Financial Services Assistant (Anticipatory)

Important messages

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Assessment accommodation

AAFC is committed to diversity and inclusion and is proud to be recognized as one of Canada’s best diversity employers. We welcome all applicants and strongly encourage candidates to self-declare if they belong to an Employment Equity designated group (i.e. Aboriginal Peoples, Persons with Disabilities, Visible Minorities or Women).

Duties

We need employees who work effectively with people of diverse backgrounds and dedication to provide quality client service in a fast paced, high volume environment. If you enjoy working on a team and all things related to finance, this job may be for you!
As a Financial Services Assistant you will make a difference in the lives of Canadians through these activities:

• Processing purchase requisitions for goods and/or services.
• Accounts payable and accounts receivable services.
• Processing petty cash claims.
• Generating financial reports for budget holders.
• Providing administrative and financial support to local Branch supervisors and management.
• Provide travel arranger services to clients consisting of booking travel, entering and processing travel-related expense claims.

Work environment

As one of Canada’s Best Diversity Employers, AAFC is proud to celebrate our achievement in creating a diverse, respectful, and positive workplace where all employees are valued and recognized for their unique qualities, ideas, voices and perspectives.

Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) helps farmers and industry feed our country. We are also working to grow Canada’s exports, while providing leadership in the growth and development of a competitive, innovative and sustainable Canadian agriculture and agri-food sector.

Intent of the process

Anticipatory: A pool of partially qualified candidates may be established and may be used to staff similar positions on a permanent full-time or part-time basis or on a temporary full-time or part-time basis for the location indicated for this process.

In the event that an employee of the public service is qualified through this process, he/she may be considered for acting, deployment, assignment or secondment opportunities.

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)

A secondary school diploma or an acceptable combination of education, training and/or experience.

IF YOU HAVE FOREIGN CREDENTIALS, please follow the link below for information on how to obtain a degree equivalency. You must obtain an equivalency, at your own expense, in order to be considered for appointment into the public service.

Degree equivalency

Recent experience providing financial services to *clients such as procurement and/or purchasing;

Recent experience providing financial services to *clients such as accounts payables and/or accounts receivables;

Significant experience in the use of MS Outlook, Word and Excel.

*Clients are defined as managers, employees, internal/external clientele.
**Recent experience is defined as normally acquired within the last three (3) years.
***Significant is defined as the depth and breadth of experience normally associated with the performance of the duties for a period of two (2) years.

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

Successful completion of post-secondary program with specialization in accounting, finance, business administration, commerce or economics.

Degree equivalency

Experience operating the SAP financial system.

Experience using a Shared Travel Services (STS) system.

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

English essential

Information on language requirements

Planning and Organizing
Client Focus
Teamwork
Dependability
Interactive Communication
Written skill

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

Knowledge of Treasury Board policies, procedures, and directives governing accounting and control of expenditures, and contracting.

Knowledge of the Financial Administration Act (FAA).

Organizational Needs:

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

Placement of Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) employees affected by Work Force Adjustment.

Operational Requirements:

Overtime may be required during peak periods.

Travel may be necessary for up to one week at a time.

Conditions of employment

Reliability Status security clearance

Ability and willingness to work overtime including weekends and evenings

Ability and willingness to travel

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

ASSESSEMENT INFORMATION

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.

Various assessment tools may be used, such as, standardized tests, interviews, references, board member knowledge, etc.

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

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.

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.

A test may be administered.

An interview may be administered.

Reference checks may be sought.

You must provide proof of your education credentials.

Asset qualifications may be used in the determination of those to be given further consideration in the assessment process.

APPLICATION & CORRESPONDENCE INFORMATION

Applications submitted by email will not be accepted. You must apply on-line through www.jobs.gc.ca.

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

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.

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).

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

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.

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.