Senior Financial Officer TERM

Description:

About us:

The university’s second largest division, U of T Mississauga has 17 academic departments and offers 156 programs in 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.

Your opportunity:

As a Senior Financial Officer, you will be working closely with various departments across UTM to ensure that business transactions are aligned with general accepted accounting principles and the University's financial policies. You will also be involved in complex financial analysis. You will be bring 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.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Overseeing the financial management of budgets that include strategic planning, analysis and forecasting
• 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
• Implementing plans and process improvements for financial administration activities
• Analyzing information to identify spending trends and recommend cost-saving measures
• Analyzing complex statistical reports and/or financial information for management decision-making
• Identifying and analyzing data discrepancies and taking necessary actions to correct errors
• Conducting financial research and analysis

Essential Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree with emphasis in accounting or acceptable combination of equivalent
  experience. Accounting designation an asset.
• Minimum five years relevant financial budget and accounting experience
• Demonstrated experience with budgets, forecasts and variance analysis
• Experience performing complex financial data modelling and analysis
• Strong ability to identify critical issues and problem solve independently
• Experience dealing with various levels in the organization
• Excellent attention to detail
• Advanced computer skills: Microsoft Office: Excel (Advanced formulas & functions, PivotTables), Word, PowerPoint
• Excellent organization and time management skills and ability to prioritize tasks
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Assets (Nonessential):

• SAP experience an asset
• Demonstrated cost accounting experience an asset

To be successful in this role you will be:

• Accountable
• Goal-oriented
• Motivated self-learner
• Organized
• Problem solver
• Team player

Closing Date: 08/12/2026, 11:59PM ET
Employee Group: USW 
Appointment Type : Budget - Term 
Schedule:
Pay Scale Group & Hiring Zone:
USW Pay Band 15 -- $97,348. with an annual step progression to a maximum of $124,491. 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

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.

This is a term opportunity for 18 months. 

Job descriptions are available upon request for internal applicants.