Senior Finance & Planning Analyst

Date Posted : 11 / 13 / 2024

Req ID : 40655

Faculty / Division : Faculty of Arts & Science

Department : Office of Budget, Planning and Finance

Campus : St. George (Downtown Toronto)

Description : About us :

About us :

The Faculty of Arts & Science is the heart of Canada’s leading university and one of the most comprehensive and diverse academic divisions in the world.

The strength of Arts & Science derives from our combined teaching and research excellence in the humanities, sciences and social sciences across 29 departments, seven colleges and 46 interdisciplinary centres, institutes and programs.

We can only realize our mission with the dedication and excellence of engaged staff and faculty. The diversity of opportunities and perspectives within the Faculty reflect the local and global landscape and the need for curiosity, innovative thinking and collaboration.

At Arts & Science, we take pride in our legacy of innovation and discovery that has changed the way we think about the world.

Your opportunity :

The Senior Finance & Planning Analyst will be joining a team of finance experts in the Office of Budget,Planning, and Finance at the Faculty of Arts and Science to support the strategic analysis, planning and implementation of the Faculty’s new budget model.

Reporting to the Director of Planning, Data & Analysis, the incumbent will also be responsible for interpreting and applying policies procedures when recommending changes for improvement, providing advice and data to support the development of business cases and analytics for departmental initiatives and performing complex financial data modeling and analysis.

The Senior Finance & Planning Analyst will also be assisting with strategic projects through generating specialized analysis and reports for financial planning and conducting financial research and analysis.

The incumbent will be responsible for serving as a resource on specific issues to a group of specialist and senior leadership.

Your responsibilities will include :

• Overseeing the financial management of budgets that include strategic planning, analysis and forecasting beyond a department level
• Forecasting and planning financial activities incorporating budgets with multiple sources of revenue and / or recoveries
• Resolving accounting discrepancies referred by other specialists
• Analyzing complex statistical reports and / or financial information for management decision-making
• Delivering presentations on financial data and models to clients and / or senior management
• Writing complex technical code
• Analyzing and developing program scripts to extract, reformat and analyze data
• Directing the activities of a single ongoing staff-appointed employee

Essential Qualifications :

• Bachelor's Degree plus PostGraduate Certificate or acceptable combination of equivalent experience.
• Minimum five (5) years of related senior-level budgeting, accounting and financial analysis experience is required including experience providing guidance to accounting staff and experience advising senior management on new and complex issues.
• Experience supervising staff in a comparable capacity, including providing guidance, deadlines, coaching, training, and feedback.
• Experience in leading, developing andimplementing complex budgeting and financial analysis, financial reporting including experience in preparing financial statements (balance sheets, income statements, cash flow statements).

Demonstrated experience managing budgets and strategic planning.

• Experience doing a forensic review and re-structuring of a higher education institutional budget.
• Experience forecasting, developing long-range plans and profitability / cost-benefit analysis and reconciling financial information, generating financial reports from a financial system and process improvements.
• Experience developing performance metrics to support an activity-based budget model. Experience with the maintenance of complex financial models and data used for enrollment planning.
• Experience in bringing innovative solutions and processes to create efficiencies in financial management.
• Demonstrated experience and ability to apply accounting and budgeting knowledge to effectively resolve financial issues, client service issues, improve processes, analyze financial information and identify pertinent issues, and the ability to communicate financial information to individuals with little financial experience / knowledge.
• Proven ability to work within a framework of multiple principles and guidelines and to apply professional judgment in situations in which clear direction is unavailable and / or interpretation is required.

Experience in and knowledge of auditing practices and procedures, including developing and implementing risk management strategies and internal controls.

• Expert knowledge and skill of MS Excel, FIS and HRIS.
• Advanced experience and skills in visualization software such as Tableau and PowerBI to prepare dashboards and model prototypes to present data and scenarios to stakeholders.
• Sound understanding of University of Toronto financial policies, procedures and practices.
• Demonstrated high degree of aptitude for critical thinking coupled with strong analytical and problem-solving skills and proficiency in written and oral communication.
• Demonstrated ability to thrive in and contribute to an integrated and collaborative team environment and to apply a positive team approach to working with colleagues.
• Strong client service orientation. Highly attentive to detail and accuracy.
• Ability to exercise sound judgment, respect matters of a sensitive nature and maintain confidentiality.
• Demonstrated ability to organize and execute complex projects and manage conflicting priorities within established timelines.
• Ability to work independently as well as a collaborative team member in a multi-stakeholder environment.
• Ability to present analysis and outcomes to senior leadership in a clear and concise format.

To be successful in this role you will be :

• Accountable
• Goal oriented
• Meticulous
• Problem solver
• Resourceful
• Team player

Closing Date : 11 / 21 / 2024, 11 : 59PM ET

Employee Group : USW

Appointment Type : Budget - Continuing

Schedule : Full-Time

Pay Scale Group & Hiring Zone :

USW Pay Band 17 $107,820. with an annual step progression to a maximum of $137,883. 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

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.