Capital Accounting and Reporting Analyst

at  University of Toronto

Date Posted: 01/17/2025
Req ID: 41336
Faculty/Division: VP - University Operations
Department: OREP Financial Strategy & Services Dept
Campus: St. George (Downtown Toronto)
Position Number: 00056580

ABOUT US:

Operations and Real Estate Partnerships Division (OREP) is the largest shared service division at the University of Toronto, providing a wide range of services to the University and serving three campuses. OREP is responsible for several key portfolios within the University, including Information Technology Services, Facilities and Services, University Planning Design & Construction, and Spaces & Experiences. We strive to provide efficient and effective services that support the University’s mission of knowledge creation, educational program delivery and community service. OREP Financial Strategy and Services Department works closely with other departments, as well as internal and external stakeholders, to manage OREP’s financial resources, enhance operational efficiency, and improve financial management capacity. The Finance Department ensures compliance, provides strategic advice, enhances support for the decision-making process, manages risks, optimizes financial processes, adopts new technologies, improves existing systems, and promotes best practices.

ESSENTIAL QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor’s Degree in finance, accounting or business administration or acceptable combination ofequivalent experience. CPA designation or equivalent preferred.
• Minimum five (5) years of recent and related experience in a financial position.
• Experience in financial planning, budgeting, forecasting, reporting, particularly related to capital projects.
• Experience monitoring department budgets and analyzing financial trends.
• Experience in capital project funding model and cash flow projection.
• Experience in reconciling capital accounts.
• Experience in providing advice and data to support the development of business cases and analytics for departmental initiatives.
• Experience in preparing and preparing budgets, variance reports, financial planning information.
• Experience in conducting financial analysis, working with databases, creating and maintain financial models, proposing effective strategies, and producing complex reports.
• Ability to interpret and apply complex accounting principles and experience in audit processes.
• Ability to work effectively independently and as an integral member of a team.
• Excellent analytical, problem solving and communication (oral and written) skills.
• Demonstrated strong client service orientation.

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

YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES WILL INCLUDE:

• Analyzing complex statistical reports and/or financial information for management decision-making
• Analyzing actual expenditures in comparison to budget and preparing reports for financial planning and funding terms compliance
• Forecasting and planning financial activities incorporating budgets with multiple sources of revenue and/or recoveries
• Performing complex financial data modeling and analysis
• Making recommendations on budget allocations involving multiple sources of revenue and/or recoveries
• Preparing project expense/revenue modeling, forecasting cost-to-completion and financial tracking
• Researching, analyzing and recommending potential changes to system features
• Retrieving information from multiple sources of data

TO BE SUCCESSFUL IN THIS ROLE YOU WILL BE:

• Accountable
• Adaptable
• Diligent
• Goal oriented
• Meticulous
• Organized
• Team player
  Closing Date: 01/30/2025, 11:59PM ET
  Employee Group: USW
  Appointment Type: Budget - Continuing
  Schedule: Full-Time