Senior Financial Analyst

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Assessment accommodation

PLEASE NOTE, ONLY ON-LINE APPLICATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED.

The client organization will accept applications on-line only. All job applications must therefore be submitted through the Public Service Resourcing System. Following are some of the benefits associated with applying on-line:
- Applicants can create a profile and a resume that can be used when applying for other processes without having to recreate a new application each time.
- Applicants can modify their application/resume at any time BEFORE the closing date indicated on the job advertisement.
- Applicants can verify the status of their applications, at any time.
- Applicants can be notified electronically of tests or interviews and results.
- For some jobs, applicants will find important information, namely the job questionnaire and a complete statement of merit criteria that are only available when applying on-line.

To submit an application on-line, please select the button "Apply Online" below. Persons with disabilities preventing them from applying on-line are asked to contact 1-800-645-5605.

When applying to this process, you will be required to answer screening questions with full details in the provided text box. Your details should clearly demonstrate HOW you meet the specified criteria, by including when, where and how you obtained the requirement (i.e. education or experience). Please include examples of the functions performed where relevant.

Failure to answer the screening questions with sufficient detail may result in your application being rejected from the process.

Your resume will be referred to as a secondary source of information only, to validate your employment history and support your qualifications.

Proof of your education will be requested and must be provided during the selection process, in order to verify that candidates meet the education requirement. Candidates who are unable to provide proof that they meet this essential qualification as requested may be eliminated from the process. Education obtained outside of Canada must be evaluated. Please contact the International Credential Evaluation Services as soon as possible to initiate the evaluation process http://www.cicic.ca/

If the name identified on the above documents is different than your current legal name, proof of name change will be requested and must be provided during the selection process.

Work environment

This position is located in a law enforcement environment which includes regular contact with uniformed and armed police officers.

Intent of the process

The immediate need is staff four full-time permanent positions in Surrey, BC.

A qualified group of candidates may be identified and may be used to staff future vacancies (including similar positions, on a term, indeterminate, or acting basis) in the Corporate Management & Comptrollership Branch, Finance Section or in National Accounting Services located in Surrey, BC.

Once established, the qualified pool will be valid for a period of one year and may be extended.

Should a Civilian Member be found qualified and selected for appointment, the appointment will not result in a change of status to another category for the member.

Positions to be filled: 4

Information you must provide

Your résumé.

In order to be considered, your application must clearly explain how you meet the following (essential qualifications)

ESSENTIAL QUALIFICATIONS
EDUCATION:
Graduation with a degree from a recognized university with specialization in accounting, finance, business administration, commerce or economics AND experience related to positions in the Financial Management Group.
OR
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), Certified General Accountant (CGA).

Degree equivalency

EXPERIENCE:
• Recent* and significant** experience working in one or more of the following areas of financial management:
o Planning and Resource Management (includes costing);
o Accounting Operations (includes revenue management, internal controls and reporting);
o Financial Policy; or
o Financial Systems (includes elements of internal control).
• Recent* and significant** experience in providing financial advice to clients and/or senior management in one or more of the areas noted above.
• Significant** experience in the use of MS Excel.
• Experience in the use of MS Word and/or MS PowerPoint.
• Experience in using an integrated financial system such as SAP, Oracle Financials, or
ACCPAC, etc.

* For the purposes of this staffing process, "recent" means within the last four (4) years.
** For the purposes of this staffing process, "significant" is defined as the depth and breadth of experience normally acquired through the performance of a broad range of related activities in the field of work in question over a period of approximately eighteen (18) months. Breadth of experience refers to the work environment; the complexity of the work; and different work perspectives, such as program and corporate service delivery, regional operations and central agency roles.

To assess/compare experience gained in a position not within the Public Service of Canada, a job description or reference may be requested.

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

English essential

Information on language requirements

BEHAVIORAL COMPETENCIES:
• Values and Ethics
• Strategic Thinking - Ideas
• Strategic Thinking - Analysis
• Engagement
• Management Excellence - Action
• Management Excellence - People
• Oral and Written Communication

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

ASSET QUALIFICATION
EDUCATION:
Graduation with a degree from a recognized post-secondary institution with specialization in accounting, finance, business administration, commerce or economics AND a recognized professional accounting designation (CPA, CA, CMA or CGA).

Degree equivalency

ASSET QUALIFICATION
EXPERIENCE:
Recent* experience in managing human resources.
Experience in preparing written reports, proposals, and recommendations to Management in a professional setting.
Experience in making presentations or in providing classroom-type training to Management and clients in a professional setting.
Experience working with data analytics tools such as Power BI.
Recent* experience with Visual Basics or developing and managing databases.
Experience in the financial administration of police service agreements within the RCMP.

* For the purposes of this staffing process, "recent" means within the last four (4) years.

OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS:
Availability, willingness and ability to work overtime as required.
Availability and willingness to travel as required.

Conditions of employment

Enhanced Reliability Status

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

**NOTE: The RCMP is following the Office of the Comptroller General’s (OCG) Guideline on the Financial Officer (FI) Competency Implementation for the purposes of this competitive staffing process. For more information about this initiative and the FI competency dictionary, including the expectations for each behavioural and functional competency at the FI-02 level, please visit the following website at: http://www.gcpedia.gc.ca/wiki/Financial_management_community

For the purposes of the Office of the Comptroller General’s FI Competency Profiles and Dictionary, the four FI functional competencies are defined below. Please note that if you have worked as an FI, your experiences should fall into one of the four FI 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.

The successful applicant will have to obtain, as a minimum, an Enhanced Reliability Status. In some cases/positions, a Top Secret Security Clearance may also be required. The process also requires a Security/Reliability Interview, a field investigation in matters of Criminal Activities, credit/finances, education, employment, references, etc.

Any or all of the asset qualifications, operational requirements, and organizational needs may be used for the screening of applications.

Interested persons must meet the essential qualifications to be appointed to the position, in a manner determined by the Selection Board. A person may be appointed to the position even though he/she does not meet any or all of the asset qualifications, operational requirements or organizational needs. However, meeting these criteria is desirable and may be a deciding factor in choosing the person to be appointed.

Practical and/or standardized tests may be administered for screening and/or assessment purposes.

Random selection may be used to identify which applicants will be assessed or appointed in this appointment process.

Top-down selection may apply.

Written test(s) may be administered.

Interviews may be conducted.

Reference checks may be conducted.

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.

PLEASE NOTE: Where an e mail address is provided, the Selection Board may choose to communicate with candidates by e mail to provide/request information and to invite candidates to attend any portion of the assessment. It is the responsibility of the candidate to ensure accurate contact information is provided and updated as required.

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

Acknowledgment of receipt of applications will not be sent; we will contact candidates when the screening process is completed.

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.