Intermediate Financial Analyst

Update: Amendment closing date : May 15, 2017

Important messages

Only applications received directly via the System (https://www.canada.ca/en/public-service-commission/jobs/services/public-service-jobs.html) will be accepted. If you require accommodation for any reason, you must contact the HR Advisor listed below before the closing date.

If you do not clearly demonstrate how you meet all screening criteria, your application will be rejected. Your application may also be rejected if it has incomplete information. We will not contact you to request information that is missing from your application

Work environment

The Office of the Comptroller General is seeking high performing Chartered Professional Accountants (CPAs) to recruit into finance and accounting positions across all federal government departments and agencies located throughout Canada, including the National Capital Region (Ottawa/Gatineau).

Working for the federal public service offers a unique opportunity to serve Canadians, ensure the prudent stewardship of public resources, and work in a dynamic and multi-faceted operating environment while effectively managing risks.

The federal public service offers:
• Diverse and challenging work
• Flexible hours and work-life balance
• Competitive salaries and benefits plan
• The opportunity to make a difference

If you are a strategic thinker who is focused on change and effective program delivery, and would like to work for one of Canada’s top employers, consider joining the federal public service.

Intent of the process

To hire indeterminate (permanent, full time), acting, specified period, deployment, assignment, secondment and interchanges through Interchange Canada.

An inventory of qualified candidates will be established on behalf of all federal government departments and agencies. There will be approximately 25 positions, with various language requirements, to fill from this pre-qualified inventory.

By applying to this process, you consent to your personal application-related information being shared with other government departments interested in staffing similar positions.

Positions to be filled: 25

Information you must provide

Your résumé.

You must meet all essential qualifications in order to be appointed to the position. Other qualifications may be a deciding factor in choosing the person to be appointed. Some essential and other qualifications will be assessed through your application. It is your responsibility to provide appropriate examples that illustrate how you meet each qualification. Failing to do so could result in your application being rejected.

In order to be considered, your application must clearly explain how you meet the following (essential qualifications)

Education:
-Possession of a Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA) designation.

Degree equivalency

Experience:
-Recent* and significant** experience in finance in at least one of the following areas:
o Financial Planning and Resource Management;
o Financial Policy;
o Financial Systems;
o Internal Control;
o Accounting Operations;
o Financial Reporting;
o Auditing;
o Tax;
o Advisory Services;
o Costing.

* “Recent experience” is defined as experience obtained within the last six (6) years.
** “Significant experience” is understood to mean three (3) or more years of experience in performing a broad range of activities related to either:
• Any combination of the areas listed above; or
• One of the areas listed above.

The following will be applied / assessed at a later date (essential for the job)

Various language requirements
-English Essential (unilingual English positions);
-French Essential (unilingual French positions);
-Bilingual imperative BBB/BBB;
-Bilingual imperative CCC/CCC;
-Bilingual imperative CBC/CBC.

Information on language requirements

Competencies:
-Engagement;
-Strategic Thinking - Analysis;
-Strategic Thinking - Ideas;
-Values and Ethics;
-Management Excellence: Action;
-Management Excellence: People;
-Management Excellence: Finance;
-Negotiation/Persuasion.

Abilities:
-Ability to communicate effectively in writing;
-Ability to communicate effectively orally.

Personal Suitability:
-Attention to detail;
-Reliability;
-Interpersonal skills.

The following may be applied / assessed at a later date (may be needed for the job)

Asset Qualifications:
-Experience working in a public accounting firm.

Organizational Needs:
-Treasury Board Secretariat employees affected by workforce adjustment may be appointed before persons employed by other government organizations;
-In support of achieving a diverse workforce, consideration may be given to candidates self-identifying as belonging to one of the following Employment Equity groups: Aboriginal peoples, persons with disabilities, members of visible minorities, and women.

Operational Requirements:
-Willingness and ability to work overtime on short notice;
-Willingness and ability to travel on occasion.

Conditions of employment

Reliability Status security clearance - Some positions may require Secret clearance.

Other information

We will communicate with you about this process by email. As a result, you must update your Public Service Resourcing System profile if it changes. Applicants should use an email address that accepts messages from unknown senders (some email systems block such messages). If you do not respond to our communications, we will interpret this as your withdrawal from the process.

Candidates may be required to meet the asset qualifications or the organizational needs, depending on the requirements of the specific position being staffed.

• Reference checks may be sought.
• An interview may be administered.
• A test may be administered.
• A situational exercise may be administered.
• An acting appointment requires approval of your supervisor.
• As an acting appointment of four months or more is an Appointment under the Public Service Employment Act you are required to meet the linguistic profile of the position.
• You must provide proof of your education credentials.
• Persons are entitled to participate in the appointment process in the official language of their choice.
• You must indicate on your application if you require a technical aid for testing or an alternative method of assessment.
• Asset qualifications and/or top down selection of candidates may be used in the determination of those to be given further consideration in the assessment process.

The Public Service of Canada is committed to building a skilled, diverse workforce reflective of Canadian society. As a result, it promotes employment equity and encourages candidates to indicate voluntarily on their application if they are a woman, an Aboriginal person, a person with a disability or a member of a visible minority group.

The Public Service of Canada is also committed to developing inclusive, barrier-free selection processes and work environments. If contacted in relation to a job opportunity or testing, you should advise the Public Service Commission or the departmental official in a timely fashion of the accommodation measures which must be taken to enable you to be assessed in a fair and equitable manner. Information received relating to accommodation measures will be addressed confidentially.

Preference

Preference will be given to veterans and to Canadian citizens, in that order.

Information on the preference to veterans

We thank all those who apply. Only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.