Senior Financial Analyst (RE-06), Risks, Surveillance and Analytics

Duties

The Risk Support Sector is seeking to fill a Senior Financial Analyst position in the Risks, Surveillance & Analytics Division (“RSA”). This position will be responsible for the identification and analysis of emerging risks in the financial services industry which impact institutions regulated by OSFI. The successful candidate will work with a team involved in risk identification, measurement, analysis and reporting of emerging risks. This resource will help meet the ongoing needs for analytical resources for risk analysis that will support our Supervisory teams and Regulation/Policy initiatives.

Intent of the process

The intent of this process is to fill one position on a bilingual imperative (CBC/CBC) basis. If no bilingual imperative (CBC/CBC) appointment can be made, a bilingual non-imperative (CBC/CBC) appointment may be considered within this advertised appointment process.

This selection process may be used to establish a pool of qualified candidates, which could be used to staff identical positions with various linguistic profiles and requirements, security profiles and various tenures.

Positions to be filled: 1

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)

ESSENTIAL EDUCATION
● A university degree with specialization in accounting, business, commerce, economics, mathematics or other relevant degree OR an acceptable combination of education, training and experience.

Degree equivalency

ESSENTIAL EXPERIENCE
● Recent and significant experience in the financial services industry*in Financial Analysis, Business Model Analysis, Risk Management, or in regulation of financial institutions.

● Experience in the use of large databases, along with expertise in data extraction and analysis.

● Experience in presenting to senior management verbally and through written correspondence.

● Experience in leading/managing teams/projects.

*Financial services industry experience is defined as experience working in a financial institution, including banks, insurance companies, pension funds, wealth management firms, and accounting firms (dealing with audits), as well as government departments that directly deal with the supervision and regulation of these institutions.

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

Various language requirements
Bilingual Imperative (CBC/CBC) (Immediate Intent)
Bilingual Non-Imperative (CBC/CBC)

Information on language requirements

Second Language Writing Skills Self-Assessment
In order to help you decide if you should apply to a bilingual position, an optional self-assessment of your writing skills in your second official language is available for you to take before completing your application.

For more information, please consult:
Unsupervised Internet Test of Second Language Writing Skills

ESSENTIAL KNOWLEDGE
● Knowledge of current financial services industry issues and emerging risks.

● Knowledge of financial statement analysis, accounting concepts and key performance/early warning indicators within the financial services industry.

ESSENTIAL COMPETENCIES
● Critical Thinking
● Initiative
● Interpersonal Communications
● Team Leadership

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

ASSET EDUCATION
● A post-graduate degree.

● Achievement of a relevant professional designation (e.g. CFA, CA, CGA, CMA).

Degree equivalency

ASSET EXPERIENCE
● Experience in developing and interpreting FRFI legislation, related guidelines and regulations.

● Experience with financial models, interpreting results, conducting “what-if” scenario analysis and forecasting.

ASSET KNOWLEDGE
● Knowledge of risk management practices across a breadth of business sectors within the financial services industry.

● Knowledge of key developments in the financial services industry such as the impact(s) of innovative technology on financial services.

● Knowledge of OSFI’s Supervisory Framework, specifically as it relates to monitoring and the identification of inherent risks.

ASSET COMPETENCIES
● Judgement
● Developing Others
● Excellent oral communication skills
● Excellent written communication skills

Organizational Needs: In order to meet the organization’s employment equity objectives in support of a diversified workforce, ‘right fit’ selection for this position may be made from among qualified candidates who self-declare as being Persons with a disability or Aboriginal peoples.

OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS
● Some travel will be required in this position.

Conditions of employment

Reliability Status security clearance

Other information

Applicants must clearly demonstrate using concrete examples, how they meet the education and experience factors listed under the essential qualifications, as well as any of the asset qualifications that are applicable. Applicants must provide concrete examples that illustrate how they meet the requirement, as well as time lines of when this experience was gained (please indicate month and year).

Internal indeterminate employees of OSFI at the same group and level or equivalent may be considered for deployment or assignment before considering applicants in the advertised appointment process.

Reference checks may be conducted.

Your application may be used to assess written communication.

OSFI is a separate agency with its own classification and compensation system. OSFI's staffing is subject to the Public Service Employment Act (PSEA).

It is the responsibility of the candidate to ensure that accurate contact information is provided and updated as required.

The client organization will accept applications on-line only. All job applications must therefore be submitted through the Public Service Resourcing System. To submit an application on-line, please select the button 'Apply online' below. Persons with disabilities preventing them from applying on-line are asked to contact 1-800-645-5605.

Applicants with disabilities: If you request special accommodation at any stage in the selection process, including technical aid to ensure an equitable assessment of your qualifications, please inform us by sending an e-mail to the following address .

To submit an application online, please click on the button "Apply Online" below.

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.