Finance and Grants Administration Officer

Finance and Grants Administration Officer

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Faculty/Division: Dalla Lana School of Public Health

Department: Dalla Lana School of Public Health

Campus: St. George (Downtown Toronto)

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Description:

About us:

The Dalla Lana School of Public Health is a faculty of the University of Toronto that originated as one of the Schools of Hygiene begun by the Rockefeller Foundation in 1927. The School, which played a critical role in the COVID-19 pandemic response, went through a dramatic renaissance after the 2003 SARS crisis and it is now the largest public health school in Canada, with more than 850 faculty, 1,000 students, and research and training partnerships with institutions throughout Toronto and the world.

With $76 million in research funding per year, including more than $31.5 million held at DLSPH, the School contributes to improving population health and health policy and health systems through discoveries and innovation in data science and AI, maternal, child and reproductive health, climate change response, implementation and improvement sciences, preventable disease through vaccines and prevention through wellness such as with diabetes, comparative health policy, sustainable and equitable health systems, global and Indigenous health, among many other areas.

Your opportunity:

The Office of Finance and Administration supports the faculty in ensuring efficient and effective management of the school’s financial, human resources, building, and information technology resources. We support the day-to-day administrative needs of our 91 Core Faculty, 400 Adjunct/Status only Faculty, 105 Research and Administrative staff, and approximately 389 student casuals and postdoctoral students. We are a team that values respect, teamwork, integrity, collegiality in a supportive, professional environment.

Responsibilities:

• Analyzing actual expenditures in comparison to research budgets and preparing reports for financial planning and funding terms compliance.
• Interpreting and applying University and sponsor policies to independently determine research compliance.
• Monitoring, recording, reconciling and/or reporting on funding accounts for research agreements.
• Forecasting and planning financial activities incorporating budgets with multiple sources of revenue and/or recoveries.
• Preparing and/or processing journal entries, purchase orders, recording deposits on a regular basis and processing accounts payable/receivable.
• Recording detailed transactions for many accounts including payroll along with reconciling accounts.
• Verifying that HRIS transactions are processed according to applicable policies, procedures, collective agreements, and applicable legislated requirements.

Essential

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree or acceptable combination of equivalent experience.
• Minimum four (4) years of relevant finance and grants administration experience in a university or research institute setting or equivalent environment. Previous experience in a University environment is also highly desirable.
• Demonstrated experience processing financial transactions and preparing financial reconciliations in a research environment.
• Demonstrated experience in managing post-award research grants.
• Demonstrated experience identifying and resolving individual data anomalies and discrepancies.
• Demonstrated experience working in a high paced environment.
• Demonstrated experience interpreting and applying sponsor and/or university financial and research guidelines and procedures.
• Experience applying the generally accepted accounting principles to all financial tasks.
• Experience liaising and building relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
• Advanced proficiency with MS Office Suite, particularly with Excel.
• Proficiency with SAP systems, including Financial Information System (FIS), Human Resources Information System (HRIS), and Research Information System (RIS), or similar systems.
• Excellent communication (written and verbal) and interpersonal skills.
• Strong organizational skills and an ability to work in a high-volume environment that requires…