Senior Auditor

Important messages

The Government of Canada is committed to building a skilled workforce that is representative of Canada's diversity, which includes the recruitment of Canadian Veterans and releasing Canadian Armed Forces personnel. We encourage applicants to identify any abilities, competencies, and/or experiences acquired through employment with the Canadian Armed Forces where applicable.

Candidates are not required to submit a cover letter. Instead, they are required to answer questions and provide information through the electronic application. As such, they have to clearly demonstrate with specific & concrete examples, in their answers, how they meet the education and experience factors listed in the essential qualifications and any of the asset qualifications. The resume will be used to validate information previously provided in the answers to the questions. Any answers redirecting to the information provided in the resume will NOT be accepted.

APPLICATIONS THAT DO NOT CLEARLY DEMONSTRATE THAT THE CANDIDATE MEETS THE SCREENING CRITERIA WILL NOT BE GIVEN FURTHER CONSIDERATION.

Work environment

Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) is the centre of action for government research and policy regarding energy, mining, forestry and earth sciences. It has an exciting mandate that is central to Government of Canada priorities. Our organization is dynamic, creative and resourceful.

The NRCan Booth Street complex is located within walking distance of Dows Lake, the Rideau Canal, and a network of paths through the greenspace of Commissioners Park, linking you to the city-wide urban cycling and pedestrian trail system. NRCan employees have access to amenities such as showers, change rooms and secure bicycle storage, allowing them to commute using Ottawa’s bike path system.

Intent of the process

OUR IMMEDIATE NEED IS TO STAFF A BILINGUAL IMPERATIVE (BBB/BBB) POSITION ON AN INDETERMINATE BASIS.

A pool of fully qualified candidates may be established through this process to staff identical or similar positions at Natural Resources Canada at the AS-06 group and level with various tenures (determinate period or indeterminate), various linguistic requirements (English Essential, French Essential, English or French Essential and Bilingual imperative) and profile(s) (BBB/BBB, CBC/CBC, CCC/CCC, etc.), various security requirements (i.e. Reliability, Secret, Top Secret), various conditions of employment and for various locations.

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)

Graduation with a degree from a recognized post-secondary institution in public administration, business administration, commerce or another discipline relevant to the position.

Degree equivalency

Significant* and recent** experience in planning, conducting and reporting on internal audits.
Recent** experience in presenting audit findings, audit conclusions and audit recommendations to senior management***.
Experience in supervising the work of junior audit staff.
Recent** experience in writing and reporting on complete or major sections of audit reports.

* Significant experience is defined as approximately three (3) years or more.
** Recent experience is defined as experience gained within the last five (5) years.
*** Senior management is defined as executives at the Director General level (or equivalent) and above.

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

Various language requirements

Information on language requirements

Knowledge of the TB Internal Audit Policy Suite.
Knowledge of the Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA) International Professional Practices Framework (IPPF) for Internal Audit.

Ability to communicate effectively in writing.
Ability to communicate effectively orally.
Ability to manage multiple tasks in a related domain under tight deadlines.
Ability to analyze and evaluate information to formulate suitable conclusions, options and/or recommendations.
Ability to work well in a team environment.

Effective interpersonal skills
Judgment
Values and ethics
Initiative
Dependability

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

ASSET QUALIFICATIONS:
Possession of a recognized professional accounting designation (i.e. CPA, CA, CMA or CGA).
Possession of a recognized professional internal audit designation (i.e. CIA, CGAP or CISA).

Degree equivalency

Experience using data analytics software such as ACL.
Experience using audit software such as TeamMate.
Experience in conducting continuous auditing.
Experience conducting follow-up on internal audit recommendations.
Experience performing consulting engagement or advisory work and communicating its results to senior management.

OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS:
Ability and willingness to work overtime on occasion.
Ability and willingness to travel throughout Canada on occasion.

Conditions of employment

Secret security clearance

Other information

We will only accept on-line applications received via the jobs.gc.ca site. 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.

Reference checks may be sought.

An interview may be conducted.

A written examination may be administered.

Candidates from outside the public service may be required to pay for travel and relocation costs associated with this selection process.

If you are selected for further consideration, please advise the person who will contact you of any accommodations you may require during the selection process.

Candidates must meet the essential qualifications to be appointed to a position.

Depending on the requirements of the position(s) being staffed from this process, for current or future vacancies, any or all of the other qualifications may be applied at the time of staffing. Candidates may be contacted and assessed against these criteria at any time during this 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/.

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.

The Assessment Committee reserves the right to contact references other than those provided by the candidates (within the Public Service only), if found necessary, in order to adequately assess the candidates.

The breadth and depth of experience may be considered when making selections from the qualified pool and in determining the "best fit" for the organization.

Random selection and/or top-down selection may be used at any time during the process to identify which applicants will be further assessed.

For this selection process, it is our intention to communicate with candidates via email for assessment purposes. This will include invitations to written tests and interviews. To that end, candidates must include a valid email address in their application. It is the candidate's responsibility to ensure that this address is functional and that it accepts messages from unknown users (some email systems block these types of email). It is also the candidate's responsibility to ensure accurate information is provided and updated as required.

Candidates must meet the conditions of employment and continue to meet these same conditions during their employment.

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.