Graduate Financial Advisor

Job title:

Graduate Financial Advisor

Company

University of Toronto

Job description

Date Posted: 02/12/2025
Req ID: 41643
Faculty/Division: Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering
Department: Dept of Mechanical & Industrial Eng
Campus: St. George (Downtown Toronto)
Position Number: 00057674Description:About us:The Department of Mechanical & Industrial Engineering is home to about 60 professors leading research on a very broad range of topics. On the Industrial Engineering side, research areas include Operations Research, Information Engineering, Human Factors, and Applied Machine Learning, all of which seek to improve the systems we as humans rely on to navigate our world. On the Mechanical Engineering side, research areas include Robotics, Mechanics & Design, Materials, and Thermofluids, topics that are applied to applications including manufacturing, energy production, and bioengineering.We are also home to about 2,000 very talented students: about 1,300 undergraduates are enrolled in the Industrial Engineering and in the Mechanical Engineering BASc programs. We have about 350 Master of Engineering (MEng) students, a professional program for students taking courses with us for a year or two. And we have about 350 MASc and PhD students, who work individually on research projects with a particular professor.The Department of Mechanical & Industrial Engineering prides itself on being a good place to work: respectful, accepting of difference and professional.We value employees who are goal-oriented and self-motivated, and who are constantly looking to improve how we serve our students and faculty. We believe in teamwork, in working together for the greater good, and yet doing so in a way that respects each employee’s work-life balance. Finally, we value each employee as an individual, and look for opportunities to recognize each contribution.Your opportunity:The incumbent will be responsible for advising research (MASc and PhD) students on financial matters, responding to inquiries, and preparing award acceptance and/or rejection letters to applicants. They will also be responsible for calculating and determining graduate funding packages for students and coordinating student financial awards for the department. Handling confidential information is essential for this position.Your responsibilities will include:

• Advising students on program and/or course requirements by probing and providing a range of options and possible consequences.
• Analyzing and making recommendations on award funding allocation.
• Coordinating activities related to the preparation of annual graduate funding packages.
• Tracking and monitoring distribution of awards and financial aid.
• Ensuring that procedures and/or guidelines are followed.
• Coordinating the recruitment of teaching assistants, course instructors, sessional lecturers and/or stipend instructors.
• Keeping well-informed on changes to policies, procedures, collective agreements, and applicable legislated requirements.
• Generating reports. Handling sensitive and/or confidential information.

Essential Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree or acceptable combination of equivalent education and experience.
• Minimum three years of recent and relevant experience supporting students with financial matters.
• Recent experience calculating graduate funding packages and advising graduate students on tuition, financial aid, awards, and other relevant financial matters.
• Experience coordinating student financial award competitions and the recruitment of course/sessional lecturers in a university setting.
• Experience working with databases, performing data entry, and producing reports in a high volume/high accuracy environment.
• Proficiency with student information systems (e.g. Rosi, Degree Explorer, Slate), MS Office Suite (e.g. Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint) and financial information systems.
• Effective verbal and written communications skills; ability to understand complex information and policies and successfully translate them.
• Demonstrated excellent customer service skills with a track record of sensitivity to student needs.
• Proven ability to exercise judgement, tact, diplomacy, and a high degree of initiative.
• Proven ability to work both independently and collaboratively, effectively engaging with diverse groups such as faculty, management, staff, and students to achieve cooperation.
• Meticulous organizational skills and the proven ability to prioritize and work effectively in a fast-paced environment with strict deadlines and interruptions.
• Demonstrated commitment to equity, diversity, inclusion, and the promotion of a respectful and collegial learning and working environment.

To be successful in this role you will be:

• Communicator
• Decisive
• Organized
• Problem solver
• Resourceful
• Responsible

Closing Date: 02/20/2025, 11:59PM ET
Employee Group: USW
Appointment Type: Budget – Continuing
Schedule: Full-Time
Pay Scale Group & Hiring Zone:
USW Pay Band 11 — $75,223. with an annual step progression to a maximum of $96,196. Pay scale and job class assignment is subject to determination pursuant to the Job Evaluation/Pay Equity Maintenance Protocol.
Job Category: Student ServicesLived 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.All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority.Diversity StatementThe 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 .Accessibility StatementThe 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 .

Expected salary

$75223 per year

Location

Toronto, ON

Job date

Fri, 14 Feb 2025 07:04:05 GMT

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