively do their jobs. Applies human resources management procedures and regulations.

Knowledge, Experience and Skills:

Essential Qualifications:

• University degree in accounting, finance or business administration, or an equivalent combination of education and work experience
• Minimum seven years of demonstrated experience in a similar role

Other Qualifications:

• Professional accounting accreditation an asset
• Knowledge of business administration processes and practices, including financial planning and budgeting
• Knowledge of financial planning principles, policies, procedures and practices
• Knowledge of legal and fiscal provisions, as well as compensation-related regulations and procedures
• Thorough knowledge of the administrative structure and governance of a large organization (preferably in a university setting) an asset
• Experience supervising teams
• Experience working in an environment with multiple labour unions an asset
• Autonomy and discretion
• Critical and analytical thinking
• Knowledge and experience using computer systems and software such as Windows, financial systems, spreadsheets, databases, the internet and email
• Bilingualism - English and French (spoken and written)

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Key Competencies at uOttawa:
Here are the required competencies for all or our employees at uOttawa:

Planning: Organize in time a series of actions or events in order to realize an objective or a project. Plan and organize own work and priorities in regular daily activities.
Initiative: Demonstrate creativity and initiative to suggest improvements and encourage positive results. Is proactive and self-starting. Show availability and willingness to go above and beyond whenever it is possible.
Client Service Orientation: Help or serve others to meet their needs. This implies anticipating and identifying the needs of internal and external clients and finding solutions on how to meet them.
Teamwork and Cooperation: Cooperate and work well with other members of the team to reach common goal(s). Accept and give constructive feedback. Able to adjust own behaviour to reach the goals of the team.