Senior Financial Officer TERM
Job Details
Date Posted: 06/26/2026
Req ID: 49094
Faculty/Division: UofT Mississauga
Department: Budget, Planning & Finance
Campus: University of Toronto Mississauga (UTM)
Position Number: 00028793
Existing Vacancy: Yes
Description:
About us: U of T Mississauga—the second largest campus of Canada’s top-ranked university, and the only research university in Ontario’s booming Peel Region—is one of the world’s great catalysts of human potential.
Your opportunity: As a Senior Financial Officer, you will be joining a team of Finance experts in Financial and Budget Services to provide the U of T Mississauga community with assistance and information on all aspects of accounting, finance, budgeting, financial systems and project management.
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
- Interpreting and applying policies and procedures when making independent decisions
- Forecasting and planning financial activities, incorporating budgets with multiple sources of revenue and/or recoveries
- Implementing plans and process improvements for financial administration activities
- Identifying and analyzing data discrepancies and taking necessary actions to correct errors
- Keeping well-informed on changes to policies, procedures, collective agreements, and applicable legislated requirements
- Liaising with internal contacts to resolve accounting, payroll and/or HRIS processing issues
Essential Qualifications:
- Bachelor's Degree or acceptable combination of equivalent experience.
- Minimum five years of relevant financial budget and accounting experience
- Demonstrated experience with budgets, forecasts and variance analysis
- Strong ability to identify critical issues and problem-solve independently
- Advanced computer skills: Microsoft Office: Excel (Advanced formula & functions, pivot tables), Word, PowerPoint
- Experience in reconciling financial information, generating financial reports from a financial system and process improvement
- SAP experience is an asset
- Excellent time management and organizational skills. Ability to deal effectively and efficiently with a large volume of work in a timely manner. High tolerance for dealing effectively with busy and demanding clientele and meeting deadlines. Ability to manage multiple/competing deadlines and priorities
- Demonstrates initiatives, tact, and sound judgment in the handling of sensitive and confidential matters
To be successful in this role you will be: Accountable, Communicator, Multi-tasker, Organized, Problem solver, Team player
Closing Date: 07/10/2026, 11:59PM ET
Employee Group: USW
Appointment Type: Budget - Term
Schedule: Full-Time
Pay Scale Group & Hiring Zone: USW Pay Band 15 -- $97,348. with an annual step progression to a maximum of $124,491.
Job Category: Finance/Budget/Planning/Audit
This is a term position for 12 months
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