Reporting to the Director of Finance and Controller, the Manager, Finance Systems and Analytics is responsible for the oversight, integration, and optimization of financial systems and data analytics. This role ensures the integrity, accessibility, and strategic use of financial data to support decision-making, compliance, and operational excellence. The incumbent will serve as the primary liaison between Finance and IT, lead key finance initiatives, and act as the central point of contact for external auditors regarding data needs. This role supports policy and procedure development, regular financial reporting to Sheridan's Board of Governors, and audit readiness.
What You’ll Be Doing
- Responsible for the management, integration, and optimization of financial systems (e.g., PeopleSoft, Bonfire, Questica, and Millennium).
- Managing project timelines, deliverables, and reporting for finance-related initiatives, ensuring alignment with strategic priorities.
- Providing training, guidance, and ongoing support to staff and the broader user community on financial systems and tools. Managing Sheridan Central repository of information, guides and other resources for Financial Services content.
- Developing and maintaining centralized data warehousing and integration frameworks to support financial reporting and analytics.
- Supporting preparation of regular financial reporting for Finance Management and for Board of Governor meetings. Supporting the development and maintenance of finance policies and procedures.
- Providing leadership in aligning system capabilities with compliance requirements. Acting as the primary liaison with IT, consultants and external auditors, ensuring timely access to data, coordination of system upgrades, process enhancements, and coordinating year-end audit process.
- Building, leading and empowering a diverse and capable team; Maintaining a high level of staff performance and building professional capacity through effective recruiting, selection, learning/development, mentoring/coaching, scheduling, workflow/goal setting and ongoing performance management and evaluation.
- Performing other duties, tasks and projects assigned.
About You
Your analytical skills allow you to take data-based actions with the ability to link financial results to operational performance drivers.
Your communication, presentation and influencing skills allows you to communicate complex financial information verbally and in writing across multiple levels.
You have sound understanding of project management and change management principles and tools and can multi-task, prioritize, balance and manage multiple complex and competing demands.
You have experience leading large cross-functional projects and process improvements within financial functions.
You are a highly collaborative, innovative, forward thinking leader who brings proven coaching and strategic advisory skills with the ability to mobilize action and engage others.
The successful candidate will also meet the following qualifications:
- 4-year bachelor’s degree in accounting, Finance, or a related field
- Minimum 5 years Demonstrated experience in financial systems management and analytics
- Must have CPA designation
- Must have strong data integration and reporting skills, including use of Excel, database inquiry tools, and data visualization platforms
- Experience leading cross-functional teams and managing finance-related projects
- Must have familiarity with public sector financial compliance, audit cycles, and board reporting
- Ability to develop and implement finance policies and procedures
- Strong project management and change management capabilities
- Proven leadership skills, including the ability to manage employees and collaborate across departments
- Must have current knowledge of: Canadian GAAP including Public Sector Accounting standards and financial compliance.
- Experience working in a college/university environment is preferred
Who We Are
Every member of the Sheridan community is passionate about the transformational role we play in people’s lives.? Our strategic plan, Sheridan 2027: Forging the Future (https://www.sheridancollege.ca/sheridan2027), charts a path towards a new ground-breaking model of higher education that reshapes post-secondary education and better prepares students for the future. We are committed to demonstrably advancing equity, diversity, and inclusivity. Diversity is our strength and fuels our commitment to excellence. Across our campuses, we’re making meaningful strides towards developing an equitable and inclusive community.
- For more information, visit: Why Work at Sheridan
Other Details
Faculty/Department: Financial Services
Primary Work/Campus Location: Trafalgar (may be assigned activities at any Sheridan campus)
Work Categorization: Hybrid Position | On-site at least 3 days/week
Reference #: J0825-0777
Employee Group: Administrative
Payband: NM
Salary Range: $99,544 - $124,429
Application Deadline: September 5, 2025
Sheridan is deeply committed to implementing the Calls to Action framed by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission. We acknowledge that we live and work on the traditional territory of the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nations, Anishinaabe Nation, Huron-Wendat and the Haudenosaunee Confederacy. Sheridan is situated on these lands, and it is our collective responsibility to honour and respect those who have gone before us, those who are here, and those who have yet to come. We are grateful for the opportunity to be working on this land.
Sheridan values the diverse and intersectional identities of its students, faculty, and staff. Sheridan regards equity and diversity as an integral part of academic excellence and is committed to accessibility for all employees. Sheridan seeks applicants who embrace our values of equity, anti-racism, and inclusion. As such, we encourage applications from qualified candidates who have been historically disadvantaged and marginalized, including those who identify as First Nations, Métis and/or Inuit/Inuk, Black, members of racialized communities, persons with disabilities, women and/or 2SLGBTQ+.
Sheridan will provide job applicants with accommodation in accordance with the Ontario Human Rights Code and the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act. To request accommodation, please contact Human Resources.
You may be asked to provide copies of your educational credentials at the time of interview. Upon hire, we require official confirmation of educational credentials and Canadian equivalency assessments, if applicable.
