Financial Officer

Date Posted: 11/10/2025

Req ID: 45954

Faculty/Division: Faculty of Law

Department: Faculty of Law

Campus: St. George (Downtown Toronto)

Position Number:

Description:

About us:

The Faculty of Law is one of the oldest professional faculties at the University of Toronto. Today, it is one of the world's great law schools. The Faculty's rich academic programs are complimented by its many legal clinics and public interest Programs. The Faculty of Law is housed in the elegant, state-of–the-art Jackman Law Building alongside two historical building, Flavelle House and Falconer Hall, on the St. George Campus in downtown Toronto.

Your opportunity:
Under the general direction of the Director of Finance and Facilities, the Financial Officer will support business services at the Faculty of Law by applying sound financial principles and practices in the provision of financial and HRIS administration. The Financial Officer is responsible for a broad range of HR and payroll activities in HRIS for faculty, staff and casuals in accordance with the University's practices and procedures and additional local guidelines and agreements. In addition, the incumbent is responsible for inputting the day to day financial transactions into FIS. The Financial Officer also acts as a backup support to other financial roles within the portfolio as required.

Your responsibilities will include:

• 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
• Monitoring department budget to ensure expenditures remain within budgeted allocations
• Recording detailed transactions for many accounts including payroll
• Monitoring, recording, reconciling and/or reporting on funding accounts for grants and contracts
• Identifying and resolving individual financial discrepancies
• Generating standard financial reports
• Verifying that HRIS transactions are processed according to applicable policies, procedures, collective agreements, and applicable legislated requirements

Essential Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in Business or Accounting and/or an acceptable combination of equivalent experience
• Minimum of four years of recent experience in processing payroll, account monitoring/ reconciliations, conducting financial analysis, and preparation of financial reports, preferably within a post-secondary or SAP environment
• Demonstrated experience identifying and resolving individual financial discrepancies
• Demonstrated experience researching, compiling, investigating, interpreting, and analyzing financial information as well as making recommendations based on findings
• Experience with forecasting and monitoring budgets to ensure expenditures remain within budgeted allocations
• Experience working with complex statistical information, analyzing financial data and producing financial reports
• Demonstrated Knowledge and experience working with SAP systems, including Financial Information Systems (FIS), Human Resources Information Systems (HRIS), and Research Information Systems (RIS) or comparable financial systems
• Experience communicating financial information to non-financial staff at all levels
• Advanced computer skills with a high level of proficiency in MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook)
• Excellent knowledge of generally accepted accounting principles, collective agreements, or other related financial policies and procedures is required.
• Ability to work under pressure and manage competing priorities/deadlines
• Strong attention to detail, excellent organizational skills
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills (verbal and written)
• Demonstrated analytical and problem solving skills
• Exceptional time management skills with the ability to handle large volumes of work in a fast paced environment

Assets (Nonessential):

• A professional designation would be considered a desirable asset

To be successful in this role you will be:

• Meticulous
• Multi-tasker
• Organized
• Problem solver
• Procedural
• Tactful
• Team player

Closing Date: 11/18/2025, 11:59PM ET
Employee Group: USW 
Appointment Type: Budget - Term 
Schedule: Full-Time
Pay Scale Group & Hiring Zone:
USW Pay Band $86,340. with an annual step progression to a maximum of $110,415. 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

Notes: This posting is for a one-year backfill. Job description available to USW staff-appointed
employees upon request to

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.