Financial Analyst

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Assessment accommodation

Work environment

Do you relate to the following statements? Do they accurately represent your skills and abilities?

• Are you looking to work for a team that serves an organization that is leading Canada in our relationship with other countries, and is headline news in Canada several times a week?
• Are you comfortable in a position of influence requiring analytical and problem-solving skills?
• Are you known for producing high quality work and respecting others?

If you answered YES to these questions, we strongly encourage you to consider a career in Finances at Global Affairs Canada!

Global Affairs Canada is looking to recruit individuals who are interested in being a strategic partner to clients who are serving our Canadian interests around the world.

Intent of the process

The intent of this process is to staff one (1) position on indeterminately basis.

A pool of qualified candidates may be established to staff similar positions with various tenures and linguistic profiles within Global Affairs Canada.

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
A degree from a recognized post-secondary institution with specialization in accounting, finance, business administration, commerce or economics AND experience related to positions in the Financial Management Group; or

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
Minimum 2 years experience in one (1) of the following sectors: accounting operations; interpretation of public financial policy; financial planning, budgeting and reporting; internal audit; costing services; fiduciary risk management
Experience delivering financial services and advice to clients and/or management.
Experience working with an integrated financial system (e.g., SAP).

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

ASSET QUALIFICATIONS
Possession of a recognized professional accounting designation.

Degree equivalency

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

Bilingual - Imperative (BBB/BBB)

Information on language requirements

KNOWLEDGE
Knowledge of central agencies policies and directives related to financial administration in the Government of Canada.
Knowledge of the Financial Administration Act.

COMPETENCIES
Ability to organize workload and set priorities.
Ability to communicate effectively orally.
Ability to communicate effectively in writing.

PERSONAL SUITABILITY
Effective interpersonal relationships
Initiative
Client service
Flexibility
Judgment

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

1. 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).

2. Any information provided may be verified through various sources.

3. Candidates are advised that an exam and/or interview will only be rescheduled under these exceptional circumstances:
- Medical reason with certificate;
- Pre-arranged travel with proof;
- Pre-scheduled training with proof;
- Pre-arranged exam/interview for another Government of Canada staffing process with proof;
- Death in the family with proof;
- Other exceptional reason deemed acceptable by the Selection Board (e.g. Jury Duty, etc.).

4. You will be required to provide proof of your education credentials. Candidates with foreign credentials must provide proof of Canadian equivalency. Consult the Canadian Information Centre for International Credentials for further information at http://www.cicic.ca/

5. 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.

6. 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.

7. The board members may retain a certain number of applicants for further assessment, based on a top-down approach or based on some of the assets qualifications.

8. Accommodations: In order to ensure that you are assessed in a fair and equitable manner in the next stages, please advise us if you require accommodation measures. Please note that the asset qualifications may be invoked at any time of the selection process including the screening stage.

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.