Director General, Finance and Management Accountability

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Unique Leadership Opportunity! Are you strategic, results oriented and a great team leader? If so, then Western Economic Diversification Canada (WD) wants you!

WD is looking for an exceptional person to join our team of Executive Directors as the Department’s Deputy Chief Financial Officer.

Duties

About the role:
We are looking for an executive leader who will be responsible for the stewardship, financial risk foresight and integrity of departmental financial planning. This position provides the opportunity to strategically lead the management and control frameworks, processes and services that are aligned with government of Canada policies and practices and WD’s business strategies and models.

As the Deputy Chief Financial Officer, you would be responsible for providing strong functional direction across the HQs and Regions and mobilize staff to ensure the cohesion and effectiveness of WD’s budget management and expenditure review strategies and plans and implementing them.

Work environment

Not your average team! WD is one of Alberta’s top employers because of its support for employees, innovative workplace and ability to make a difference in the lives of Western Canadians. We are driven to be the best at what we do. We hire top talent and provide an employment experience that brings out the best in people. We are motivated by achieving great results for Canadians.

The Department of Western Economic Diversification has a wide-ranging mandate for policy advocacy of Western Canadian interests in national economic policy, policy development and economic diversification in the four western Canadian provinces. WD’s vision is to be leaders in creating a more diversified western Canadian economy that has strong competitive and innovative businesses and communities.

Intent of the process

We will fill one permanent full-time vacancy. A pool of qualified candidates may be created for similar vacancies. WD is always looking for amazing potential!

"Apply online" below. Alternatively, you may submit your resume and cover letter to .

Positions to be filled: 1

Information you must provide

Your résumé.

A covering letter in 1,500 words (maximum)

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

Education:
• An acceptable combination of education, training and/or experience

Degree equivalency

Experience:
• Significant leadership experience including managing financial and complex human resources.
• Experience in the provision of briefing material for senior management on financial analysis and reporting.
• Significant experience in managing or preparing complex or multi-year departmental funding proposals and financial accounting projects.
• Experience conducting risk and financial analysis of proposals and provision of financial advice on investment decisions or accounting to senior management.
• Experience in Financial Governance such as Memorandum to Cabinet, Treasury Board Submissions, Investment Planning and senior management committees.

Key leadership competencies
• Create vision and strategy
• Mobilize people
• Uphold integrity and respect
• Collaborate with partners and stakeholders
• Promote innovation and guide change
• Achieve results
• Excellent Communicator

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

English essential

Information on language requirements

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

ASSET QUALIFICATIONS:

Education:
• Possession of a recognized professional accounting designation.
• Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) Charterholder.
• Post-secondary education in a field relevant to the position

Degree equivalency

Experience:
• Experience working with Federal, Provincial or Municipal governments.
• Experience developing or managing a departmental business intelligence or analytics or decision support capability, and associated senior management (requirements.
• Experience at the executive level in leading corporate services.
• Experience developing, managing or reporting on integrated investment plans or long term corporate financial plans and forecasts
• Depth, breadth and scope of experience in any one or combination of the experience requirements.

Knowledge:
• of how Western Economic Diversification (WD) supports economic development/diversification in Western Canada; and
• of key factors influencing the Canadian economy and of the current economic and business trends, opportunities and challenges in Alberta.

Organizational Needs:
• Employment Equity representation. In support of achieving a diverse workforce, consideration may be given to candidates self-identifying as belonging to one of the following Employment Equity groups: Aboriginal peoples, persons with disabilities, members of visible minorities, and women.

Conditions of employment

Secret security clearance

• Willingness and ability to travel and to work overtime.

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

TIPS FOR APPLICANTS: When answering the screening questions ensure that you provide complete and thorough details of your experience. Do not assume that the screening board has any previous knowledge of your background, qualifications, or work history. You must be specific and provide concrete examples/details for each Experience element, as applications will be screened only on the information provided. Failure to provide sufficient information may result in your application being screened out of the competition.

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.