Senior Accounting Clerk

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Assessment accommodation

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.

When submitting your application, you MUST ANSWER questions regarding the education and experience requirements (both essential and asset qualifications). You must CLEARLY DEMONSTRATE how you meet each of these requirements by answering the online questions. It is not sufficient to only state that the qualifications are met or to only provide a listing of current or past responsibilities. Rather you must clearly demonstrate WHEN (month-year to month-year), WHERE and HOW you acquired each qualification by giving CONCRETE EXAMPLES. Information provided in your answers related to your education and experience must be supported in your resume. You will also have to answer questions regarding the operational requirements. Failure to provide the above information in the format required may result in your application being rejected from the process. The information you provide in the questionnaire must be true.

Applicants meeting the initial screening requirements will be contacted for further assessment.

The screening criteria are those related to *Education and *Experience listed under the *Essential Qualifications.

The other Essential Qualifications will be assessed through Second Language Evaluation (SLE) tests, written exams, interviews and reference checks. If you are unsuccessful at any stage, you may not be evaluated again in this selection process.

Depending on the requirements of the position or positions being filled, any or all of the asset qualifications, operational requirements, and organizational needs may be considered at any time during this process. These criteria may be a deciding factor in choosing the persons to be appointed. Therefore, it is IMPORTANT that you answer each of the questions related to these requirements.

It is your responsibility to keep your personal data in your PSRS Applicant Account up-to-date and to check your e-mail account regularly to ensure that you do not miss out on any opportunities. If you fail to respond in the appropriate timeframe, your candidacy WILL NOT BE REFERRED to the hiring manager.

Persons with disabilities preventing them from applying on-line are asked to contact 1-800-645-5605.

Intent of the process

The intention is to staff...

A pool of fully or partially qualified candidates may be established to staff similar positions within Elections Canada with various linguistic profile : English or French Essential, bilingual imperative BBB/BBB with various tenures (Permanent and Temporary).

Positions to be filled: Number to be determined

Information you must provide

Your résumé.

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

ESSENTIAL QUALIFICATIONS

EDUCATION

High School Diploma.

Degree equivalency

EXPERIENCES
Recent* experience in providing administrative support services in a financial or and accounting environment.

Experience in using Microsoft Office Suite applications including Word, Excel, and Outlook.

Note: * The term ‘’RECENT’’ means during the last three (3) years.

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

Various language requirements
Bilingual Imperative BBB/BBB
English or French essential

Information on language requirements

ABILITIES

Ability to communicate orally.

Ability to communicate in writing.

Ability to prioritize and meet deadlines.

Ability to review financial data.

PERSONAL SUITABILITY

Attention to detail.

Reliability.

Teamwork.

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

ASSET QUALIFICATIONS

ASSET/EDUCATION

Certificate, diploma or degree in business, accounting or a related field, from a recognized post-secondary institution.

Degree equivalency

ASSET/ EXPERIENCES

Experience in using a financial system, such as FreeBalance, SAP, etc.

Experience in applying financial policies, procedures or directives.

Experience in collecting financial information.

Experience in responding to enquiries or complaints from clients or general public.

Experience in providing administrative support services to federal, provincial, territorial or municipal electoral bodies.

Experience in invoice processing or account verification.

OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS

Willingness and ability to work overtime as and when needed, often and /or on short notice.

Willingness and ability to work on variable shift work schedules, as and when required.

Conditions of employment

Reliability Status security clearance

Willingness and ability to work overtime as and when needed, often and /or on short notice.

Willingness and ability to work on variable shift work schedules, as and when required.

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 designated groups when you apply.

Information on employment equity

A test may be administered.

An interview may be administered.

Reference checks may be sought.

You must provide proof of your education credentials or occupational certification.

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

Please note that asset qualifications may be used at the screening stage or any stage during the process.

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.

PLEASE NOTE: For this selection process, our intention is to communicate with applicants by e-mail for screening/assessment purposes (including issuing screening results, and sending invitations for written tests and interviews). Applicants who apply to this selection process must include in their application a valid e-mail address and make sure this address is functional at all times and accepts messages from unknown users.

We will accept applications on-line only. All job applications must therefore be submitted through the Public Services Resourcing System (PSRS).

Various locations of work in the National Capital Region, such as Gatineau and Ottawa.

Preference

Preference will be given to veterans and to Canadian citizens, in that order, with the exception of a job located in Nunavut, where Nunavut Inuit will be appointed first.

Information on the preference to veterans

We thank all those who apply. Only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.