Job Type:

Employee

Duration in Months(for fixed-term jobs):

12

Job Family:

Accounting

# of Open Positions:

1

Faculty/Service - Department:

Joel Lalande

Campus:

Desmarais Hall

Union Affiliation:

SSUO

Date Posted (YYYY/MM/DD):

2025/10/23

Applications must be received BEFORE (YYYY/MM/DD):

2025/11/03

Hours per week:

35

Salary Grade:

SSUO Grade 10

Salary Range:

$80,942.00 - $102,245.00About the Telfer School of Management

The Telfer School of Management at the University of Ottawa is located in the heart of Ottawa and is the proud academic home of some 4,300 students,200 faculty members, over 100 staff members, and over 30,000 alumni. At Telfer, everything we do from teaching to research, to policy advice is firmly aligned with helping Canada reach its potential. We believe that better business practice means a better Canada and that a better Canada means a better world.

Position Purpose

Acts as a resource person for financial planning by carrying out analyses and making recommendations to support decision making. Monitors and controls the financial activities of funds under the incumbent’s responsibility to ensure they comply with the policies, guidelines and regulations of the University and funding agencies.

Serves as a contact person, liaising with the University’s central research and finance units. Ensures ongoing communication between Telfer and the services. Provides expert advice on administration of research funds and all issues stemming from the interpretation of policies and procedures. Solves problems that may arise over the course of a grant by communicating with contact persons.

In this role, your responsibilities will include:

• Resource Planning: Conducts various financial studies and analyses to provide recommendations to management and other members of the faculty or service on the effective preparation of budgets, budget forecasts and shortfalls, so as to maximize revenue and contain expenditures.
• Reporting and Financial Tools: Creates moderately complex financial reports and helps design analytical tools such as dashboards, performance and quality control indicators, and costing models to ensure that the faculty or service’s financial resources are managed in a consistent and efficient manner.
• Financial Operations: Monitors and controls financial operations related to the management of funds under the incumbent’s responsibility and approves all financial transactions associated with these funds to ensure that the financial policies, administrative procedures and guidelines of the University and funding agencies are complied with and that these funds and activities perform well on audits.
• Advisory Services: Acts as a resource person for management and other members of the Faculty or Service when it comes to the financial management of funds. Explains applicable policies and procedures and ensures that financial activities are compliant, consistent and comprehensive.
• Policies and Procedures: Helps develop and implement internal financial guidelines, procedures and processes to improve operational efficiency and ensure that financial operations comply with the policies, guidelines and laws governing the University.
• Supervision: Supervises work performed by employees reporting to the incumbent in order to determine priorities and provide guidance in the attainment of individual objectives.

What you will bring:

• University degree in accounting, finance or business administration, or an equivalent combination of education and work experience.
• Minimum five years of demonstrated experience in a similar role.
• Professional accounting accreditation an asset.
• Knowledge of business administration processes and practices, including financial planning and budgeting.
• Knowledge of financial planning principles, policies, procedures and practices.
• Thorough knowledge of the administrative structure and governance of a large organization, preferably in a university setting.
• Supervisory experience an asset.
• Autonomy and discretion.
• Critical and analytical thinking.
• Knowledge and experience using computer systems and software such as Windows, financial systems, spreadsheets, databases, the internet and email.
• Bilingualism – English and French (spoken and written).

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Key Competencies at uOttawa:
Here are the required competencies for all or our employees at uOttawa:

Planning: Organize in time a series of actions or events in order to realize an objective or a project. Plan and organize own work and priorities in regular daily activities.
Initiative: Demonstrate creativity and initiative to suggest improvements and encourage positive results. Is proactive and self-starting. Show availability and willingness to go above and beyond whenever it is possible.
Client Service Orientation: Help or serve others to meet their needs. This implies anticipating and identifying the needs of internal and external clients and finding solutions on how to meet them.
Teamwork and Cooperation: Cooperate and work well with other members of the team to reach common goal(s). Accept and give constructive feedback. Able to adjust own behaviour to reach the goals of the team.

The University of Ottawa embraces diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We are passionate about our people and committed to employment equity. We foster a culture of respect, teamwork and inclusion, where collaboration, innovation, and creativity fuel our quest for research and teaching excellence. While all qualified persons are invited to apply, we welcome applications from qualified Indigenous persons, racialized persons, persons with disabilities, women and LGBTQIA2S+ persons. The University is committed to creating and maintaining an accessible, barrier-free work environment. The University is also committed to working with applicants with disabilities requesting accommodation during the recruitment, assessment and selection processes. Applicants with disabilities may contact hrtalentmanagement@uottawa.ca to communicate the accommodation need. All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority.

Note: if this is a union position: The hiring process will be governed by the current collective agreement related to the union affiliation noted above; you can click here to find out more.

If this is a front-line position with responsibilities to interact with students, selected candidates must be rated at the Low Advanced proficiency level or higher for both oral comprehension and reading comprehension in their second official language. The rating is determined by a proficiency test designed by the Official Languages and Bilingualism Institute.

Prior to May 1, 2022, the University required all students, faculty, staff, and visitors (including contractors) to be fully vaccinated against Covid-19 as defined in Policy 129 – Covid-19 Vaccination. This policy was suspended effective May 1, 2022 but may be reinstated at any point in the future depending on public health guidelines and the recommendations of experts.