Business Officer

Date Posted: 09/05/2024

Req ID: 39587

Faculty/Division: Temerty Faculty of Medicine

Department: Wilson Centre for Research in Education

Campus: St. George (Downtown Toronto)

Position Number: 00007615

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 Wilson Centre is a multi-disciplinary, multi-departmental group with one of the largest and most comprehensive centres for health professions education research in the world. The Wilson Centre is affiliated with the University of Toronto, University Health Network (UHN) and the Toronto Addis Ababa Academic Collaboration (TAAAC) Program. We have twenty faculty members, fifty nine scholar researchers, three postdoctoral fellows and fourty learners. Wilson Centre members conduct health professions education research from multidisciplinary perspectives, using theories and methodologies from the humanities, social sciences, and basic sciences.

As the Business Officer you will provide strategic oversight in the areas of finance, human resources, and administrative guidance in support of the Wilson Centre’s teaching and research goals.You will lead a team of staff-appointed employees to fulfill project goals and ensure the coordination of research activities in all. You will apply the University of Toronto and University Health Network’s guide to financial management and other applicable policies, agency and regulatory requirements. Your strong financial acumen and proven ability to navigate and influence within complex organizational structures will help advance our research priorities and promote the goals of the department.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Forecasting, planning and monitoring multiple complex budgets for reports and decision making.
• Interpreting and applying policies and procedures when making independent decisions
• Applying the University Guide to Financial Management and other applicable policies, agency and regulatory requirements
• Planning and implementing components of recruitment related projects
• Keeping well-informed on changes to policies, procedures, collective agreements, and applicable legislated requirements
• Directing the activities of a group of staff-appointed employees all performing a similar function

Essential Qualifications:

• University degree in business, accounting, or finance or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Minimum five (5) years of experience in administrative, financial and human resource management in a university and/or hospital environment
• Experience with supervising and managing the workflow of staff-appointed employees
• Demonstrated experience in financial and human resource management with the ability to interpret and apply applicable policies and regulatory requirements
• Experience supporting strategic planning initiatives and managing and overseeing complex administrative processes
• Experience analyzing and interpreting data findings to produce statistical information and/or comprehensive reports for financial decision making
• Experience with processing accounts receivable and reconciling accounts
• Demonstrated experience in liaising with senior administrators; scheduling meetings and responding to and handling matters of a complex and sensitive nature
• Experience planning and executing conferences and events
• Strong decision-making skills; superior planning and project management skills with a focus on executing and competing tasks under pressure and within deadlines
• Professional and persuasive in establishing strategic partnerships; ability to foster and maintain effective relationships with all levels of faculty, staff, students, senior administration and external constituents
• Ability to deal effectively with multiple priorities and projects with conflicting deadlines while maintaining a high degree of accuracy and high quality
• Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills, both verbal and written
• Ability to work professionally with confidential information
• Ability to interpret requirements and procedures, utilize critical thinking, interpersonal and organizational skills
• Knowledge of FIS, HRIS, Research System
• Expertise with Microsoft Suite and cloud-based video communications platforms such as Zoom and Teams

To be successful in this role you will be:

• Decisive
• Meticulous
• Organized
• Proactive
• Problem solver
• Responsible

Closing Date: 09/27/2024, 11:59PM ET

Employee Group: USW 

Appointment Type: Budget – Continuing 

Schedule: Full-Time

Pay Scale Group & Hiring Zone:

USW Pay Band 14 — $90,056. with an annual step progression to a maximum of $115,169. Pay scale and job class assignment is subject to determination pursuant to the Job Evaluation/Pay Equity Maintenance Protocol. 

Job Category: Administrative / Managerial

Recruiter: Andrea Varicak

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.

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