Financial Analyst

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Assessment accommodation

Intent of the process

The immediate need is to staff various positions.
A pool of partially or fully qualified candidates may be established from this selection process and may be used to staff similar positions with various tenures, various linguistic profiles as well as various security clearances within the Canada Border Services Agency.

Positions to be filled: 5

Information you must provide

A covering letter in 1,500 words (maximum) "Demonstrate with examples how you meet each essential qualifications of education and experiences."

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 AND experience related to positions in the Financial Management Group; OR

Degree equivalency

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) and Certified General Accountant (CGA).

Experiences
Experience in one or more of the following areas:
• Financial Management Advisory;
• Financial Planning and budgeting;
• Financial Reporting (Internal or External) or Financial Audits;
• Accounting operations;
• Financial policy development and interpretation;
• Costing;
• Quality assurance, monitoring and internal controls;
• Financial Systems development and/or maintenance support;
• Revenue management

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

Asset qualifications

Education
Designation from a professional accounting association (CPA, CA, CGA, CMA).

Degree equivalency

Experience
Experience managing or supervising employees for a minimum of one year.

Experience using SAP or Oracle

Experience in the preparation of financial analysis, advice and recommendations to support decision making.

Experience using Microsoft Excel Advanced functions.

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

Various language requirements
English Essential, English or French Essential, Bilingual imperative BBB/BBB

Information on language requirements

Competencies
• Ethical behaviour
• Problem solving
• Communication
• Teamwork
• Initiative

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

Knowledge
Knowledge of directives related to financial administration in the Government of Canada.
Knowledge of roles and responsibilities of central agencies.

Operational Requirements
Availability, willingness and ability to work overtime, as required.

Conditions of employment

Reliability Status security clearance - Various positions available with various level of security.

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

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

A random and/or top down selection of candidates may be used in the determination of those to be given further consideration in the assessment process.

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.