Finance Assistant

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Date Posted: 08/17/2026 Req : 49855 Faculty/Division: OISE Department: Dept of Curriculum, Teaching & Learning Campus: St. George (Downtown Toronto)
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Existing Vacancy: Yes

Description:

OISE is recognized as a global leader in graduate programs in teaching and learning, continuing teacher education, and education research. As one of the largest and most research-intensive faculties of education in North America, OISE is an integral part of the University of Toronto—Canada’s most dynamic and comprehensive institution of higher learning. OISE is committed to enhancing the social, economic, political and cultural wellbeing of individuals and communities locally, nationally and globally through leadership in teaching, research and advocacy.

A unique place to work, learn and grow, OISE addresses current and emerging challenges with the scale, academic excellence and collaborative energy that few institutions in the world can claim. The Department of Curriculum, Teaching and Learning is the largest of four departments at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE). With a diverse community of tenured, research, and teaching stream faculty, the department offers a wide-range of graduate courses and programs relating to academic scholarship and professional practice.

Under the supervision of the Business Officer and reporting to the Manager, Finance and Administration, the incumbent provides day-to-day financial administration of research and operating funds. This position has responsibility for faculty research grants and contracts; expense reimbursements; travel authorizations; preparing contracts and timesheets for casuals; U-Source orders; purchase orders; wire transfers; accountable advances; debit memos and other finance, HR & operations duties.

The incumbent will also prepare standard reports to assist the Business Officer with financial planning, forecasting and reconciling month end reports. Additional responsibilities include ordering and maintaining supplies; creating and maintaining appropriate financial file systems for the department; as well as being responsible for distribution, deposits and refunds for keys and FOB’s, coordinating moves and trade schedules in collaboration with OISE’s central building operations groups, allocating student office space, updating mailboxes& office name plates, processing honoraria and statutory payments and other operations duties.

• Monitoring, recording, reconciling and/or reporting on funding accounts for grants and contracts
• Reconciling accounts
• Preparing accounts receivable according to the University Guide to Financial Management
• Preparing accounts payable according to the University Guide to Financial Management
• Collecting supporting documentation required for accounting, payroll and/or HRIS processing
• Preparing budget variance reports

• Advanced College Diploma (3 years) in accounting, business or commerce or acceptable combination of equivalent experience. Completion of Advanced Financial Accounting, Advanced Management Accounting, Statistics, Business Finance or Income Tax courses.
• Minimum three years' recent and related accounting and financial support experience, preferably in an educational environment.
• Demonstrated experience in working with developing, maintaining and analyzing reports.
• Demonstrated experience processing financial and payroll transactions and preparing financial reconciliations, analyses, and recommendations.
• Demonstrated experience processing accounts receivable, accounts payable and journal entries including posting.
• Demonstrated experience with the interpretation and application of financial management policies and procedures.
• Experience monitoring and reconciling research accounts.
• Experience interpreting, applying, and advising on financial and research granting agency guidelines and procedures.
• Experience processing expense reimbursements.
• Experience with deposits and refunds for keys and FOB’s, as well as supporting office space moves.
• Advanced skills with MS Office Suite (Word, Excel,…