Senior 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

When submitting an application to this selection process, you will be prompted to answer screening questions concerning the essential education and experience qualifications and, if applicable, other (non-essential) qualifications. When answering these questions, please provide detailed, concrete examples that clearly demonstrate how you meet the requirement. Failure to clearly substantiate how you meet the screening criteria may result in the rejection of your application. Candidates may not be solicited for incomplete or possible missing information.

The responses to the screening questions will be used to assess the ability to communicate effectively in writing.

Work environment

Please be advised this process will be used to staff positions in the new department of Indigenous Services Canada. The creation of Indigenous Services Canada is an important development in our renewed relationship with Indigenous peoples. These structural changes will allow our government to work more effectively with Indigenous partners to provide services that improve people’s day-to-day quality of life. The candidates are encouraged to visit the website https://www.canada.ca/en/indigenous-services-canada.html for more information on various programs and services

Intent of the process

A pool of qualified candidates will be established and may be used to staff identical or similar positions in various locations with various tenures such as permanent specified term, acting, assignments/secondments, or deployments. It may also be used to staff identical or similar positions by other regions or federal departments across Canada.

Applicants are encouraged to apply ONLY if they are able to relocate to Winnipeg, Manitoba.

A random and/or top down selection of candidates will be used to select candidates and to determine who will be given further consideration in the assessment process as positions become available.

Positions to be filled: Number to be determined

Information you must provide

Your résumé.

Contact information for 3 references.

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

EDUCATION
Successful completion of secondary school or an acceptable combination of education, training or experience relevant to the position.

Degree equivalency

EXPERIENCE
• Experience in providing support and guidance to clients
• Experience in processing financial transactions in a financial system (such as SAP or Oracle)
• Experience working with word processing and software applications (such as Microsoft Word and Excel)

COMPETENCIES
• Communication – Oral
• Communication – Written
• Teamwork and Cooperation
• Thinking things through
• Dependability
• Initiative
• Aboriginal Cultural Competency

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

ASSET 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.
• Actively pursuing and enrolled in the CPA, CA, CMA or CGA program

Degree equivalency

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

Various language requirements

Information on language requirements

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

ASSET EXPERIENCE
• Recent* and significant** Experience in processing financial transactions in a financial system (such as SAP or Oracle)
• Experience with Grants and Contributions
• Experience with Travel Claims
• Experience with Accounts Payable
• Experience with Accounts Receivable
• Experience with Journal Vouchers/Journal Entries
• Experience working effectively with First Nations, Inuit and or Métis
*Recent experience is defined as within the last two years.
** Significant experience is defined as experience that would normally be acquired over the period of at least one year.

ORGANIZATIONAL NEEDS
In alignment with the Aboriginal Peoples Employment Program (APEP) in support of increasing Aboriginal representation in areas having the most impact on program delivery and health outcomes of FNIHB’s target population, selection may be limited to candidates self-identifying as belonging to Aboriginal peoples. Aboriginal candidates must use the Affirmation of Aboriginal Affiliation Form (AAAF).

OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS
Willingness and ability to work overtime

Conditions of employment

Security : Various - Reliability or Secret (depending on position being staffed)

Note: Candidates must meet and maintain the above conditions of employment throughout their employment.

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

All communication throughout the entire staffing process, including email correspondence may be used in the assessment of qualifications.

We will communicate with applicants by e-mail. It is your responsibility to verify your e-mails regularly to ensure that you do not miss out on any opportunities. Failure to respond in the prescribed timeframe will result in your application not being referred to the hiring manager. The applicant shall ensure that the e-mail address provided is valid and make sure this address is functional at all times and accepts messages from unknown users.

Candidates from outside the public service may be required to pay for travel and relocation costs associated with this selection process.

Proof of education will be required. 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.

If you do not respond to our communications we will interpret this as your withdrawal from the process.

A top down approach may be used to assess candidates.

All job applications must be submitted through the jobs.gc.ca site.

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). Applicants who apply to this selection process must include in their application a valid e-mail address and make sure this address is functional at all times and accepts messages from unknown users.

Persons who cannot apply online or persons with disabilities preventing them from applying online are asked to inform the contact persons responsible for this process and to contact 1-800-645-5605.

Should you be an employee of the public service, please identify clearly your substantive group and level, your employment status and your Personal Record Identifier (PRI) on your resume and/or application form.

Proof of citizenship will be requested if you are considered for a position.

You may be assessed using a variety of tools (e.g., online tests, written examinations, interviews, simulations, presentations, reference checks, etc.)

Candidates must ensure that they are available for any testing or interviews required.

Please note that if you are an employee of Indigenous Services Canada, “Indigenous Services Canada” may not yet be available as a selection when indicating the organization of your substantive position in the Employee Information section of your application.  Please select the department in which your substantive position belonged to prior to the transition to Indigenous Services Canada, which may be either “Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada” or “Health Canada”. 

Indeterminate employees at the same group and level or equivalent will be considered for deployment. If no deployment is made, applicants from other groups and levels will be considered in the advertised appointment process.

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.