Financial Assistant - ANTICIPATORY

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Assessment accommodation

Intent of the process

This advertised process is ANTICIPATORY and a pool of partially or fully qualified candidates may be established to staff similar or identical positions at Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada (CIRNAC) and Indigenous Services Canada (ISC) with various linguistic profiles (English essential, French or English Essential, BBB/BBB, CBC/CBC, CCC/CCC) and/or requirement as well as tenures (indeterminate, deployment, acting, specified period, assignment, secondment) and/or the security clearance (reliability or secret), which may vary according to the position being staffed.

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)

EDUCATION:

• A secondary school diploma.

Degree equivalency

EXPERIENCE:

• Experience in the provision of client services.

• Experience in accounting operations (e.g., accounts receivables, accounts payables).

• Experience in using a financial system.

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 in using the SAP financial system.

• Experience in federal government accounting processes.

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

Various language requirements
The positions which will be staffed are:
English or French Essential
Bilingual Imperative: BBB/BBB

Information on language requirements

KNOWLEDGE:

• Knowledge of the Financial Administration Act (FAA) and related regulations.

• Knowledge of accounting entries and payment process.

ABILITIES:

• Ability to communicate effectively orally.

• Ability to communicate effectively in writing.

• Ability to establish priorities and work under pressure.

PERSONAL SUITABILITY:

• Initiative;

• Effective interpersonal skills;

• Reliability;

• Judgment.

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

CURRENT AND/OR FUTURE ORGANIZATIONAL NEEDS
(Not essential, but preference may be given to candidates who possess the organizational needs)

Indigenous Services Canada is committed to having a skilled and diversified workforce representative of the population we serve. In support of our strategy to achieve our employment equity goals, selection may be limited to candidates self-identifying as belonging to one of the following Employment Equity groups: Women, Aboriginal Persons, Visible Minorities and Persons with Disability.

OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENT:

Willing and able to work overtime on short notice.

Conditions of employment

Reliability Status 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

Other information:

1) A written examination may be administered.

2) An interview may be administered.

3) Reference checks may be sought.

4) An assignment, secondment, or acting appointment requires approval of your supervisor.

5) You must provide proof of your education credentials.

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

7) You must indicate on your application if you require a technical aid for testing or an alternative method of assessment.

8) Please identify clearly your substantive group and level and your employment status on your resume and/or application form.

9) Please note that asset qualifications may be used at the screening stage or any stage during the process.

10) Please ensure that your Personal Record Identifier (PRI) is included in your application.

11) 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.

12) PLEASE NOTE: For this selection process, our intention is to communicate with applicants by e-mail for screening/assessment purposes (including issuing screening results, and sending invitations for written tests and interviews). 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 and telephone conversations, may be used on the assessment of qualifications.
We thank all those who apply.

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.