Administrative Team Leader

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Assessment accommodation

Duties

As a Supervisor (2-4 employees), you will coordinate the delivery of financial management, human resources and general administrative services for a Division.

You will also play a leading role in financial forecasting, monitoring, reviewing and reporting of operational expenditures, including: reconciling and maintaining operating and salary budgets for a Division, as well as, performing initial analysis and challenge function of program submissions.

Intent of the process

The intent of this selection process is to create a pool of qualified candidates to staff anticipatory AS-02 opportunities within Science on a temporary or permanent basis in Saint Andrews, New Brunswick.

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)

• A secondary school diploma or employer-approved alternatives

Degree equivalency

• Experience leading a team
• Experience in developing and implementing workflows and procedures for others to use and/or refer to
• Experience in managing financial forecasts and analyzing financial activities for multiple Responsibility Centers (Managers)
• Experience in providing interpretation and advice to management and staff
• Experience in the use of financial information systems, such as, but not limited to, Abacus, MRS (Management Reporting System), and SMIS (Salary Management Information System)

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

• Post-secondary education related to the field of financial and/or administration

Degree equivalency

• Experience in applying MS Excel advanced features, including pivot table, to analyse, summarize, extract, manipulate, consolidate, sort and query large amount of raw data to produce financial reports

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

English essential

Information on language requirements

LEADERSHIP COMPETENCIES FOR SUPERVISORS
1. Create Vision and Strategy
2. Mobilize People
3. Integrity and Respect
4. Collaborate with Partners and Stakeholders
5. Promote Innovation and Guide Change
6. Achieve Results

Ability to customize, produce and format financial reports for multiple responsibility centers (Managers), using Microsoft Excel
Ability to commutate effectively orally
Ability to communicate effectively in writing

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

DFO recognizes and values the important contribution volunteer work offers in developing employees' experience, skills, etc., as well as enriching our organization and communities. Throughout this selection process, you are encouraged to demonstrate how any relevant volunteer work (e.g., working on committees, union activities, employee networks, community work, etc.) has contributed to the development of your experience, skills, personal suitability, etc., as they relate to this position.

Please note that your overall conduct and communications, including email correspondence, throughout the entire process may be used in the assessment of qualifications.

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.

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.