Payroll And Financial Administrator

About us The Daniels Faculty of Architecture, Landscape, and Design at the University of Toronto offers graduate programs in architecture, landscape architecture, urban design, forestry, and visual studies—as well as unique undergraduate programs that use architectural studies and visual studies as a lens through which students may pursue a broad, liberal arts‑based education. Its mission is to educate students, prepare professionals, and cultivate scholars who will play a leading role in creating more culturally engaged, ecologically sustainable, socially just, and artfully conceived environments.

The greater Toronto region serves as a dynamic laboratory for both its students and faculty, while the University of Toronto, which ranks among the top universities in the world, provides a wealth of knowledge and expertise that they can draw from. Like Toronto, Daniels students and faculty are cosmopolitan in sensibility, hailing from every part of the world, with their work crossing all sorts of geographic and cultural boundaries. The city’s multicultural networks and international connections make the Daniels Faculty a powerful place to start a career.

Your opportunity Reporting to the Finance Director, the Payroll and Financial Administrator will be first point of contact for payroll‑related enquiries, troubleshoot and resolve payroll processing issues, and process payroll and reconcile payroll distribution. The incumbent will make recommendations on budget allocations involving multiple sources of revenue or recoveries, identify and resolve individual financial discrepancies, update and maintain records, and provide advice and data to support the development of business cases and analytics for departmental initiatives.

Responsibilities

Processing payroll

Preparing and/or processing journal entries

Entering salary and/or personnel information in the HRIS

Monitoring department budget to ensure expenditures remain within budgeted allocations

Generating standard financial reports

Verifying that HRIS transactions are processed according to applicable policies, procedures, collective agreements, and legislated requirements

Applying the University Guide to Financial Management and other applicable policies, agency and regulatory requirements

Liaising with internal contacts to resolve accounting, payroll and/or HRIS processing issues

Essential Qualifications

Bachelor’s Degree in finance/accounting or an acceptable combination of equivalent education and experience

Minimum three (3) years of related financial management experience, including experience monitoring department budgets

Experience processing payroll and troubleshooting and resolving payroll discrepancies

Experience classifying and processing invoices in FIS or equivalent systems

Experience with the University’s Financial Information System (FIS), Human Resources Information System (HRIS) and Research Information System (RIS) or equivalent systems

Advanced computer skills including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook and SharePoint

Strong verbal and written communication skills and ability to communicate complex financial procedures to a range of audiences with varying levels of financial knowledge

Demonstrated ability to exercise a high level of confidentiality, professionalism, good judgment, initiative, tact and discretion

Excellent organizational and time management skills with the ability to meet multiple deadlines

Self‑motivated, proactive, and able to work independently while also being an effective team player

Strong customer services orientation

To be successful in this role you will be

Approachable

Efficient

Meticulous

Problem solver

Resourceful

Closing Date: 06/23/2026, 11:59 PM ET

Employee Group: USW

Appointment Type: Budget – Continuing

Schedule: Full‑Time

Pay Scale Group & Hiring Zone: USW Pay Band 11 – $76,577 with an annual step progression to a maximum of $97,928. The 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, and their lived experience shall be taken into consideration as applicable to the posted position.

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