Date Posted: 05/15/2023
Req ID: 31285
Faculty/Division: Temerty Faculty of Medicine
Department: Department of Surgery
Campus: St. George (Downtown Toronto)
Position Number: 00025937

Description:

About us:

Home to over 40 departments and institutes, the University of Toronto's Temerty Faculty of Medicine lies at the heart of the Toronto Academic Health Science Network and is a global leader in ground-breaking research and education, spanning clinical medicine, basic science and the rehabilitation sciences sectors.

Your opportunity:

The Department of Surgery is a strong network of faculty and learners, and traverses six fully affiliated hospitals and an expanding number of community-affiliated hospitals. We have approximately 300 full-time faculty, 71 part-time faculty, 163 adjunct faculty and 40 research scientists. We are responsible for surgical teaching of all medical students throughout the four years of our undergraduate curriculum. We oversee eleven residency programs with a total enrolment of approximately 250 trainees. We have an extremely large fellowship program which sees approximately 200 fellows from 15 countries coming each year to learn with our surgeons.

As a Finance Administrator, you will collaborate with the Business Manager to support financial functions pertaining to the operating accounts, research grants, awards and student fellowships, while ensuring adherence with university and funding agency guidelines and policies. Other responsibilities including providing research administration support, administering financial processes and procedures, and supporting client relations.

Your responsibilities will include:

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  Processing accounts payable and receivable according to the University Guide to Financial Management
• Monitoring, recording, reconciling and/or reporting on trust accounts and funding accounts for grants and contracts
• Applying generally accepted accounting principles to financial tasks including maintaining imprest accounts, preparing budget variance reports, reconciling accounts, generating financial reports,and processing journal entries and expense reimbursements
• Monitoring, recording, reporting and reconciling on funding accounts for research agreements and verifying that research accounts are processed according to sponsor and/or granting agency guidelines
• Provide research administration support by informing the Principal Investigator of concerns/setbacks, ensuring resolution of accounting issues, and keeping up-to-date on relevant University and sponsor policies/trends
• Support client relations activities by responding to enquiries, resolving minor complaints, and facilitating purchasing and/or procurement processes

Essential Qualifications:

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  Advanced College Diploma (3 years) or acceptable combination of equivalent experience.
• Minimum three years related experience preferably in a university administrative setting
• Demonstrated knowledge of financial policies and procedures
• Demonstrated experience processing a high volume of financial transactions (e.g. invoices, expense reimbursements, purchase orders, journal entries)
• Experience monitoring and reconciling research funding accounts
• Demonstrated knowledge of University financial policies and procedures
• Knowledge of Financial Information System (FIS)
• Highly developed computer skills including proficiency with MS Office (Word, Excel Access)
• Excellent communication (written and oral) skills with an ability to exercise good judgment, tact and maintain confidentiality
• Solid organizational, interpersonal and problem solving skills
• High degree of accuracy and attention to detail with demonstrated ability to prioritize and complete many competing demands High degree of accuracy and attention to detail with demonstrated ability to prioritize and complete many competing demands
• High degree of accuracy and attention to detail with demonstrated ability to prioritize and complete many competing demands

To be successful in this role you will be:

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  Communicator
• Multi-tasker
• Organized
• Possess a positive attitude
• Resourceful
• Team player

Closing Date: 05/29/2023, 11:59PM ET
Employee Group: USW
Appointment Type: Budget - Continuing
Schedule: Full-Time
Pay Scale Group & Hiring Zone:
USW Pay Band 09 - $60,006 with an annual step progression to a maximum of $76,739. 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
Recruiter: Sharon Hung

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.