Compliance Auditor

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Assessment accommodation

ONLY APPLICATIONS SUBMITTED ON-LINE USING THE 'APPLY ON-LINE' BUTTON ABOVE WILL BE CONSIDERED.

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

Duties

- Plans and conducts the CGC’s audits of licensees (complexity of the licensee can range from a very small operation to a multinational conglomerate either domestic or foreign organizations).
- Prepares audit reports and final audit letters to licensees.
- Reviews current and prospective licensees’ financial statements.

Intent of the process

This process will be used to staff one indeterminate position.

A pool of qualified candidates will be established and may be used for similar indeterminate, specified period employment, acting appointments, assignments, secondments or deployments.

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)

Education:
- Graduation with a degree from a recognized post-secondary institution with acceptable specialization in accounting, business administration, commerce, finance or some other specialty relevant to the position.

Degree equivalency

Occupational Certification:
- Completion of a Chartered Professional Accounting designation (CPA).

Experience:
- Recent* and significant** experience in the planning, execution and reporting of audits.
- Experience in performing financial reviews.
- Recent* and significant** experience in using word processing and spreadsheet software such as Microsoft Word and Excel.

*Recent is defined as within the last 5 years.
**Significant is defined as 2 or more years in duration.

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

Education:
- Graduation with a degree from a recognized post-secondary institution with acceptable specialization in accounting and auditing.

Degree equivalency

Experience:
- Experience in performing financial reviews /audits of grain company operations.

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

English essential

Information on language requirements

Knowledge:
- Knowledge of the Canada Grain Act and Regulations and Orders.
- Knowledge of the theory and application of audit techniques, including the analysis and evaluation of internal controls.
- Knowledge of the grain industry, its organizations and elevator operations.
- Knowledge of the Canadian Grain Commission and its services.

Behavioural Competencies:
- Effective interactive communication
- Demonstrating integrity and respect
- Thinking things through
- Working effectively with others
- Showing initiative and being action oriented

Abilities and Skills:
- Ability to perform field audits and report on the results.

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

Knowledge:
- Knowledge of Canadian Grain Commission policies and procedures.

Selection may be limited to members of the following Employment Equity groups: Aboriginal persons, persons with disabilities, visible minorities, women

Information on employment equity

Operational Requirements:
- Willingness and ability to work overtime, as required.
- Adherence to CGC safety standards and procedures.

Conditions of employment

Reliability Status security clearance

- Accounting designation must be maintained up-to-date and in good standing.
- Must have a valid driver’s license or personal mobility in the time and manner normally associated with possession and use of a driver’s license.
- Must have a valid passport.
- Availability and willingness to undergo job-related training.
- Availability and willingness to travel within North America.

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

Candidates will be asked, as per the application process, to answer screening questions for each essential and asset criteria (education and experience). Candidates will have to provide specific examples, for each screening question demonstrating how they have acquired the education and experience criteria. Please note that it is not sufficient to only state that the qualification is met or to provide a listing of current or past responsibilities. Resumes will be used as a secondary source to validate your answers to the screening questions. Failure to clearly demonstrate in your answers how you meet the screening criteria (education and experience) may result in the rejection of your application.

Communication for this process will be sent via email. It is the responsibility of the candidate to ensure accurate contact information is provided and updated as required. Candidates who apply to this selection process should include an email address that accepts email from unknown users (some email systems block these types of email). Candidates are strongly encouraged to check their email on a regular basis.

Persons are entitled to participate in the appointment process in the official language of their choice. Applicants are asked to indicate their preferred official language in their application.

Appointment decisions may be based on one or more of the following criteria:
- Matching of the individual's experience or qualifications to the strengths and weaknesses of the work team;
- Matching of the individual's experience or qualifications to the specific duties of the position being staffed;
- Depth, breadth, type of work-specific experience;
- Level/degree of one or more competencies/qualifications.

All communication relating to this process, including email correspondence, may be used in the assessment of qualifications.

Candidates from outside the federal public service may be required to pay for their own travel.

Receipt of applications will not be sent; only candidates successful in the screening process will be contacted.

Depending on the requirements of the position(s) being staffed from this process, for current or future vacancies, any or all of the asset qualifications, operational requirements, and organizational needs may be applied at the time
of screening.

In order to manage the number of applications in the selection process, management may use top-down consideration of scores at various steps in the process, to determine the number of candidates who will be further considered in the process.

Candidates invited to an interview will be required to bring proof of their education credentials, in the form of a diploma or official transcript (original documents only).

A "recognized" post-secondary institution is a Canadian university and/or community college that has provincial or territorial degree-granting status, or a university outside Canada, the programs/degrees of which are accepted by a recognized Canadian university. In the latter, please indicate if the programs/degrees you hold have been accepted by a recognized Canadian university or if you have received an equivalency established by educational authorities. It is the candidate's responsibility to demonstrate that the degree/program held has been approved by a "recognized" Canadian university. Failure to do so will result in the rejection of your application.

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.