Senior Auditor

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

- All competencies may be assessed throughout the process (the answers you will provide to the screening questions, exchanges and emails).

- Following the closing date of the poster, only the applicants who have answered "yes" to all essential education and experience and provided the necessary information in their application will receive a document asking additional information as well as the exam to be completed between July 9, 2019 and July 15, 2019.

- Interviews will be taking place between July 22, 2019 and August 9, 2019.

Intent of the process

The intent of this selection process is to staff one position indeterminately as well as another position on an anticipatory basis. A pool of qualified candidates may be established to staff similar positions with various language requirements and various tenures (indeterminate, term, deployment, acting, secondment or assignment) within Innovation, Science and Economic Development 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:
- Graduation with a degree from a recognized post-secondary institution with acceptable specialization in accounting, finance, business or public administration, economics, commerce or some other specialty relevant to the position or an acceptable combination of education, training and/or experience.

Degree equivalency

Experience:
- Recent* and significant** experience in performing research, preparing and analyzing the results
- Recent* and significant** experience presenting work results to management (i.e. manager level and above);
- Recent* and significant** experience in developing, documenting, or assessing operational processes;
- Experience in overseeing the work of junior team members.

*“Recent experience” is defined as within the last 5 years.
** “Significant experience” is defined as depth and breadth of experience normally acquired over a period of 2 or more consecutive years.

Knowledge:
- Knowledge of Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada’s mandate and key priorities.
- Knowledge of Treasury Board of Canada Internal Audit Policy, Directive and Standards.

Competencies:
- Adaptability
- Analytical thinking
- Initiative
- Relationship Management and Collaboration
- Achieving Results
- Judgement
- Effective Interactive Communication
- Written Communication

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

Various language requirements
- Bilingual Imperative BBB/BBB and English Essential

Information on language requirements

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

Asset - Education:
- Master’s degree from a recognized post-secondary institution with acceptable specialization in accounting, finance, business or public administration, economics, commerce or some other specialty relevant to the duties of the position.

Degree equivalency

Asset - Occupational Certification:
- An internal audit designation, such as Certified Internal Auditor (CIA), Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA), Certified Government Auditing Professional (CGAP), or Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE); or a recognized professional accounting designation (i.e., CPA-CA, CPA-CMA, CGAP, CISA or CPA-CGA).

Asset - Experience:
- Experience in the participation in at least two phases of internal audit engagements (planning, conduct or reporting).
- Experience in contributing to the writing of internal audit documents in at least three (3) of the following: terms of reference, audit engagement plan, audit program, risk assessment, audit findings sheet or audit report.
- Experience in using audit working paper software such as TeamMate.
- Experience in developing or contributing to the development of a Risk-Based Audit Plan.
- Experience performing data analytics and/or continuous auditing.
- Experience using ACL or Idea software applications.
- Experience in developing tools, techniques, and processes used to support an internal audit function.

Operational Requirements:
- Willingness and ability to work overtime on short notice.
- 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

- A written exam will be administered.
- Interviews will be conducted.
- Reference checks will be conducted.
- Candidates may be required to meet the asset qualifications or the organizational needs, depending on the requirements of the specific position being staffed.
- Persons are entitled to participate in the appointment process in the official language of their choice.

Notifications:
- When the appointment process is finalized, the Notice of Consideration and the Notification of Appointment or Proposal of Appointment, or the Information Regarding Acting Appointment, will be posted on jobs.gc.ca. It is candidates’ responsibility to check for notifications on the jobs.gc.ca.

Communications:
- Communication for this process will be sent via email. It is the candidate’s responsibility 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).

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.