Payroll & Financial Assistant - TERM

at  University of Toronto

Date Posted: 06/14/2024
Req ID: 38019
Faculty/Division: Faculty of Information
Department: Faculty of Information
Campus: St. George (Downtown Toronto)
Position Number: 00046780

ABOUT US:

The Faculty of Information at the University of Toronto is a research-led Faculty, educating the next generation of leaders in information scholarship and the information professions, both established and emerging. Our researchers and graduates are recognized for their innovation, experimentation, human-centred perspectives and commitment to community.
The Faculty, which will celebrate its centenary in 2028, has built on its heritage strengths in libraries, archives and museums to incorporate scientific and technological expertise from engineering, computer science, and other disciplines. At the same time, it has committed itself to applying social, political, and cultural perspectives from media arts, humanities, and social science to the study of information, technology, people and the relationships among them.
A top tier school, the Faculty of Information is consistently ranked in the top five Library and Information Management graduate programs by the QS world university rankings. The QS rankings include both Master’s and PhD level programs.
More background about the Faculty can be found on its website (ischool.utoronto.ca).

ESSENTIAL QUALIFICATIONS:

• Advanced college diploma (3 years) or acceptable combination of equivalent experience
• Minimum three years of recent experience processing, monitoring and reconciling financial transactions or payroll, preferably in an academic setting
• Experience troubleshooting and resolving payroll discrepancies and reconciling payroll distribution
• Experience in interpreting and applying financial policies (e.g. the University’s Guide to Financial Management).
• Experience in interpreting and applying institutional and legislated requirements related to casual employment
• Experience maintaining and organizing administrative, financial and HR records
• Experience coordinating meeting schedules, agendas, materials, action and follow up items
• Advanced working knowledge with HRIS and FIS or other related financial and payroll systems
• Advanced working knowledge of Microsoft Office including Word, Excel and Access
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Excellent problem solving skills, accuracy and attention to detail

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:

• Verifying that provisions of applicable collective agreements and/or policies are applied appropriately
• Collecting supporting documentation required for payroll and/or HRIS processing
• Processing payroll
• Troubleshooting and resolving payroll discrepancies
• Preparing contracts using templates
• Coordinating the recruitment and training process for teaching assistants
• Applying the generally accepted accounting principles to all financial tasks
• Coordinating meeting schedules, agendas, materials, action and follow-up items

TO BE SUCCESSFUL IN THIS ROLE YOU WILL BE:

• Accountable
• Communicator
• Diplomatic
• Meticulous
• Organized
• Team player
  Closing Date: 07/02/2024, 11:59PM ET
  Employee Group: USW
  Appointment Type: Budget - Term
  Schedule: Full-Time