Finance Clerk

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

Intent of the process

Applicants should be aware that this selection process may be used to staff similar positions at this group and level with various security requirements, conditions of employment as well as various tenures (temporary or permanent) within Health Canada.

Positions to be filled: 2

Information you must provide

Your résumé.

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

Education
Successful completion of two years of secondary school or an acceptable combination of education, training and/or experience

Degree equivalency

Experience
Experience in using one or more of the following financial systems: Oracle; Freebalance; SAP.
Experience in processing transactions, such as accounts payable, and/or accounts receivable, in an integrated financial application.
Experience providing support in one or more of the following areas:
- Finance or accounting and/or
- Records Management
Experience in using computer software, such as word processing, spreadsheets and electronic mail.

Knowledge
Knowledge of general accounting procedures.
Knowledge of accounts payable policies, process and procedures.

Abilities and Skills
Ability to work as a team member.
Ability to communicate orally.
Ability to communicate in writing.
Ability to plan, organize and establish priorities.

Personal Suitability
Client service orientation
Attention to detail
Judgement
Dependability
Respectful of diversity

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

Education
Successful completion of two years of a post-secondary program with specialization in accounting, finance, business administration, commerce or economics, or possession of the Government of Canada Financial Management Certificate.

Degree equivalency

Experience
Experience working within an accounting operations environment.
Experience in using SAP Financial System.
Experience with Procurement to Pay (P2P) within an automated workflow environment.

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

Various language requirements
English Essential
Bilingual Imperative BBB/BBB

Information on language requirements

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

Operational Requirements
The candidate will be required to work overtime on relatively short notice.

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

It is recommended that you carefully review your submitted
application prior to the closing date to ensure all information is
accurate and complete, including contact information, text
question responses, screening question responses, etc. Health
Canada is not responsible for any incorrect or incomplete
application information.

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.
Candidates will not be solicited for incomplete or possibly
missing information.

For this selection process, we may find that email is the most
efficient way to communicate with you. Candidates who apply
to selection processes should include an email address that
accepts email from unknown users (some email systems block
these types of email). It is the candidates' responsibility to
inform us of a change of contact information during the course
of this selection process and to regularly verify your incoming
e-mails.

Candidates must meet the essential qualifications to be
appointed to a position. Candidates may be required to meet
the asset qualifications or the organizational needs, depending
on the requirements of the specific position being staffed.
Meeting one or many of the asset qualifications may be a
deciding factor in appointing a particular candidate amongst the
qualified candidates. Please note that some or all of the asset
qualifications could be used at the screening phase.

PLEASE NOTE THAT YOUR RESPONSES TO THE SCREENING
QUESTIONS AND YOUR C.V WILL EVALUATE YOUR ABILITY TO
COMMUNICATE EFFECTIVELY IN WRITING.

Candidates must provide their proof of education credentials, in
the form of a diploma or official transcripts (original documents
only) at a later time in the process.

If you required technical support to apply for this position,
please contact jobs.gc.ca at: http://emploisjobs.
gc.ca/centres/contact-contactez/index-eng.php

Please note that candidates are responsible for submitting their
application by the closing date in order to be considered. No
applications will be accepted once the deadline has passed.
VERY IMPORTANT NOTE: The PSRS system will time out after
60 minutes on inactivity which may result in your inability to
save your work or loss of data. It is recommended that you
draft ALL RESPONSES in another document on your PC which
may be saved (e.g. in MS Word or WordPerfect) and copy/paste
into the PSRS system when completed. HEALTH CANADA IS
NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR SYSTEM PROBLEMS WHICH MAY
RESULT IN LOSS OF DATA AND/OR INCOMPLETE OR NON
SUBMITTED APPLICATIONS.

We will only accept on-line applications received via the
jobs.gc.ca site. Do not e-mail, fax, or mail in hard copy
documents.

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.