Audit Manager - Professional Practices (INVENTORY)

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We are committed to providing an inclusive and barrier-free work environment, starting with the hiring process. If you need to be accommodated during any phase of the evaluation process, please use the Contact information below to request special accommodation. All information received in relation to accommodation will be kept confidential.

Information on accommodation for persons with disabilities

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.

*** INSTRUCTION TO FOLLOW ***

***VERY IMPORTANT NOTE: It is your responsibility as a candidate to clearly outline that you meet each of the screening criteria (i.e. Education and Experience Qualifications, both Essential and Assets) by responding to the pre-screening questions. Please note that it is not sufficient to only state that the requirement is met or to provide a listing of current responsibilities, rather the candidate must provide concrete examples that illustrate how they meet the requirement. Failure to do so could result in the application being rejected from the process.

Please note that point form, “copy and paste" from your resume and comments such “refer to my attached resume” will NOT be accepted. Failure to provide this information in the requested format WILL result in your application being rejected.

FOR EACH ESSENTIAL and ASSET CRITERION (that you possess), please provide concrete examples and the following MANDATORY information:

1. Name of the organization where the experience was acquired and your position (WHERE);
2. Title of the position occupied and duration for which you exercised the functions (WHEN);
3. Specific details of tasks, projects, or accomplishments demonstrating how the experience was acquired (HOW).

Work environment

Why Work at Justice Canada’s Internal Audit Services?

The Internal Audit Services is a dynamic team of dedicated, service-oriented professionals who provide a full spectrum of internal audit products and services to the Department of Justice. Led by the Chief Audit Executive, the team includes certified internal auditors and chartered professional accountants who combine their complementary skills and expertise to produce results of the highest quality and standard. If you would like to be part of an innovative and agile team who likes to think and problem solve together to help their clients, please send us your application!

Intent of the process

The initial intent of this process is to staff one indeterminate, bilingual imperative CBC/CBC position.

A pool of partially or fully qualified candidates resulting from this process may be established to fill similar positions bilingual imperative CBC/CBC with various tenures (temporary or permanent) within the Public Service of Canada.

Positions to be filled: 1

Information you must provide

Your résumé.

In order to be considered, your application must clearly explain how you meet the following (essential qualifications)

EDUCATION:

ED1 - Graduation with a degree* from a recognized post-secondary institution with acceptable specialization in accounting, finance, business administration, commerce or economics, or another specialty relevant to the position.

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

Degree equivalency

EXPERIENCE:

EX1 - Experience in leading internal audit engagements or in leading related activities*

* Related activities includes quality assurance reviews and development of Risk-Based Audit Plans.

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

ASSET QUALIFICATIONS (other qualifications)

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

PROFESSIONAL DESIGNATION:

PD1 - A recognized professional designation: Certified Internal Auditor (CIA), Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA), Certified Government Audit Professional (CGAP), Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE), Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA), Chartered Accountant (CA), Certified General Accountant (CGA), Certified Management Accountant (CMA).

EDUCATION:

AED1 - Master’s degree from a recognized post-secondary institution with acceptable specialization in accounting, finance, business administration, commerce, or some other specialty relevant to the position.

Degree equivalency

EXPERIENCE:

AEX1 - Experience in providing liaison services between a Canadian federal department and external assurance providers, such as the Office of the Auditor General of Canada and the Commissioner of the Environment and Sustainable Development.

AEX2 - Experience in providing strategic advice on audit related matters to Senior Management*.

AEX3 - Experience in planning, conduct and reporting of external audits (such as performance or financial audits).

AEX4 - Experience in providing support to a Departmental Audit Committee or to a Senior Management* Committee. This must include, at a minimum, the performance OR supervision of the following activities:
• planning committee meetings;
• working with committee members;
• working with senior executives and/or their support staff; and
• writing records of decisions.

AEX5 - Experience in preparing briefing material for Senior Management*.

AEX6 -Experience in establishing partnerships, collaborating and liaising with senior management*.

*Senior management is defined as Director General level (EX-03) and above, or senior executives in private or public sector organizations external to the Federal Public Service of Canada.

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

Bilingual - Imperative (CBC/CBC)

Information on language requirements

KNOWLEDGE:

K1 - Knowledge of Internal Auditing Standards of the Institute of Internal Auditors.

K2 - Knowledge of Project Management tools and techniques.

ABILITIES:

A1 - Ability to communicate effectively in writing.

A2 - Ability to communicate effectively orally.

PERSONAL SUITABILITY:

PS1 - Leadership

PS2 - Judgement

PS3 - Initiative

PS4 - Interpersonal skills

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

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:

- Willingness to work overtime when required.

Conditions of employment

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

Proof of education must be submitted at the interview.

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

If you are an employee of the Public Service, please indicate on your application your current group and level.

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.

Our means of communication with applicants is via e-mail. Please ensure to include a functional e-mail address, which will accept messages from unknown users (some e-mail systems block these types of e-mails). It is the responsibility of the candidate to ensure accurate contact information is provided and updated as required. We encourage candidates to provide a second e-mail address in their application.

Acknowledgement of receipt of applications will not be sent. We will only contact those candidates screened into the process.

Extractions from this selection process may occur throughout and after the advertisement period.

Results from previous extractions may be deemed valid for future extractions.

You can only be assessed (screening, exam, interview or reference) once per extraction.

Other criteria could be used for the selection decision.

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.