Senior Manager, Faculty Administrative Operations (Temporary)

Sheridan College

$112K — $140K *
Education, Government & Non-Profit
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 4-year degree in Business, Finance, Accounting, or related field; MBA preferred
  • 5 years of financial management and budgeting experience, ideally in post-secondary education
  • Relevant accounting designation (CPA, CA, CMA, CGA)
  • Progressive experience in financial leadership and thorough understanding of GAAP
  • Solid quantitative financial analysis skills and experience with financial software

Responsibilities

  • Lead management of Faculty budgets and resource allocation
  • Support the Dean with financial performance optimization and variance analysis
  • Oversee annual capital and asset management planning
  • Recommend resource allocation strategies to the Dean
  • Coordinate annual planning processes for the Faculty
  • Assess progress towards goals and capture results
  • Manage human resources functions within the Dean's office

Benefits

  • Hybrid working environment, with on-site work required at least 3 days a week
  • Collaboration with academic leaders and cross-college stakeholders
  • Opportunity to influence strategic financial decisions
  • Engagement in diverse and inclusive organizational culture
  • Potential for networking within the post-secondary education sector
Full Job Description
Job Title:

Senior Manager, Faculty Administrative Operations (Temporary)

Location:

Brampton, Ontario, Canada

Application Deadline:

June 11, 2026

Job Number:

J0526-0705

Pay Range:

135375

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Reporting directly to the Dean serving as the senior non-academic administrator, the incumbent leads teams within the Faculty, oversees and provides strategic recommendations and daily operations oversight to non-academic service areas, including budget planning, finance control, human resource planning, policy development support and execution, IT, and capital (stewarded space, equipment, maintenance and renovations) in the Faculty. The incumbent leads and executes key strategic and operational projects on behalf of the Dean in partnership with other leaders across the Faculty and institutionally. As an active member of the leadership team, the incumbent collaborates closely with colleagues (e.g. Associate Deans) to lead annual resourcing processes for the Faculty, serves as a resource in leading and executing a range of strategic and ad-hoc priorities, ensures coordination/execution of annual planning for the Faculty, and manages human resources functions for the Dean.

What You'll Be Doing
  • Leading strategic development and management of Faculty budgets, ensuring effective and efficient allocation of fiscal and physical resources across the Faculty;
  • Supporting the Dean in optimizing the financial performance and resource allocation and providing financial leadership for variance analysis, problem identification, as well as corrective recommendations;
  • Leading the annual capital and asset management planning processes for the Faculty in collaboration with the academic leaders as well as cross-College stakeholders;
  • Making recommendations to the Dean on resource allocation;
  • Ensuring coordination of annual planning for the Faculty and alignment with related institutional processes;
  • Leading the assessment of progress towards established goals and capturing results across the division;
  • Identifying and helping to addresses barriers to outcome delivery;
  • Managing human resources (e.g. role development, documenting temporary assignments, engaging consultants, etc.);
  • Performing other related duties, as assigned.

About You

You have the skills and knowledge to work with an increasingly diverse student and staff population as well as a proven commitment to anti-oppression, equity, and inclusion.

You are a self-directed natural leader with a highly collaborative spirit which, combined with your keen interpersonal and conflict-resolution skills, empowers you to build positive and collaborative relationships, lead and motivate staff, create and maintain a positive organizational culture.

Your superlative written and verbal communication skills, along with your negotiating skills, allow you to influence and obtain buy-in when diverse needs and competing priorities exist by clearly communicating complex information across multiple levels.

You have solid research, analytical and problem-solving skills including the ability to collect, analyze and interpret data and metrics for decision-making purposes.

The successful candidate will also meet the following qualifications:
  • 4-year degree in Business, Finance, Accounting or related field; MBA or Masters in Business, Finance or Accounting is preferred
  • 5 years of financial management, reporting and budgeting experience, preferably in post-secondary education (equivalency to be considered)
  • Accounting designation (e.g. CPA, CA/CMA/ CGA)
  • Progressive accounting and financial leadership experience including financial accounting, budget and management/cost accounting; thorough understanding of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP)
  • Demonstrated skill in quantitative financial analysis and use of financial software data tools to maintain financial models, forecasts and automated financial reports
  • Excellent knowledge of contract law
  • Experience with Provincial /Federal legislation related to Purchasing
  • Experience with Tender/RFP writing
  • Budget and financial acumen
  • Experience with Activity Based Budgeting (ABB) and knowledge of funding within the post-secondary sector in Ontario will be considered an asset
  • PeopleSoft experience will be considered an asset


Other Details
Faculty: Applied Health & Community Studies
Primary Work/Campus Location: Davis (may be assigned activities at any Sheridan campus)
Work Categorization: Hybrid | On-site at least 3 days/week
Reference #: J0526-0705
Employee Group: Administrative
Type of Vacancy: This is a replacement position
Payband: NN
Salary Range: $112,315 - $140,393
Application Deadline: June 11, 2026
Application Details: This is a temporary contract that will continue until May 31, 2027

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