Senior Financial Analyst (FI-03) / Manager, Financial Management (FI-04)

Important messages

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 specialized accommodation. All information received in relation to accommodation will be kept confidential.

Assessment accommodation

Work Location:
- Positions are located primarily in the National Capital Region (Ottawa-Gatineau), but opportunities may also exist in other regions across Canada.

Language requirements:
- This process will be used primarily to staff bilingual positions. A bilingual position is one in which you will be required to meet a language level of at least BBB (see: Information on language requirements). To determine your approximate language level, please take the self-assessment tests for both Written Expression and Reading Comprehension (see links above). Please note that there is also an oral exam, however no self-assessment test exists for this exam.

- We will also be asking you if you would undergo language testing for those who are not currently bilingual. For those who at bilingual, answering "No" to the question will still screen you in.

- A very limited number of unilingual positions may be available. Subject to demand, unilingual candidates will be assessed using other selection strategies such as considering asset criteria and possibly random selection.

- All information obtained throughout the selection process, from the time of application to close of process, may be used to evaluate the candidates.

Work environment

A career in financial management in the government of Canada allows you to be part of an influential, government-wide network of professionals who have made vital contributions to Canadian society. You will provide the essential strategic business advisory function necessary for managing in today’s complex operating environment.

We are looking for results-oriented financial professionals who can support our world-class institutions and anticipate and respond to the evolving needs of Canadians.

WHAT WE HAVE TO OFFER:
- Dynamic and challenging career opportunities
- Career mobility, with over 5,000 financial professionals located across Canada
- A flexible and collaborative work environment
- First-rate benefits (including a defined-benefit pension) and competitive salaries

This will be an accelerated hiring process resulting in networking sessions with potential on-the-spot job offers in January 2019.

Questions? Contact .

Intent of the process

A pool of qualified candidates resulting from this process will be established for all employment tenures (e.g., full-time permanent, temporary, etc.) on behalf of all federal government departments and agencies. There will be approximately 100 bilingual positions to fill from this pool and a limited number of unilingual positions.

The pool will be managed by the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat and will be open to federal government organizations. As a result, candidates may be contacted to be further assessed.

Positions to be filled: 100

Information you must provide

Your résumé.

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

Education:
- A degree from a recognized post-secondary institution* with specialization in accounting, finance, business administration, commerce or economics.
OR
Occupational Certification:
- Eligibility** for a recognized professional accounting designation. The recognized professional accounting designations are Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA), Chartered Accountant (CA), Certified Management Accountant (CMA), Certified General Accountant (CGA).

* Proof of Canadian equivalency for degrees obtained outside Canada must be provided at a later date.

** You’re eligible if you have met all academic and occupational requirements of the profession (including those with respect to examinations and experience), but have not obtained or maintained actual registration, certification or membership in the professional association.

Degree equivalency

Experience for Senior Financial Analyst (FI-03) candidates

Experience* in at least two of the following areas:
- Financial planning and budgeting;
- Financial reporting;
- Financial policy;
- Financial Systems;
- Internal Control;
- Accounting Operations;
- Auditing;
- Tax programs or services;
- Costing.

Experience for Manager, Financial Management (FI-04) candidates

Experience* in at least three of the following areas:
- Financial planning and budgeting;
- Financial reporting;
- Financial policy;
- Financial Systems;
- Internal Control;
- Accounting Operations;
- Auditing;
- Tax programs or services;
- Costing.

* The ideal candidate would have the depth and breadth of experience normally acquired over a period of approximately five (5) years for FI-03 candidates and eight (8) years for FI-04 candidates. We are looking for individuals who have dealt with multiple financial cycles, who have brought projects to fruition, who have established lessons learned, followed up on implementation and have corrected or enhanced results in a financial management environment. Superstars welcomed!

Experience for both FI-03 and FI-04 candidates:
- Experience providing financial management advice and guidance to either internal or external clients.

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
Bilingual imperative: CCC/CCC
English Essential*
French Essential*

*A very limited number of unilingual (English or French) positions may be available.

Information on language requirements

Competencies:
- Strategic Thinking - Ideas
- Management Excellence: Action
- Management Excellence: People
- Engagement
- Communication

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

Please note that it is not mandatory to meet the asset qualifications, but should you meet any of the following, we ask that you include it in your resumé.

- Eligibility* for a recognized professional accounting designation (i.e., CPA, CPA-CA, CPA-CMA, CPA-CGA)
- A costing certification such as Professional Cost Estimator/Analyst (PCEA) or Certified Cost Estimator/Analyst (CCEA)

* You are eligible if you have met all academic and occupational requirements of the profession (including those with respect to examinations and experience), but have not obtained or maintained actual registration, certification or membership in the professional association.

Degree equivalency

Experience:
- Experience auditing complex financial statements and/or internal controls
- Experience in financial systems (including configuration for ERP systems such as SAP)
- Experience working with data analytics tools such as Power BI
- Experience managing or supervising employees

Operational Requirements:
- Willingness and ability to work overtime on short notice
- Willingness and ability to travel

Conditions of Employment:
- Security: reliability status or secret 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 designated groups when you apply.

Information on employment equity

- Only applications received directly via the System (https://emploisfp-psjobs.cfp-psc.gc.ca/psrs-srfp/applicant/page1710?toggleLanguage=en) will be accepted. The system will prompt you to include your CV in your application, you do not need to send us a copy separately. If you require accommodation for any reason, you must contact the person listed below before the closing date.

- Candidates may be required to meet the asset (other) qualifications or the organizational needs, depending on the requirements of the specific position being staffed, you will be advised accordingly.

- We will communicate with you about this process by email. As a result, you must update your Public Service Resourcing System profile if it changes. Applicants should use an email address that accepts messages from unknown senders (some email systems block such messages).

- Candidates will be required to submit their proof of education documents at the time of assessment. If you were educated outside of Canada, you must have your credentials and/or diploma assessed against Canadian education standards. The public service will accept any Foreign Educational Credentials as long as they are deemed comparable to Canadian standards, through a recognize credential assessment service. For more information please consult: https://www.canada.ca/en/public-service-commission/jobs/services/gc-jobs/information-candidates/degree-equivalency.html

- 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.

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.