Senior Director

Update: Amendment to closing date

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

Only applications received directly via the system (https://emploisfp-psjobs.cfp-psc.gc.ca/psrs-srfp/applicant/page1710?toggleLanguage=en) will be accepted. If you require accommodation for any reason, you must contact the Senior HR Advisor listed below before the closing date.

If you do not clearly demonstrate how you meet all screening criteria, your application will be rejected. Your application may also be rejected if it has incomplete information. We will not contact you to request information that is missing from your application

Work environment

The financial management community offers the opportunity to work in a forward thinking, highly diverse environment that ensures appropriate stewardship of government finances and transparency in reporting. We are seeking valued colleagues who think strategically and tactically. We are also looking for people who can take a broad perspective and address the needs of the organization as a whole and who can provide well-grounded proposals and opinions. The key responsibilities of this position, depending on the size of the department, can include one or more of the following:
• Financial Reporting
• Departmental Resource Management
• Internal Controls
• Financial Management Policy
• Accounting Operations
• Financial Systems

If you want to play this role and seize the opportunity to contribute to the stewardship function within Government of Canada, we encourage you to apply to this anticipatory process.

Intent of the process

A pool of qualified persons resulting from this process will be created and may be used to fill similar positions with linguistic profiles (bilingual imperative CBC/CBC and bilingual imperative BBB/BBB). Security profiles of the position may vary according to the position being staffed.

This pool may be used to staff similar positions in other organizations within the core public administration (http://www.psc-cfp.gc.ca/plcy-pltq/rfli-lirf/index-eng.htm).

By applying to this process, you consent to your personal application-related information being shared with other government departments interested in staffing similar 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:
- Graduation with a degree from a recognized post-secondary institution, with specialization in accounting, finance, business or public administration, commerce or economics or in a field relevant to the duties of the position.

Degree equivalency

Experience:
- Significant* experience in 2 of the 6 following areas:
• Leading and design of financial and reporting strategies;
• Accounting Operations;
• Financial policies and internal controls;
• Financial systems;
• Financial management;
• Financial Reporting.

- Significant* experience in providing strategic and expert advice, briefings and recommendations to Senior Executive Management** related to financial management;
- Experience in leading change or transformation initiatives;
- Experience in managing human resources***.

*Significant is defined as depth and breadth of experience normally associated with the performance of those duties, at the executive level or equivalent, for a period of approximately three (3) years.
**Senior Executive Management is considered to be at a senior executive level such as, but not limited to Comptroller, Vice President, Director and above.
***Human Resources Management is defined as: Being responsible for a team for a period of approximately three (3) years. Some examples of managing human resources may include: assigning work, establishing performance objectives and indicators, developing resourcing plans, determining needs and approving training, etc. Applicants must indicate the number of staff they supervised.

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

Bilingual - Imperative (CBC/CBC)
Most positions to be staffed are Bilingual Imperative CBC/CBC. However, since this is a collective process, some position may require Bilingual Imperative BBB/BBB.

Information on language requirements

Knowledge:
- Knowledge of legislation and guidelines related to the Financial Management in the Government of Canada, along with trends and emerging challenges in the community;
- Knowledge of the respective roles of the central agencies and government departments in governance and service delivery.

Key Leadership Competencies:
- Create Vision and Strategy;
- Mobilize People;
- Uphold Integrity and Respect;
- Collaborate with Partners and Stakeholders;
- Promote Innovation and Guide Change;
- Achieve Results.

Abilities:
- Ability to communicate effectively in writing;
- Ability to communicate effectively orally.

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

Occupational Certification:
- Possession of a recognized Canadian professional accounting designation (CPA, CMA, CGA, CA) or an International Cost Estimating and Analysis Association (ICEAA) Designation.

Experience:
- Recent* experience in financial management in large complex organizations;
- Experience applying the Public Sector Accounting Standards and/or International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS);
- Recent* experience, at the executive level, in the preparation or audit of general purpose financial statements in large complex organization;
- Recent* experience in the development and/or interpretation of financial management policy instruments in support of costing, cost recovery, or pricing in a large complex organization;
- Experience in financial and cost analysis, resource allocations and costing methodologies.

*Recent is defined as experience normally acquired within the last five (5) years.
**Significant is defined as depth and breadth of experience normally associated with the performance of those duties, at the executive level, for a period of approximately three (3) years.

Organizational Needs:
- Treasury Board Secretariat employees affected by workforce adjustment may be appointed before persons employed by other government organizations;
- In support of achieving a diverse workforce, consideration may be given to candidates self-identifying as belonging to one of the following Employment Equity groups: Aboriginal peoples, persons with disabilities, members of visible minorities, and women.

Operational Requirement(s):
- Willingness and ability to travel on occasion.

Conditions of employment

Secret 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

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).

If you do not respond to our communications, we will interpret this as your withdrawal from the process.

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

Reference checks will be sought.

An interview will be administered.

A test may be administered.

A situational exercise may be administered.

An assignment, secondment, or acting appointment requires approval of your supervisor.

Indeterminate employees at the same group and level or equivalent may be considered for deployment. If no deployment is made, applicants from other groups and levels will be considered in the advertised appointment process.

You must provide proof of your education credentials.

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

You must indicate on your application if you require a technical aid for testing or an alternative method of assessment.

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.