Financial Assistant at University of Toronto

Date Posted: 07/23/2026

Req ID: 49546

Faculty/Division: Faculty of Music

Department: Faculty of Music

Campus: St. George (Downtown Toronto)

Position Number: 00058024

Existing Vacancy: Yes

The Faculty of Music is Canada's largest and most renowned university-based music program for professional musical training, creation, performance, education, and research. Home to a diverse and dynamic community of scholars, performers, composers, and educators, the University of Toronto's Faculty of Music offers a supportive community in one of the world's most diverse and dynamic cities. We provide a superb learning environment, an internationally renowned teaching faculty, multiple performance halls, and an outstanding music library collection. With degrees and diplomas available in numerous areas of study, our array of courses and programs provides our 900 students an exceptional opportunity to explore various fields within music. With over 600 concerts and events annually, the Faculty is an exciting and vibrant place to work, study, and visit.

Our faculty members include musicians who perform on the world's most prestigious stages and record formajor labels, scholars who present at leading international conferences and publish with top presses, educators who offer workshops and masterclasses at universities and conservatories worldwide, and composers whose works are performed by renowned ensembles and commissioned by acclaimed musicians and arts organizations.

Your opportunity

The Faculty of Music is a great place to work. It has a positive energy that comes from faculty, students and staff pursuing their love for and of music. We are small and hard-working team. We love what we do, and we work collaboratively to support our faculty and students in their music-making.

Under the direction of the Finance Director, the Financial Assistant is responsible for processing financial and payroll related documentation for the Faculty of Music. Specific duties include acting at the first point of contact for general enquiries, processing accounts payable and accounts receivable according to the University Guide to Financial Management, recording detailed transactions for many accounts, formatting data collected for reports, and verifying the accuracy of absence and/or attendance reports prior to processing payroll.

Your responsibilities will include

Applying the generally accepted accounting principles to all financial tasks

Monitoring department budget to ensure expenditures remain within budgeted allocations

Monitoring, recording, reconciling and/or reporting on trust accounts

Preparing and/or processing journal entries

Generating standard financial reports

Processing expense reimbursements

Keeping well-informed on key University and sponsor policies and trends

Identifying and resolving individual financial discrepancies

Essential Qualifications

Advanced College Diploma (3 years) in accounting, business administration or a related field, or acceptable combination of equivalent experience.

Minimum 3 years of recent financial and administrative experience in a large, complex organization, preferably post-secondary/public sector.

Experience generating financial reports, and posting and processing financial transactions related to accounts receivables, account payables, and reconciling accounts.

Experience liaising with clients and vendors to resolve minor complaints and address issues.

Experience communicating processesand procedures effectively and providing superior customer service skills.

Experience working with HRIS and FIS or other comparable financial and/or payroll systems.

Advanced working knowledge of Microsoft Office applications including Word, Excel, and MS Teams

Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines.

Demonstrated attention to detail and accuracy.

Strong analytical, problem-solving, and reconciliation skills.

Excellent interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills.

Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a team environment.

Accountable

Communicator

Meticulous

Procedural

Resourceful

Team player

Closing Date: 08/04/2026, 11:59PM ET

Employee Group: USW

Appointment Type: Budget - Continuing

Schedule: Full-Time

Pay Scale Group & Hiring Zone

USW Pay Band 09 - $67,916. with an annual step progression to a maximum of $86,855. 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

Recruiter: Heather Siemens

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.

Job descriptions are available upon request for internal applicants.

This role may be eligible for an Alternative Work Arrangement in accordance with the University of Toronto's Alternative Work Arrangement Guideline.

Diversity Statement

The University of Toronto embraces Diversity and is building a culture of belonging that increases our capacity to effectively address and serve the interests of our global community. We strongly encourage applications from Indigenous Peoples, Black and racialized persons, women, persons with disabilities, and people of diverse sexual and gender identities. We value applicants who have demonstrated a commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion and recognize that diverse perspectives, experiences, and expertise are essential to strengthening our academic mission.

As part of your application, you will be asked to complete a brief Diversity Survey. This survey is voluntary. Any information directly related to you is confidential and cannot be accessed by search committees or human resources staff. Results will be aggregated for institutional planning purposes. For more information, please see http://uoft.me/UP.

Accessibility Statement

The University strives to be an equitable and inclusive community, and proactively seeks to increase diversity among its community members. Our values regarding equity and diversity are linked with our unwavering commitment to excellence in the pursuit of our academic mission.

The University is committed to the principles of the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA). As such, we strive to make our recruitment, assessment and selection processes as accessible as possible and provide accommodations as required for applicants with disabilities.

If you require any accommodations at any point during the application and hiring process, please contact [email protected].

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