Description: Your opportunity Essential Qualifications: EDUCATION:
- Completion of a University degree and professional accounting designation (CPA) and/or acceptable equivalent combination of education and experience.
EXPERIENCE:
- A minimum of 5 years of progressively senior accounting, financial analysis and budgeting experience, including management of accounting staff.
- Demonstrated project management experience and change management.
- Demonstrated experience in a university setting with in-depth knowledge of accounting principles and practices.
- A good understanding of the university's organizational structure, including its governance, the University's mission, and intersection with the broader community.
- Extensive experience with university budgeting and fund accounting. Significant experience with administrative management systems (FIS, HRIS and RIS).
- Strong analytical, writing, communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills.
- Strong business acumen and negotiation skills; ability to deal with senior University leaders in a manner which facilitates cooperation and consensus building.
- Comfortable using information technologies (e.g., advanced skills in Microsoft Office, email, Internet, and scheduling software).
- Proven leadership, mentoring and team building skills required.
- Expert knowledge of university policies and procedures and of budgetary and financial procedures
OTHER:
- Ability to work independently with a high degree of initiative, discretion, and tact; ability to work under pressure; superior organizational skills in planning, project management and task coordination; flexibility and problem solver orientation.
- Highly detail oriented with proven analytical and conceptual thinking skills. Demonstrated ability to plan and execute complex projects and manage conflicting priorities while working toward tight deadlines. Ability to take the initiative and respond to change.
- Effective and creative problem solver, with good judgment. Able to respect matters of a sensitive nature and maintain confidentiality. Ability to lead and assemble working groups and committees to discuss and assess projects that require input from many stakeholders and provide leadership to guide and oversee their efforts. Must be able to translate statistical and analytical results into easily understood terms.
Diversity Statement
University of Toronto
