Financial Analyst

Important messages

*ONLY ONLINE APPLICATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED*

In order to have your application considered, all screening questions must be answered. Do not assume that the screening board has any previous knowledge of your background, qualifications, or work history. You must be specific and provide concrete examples/details for each Experience element, as applications will be screened only on the information provided.

FOR EACH EXPERIENCE CRITERIA, please provide the following information:
1 - Name of the department or organization where the experience was acquired;
2 - Title of the position occupied and the period(s) in which you performed the functions (M-Y to M-Y); and
3 - Specific details of tasks or projects demonstrating how the experience was acquired and concrete examples.

FAILURE TO CLEARLY DEMONSTRATE IN THE SCREENING QUESTIONS HOW YOU MEET THE SCREENING CRITERIA (Education and Experience essentials) WILL RESULT IN THE REJECTION OF YOUR APPLICATION.

Resumes will be used as a secondary source to validate the education and/or experience described in the screening questions.

Intent of the process

This process will be used to establish a pool of candidates and may be used to staff similar positions at an identical or equivalent group and level with same official language proficiencies (Bilingual Imperative BBB/BBB), various security profiles (Reliability Status, Secret), various tenures (Indeterminate, Temporary) using various staffing mechanisms (Indeterminate appointment, Term appointment, Acting appointment, Deployment, Secondment, Assignment) at Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada.

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)

EDUCATION
Ed1. A degree from a recognized post-secondary institution with specialization in accounting, finance, business administration, commerce or economics
or
Eligibility for a recognized professional accounting designation. The recognized professional accounting designations are CPA, CA, CMA or CGA.

Degree equivalency

EXPERIENCE
E1.Minimum of 6 months experience in at least one (1) of the following areas: (a) accounting operations (e.g. accounts payable); (b) corporate accounting; (c) financial planning, budgeting, and reporting; (d) financial management advisory services (e) auditing and internal control; (f) Financial Systems.
E2. Working** experience using the SAP Integrated Finance and Materiel System.
E3. Experience in extracting, compiling and analyzing financial information and preparing reports.
E4.Working** experience working with Excel.

**"Working" is defined as the depth and breadth of experience associated with the performance of a broad range of related activities by the candidate in the system for a period of at least two (2) months.

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

ASSET QUALIFICATIONS
Applicants must demonstrate on their application that they meet the following criteria.

AE1. Recent* experience working in an office environment within a Federal Government organization.
AE2. Experience working with SAS-ABM or SAS-CPM
AE3. Possession of an accounting designation from a recognized professional accounting association (CPA, CA, CMA or CGA), or completion of at least one year of the programs offered by these associations to eventually obtain one of the designations.

* "Recent" is defined as experience normally acquired within the last two (2) years.

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

Bilingual - Imperative (BBB/BBB)

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

COMPETENCIES*
C1. Cooperation and Collaboration
C2. Client service orientation
C3. Adaptability and Flexibility
C4. Judgment / Analytical Thinking
C5. Initiative
C6. Values and Ethics

* Defined as per the Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada Competency Dictionary

ABILITIES
A1. Ability to plan and organize
A2. Ability to communicate effectively in writing
A3. Ability to communicate effectively orally

PERSONAL SUITABILITY
PS1. Reliability

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

OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS
Ability and willingness to work overtime on short notice

Conditions of employment

Reliability Status security clearance - or Secret

Note: Candidates must meet upon appointment and are responsible to maintain the above conditions of employment throughout their employment

Other information

RECEIPT OF APPLICATIONS WILL NOT BE SENT; ONLY CANDIDATES SUCCESSFUL IN THE SCREENING PROCESS WILL BE CONTACTED.

Communication of results in the various staffing stages COULD be done UNIQUELY through your account in the Public Service Resourcing System (PSRS); therefore, you have the responsibility to regularly verify your account in order to be aware of the status of your application.

IMPORTANT: A valid e-mail address must be provided. The Selection Board will communicate with candidates by e-mail to provide/request information and to invite candidates to attend any portion of the assessment. Please include a valid e-mail address that you check frequently. Please ensure that your email settings are set appropriately. If your email settings are too restrictive, emails from the hiring department may be detected as spam and automatically deleted.

Please note that candidates may be required to meet the asset qualifications for the screening process.

Must be willing to relocate.

Candidates whose applications are retained for further consideration may be required to travel to attend an interview or for the administration of a test. If you are asked to travel in relation to this appointment process, you should direct any questions you have about travel entitlements to the hiring organization, when contacted, and they will provide you with the necessary information.

Candidates from outside the federal public service may be required to pay for their own travel and relocation expenses.

Tests may be administered during the day, evening and/on weekends.

A written exam may be administered.

Interviews may be conducted.

Reference checks may be conducted.

Successful candidate(s) must meet and maintain the Conditions of Employment throughout their employment.

Candidates will need to provide proof of their education credentials at a later time in the process. Candidates with foreign credentials must provide proof of Canadian equivalency. Consult the Canadian Information Centre for International Credentials for further information at http://www.cicic.ca/indexe.stm

Random selection may be used to identify which applicants will be assessed in this appointment process.

All job applications must therefore be submitted through the Public Service Resourcing System (PSRS). Following are some of the benefits associated with applying on-line:

1- Applicants can create a profile and a resume that can be used when applying for other processes without having to recreate a new application each time.
2- Applicants can modify their application/resume at any time BEFORE the closing date indicated on the job advertisement.
3- Applicants can verify the status of their applications, at any time.
4- Applicants can be notified electronically of tests or interviews and results.
5- For some jobs, applicants will find important information, namely the job questionnaire and a complete statement of merit criteria that are only available when applying on-line.

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

Applicants with disabilities: If you require a technical aid or an alternative method of assessment to ensure an equitable assessment of your qualifications, please indicate so in your application.

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.