Financial Assistant / Administrative Assistant **Amendment**

Important messages

**Candidates must submit their application using the "Apply online" function. Only applications submitted via this portal will be considered. Persons with a disability preventing them from applying on-line are asked to contact 1-800-645-5605.**

We are currently staffing two streams in the following locations:
Stream 1 : Financial assistant
Stream 1 : Montreal (QC), Gatineau (QC), Burlington (ON), Toronto (ON), Edmonton (AB)
Stream 2 : Administrative assistant
Stream 2 : Gatineau (QC)
Please indicate in your cover letter which stream and for which city that you are interested in.

Intent of the process

The intent of this process is to establish a pool of qualified candidates to staff positions at Environment and Climate Change Canada with various linguistic profiles and requirements (English essential, French essential, English or French essential, bilingual imperative BBB/BBB, bilingual imperative CBC/CBC), various tenures (indeterminate, term, acting and extensions) and with various security profiles (Reliability or Secret).

Positions to be filled: Number to be determined

Information you must provide

Your résumé.

A covering letter in 3,000 words (maximum)

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:
Successful completion of secondary school.

Degree equivalency

EXPERIENCE:
Recent* experience** using Microsoft Office software such as Outlook, Word, Excel and Power Point in a work environment.

Recent* experience** in working with integrated financial systems.

STREAM 1 ONLY:
Recent* experience** in the provision of accounting services within an organization such as the payment of invoices, billing, preparing bank deposits, processing travel claims or performing account verification.

STREAM 2 ONLY:
Recent* experience** in performing administrative services in at least four (4) of the following:
• Coordinating meetings;
• Coordinating teleconferences and/or videoconferences;
• Managing incoming and outgoing correspondence;
• Scheduling and organizing domestic or international travel arrangements, including preparing and/or verifying travel claims;
• Providing human resources services and support;
• Reconciling financial transactions;
• Verifying and paying invoices; and
• Creating contracts and/or purchase orders.

*Recent in the context of this advertisement is defined by being within the last 3 years.

**Experience in the context of this advertisement refers to the breadth and depth as well as the complexity of tasks that could be expected to have been obtained by carrying out the functions associated with full-time performance of duties over a period of at least 12 months.

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

ASSET QUALIFICATIONS:
A priority may be granted to candidates with higher education level in administration, management, finance, accounting or other fields of studies considered relevant to the position.

Degree equivalency

Recent* experience** with the Financial Management System SAP.

Recent* experience** in the application of policies, procedures or financial directives established by the Treasury Board of Canada.

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

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

Information on language requirements

KNOWLEDGE:
Knowledge of Environment and Climate Change Canada’s mandate and programs.

Stream 1 only:
Knowledge of account receivables or account payables practices and controls.

Stream 2 only:
Knowledge of administrative procedures related to office management, including: records management and quality control.

ABILITIES:
Ability to communicate effectively orally.

Ability to communicate effectively in writing.

Ability to work as part of a team.

Ability to manage own time.

PERSONAL SUITABILITY:
Initiative
Reliability
Client service orientation
Judgment
Detail oriented

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

OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS:
Willingness to work overtime on short notice.

Conditions of employment

Conditions of Employment
Reliability and Security: Reliability or Secret depending on the position being staffed.

Other information

A test may be administered.

An interview may be administered.

Reference checks may be sought.

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

Candidates may be required to meet the asset qualifications or the organizational needs, depending on the requirements of the specific position being staffed.

Acknowledgment of receipt of applications will not be sent.

You must provide proof of your education credentials, if applicable.

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/.

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.