Intermediate Financial Officer

Important messages

Only applications received directly via the System (https://www.canada.ca/en/public-service-commission/jobs/services/public-service-jobs.html) will be accepted. If you require accommodation for any reason, you must contact the HR Advisor listed below before the closing date.

If you do not clearly demonstrate how you meet all screening criteria in the screening questions by providing concrete examples, your application will be rejected. Your application may also be rejected if it has incomplete information. We will not contact you to request information that is missing from your application.

Work environment

As one of Canada’s Best Diversity Employers, AAFC is proud to celebrate our achievement in creating a diverse, respectful, and positive workplace where all employees are valued and recognized for their unique qualities, ideas, voices and perspectives.

Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada is seeking high performing Chartered Professional Accountants (CPAs) to recruit into finance and accounting positions located in Winnipeg, Manitoba.

Working for the federal public service offers a unique opportunity to serve Canadians, ensure the prudent stewardship of public resources, and work in a dynamic and multi-faceted operating environment while effectively managing risks.

The federal public service offers:
• Diverse and challenging work
• Flexible hours and work-life balance
• Competitive salaries and benefits plan
• The opportunity to make a difference

If you are a strategic thinker who is focused on change and effective program delivery, and would like to work for one of Canada’s top employers, consider joining the federal public service.

Intent of the process

The intent of this process is to immediately staff one FI-02 indeterminate position. A pool of qualified candidates may be established which may be used staff similar positions in Winnipeg with various tenures, language requirements, or Security requirements.

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)

Possession of a Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA) designation.

Degree equivalency

Significant and recent** experience in finance in at least one (1) of the following areas:
 Costing;
 Financial Planning and Resource Management;
 Financial Systems Development, Implementation or Maintenance;
 Accounting Operations;
 Financial Reporting;
 Auditing;
 Internal Controls; or
 Grants and Contributions

** Significant and recent is defined as a depth and breadth of experience acquired in performing a broad range of activities over a cumulative period of (3) three years or more within the last (6) years

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

Various language requirements
Bilingual Imperative CBC/CBC
English essential

Information on language requirements

Teamwork
Adaptability
Planning and Organizing
Analytical thinking
Interactive Communication

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

University degree or two-year college diploma in computer science or similar discipline.

Degree equivalency

Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA).
Certified Internal Auditor (CIA).

Experience in managing a costing process and developing costing and charging models or allocation methodologies.
Experience in financial transaction verification and audit.
Experience as an auditor of financial statements with an accredited audit firm (accredited to provide audit opinions by a provincial CPA body).
Experience in supervising staff including providing direction.
Experience working with SAP.
Experience in the review of contribution agreements, associated payment claims and in the interpretation of program terms and conditions.
Experience with administering time collection systems.
Experience within public sector cost sharing agreements.
Experience in making presentations explaining financial data, concepts, policies, applications and/or processes to senior management.
Experience with Cognos – Report Studio.

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

Information on employment equity

Leave may be restricted due to operational requirements.
Ability and willingness to work within the hours of 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. with a standard 37.5 hour work week.
Ability and willingness to travel, as required, within Canada.
Ability and willingness to work overtime, as required.

Conditions of employment

Reliability and Security: Reliability or Secret
Professional designations and certifications must be maintained up-to-date and in good standing.

Other information

• Reference checks may be sought.
• An interview may be administered.
• A test may be administered.
• You must provide proof of your education credentials.
• Asset qualifications and/or top down selection of candidates may be used in the determination of those to be given further consideration in the assessment process.

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.