Description

Overview

The Director, Academic Planning and Analysis is a highly visible leadership role that sits at the intersection of academic planning, financial strategy, institutional research, and data-driven decision-making. The Director leads the Academic Planning and Analysis team and serves as a trusted adviser to senior leaders across the University. This role reports to the Executive Director, Budget Administration and Institutional Planning.

Responsibilities

  • Partner with academic and administrative divisions to support planning, resource management, and informed decision-making.
  • Oversee the activity-based budget and the academic budget allocation model; perform detailed analyses of revenues and costs.
  • Manage the Provost’s annual academic budget review process and coordinate annual University Fund allocations.
  • Provide advice, analysis, and support to senior leaders in academic divisions during planning processes and throughout the year.
  • Engage with a broad range of stakeholders and translate complex financial and analytical concepts into meaningful insights to support planning and decision-making.
  • Work with provincial funding and policies, including overseeing government operating grants, enrolment funding details, and government reporting; liaise with Government Relations on advocacy.
  • Support institutional responses to tuition frameworks, Strategic Mandate Agreements, OSAP and student aid decisions, funded expansions, and emerging legislation and government directives.
  • Promote a culture of transparency, accountability, and informed decision-making through communication, training, and stakeholder engagement.

Minimum Qualifications

  • I. Education
    • Undergraduate Degree in Commerce, Economics, Statistics, Mathematics (or equivalent)
    • Professional Accounting designation or Master’s degree (or equivalent)
  • II. Experience
    • Seven to ten years’ related experience in a complex higher education environment at a senior level.
    • Solid knowledge of university policies, budgetary and financial procedures, enrolment management, financial aid and research issues.
    • Experience collaborating with senior administrators and providing advice and expertise; experience in report writing and delivering presentations.
    • Experience negotiating complex financial agreements; experience in team building, training and managing staff.
  • III. Skills
    • Excellent writing, communication, and presentation skills
    • Excellent team leadership skills
    • Ability to lead multiple complex projects with high energy
    • Deep understanding of University organization, policies, and procedures, especially financial and enrolment matters
    • Broad network of University and ministry contacts
    • Ability to work in ambiguous situations, handle multiple interruptions and conflicting deadlines
    • Ability to work under pressure and in conflict situations
    • Detail-oriented with strong analytical and conceptual thinking
    • Ability to work with minimal supervision
    • Knowledge of AMS systems (FIS, HRIS) and ROSI student system
    • Proficiency with MS Office; ability to use Tableau and Power BI
    • Commitment to diversity and equity
  • IV. Other
    • Ability to manage conflicting priorities and deadlines

Details

  • Closing Date: 07/20/2026, 11:59PM ET
  • Employee Group: Salaried
  • Personnel Subarea: PM
  • Appointment Type: Budget – Continuing
  • Schedule: Full-Time
  • Pay Scale Group & Hiring Zone: PM 6 — Hiring Zone: $132,351 – $154,409 — Broadband Salary Range: $132,351 – $220,587
  • Job Category: Finance/Budget/Planning/Audit

Diversity and Accessibility

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). 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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