Regional Financial Analyst/Advisor

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Assessment accommodation

***We will only accept on-line applications received via the GC jobs site.***

If you…
→ are a Financial Management professional;
→ thrive in an environment of change and growth;
→ have strong analytical and problem-solving skills;
→ are attentive to details and produce high quality work; and
→ work in a way that promotes a healthy workplace, then; a position in the Department of Fisheries and Oceans or the Royal Canadian Mounted Police may be of interest to you.

Intent of the process

The purpose of this process is to staff positions within the Newfoundland and Labrador Region of the Department of Fisheries and Oceans and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. A pool of qualified candidates is intended to be established and may be used to staff FI-02 and/or FI-01 positions.

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)

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

Eligibility for a recognized professional accounting designation. The recognized professional accounting designations are CPA, CA, CMA, CGA.

*Recognized post-secondary institution: Public or private institution that has been given authority to grant degrees, diplomas, and other credentials by a public or private act of a provincial/territorial legislature or through a government-mandated quality assurance mechanism. For greater certainty, also included are institutions authorized to grant specific academic credentials for specific academic programs

**Specialization: An acceptable number of courses in a particular field of study as determined by the manager, unless otherwise specified by the employer.

***Please note that if you have worked in positions in the financial management group, your experiences should fall into one or more of the four functional competencies noted below:

1. Accounting Operations – Design, development and implementation of systems, processes and procedures that systematically record, report, analyze and track financial transactions related to revenues and expenditures.

2. Planning and Resource Management – Provision of advice, guidance and financial services in the areas of planning, budgeting, costing and reporting to ensure the efficient and effective use of departmental resources.

3. Financial Policy – Development, implementation and application of policies, procedures and controls that focus on long term goals and objectives and are compliant with legislation and central agency direction.

4. Financial Systems – The design, development, review, testing and maintenance of business processes, procedures, controls, data and software applications that produce financial and related non-financial information.

Degree equivalency

EXPERIENCE

Experience in interpreting and applying policies, guidelines and procedures.

Experience in extracting, compiling and analyzing financial data from financial information systems.

FI-01 positions:
Experience in the preparation and presentation of analysis, advice, and recommendations to support financial decision-making by stakeholders (such as management, clients, central agencies, etc.)

FI-02 positions:
Significant and recent experience* in the preparation and presentation of analysis, advice, and recommendations to support financial decision-making by stakeholders (such as management, clients, central agencies, etc.)

*Significant and recent experience is defined as the depth and breadth of experience normally associated with the performance of those duties for approximately two (2) years in the past five (5) years.

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

ASSETS:

EDUCATION

A recognized professional accounting designation (CA, CMA, CGA and/or CPA)

Degree equivalency

EXPERIENCE

Experience in review or development of processes and procedures to improve quality of information for decision makers and/or to improve internal controls.
Experience in preparing and analyzing forecasts.
Experience in providing financial training to staff and clients.
Significant experience* in working in a government financial position.
Experience using financial systems and reporting tools such as: ORACLE, SMS, SAP.

*Significant experience is defined as the depth and breadth of experience normally associated with the performance of those duties for approximately two (2) years in the past five (5) years.

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

English essential

Information on language requirements

COMPETENCIES
Ability to communicate effectively in writing.
Ability to communicate effectively orally.
Ability to determine workload priorities and meet deadlines.
Ability to analyze financial information and prepare advice and recommendations.

PERSONAL SUITABILITY:
Flexibility
Judgement
Initiative
Client service

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

Operational Requirements:
Ability and willingness to work overtime, as required.
Ability and willingness to travel, as required

Conditions of employment

Reliability Status 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 designated groups when you apply.

Information on employment equity

Communication for this process will be sent via email. It is your responsibility to ensure accurate contact information is provided and updated as required. If you apply to this selection process, please include an email address that accepts email from unknown users (some email systems block these types of email).

Any information provided may be verified through various sources.

An exam and/or interview will only be rescheduled under these exceptional circumstances:
- Medical reason with certificate;
- Pre-arranged travel with proof;
- Pre-scheduled training with proof;
- Pre-arranged exam/interview for another Government of Canada staffing process with proof;
- Death in the family with proof;
- Other exceptional reason deemed acceptable by the Selection Board (e.g. Jury Duty, etc.).

You must provide proof of your education credentials (original documents). Applicants with foreign credentials must provide proof of Canadian equivalency. Consult the Canadian Information Centre for International Credentials for further information at http://www.cicic.ca/

You are entitled to participate in the appointment process in the official language of your choice. Please indicate your preferred official language in your application.

If you are currently a government employee, please identify clearly your substantive group and level and your employment status on your résumé and in your application.

You must meet all essential qualifications in order to be appointed to the position. Other qualifications may be a deciding factor in choosing the person to be appointed. Some essential and other qualifications will be assessed through your application. It is your responsibility to provide appropriate examples that illustrate how you meet each qualification. Failing to do so could result in your application being rejected.

Accommodations: In order to ensure that you are assessed in a fair and equitable manner in the next stages, please advise us if you require accommodation measures. Please note that the asset qualifications may be invoked at any time of the selection process including the screening stage.

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.