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Finance and Procurement Assistant

Reference Number
AGR17J-018048-000147

Selection Process Number
17-AGR-BCAB-EA-CM-39

Organization
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada

Year
2017-2018

Days Open
7

Classification
CR04

City
Lethbridge

Type
External

Quick Summary

Total
43

Employment Equity
30 (69.8%)

Screened out
12 (27.9%)

Screened in
31 (72.1%)

Applicant Submissions (43)

Employment Equity 69.8% 30

Screened Out 27.9% 12

Screened In 72.1% 31

Employment Equity(30)

Women 46.5% 20

Visible minority 37.2% 16

Indigenous 0% 0

People with disabilities 0% 0

Language

English 88.4% 38

French 11.6% 5

Status

Citizens 74.4% 32

Permanent Residents 0% 0

Archived Job Poster

Finance and Procurement Assistant

Reference number: AGR17J-018048-000147
Selection process number: 17-AGR-BCAB-EA-CM-39
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada - Corporate Management Branch
Lethbridge (Alberta)
CR-04
Permanent Full Time, Permanent Part Time, Temporary Full Time, Temporary Part Time
$45,189 to $48,777 (Salary under review)

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Closing date: 19 July 2017 - 23:59, Pacific Time

Who can apply: Persons residing in Canada and Canadian citizens residing abroad.

Duties

Providing and coordinating financial administrative processing services and procurement services (goods and services via purchase orders, standing offers, and acquisition cards) to clients; explaining guidelines and processes .

Maintaining inventory control (full life cycle) including procurement, auditing and disposal of capital and low value assets.

Using financial information systems to provide and coordinate financial administrative and procurement services.

Applying quality control guidelines to verify procurement and payment compliance and/or maintain database integrity.

Extracting and manipulating automated information and preparing information for reporting and tracking purposes.

Contacting external service providers to exchange information on the nature /scope of goods and services.

Work environment

As one of the 20 research sites in Canada, the Lethbridge Research and Development Centre is located in Lethbridge, Alberta. The Lethbridge site is responsible for conducting various agricultural research studies for the Government of Canada.

Intent of the process

Immediate need: To staff one position on a full time temporary basis (11 month term) for the location indicated for this process.

Anticipatory: A pool of qualified candidates may be established and may be used to staff similar positions on a permanent full-time or part-time basis or on a temporary full-time or part-time basis for the location indicated for this process.

In the event that an employee of the public service is qualified through this process, he/she may be considered for acting, deployment, assignment or secondment opportunities.

Positions to be filled: 1

Information you must provide

Your résumé.

Contact information for 2 references.

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)

Successful completion of two years of secondary school or employer-approved alternatives.

Degree equivalency

Experience in material management and procurement.

Experience in the use of word processing, spreadsheet and email software (e.g. Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, etc.)

Experience in using a financial management system.

Experience tracking, processing, and verifying financial documentation such as invoices, expenditures, commitment, or acquisition card purchases.

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

English essential

Information on language requirements

Knowledge of accounting practices and procedures.
Knowledge of procurement practices and procedures.

Adaptability
Interactive Communication
Initiative
Teamwork
Client Focus
Planning and Organizing

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

Experience working in the procurement and materiel management field within Federal Government organizations.

Experience using SAP.

Experience in materiel management and procurement within a large corporation.

Experience in inventory control and reconciliation.

Selection may be limited to members of the following Employment Equity groups: Aboriginal persons, persons with disabilities, visible minorities, women

Information on employment equity

Placement of Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) employees affected by workforce adjustment.

Conditions of employment

Reliability Status security clearance

Other information

Applications submitted by email will not be accepted. You must apply on-line through www.jobs.gc.ca.

Persons with disabilities preventing them from applying on-line are asked to contact 1-800-645-5605.

Persons are entitled to participate in the appointment process in the official language of their choice. Applicants are asked to indicate their preferred official language in their application.

Communication for this process will be sent via email. It is the responsibility of the candidate to ensure accurate contact information is provided and updated as required. Candidates who apply to this selection process should include an email address that accepts email from unknown users (some email systems block these types of email).

All communication relating to this process, including email correspondence, may be used in the assessment of qualifications.

Appointment decisions may be based on one or more of the following criteria:
- Matching of the individual's experience or qualifications to the strengths and weaknesses of the work team.
- Matching of the individual's experience or qualifications to the specific duties of the position being staffed.
- Depth, breadth, type of work-specific experience.
- Level/degree of one or more competencies/qualifications.

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.

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