Auditor AS-05/ Senior Auditor AS-06

Update: Please note that the Experience factors for the AS-06 position have been updated.

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Auditor (AS-05) / Senior Auditor (AS-06)

The assessment board cannot make any assumptions about your experience. It is insufficient to say that you have the required qualifications, or to list your current duties. When completing the screening questions, candidates must clearly demonstrate, using clear and concrete examples, how they meet essential and asset qualifications.

Intent of the process

Managers may consider indeterminate employees at level or equivalent for deployment. If no deployment is made, applicants from other groups and levels may be considered in the advertised selection process.

A pool of qualified candidates may be established to staff similar positions within Global Affairs Canada department with various language requirements and/or various linguistic profiles (see "Official Language Proficiency" section). Tenures may vary according to the positions being staffed.

This fully qualified pool may also be shared with other organizations within the core public administration in order to facilitate appointments of candidates from the pool to their respective organizations.

Positions to be filled: 5

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 (For all positions):

Graduation with a degree from a recognized postsecondary institution with a specialization in accounting, finance, business administration, commerce or economics, or in any other field relevant to the work to be performed.

Degree equivalency

AS-05:

Recent* and significant* experience in participating in internal or external audits.

Recent* and significant* experience in developing audit plans and programs;

Recent* and significant* experience in developing audit findings, audit conclusions and audit recommendations.

*Recent and significant is defined as the depth and breadth of the experience normally associated with the performance of the duties for a period of at least three (3) years in the last seven (7) years.

AS-06:

Recent* and significant* experience in participating in all phases of internal or external audits.

Recent* and significant* experience in developing audit plans and programs.

Recent* and significant* experience in preparing and presenting findings, conclusions and recommendations in a report format to stakeholders (e.g. senior management, audit committee members, and other external assurance service providers such as the Office of the Auditor General (OAG) and the Office of the Comptroller General (OCG).

Recent* and significant* experience in leading a section of an audit project;

*Recent and significant is defined as the depth and breadth of the experience normally associated with the performance of the duties for a period of at least four (4) years in the last seven (7) years.

If you possess any of the following, your application must also clearly explain how you meet it (other qualifications)

ASSET QUALIFICATION (For all positions):

Recognized professional accounting designation (CPA) or
Certification from a recognized auditing association (CIA , CGAP & CISA) or MBA or MPA or Masters degree in any other field relevant to the work to be performed.

ASSET EXPERIENCE (AS-05) :

Experience in developing a risk-based audit plan.

Experience in liaising with external oversight providers such as the Office of the Auditor General (OAG) or Office of the Comptroller General (OCG).

Experience in following up and reporting on management actions plans stemming from audits.

Experience in providing internal audit input on corporate planning and reporting activities (e.g. Government of Canada activities such as Corporate Business Plan, Departmental Performance Report, Report on Plans and Priorities).

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

Various language requirements
Immediate need: Bilingual imperative BBB/BBB
Future needs: Bilingual Imperative - level BBB/BBB, Bilingual Imperative - level CBC/CBC, Bilingual Imperative - level CCC/CCC, English Essential

Information on language requirements

KNOWLEDGE (for all positions):

Knowledge of principles, practices and methodologies of internal audit;

Knowledge of the Treasury Board Policy on Internal Audit.

ABILITIES (For all positions):

Ability to analyze and evaluate complex information, and to summarize large volumes of information in order to draw conclusions and propose recommendations;

Ability to manage multiple priorities to achieve results;

Ability to communicate effectively orally;

Ability to communicate effectively in writing.

PERSONAL SUITABILITY (For all positions):

Judgment
Effective Interpersonal Relationships and Respect
Initiative
Values and Ethics
Teamwork and Cooperation

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

ASSET KNOWLEDGE (For all positions):

Knowledge of the priorities of Global Affairs Canada.

OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS:

- Willingness and ability to travel up to 5 percent of the time.

Conditions of employment

OTHER CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT:

- Obtain secret security clearance upon appointment and maintain it throughout the period of employment.
- Willingness and ability to work overtime upon request.

Other information

A written exam may be administered.

An interview may be administered.

Reference checks may be sought.

You must provide proof of your education credentials.

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

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.