Inventory - Senior Analyst, Telecommunication (Economic)

Important messages

When you apply to this selection process, you are not applying for a specific job, but to an inventory for future vacancies. As positions become available, applicants who meet the qualifications may be contacted for further assessment.

Your application in this inventory will be active until March 29, 2018. A notice that your application is about to expire will be posted to the My jobs menu of your account 30 days before the end of your active period. If you do not take action, your application will no longer be active and therefore no longer considered for this inventory. Should your application become inactive while the process is still open, a notice will be posted to your account indicating that your application has expired; you may select the link Update my Inventory Status to reaffirm your interest.

ONLY APPLICATIONS SUBMITTED ONLINE THROUGH THIS SITE WILL BE ACCEPTED.

Work environment

Looking for an exciting, dynamic and challenging work environment? Want your work to make a difference in people's lives? A position at the CRTC might be of interest to you!

The CRTC is a federal administrative tribunal of about 450 employees that serves Canadians as citizens, creators and consumers, and is committed to providing them with access to a world-class communications system.

At the CRTC, we engage in a wide range of activities. As part of our role in ensuring Canadians have access to a world-class communications system, we supervise and regulate various services on which we all rely. For example, we work to encourage and enhance competition in telecommunications services, such as Internet broadband and mobile phone. We promote Canadian culture and the development of compelling and diverse content by and for Canadians through the licensing of TV and radio services. We also work to reduce spam, unsolicited telecommunications and other nuisance communications.

A career with the CRTC is your chance to join a dynamic organization that offers intellectually stimulating work and to contribute to a wide range of decisions that have a direct impact on Canadians.

Intent of the process

A pool of partially qualified candidates may be established to staff similar positions within the CRTC with various tenures (acting, specified period or indeterminate positions), various security clearance levels and/or various language requirements.

Positions to be filled: Number to be determined

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 QUALIFICATIONS

EDUCATION AND/OR OCCUPATION CERTIFICATE:

Graduation with a degree from a recognized post-secondary institution in Accounting, Commerce, Business Administration, Economics, OR Finance OR an acceptable combination of education, training and/or experience.

Degree equivalency

EXPERIENCE:

• Recent* and significant** experience in interpreting OR applying policies, regulations, OR standards;

• Recent* and significant** experience in preparing briefing material OR reports;

• Recent* and significant** experience in providing strategic advice AND recommendations to senior management***;

• Experience in leading OR working in a team environment;

• Experience in interpreting AND analyzing financial statements of companies in order to identify key trends, assess financial OR economic performance.

* Recent experience defined as within the last four (4) years.

** Significant experience defined as experience associated with having performed a broad range of related activities of varied complexity which could normally be acquired over a period of approximately two (2) years.

*** Senior management is defined as Director, Executive Director, Director General, Assistant Deputy Minister, Vice-President, President, Chief Executive Officer, Senior General Counsel or an equivalent to any of the above.

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

ASSET MERIT CRITERIA

• Master's degree in commerce, business administration, economics, accounting or finance and/or a Professional Certification in accounting, finance or economics in a Canadian province or territory;

• Experience in planning, conducting AND reviewing costing analysis based on costing principles and concepts;

• Experience in researching AND analyzing economic assumptions;

• Experience in analyzing various data using mathematical models and statistical techniques.

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

Various language requirements
French essential or English essential
Bilingual Imperative BBB/BBB
Bilingual Imperative CBC/CBC

Information on language requirements

ABILITIES & SKILLS:

• Ability to research, analyse AND synthesize accounting OR financial problems using multiple sources;
• Ability to communicate accounting OR financial information orally;
• Ability to communicate accounting OR financial information in writing;
• Ability to use common spreadsheet and presentation software (such as Excel, PowerPoint);
• Ability to work effectively and with minimal supervision on multiple assignments within a fast-paced and continuously evolving regulatory environment.

PERSONAL SUITABILITY:

• Strategic thinking;
• Judgement;
• Reliability;
• Initiative;
• Effective interpersonal skills;
• Thoroughness.

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

OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS:

Able and willing to work overtime on short notice.

Conditions of employment

Reliability Status security clearance - Reliability and/or Secret security clearance

Other information

ASSESSMENT:

- Candidates may be required to meet the asset qualifications or the organizational needs, depending on the requirements of the specific position being staffed.
- A written examination may be administered.
- An interview will be administered.
- Reference checks will be performed.

OFFICIAL LANGUAGES:

- 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.

PROOF OF EDUCATION CREDENTIALS:

- You must provide proof of your education credentials.

COMMUNICATION:

- Candidates who apply on this selection process must include in their application a valid email address and make sure that this address is functional at all times and accepts messages from unknown users (some e-mail systems block these types of email). If you need to update your valid e-mail address after the screening phase, you must contact HR directly. Acknowledgment of receipt of applications will not be sent.

ASSIGNMENT/SECONDMENT OR ACTING:

- An assignment/secondment or an acting appointment is a temporary resourcing option. The approval of your substantive supervisor will be required before an offer can be made.

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.