Manager, Finance and Administration

Job title: Manager, Finance and Administration

Job description: Working in the Dean’s Office in support of all OAC units, the Manager, Finance and Administration will play a critical role in advancing initiatives that support revenue growth and operational efficiency across OAC. This includes collaborative realignment of academic unit budgets, multi-year sustainability reporting and identification of opportunities to support and evolve college operations. With both day to day and project-based responsibilities, the Manager, Finance and Administration has exceptional analytic skills, strong policy and process orientation, and project management competencies. This is a critical role for the college.

This role offers you:

• A chance to effect change and support academic units across the college by providing project management and analysis for initiatives that provide critical decision support to college leadership;
• Membership in a complex organization, whose mission is to Improve Life by inspiring leaders, generating knowledge and creating innovative solutions for food, agriculture, communities and the environment. (

); * A chance to be part of a team that values and supports professional development and growth, relies on collaboration and welcomes creative solutions to complex problems;

To assume the role of Manager, Finance and Administration:

• You are client focused and consistently demonstrate a high standard of service that provides an example for those around you and that helps you develop strong relationships;
• You are able to work independently and toggle your focus from detailed analysis to project planning;
• You have passion and skill for leadership of both analysis and people;
• You have advanced knowledge of desktop software, including Microsoft Office, presentation software, databases and other large accounting/business software products that enables you to deliver critical analysis and reporting solutions for a variety of user groups and across disparate systems; you’re capable of producing readable reporting for senior leadership from complex and varied sets of data;
• You have a strong process and solution orientation, with attention to detail and the ability to develop best practices and provide guidance on various and sometimes conflicting policies and priorities;
• You possess an undergraduate degree in accounting, finance, business or commerce, as well as documented accreditation (CGA, CMA, CA, CPA);
• You have at least six years of related experience, preferably in public sector financial management and reporting or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

Position Number 101-064
Classification P06*

*Tentative evaluation; subject to committee review.

At the University of Guelph, fostering a is an institutional imperative. The University invites and encourages applications from all qualified individuals, including from groups that are traditionally underrepresented in employment, who may contribute to further diversification of our Institution.

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