Audit Officer - Financial Compliance Unit

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Work environment

Global Affairs Canada defines, shapes and advances Canada’s interests and values in a complex global environment. We manage diplomatic relations, promote international trade and provide consular support. We lead international development, humanitarian, and peace and security assistance efforts. We also contribute to national security and the development of international law.
Global Affairs Canada provides job opportunities for a career that is truly global in scale. A career with us means contributing to Canada’s place in the world. We are a worldwide network of professionals working in the Nation’s Capital, as well as across Canada and around the world.
Our Fiduciary Risk, Compliance and Fraud Division, of the Management of Grants & Contributions Bureau, is comprised of four Units: Financial Compliance, Financial Risk Assessment, Fraud Management, and Fiduciary Risk and Practices Development. Our teams are made up of dynamic, motivated and positive individuals, always looking for ways for opportunities to improve and innovate our tools and processes. We are proud to deliver quality work, providing assurance to the GAC Chief Financial Officer that our grants and contributions funds are spent for intended purposes and provide value for money.
This job roster will be used to fill jobs at the FI-02 level within the Financial Compliance Unit (FCU) and may also be used to fill similar roles in other Units of the Division. The FCU is responsible for the coordination and planning of activities to strengthen the financial capacity of our partner organizations, the development and implementation of the annual audit plan, and more. We offer flexible work arrangements, modern work tools and technology and most importantly, a safe, respectful and friendly work environment.

Intent of the process

The intent of this process is to staff 2 positions on an indeterminate basis with BBB/BBB language requirements. A pool of candidates may be established to staff similar positions with various tenures and/or linguistic requirements within Global Affairs 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:

• Being a recognized Canadian Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA)
OR
• Have completed a bachelor's degree in any field from a recognized post-secondary institution and be registered to the CPA Professional Education Program (PEP) (either through CPA preparatory courses or post-secondary institution programs).

Degree equivalency

EXPERIENCE:
- One year of experience in the last five (5) years in completing audits in accordance with Generally Accepted Auditing Standards (GAAS) of not-for-profit organizations, for-profit organizations and crown corporations.
- Experience in supervising and directing staff, and managing employees tasks

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

Asset Qualifications

EXPERIENCE:
- Significant** experience in performing all phases of audit projects that respect professional standards.
- Experience in conducting compliance audits in accordance with GAAS.
- Experience in conducting audits overseas in accordance with GAAS.
- Experience in supervising and directing teams (minimum 2 people) on a consistent basis over a minimum of 1 year.
- Experience with grants and contributions.

**Significant will be evaluated in terms of length, complexity and diversity of work experience that was a core part of the candidate’s employment and would have normally been obtained through approximately two (2) years of experience in the last ten (10) years.

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

Bilingual - Imperative (BBB/BBB)

Information on language requirements

ABILITIES:
- Ability to communicate effectively in writing.
- Ability to communicate effectively orally.
- Ability to provide financial advice to management.

PERSONAL SUITABILITY:
- Strategic thinking
- Client service oriented
- Working effectively with others

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

OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS
- Willingness to work overtime.
- Willingness to travel overseas.

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

You must submit their application using the "Apply online" function. Only applications submitted via this portal will be considered, unless a valid reason is presented prior to the closing date and accepted by the hiring manager.

1. You must clearly demonstrate in the screening questionnaire how you meet the education and experience factors listed. In order to do so, you must provide concrete examples in the provided area and within the limited characters provided by the system. The assessment board cannot make any assumptions about your experience. Note that it is not sufficient to only state that the qualifications are met or to provide a listing of current or past responsibilities. Resumes will be used as a secondary source to validate the experience described in the experience questionnaire. Failure to clearly demonstrate in the questionnaire how you meet the education and experience, both essential and asset where applicable, may result in the rejection of your application. Candidates will not be solicited for incomplete or possible missing information.

2. Please identify clearly your substantive group and level and your employment status (indeterminate, term, casual, etc.) on your résumé and on your application form.

3. 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.

4. 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.

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

6. 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.).

7. You must provide 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/

8. 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.

9. 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.

10. 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.