IFA1900H | MFAcc Sessional Instructor Assistant

Date Posted: 07/04/2025
Req ID: 44093
Faculty/Division: UofT Mississauga
Department: UTM: Inst. for Management & Innovation-MFAcc
Campus: University of Toronto Mississauga (UTM)

Description:

This position is posted in accordance with the CUPE 3902 Unit 3 Collective Agreement. 

The Master of Forensic Accounting Program is a 10-course program offered at the graduate level, primarily on a distance education basis, using a problem-based learning model supplemented by web- and email-based sessions.  The Program currently has the following Sessional Instructional Assistant (SIA) position available for the Fall term and invites applications from suitably qualified candidates who are not current University of Toronto students.  No late applications can be considered.

Posting date: July 4, 2025

Closing date:  July 24, 2025

Course title:   IFA1900H-Forensic Accounting & Investigation, Fraud & Cybercrime (IFA1900H)

# of Positions:  2 (SIAs)

Dates of appointment:  September 9, 2025 – November 4, 2025

Description of Duties: Marking assignments and the examination in accordance with the marking guide developed in conjunction with the Instructor, and in accordance with the grading policies of the University of Toronto; consultation with the Director and Instructor as required.

Est. Total Required Hours:  25-30 hours per SIA
Rate of Pay:  $55.44 per hour
Enrolment:  20-25 students

Description of course:  This course is intended to introduce the field and practices of forensic accounting and will present a set of foundational topics that will underpin the rest of the MFAcc Program.  It will begin with a review of the history of forensic accounting, followed by an introduction to forensic investigation that leads to an examination of various aspects and types of fraud and a structured approach to investigation.  Specific types of fraud covered will include financial statement and other investor frauds, accounting and procurement frauds. The course will introduce and consider loss quantification including types of claims, damage estimations, and an overview of the related litigation process.  Cybercrime will be introduced, as will the risks and security issues it represents.  The course will conclude with consideration of the role of forensic accountants as experts, and challenges involved.

Minimum qualifications: Professional Accounting Designation and Investigative & Forensic Accounting Experience preferred.
                                                                                                                                                                                       

Please submit an application and current Curriculum Vitae (including valid email address) via email to:

Michelle Bailey, Program Coordinator

MFACC Program Office, Innovation Complex, Room 2218

University of Toronto Mississauga

3359 Mississauga Road

Mississauga, ON  L5L 1C6

Rhea.bailey@utoronto.ca

No late applications can be considered.  A valid email address is required, and applications may be submitted electronically to the email address above.  By submitting an application, you will receive email notification of vacancies for SIAs within the Master of Forensic Accounting Program for the next twenty-four (24) months. Only applicants who have been chosen for a position will be contacted.

Only applicants who have been chosen for a position will be contacted.

Closing Date: 07/24/2025, 11:59PM EDT
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This job is posted in accordance with the CUPE 3902 Unit 3 Collective Agreement. 

 It is understood that some announcements of vacancies are tentative, pending final course determinations and enrolment. Should rates stipulated in the collective agreement vary from rates stated in this posting, the rates stated in the collective agreement shall prevail.  

Preference in hiring is given to qualified individuals advanced to the rank of Sessional Lecturer II or Sessional Lecturer III in accordance with Article 14:12 of the CUPE 3902 Unit 3 collective agreement.

Please note: Undergraduate or graduate students and postdoctoral fellows of the University of Toronto are covered by the CUPE 3902 Unit 1 collective agreement rather than the Unit 3 collective agreement, and should not apply for positions posted under the Unit 3 collective agreement.