Senior Finance Officer

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

Intent of the process

A pool of (fully or partially qualified) candidates may be established through this process to staff identical or similar positions within Natural Resources Canada with various tenures (determinate period or permanent), various language requirements (English Essential, French Essential, English or French Essential, or Bilingual), linguistic requirements (imperative and/or non-imperative) and profile(s) (BBB/BBB, CBC/CBC, CCC/CCC, etc.), various security requirements (Reliability status or Secret clearance), various conditions of employment and for various locations.

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)

Graduation with a degree from a recognized post-secondary institution with specialization in accounting, finance, business administration, commerce or economics OR eligibility for a recognized professional accounting designation (i.e., CPA, CA, CMA or CGA).

Degree equivalency

EX1: Experience in applying and interpreting policies, directives and/or financial procedures

EX2: Significant experience* in providing financial advice and interpretation of financial policies to management**

EX3: Significant experience* in providing financial analysis and reports

* Significant experience refers to the depth and breadth of experience associated tasks full time for a minimum of three (3) years.

** Management is defined as director level or equivalent, and above.

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

English essential

Information on language requirements

KN1: Knowledge of the Federal Government financial structure
KN2: Knowledge of the Financial Administration Act

AB1: Ability to communicate in writing
AB2: Ability to communicate orally
AB3: Ability to plan priorities, manage conflicting priorities in order to meet deadlines in a changing environment
AB4: Ability to analyze and evaluate information to formulate suitable conclusions, options and recommendations or resolve problems
AB5: Ability to work well in a team environment

PS1: Effective interpersonal relationships
PS2: Judgement
PS3: Initiative
PS4: Result oriented
PS5: Client services

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

AQ1: A professional accounting designation (CPA, CA, CMA or CGA)

AQ2: Experience in financial operations and planning
AQ3: Experience in providing written and oral briefings to Senior Management***
AQ4: Experience in financial management in the Canadian public sector

*** Senior Management is defined as director general level or equivalent, and above.

Conditions of employment

Reliability Status security clearance

Ability and willingness to work overtime on occasion
Ability and willingness to travel throughout Canada on occasion

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

All applications must be submitted online through the GC Jobs website. DO NOT email, fax or mail in applications, as these will NOT be accepted..

Acknowledgment of receipts of applications will not be sent; we will only contact successful applicants when the screening process has been completed.

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

Applicants are required to meet the Essential Qualifications. Asset Qualifications MAY be applied at any point in the assessment process. Therefore, you are strongly encouraged to answer Asset Qualifications questions in your online application. Applicants do not need to meet any/all of the Asset Qualifications for consideration, however, possessing any/all of the Asset Qualifications may increase the likelihood of being considered for an appointment.

Natural Resources Canada is committed to establishing and maintaining a representative workforce. This organizational need may be identified as part of the appointment decision. In such cases, qualified candidates who self-declare as members of a visible minority group, Aboriginal peoples, persons with disabilities or women (in non-traditional occupations) could be considered in priority.

An interview may be sought.

A written test may be administered.

A situational exercise may/will be administered.

Reference checks may be sought.

Random selection and/or top-down selection may be used at any time during the process to identify which applicants will be further assessed.

Candidates should be prepared to provide proof of education (copy of degree/diploma) and citizenship or permanent resident status. If you have obtained education outside Canada, you will be required to submit proof of evaluation of Canadian equivalency.

Candidates from outside the public service may be required to pay for travel and relocation costs associated with this selection process.

If you are selected for further consideration, please advise the person who will contact you of any accommodations you may require during the selection process.

Applicants are asked to indicate their preferred official language in their application.

Persons are entitled to participate in the appointment process in the official language of their choice.

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, 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.