Intermediate Analyst, Financial Planning and Reporting

**Job Type**:
Employee

**Duration in Months**(for fixed-term jobs):
N/A

**Job Family**:
Accounting

**# of Open Positions**:
1

**Faculty/Service - Department**:
Finance

**Campus**:
Main Campus

**Union Affiliation**:
SSUO

**Date Posted**:
June 19, 2025

**Applications must be received**BEFORE**:
June 30, 2025

**Hours per week**:
35

**Salary Grade**:
SSUO Grade 10

**Salary Range**:
$80,942.00 - $102,245.00

About the Faculty of Education

The Faculty of Education, along with its commitment to the promotion, advancement and dissemination of knowledge in the field of education in general, is actively involved in teacher training. Located on the unceded ancestral lands of Algonquin peoples, the Faculty of Education is proud to promote equity, diversity, and inclusion. Moreover, according to the latest QS ranking, our faculty is ranked among the top 100 in the world, and fifth in Canada, for research.

**Position Purpose**:
Reporting to the Finance Manager, the incumbent acts as a resource person for financial planning by carrying out analyses and making recommendations to support decision making. Monitors and controls the financial activities of funds under the incumbent’s responsibility to ensure they comply with the policies, guidelines and regulations of the University and funding agencies.

**In this role, your responsibilities will include**:

- ** Resource Planning**:Conducts various financial studies and analyses to provide recommendations to management and other members of the faculty or service on the effective preparation of budgets, budget forecasts and shortfalls, so as to maximize revenue and contain expenditures.
- ** Reporting and Financial Tools**:Creates moderately complex financial reports and helps design analytical tools such as dashboards, performance and quality control indicators, and costing models to ensure that the faculty or service’s financial resources are managed in a consistent and efficient manner.
- ** Financial Operations**:Monitors and controls financial operations related to the management of funds under the incumbent’s responsibility and approves all financial transactions associated with these funds to ensure that the financial policies, administrative procedures and guidelines of the University and funding agencies are complied with and that these funds and activities perform well on audits.
- **Advisory Services**:Acts as a resource person for management and other members of the Faculty or Service when it comes to the financial management of funds. Explains applicable policies and procedures and ensures that financial activities are compliant, consistent and comprehensive.
- ** Policies and Procedures**:Helps develop and implement internal financial guidelines, procedures and processes to improve operational efficiency and ensure that financial operations comply with the policies, guidelines and laws governing the University.

**What you will bring**:

- University degree in accounting, finance or business administration, or an equivalent combination of education and work experience
- Minimum five years of demonstrated experience in a similar role
- 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
- Thorough knowledge of the administrative structure and governance of a large organization, preferably in a university setting
- Supervisory experience an asset
- Autonomy and discretion
- Critical and analytical thinking
- Bilingualism - English and French (spoken and written)

**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.

**Note: if this is a union position**:The hiring process will be governed by the current collective agreement related to the union affiliation noted above; you can click here to find out more.

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