Date Posted: 03/11/2026

Req ID: 47295

Faculty/Division: Faculty of Arts & Science

Department: Munk Sch Global Affairs & Public Policy

Campus: St. George (Downtown Toronto)

Position Number: 00046623

Existing Vacancy: Yes

Description About us: The Faculty of Arts & Science is the heart of Canada’s leading university and one of the most comprehensive and diverse academic divisions in the world. The strength of Arts & Science derives from our combined teaching and research excellence in the humanities, sciences and social sciences across 29 departments, seven colleges and 46 interdisciplinary centres, institutes and programs.

We can only realize our mission with the dedication and excellence of engaged staff and faculty. The diversity of opportunities and perspectives within the Faculty reflect the local and global landscape and the need for curiosity, innovative thinking and collaboration. At Arts & Science, we take pride in our legacy of innovation and discovery that has changed the way we think about the world.

The Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy proudly offers more than a dozen teaching programs in a variety of areas of global expertise. We are home to exceptional faculty, experts and researchers from around the globe, and more than 40 academic centres, labs and programs. Our goal is to build a unique, world-renowned research, teaching and public engagement hub that shapes the contemporary field of global affairs from within Canada. Our School unifies those who are passionate about global affairs and public policy to research, discuss and address the problems of a fast-changing world.

Your Opportunity Under the general direction of the Manager, Administration & Finance and supervision of the School Business and Financial Officer, the incumbent oversees the payroll functions associated with faculty, staff, and students at the Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy. This includes all components of the payroll process, including reconciling payroll distribution, preparing payroll cost estimates, tracking and monitoring contract end-dates for casual staff, maintaining and updating pertinent information on digital systems, including HRIS, working with internal resources to resolve payroll and/or HRIS processing issues, ad responding to enquiries or referring when needed. The Payroll Officer will be responsible for ensuring all processing is aligned to appropriate policies and Collective Agreements.

Your Responsibilities Will Include

• Acting as the first point of contact for payroll related enquiries. Keeping well-informed on changes to policies, procedures, collective agreements, and applicable legislated requirements
• Collecting supporting documentation required for payroll and/or HRIS processing, preparing contracts using templates
• Entering salary and/or personnel information in HRIS. Collecting timesheet data and processing in the applicable systems.
• Processing payroll.
• Verifying that HRIS transactions are processed according to applicable policies, procedures, collective agreements, and applicable legislated requirements
• Keeping well-informed on changes to policies, procedures, collective agreements, and applicable legislated requirements
• Reconciling payroll distribution
• Preparing payroll cost estimates
• Liaising with internal contacts to resolve payroll and/or HRIS processing issues

Qualifications

• Advanced College Diploma (3 years) in Finance or Accounting or acceptable combination of equivalent experience.
• Minimum three (3) years of recent and related experience processing payroll transactions.
• Knowledge and experience working with the University’s HR rules, guidelines and procedures, as well as payroll principles, and recent experience in applying it.
• Experience identifying and resolving individual payroll discrepancies and bring forward for resolution.
• Demonstrated experience in working with developing, maintaining and analyzing reports.
• Experience processing payroll for unionized and non-unionize staff in an academic department.
• Advanced skills with MS Office (e.g. Excel and Word) and database management.
• Advanced skills with SAP based Systems (FIS & HRIS)
• Excellent written and oral communications skills with the ability to explain financial concepts.
• Excellent interpersonal skills with a superior customer service orientation and ability to deal tactfully, personably and effectively with staff, students, and all other stakeholders.
• Excellent organizational skills to maintain accurate records and information systems.
• Multi-tasking ability, ability to organize and oversee a high volume of paperwork
• Demonstrated ability to identify and correct problems and strong attention to details.
• Excellent time management skills.

To Be Successful In Thisrole You Will Be

• Accountable
• Efficient
• Meticulous
• Multi-tasker
• Organized
• Team player

Closing Date: 03/20/2026, 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

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.

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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 uoft.careers@utoronto.ca.

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