Financial Services Clerk (INVENTORY)

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 you apply to this selection process, you are not applying for a specific job, but to an inventory for future vacancies. As positions become available, applicants who meet the qualifications may be contacted for further assessment.

For this process, we will only consider one application every twelve (12) months. If you are drawn from this inventory and are unsuccessful during the screening or assessment phase, your application will only be considered after a twelve (12) month waiting period.

Your application in this inventory will be active for 90 days. A notice that your application is about to expire will be posted to the My jobs menu of your GC Jobs account 30 days before the end of your active period. If you do not take action, your application will no longer be active and therefore no longer considered for this inventory. Should your application become inactive while the process is still open, a notice will be posted to your account indicating that your application has expired; you may select the link Update my Inventory Status to reaffirm your interest.

Please note that this process will ONLY be used to staff positions in Winnipeg, Manitoba.

The WRITTEN COMMUNICATION ABILITY will be assessed throughout your application.

Failure to clearly demonstrate how you meet the screening criteria in your responses to the screening questions (education and experience, both essential and asset) may result in the rejection of your application. Candidates will not be solicited for incomplete or missing information.

Candidates must clearly demonstrate in their pre-screening answers how they meet ESSENTIAL AND ASSET education and experience factors listed in the Statement of Merit Criteria.

FOR EACH EXPERIENCE CRITERIA, please provide the following MANDATORY information:

1- The period(s) in which you performed the functions (Months-Years to Months-Years); and
2- Specific details with concrete examples of tasks or projects demonstrating how and WHERE the experience was acquired.

Furthermore, the point form style or a copy/paste of your résumé will not be accepted.

Resumes may only be used as a SECONDARY SOURCE to validate the experience described in your answers. It is not acceptable to put “SEE RESUME” in the space provided to answer the question.

Duties

- Verifies, reconciles, analyzes, researches, resolves errors / rejects variances and processes departmental financial transactions, identified in the financial data or other information maintained in the departmental financial management systems / files /records
- Ensures financial transactions are in compliance with governmental and departmental financial policies, and directives.
- Provides information and clarification to departmental employees, and other clients on central agency and departmental financial policies/directives relating to expenditures, and other such financial transactions
- Follows-up on outstanding financial transactions/issues such as commitments, expenditures and accounts payable with managers and clients
- Maintains financial and accounting documents/records for auditing/reference purposes

Work environment

This is your chance to join an Employer of Choice!

ESDC has been named as one of Canada's top 100 employers!

There are many reasons why ESDC is a great workplace such as:

ESDC delivers a range of programs and services that impact Canadians throughout their lives. The Department provides seniors with basic income security, supports unemployed workers, helps students finance their post-secondary education and assists parents who are raising young children. We are very proud to serve our fellow Canadians! See for yourself on how we have an impact on Canadians: https://www.canada.ca/en/employment-social-development/programs/results/stories.html

We have an employee-focused culture, we recognize the importance of continuous learning, career development opportunities and work-life balance within a diverse and respectful work environment.

Intent of the process

A pool of qualified candidates will be established and may be used to staff similar positions within Employment and Social Development Canada in Winnipeg, with various position titles and security requirements.

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

ED1: A secondary school diploma OR an acceptable combination of education, training and/or experience.

Degree equivalency

EXPERIENCE

E1: *Experience in processing financial transactions using a computerized financial, accounting or banking system

E2: *Experience in providing client service

* Minimum 6 months within the last 36 months

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

Various language requirements
English Essential
Bilingual Imperative BBB/BBB

Information on language requirements

Second Language Writing Skills Self-Assessment
In order to help you decide if you should apply to a bilingual position, an optional self-assessment of your writing skills in your second official language is available for you to take before completing your application.

For more information, please consult:
Unsupervised Internet Test of Second Language Writing Skills

ABILITIES

A1: Oral communication

A2: Written communication

COMPETENCIES

C1: Attention to Detail

C2: Applying principles and procedures

C3: Thinking things through

C4: Working effectively with others

C5: Client focus

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

ASSET QUALIFICATIONS

EDUCATION

EDA1: 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 ; or

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).

EXPERIENCE

EA1: *Experience in the same organization with a financial/accounting system such as SAP

EA2: *Experience in processing accounts payable within the private or public sector

EA3: *Experience with Microsoft Excel

EA4: *Experience applying travel related policy

* Minimum 6 months within the last 36 months

Degree equivalency

ORGANIZATIONAL NEEDS

At Employment and Social Development Canada, diversity is our strength. If you’re a woman, an Aboriginal person, a person with a disability or a visible minority and are interested in bringing in different perspectives and insights, let us know by completing the Employment Equity (EE) section in your application. Appointments of members of these EE groups could be made to ensure our workforce is inclusive and representative of the Canadian public we serve.

OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS

1. Availability, willingness and ability to work overtime in the evening as required and occasionally on weekends, based on business needs.

2. Availability, willingness and ability to travel for activities and for learning and training needs.

3. Availability, willingness and ability to work 7.5h/day between 7 am to 6 pm, based on business needs.

Conditions of employment

Reliability Status security clearance - Reliability and credit check

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

The hiring organization will accept applications on-line only. All job applications must therefore be submitted through the Public Service Resourcing System. To submit an application on-line, please select the button “Apply Online” below.

Candidates will be contacted by email and it is imperative that you provide a current email address that accepts e-mail from unknown users (some email systems block these types of email). Candidates are strongly encouraged to check their email on a regular basis. It is your entire responsibility to inform us at all times of any changes regarding your contact information.

Candidates are entitled to participate in the appointment process in the official language of their choice.

A variety of assessment tools may be used in the assessment of candidates, such as: written test, interview and reference checks. Some assessment tools may be administered electronically, others, in-person.

All information obtained through the selection process, from the time of application to close of process, could be used to evaluate the candidates

You must provide proof of education credentials at a later time in the process. Candidates with foreign credentials must provide proof of Canadian equivalency. Consult the Canadian Information Centre for International Credentials for further information.

Screening of applications and/or selection of candidates may be based on assets qualifications, operational requirements, or the organizational needs, depending on the requirements of the specific position being staffed.

Random selection, top-down selection and/or other volume management techniques may be used at any time during the process to identify which applicants will be further assessed.

Note that candidates (including employees of the Federal Public Service) will not be considered to be in travel status or on government business and that travel costs will not be reimbursed for evaluations. Consequently, candidates will be responsible for their travel costs.

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

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.