Financial Analyst

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Information on accommodation for persons with disabilities

To apply for this process, you:
• don’t need to provide a cover letter (just a résumé)
• answer some pre-screening questions online
• answer three questions for assessment and selection purposes

When answering the pre-screening questions for the education and experience requirements listed under "essential qualifications" and "other qualifications", you must provide specific examples to clearly demonstrate how you meet the qualification. We can’t make any assumptions about your experience. Simply saying you have the required qualifications or listing your current duties is not enough. Instead, provide concrete and detailed examples that clearly explain WHERE, WHEN (Month & Year) and HOW (Provide one or more specific examples of accomplishments that clearly demonstrate how you possess the relevant experience) you gained the experience. We’ll only use your résumé as a secondary source of information. If you don’t clearly demonstrate you have the required experience, we won’t ask for additional information and you will be screened out.

Work environment

Financial Analysts: Unsung heroes of our times!

Not feeling challenged? Capable of great things? The Justice League is looking for you! Join a dynamic team of finance experts who provide in-depth analysis on all matters of strategic financial business decisions. This is an exciting role that requires your super powers of review, analysis and interpretation of financial reports, policies, and processes, etc. You’ll help us save the day with your fast but mindful attention to details, strong problem-solving skills, and advocacy for best practices…all to ensure our department meets its objectives.

Justice Canada’s (a top 100 employer recognized by Forbes) headquarters are located in the heart of downtown Ottawa, minutes from the light rail system, parkland and great distractions (shops, gyms, restaurants, etc.) We are a department of approximately 4,400 employees located mostly in Ottawa with offices across Canada. We support flexible work arrangements and encourage a healthy work life balance (normal work week is 37.5 hours). There are internal opportunities for rotation and advancement, professional development, reimbursement of accounting designation fees and much more.

Intent of the process

Number of positions to fill:
•One (1) Anticipatory Indeterminate Position in Vancouver, British Columbia (English Essential)
•One (1) Term Position in Ottawa, Ontario (English or French essential)
•Six (6) Indeterminate Positions in Ottawa, Ontario (Various language requirements)

A list of partially or fully qualified candidates may be established from this process which may be used to staff similar positions within the Public Service with various tenures, various language requirements (English Essential, French Essential, English or French Essential, Bilingual Imperative BBB/BBB) and security requirements which may vary according to the position to be staffed.

Positions to be filled: 8

Information you must provide

Your résumé.

Contact information for 3 references.

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 a specialization in accounting, finance, business administration, commerce or economics AND experience related to positions in the Financial Administration Group**.

OR

OCCUPATIONAL CERTIFICATION

OC1: Eligibility*** for a recognized professional accounting designation. The recognized professional accounting designations are Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA), Chartered Accountant (CA), Certified Management Accountant (CMA) or Certified General Accountant (CGA).

*Degree: Unless it is otherwise specified (e.g., Master’s degree), the term “degree” refers to a baccalaureate as established by educational authorities.

**The experience related to positions in the Financial Administration Group must be related to Financial Management. This experience can be acquired by working in a public accounting firm, or in an accounting/finance team in the private sector, non-for-profit, self-employment, etc. Experience can be from working in financial analysis, auditing, payables or receivables, financial statements, financial forecasting and budgeting, book keeping, tax preparation or other related activities.

***Eligibility can be defined as: the candidate must have completed all the course requirements of the program as well as the work experience required by the profession.

Degree equivalency

EXPERIENCE

EX1: Significant* experience in analyzing financial information and in preparing reports.

EX2: Experience in providing advice, recommendations and support to key stakeholders (such as managers, colleagues, clients) on complex** financial management matters.

EX3: Significant* experience in at least one (1) area of financial management: accounting operations, corporate accounting, financial policies, internal audit, internal controls, financial systems, or planning and forecasting.

*Significant can be defined as depth and breadth of experience normally associated with the performance of these duties on a regular basis for a minimum period of approximately 2 years.

**Complex financial issues involve different but related parts such as many impacts or elements to consider, large amounts of data, or interdependencies.

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

Various language requirements

Information on language requirements

COMPETENCIES

COMP1: Oral Communication

COMP2: Written Communication

COMP3: Strategic Thinking: Analysis

COMP4: Strategic Thinking: Ideas

COMP5: Engagement

COMP6: Management Excellence: Action

-- FI Competency Profile at the federal government: http://publiservice.tbs-sct.gc.ca/fm-gf/publi/fi-comp/fi-comptb-eng.asp

PERSONAL SUITABILITY

PS1: Reliability

PS2: Judgment

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

OTHER QUALIFICATIONS

If you possess any of the following other experience, you are encouraged to complete the screening questions in the application as these may be used to potential future candidates. You must also clearly explain how you meet it (HOW, WHEN and WHAT). If you do not possess one or more of the other qualifications, please respond "No".

EDUCATION

AED1: Possess a recognized professional Accounting Designation (CPA, CA, CMA, or CGA).

Degree equivalency

EXPERIENCE

AEX1: Experience in accounting operations such as accounts payable or accounts receivable.

AEX2: Experience in the preparation of financial statements OR trial balance OR public accounts.

AEX3: Experience in the provision of financial management services such as forecasting, budgeting, financial analysis or reporting.

AEX4: Experience in configuring SAP.

AEX5: Experience working in quality assurance such as internal controls or auditing.

AEX6: Experience using financial management systems such as SAP or Oracle.

AEX7: Experience in supervision of employees in a financial environment.

AEX8: Experience in developing or providing training on financial matters.

AEX9: Experience in using advanced Microsoft Excel functions such as pivot tables, macros or VLOOKUP’s.

ORGANIZATIONAL NEEDS

The Department of Justice is committed to maintaining a representative workforce reflective of Canadian society. In support of achieving a diversified workforce and our employment equity goals, qualified candidates who self-declare in a staffing process as members of Aboriginal peoples, persons with disabilities, visible minorities and/or women may be selected for appointment to fulfill organizational needs.

OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS

- Ability and willingness to occasionally work overtime on short notice.

Conditions of employment

- Reliability or Secret Security Clearance.

Other information

The Public Service of Canada is committed to building a skilled and diverse workforce that reflects the Canadians we serve. We promote employment equity and encourage you to indicate if you belong to one of the targeted groups when you apply.

Information on employment equity

Reference checks (current and previous supervisor, colleague).

An interview will be administered.

A written examination will be administered.

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

You must provide proof of your education credentials.

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/

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

RANDOM SELECTION MAY BE USED IN THIS SELECTION PROCESS.

TOP DOWN SELECTION MAY BE USED IN THIS SELECTION PROCESS.

Please note that achieving a pass mark on any of the assessments used does not mean you will move forward in the selection process. Management may decide to use a cut-off mark that is higher than the pass mark on any of the evaluations used throughout the selection process.

All communication relating to this process, including telephone and email correspondence, may be used in the assessment of qualifications.

Other criteria could be used for the selection decision.

Communication for this process will be sent via e-mail. It is the responsibility of the candidate to ensure that accurate contact information is provided and updated as required.

Acknowledgment of receipt of applications will not be sent; We thank all those who apply. Only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.

For Government of Canada employees, please identify clearly your substantive group and level and your employment status on your résumé and/or application form.

For Government of Canada employees, please ensure that your Personal Record Identifier (PRI) is included in your application.

Applicants 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 Department of Justice encourages persons with priority entitlements to self-refer to our selection processes in circumstances where they believe that they meet the essential qualifications of the advertised position.

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.