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Financial and Payroll Assistant (TERM 1 Year)

Date Posted: 09/28/2026

Req ID: 50343

Faculty/Division: Faculty of Arts & Science

Department: Centre of Criminology & Sociolegal Studies

Campus:St. George (Downtown Toronto)

Position Number: 00055033

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, cutting-edge 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.

Your opportunity:

The Centre for Criminology & Sociolegal Studies (CrimSL) is a research and teaching unit whose faculty and students study crime, order and security from a variety of disciplinary perspectives and theoretical approaches.

We offer an undergraduate program as well as graduate programs for masters and doctoral students, providing a solid foundation for understanding aspects of crime, justice and the processes of social order and disorder. With various backgrounds in sociology, history, law, psychology, philosophy and political science,



our faculty are engaged in Canadian and international criminological research.

The Financial and Payroll Assistant reports directly to the Centre Manager, providing a wide variety of payroll and financial administrative support to the Centre for Criminology and Sociolegal Studies.

Your responsibilities will include:

- Applying the generally accepted accounting principles to financial tasks
- Monitoring department budget to ensure expenditures remain within budgeted allocations
- Checking that proper approvals are obtained prior to processing transactions
- Following-up on outstanding accounts receivable tasks to ensure timely completion
- Maintaining a digital filing system
- Keeping well-informed on changes to policies, procedures, collective agreements, and applicable legislated requirements
- Processing payroll
- Reconciling accounts
- Identifying and resolving individual financial discrepancies
- Generating standard financial reports
- Formatting data collected for reports
- Verifying that supporting documentation is attached to financial records before processing in FIS
- Analyzing and recommending improvements to financial processes and procedures

Essential Qualifications:

- Advanced College Diploma (3 years) or acceptable combination of equivalent experience.
- Minimum three years of recent and related financial and payroll experience in a educational institution and/or academic units.
- Experience processing and reconciling financial, accounts payable and receivable, and payroll records.
- Experience processing payroll and maintaining confidential records.
- Experience preparing standard financial reports, reconciling accounts, and maintaining financial files.
- Experience processing expense reimbursements.
- Experience updating and maintaining databases.

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