Financial Officer **AMENDMENT TO THE INTENT OF THE PROCESS**

Update: Amendment to the Intent of the process.

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Work environment

Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC) helps the Government of Canada serve Canadians. With a strong focus on quality customer service, we provide innovative common services such as real estate and building management, purchasing, banking, pay and pensions, and translation to other government departments, agencies and boards. By providing these centralized services to departments and agencies, we enable them to focus on what they do best: providing their programs and services to Canadians.

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Intent of the process

This process will establish a pool of qualified candidates that may be used to staff similar positions with various tenures within Finance and Administration Branch in the Department of Public Services and Procurement Canada.

Positions to be filled: 1

Information you must provide

Your résumé.

A covering letter in 5,000 words (maximum)

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

VERY IMPORTANT NOTE:
Candidates MUST provide a cover letter as the cover letter and resume will be used to assess your ability to communicate effectively in writing. In this document, you must provide concrete and detailed examples to clearly demonstrate how you meet the education and experience requirements listed in the essential qualifications and asset qualifications section. The screening board cannot make any assumptions about your experience. It is not sufficient to say that you have the required qualifications or to list your current duties. One effective approach would be to use the wording of each experience criterion as a heading and then write one or two paragraphs demonstrating that you have the required experience and ensure that clear and accurate details are provided. The resume may be a secondary source to confirm the experience described in the cover letter.


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.

Degree equivalency

Experience:
• Recent* and significant** experience in reconciling, compiling and validating financial information to support management decision-making

• Recent* and significant** experience in (1) or more of the following areas:
- accounting operations
- budgeting and forecasting
- financial analysis
- accounting analysis
- financial transactions processing

• Recent* experience in providing guidance on financial procedures or policies to advise and support clients

*Recent refers to last three (3) years
**Significant refers to depth and breadth of experience obtained relevant to financial operations or management in a one (1) year duration

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

English essential

Information on language requirements

Knowledge:
• Knowledge of Government of Canada financial accounting and reporting practices

Competencies:
• Client Service Competency - Level 1

• Communications - Level 1

• Engagement - Level 1

• Excellence Through Results - Level 1

• Thinking Things Through - Level 1:
- Analysis and Judgment (Ideas)
- Problem Solving and Decision Making (Action)

• Working Effectively with Others - Level 1

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

Asset Qualifications:
• Possess a valid professional accounting designation (CPA)

Asset Experience:
• Experience in an accounting office/business management office in more than one of the following accounting field(s):
- account verification
- reconciliation
- accounts payable
- accounts receivable

• Experience in using SAP Integrated Financial Management System.

• Experience in a supervisory role.

• Experience with the Business Intelligence Tool within a finance management system.

• Experience in using Salary Forecasting Tool and salary reconciliation.

• Advance experience in using Excel.

Organizational Needs:
• Placement of employees subject to current or future reorganization.

• In support of achieving a diversified workforce, consideration may be given to candidates self-identifying as belonging to one of the following Employment Equity groups: Persons with a Disability; Visible Minorities, Women, or Aboriginal persons.

Operational Requirement:
• Be willing and able to work overtime on short notice.

Conditions of employment

Reliability Status security clearance

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

APPLICATIONS THAT DO NOT CLEARLY DEMONSTRATE THAT THE CANDIDATE MEETS THE SCREENING CRITERIA WILL NOT BE GIVEN FURTHER CONSIDERATION.

Only job applications received directly through jobs-emplois.gc.ca will be accepted. Do not fax, email or mail hard copies of your application. To submit an application online, please click on the button "apply now".

***ONLY APPLICATIONS RECEIVED DIRECTLY VIA JOBS.GC.CA WILL BE ACCEPTED***

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 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.

Applicants with disabilities: Should you require a technical aid or an alternative method of assessment to ensure an equitable assessment of your qualifications, please indicate so in your application.

Please note that in addition to all assessment methods, correspondence and communication in relation to this selection process may also be used to assess certain qualifications.

Interviews will be conducted.

Reference checks may be conducted.

Original proof of your education will be requested and must be provided during the selection process.

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/

A random or top down selection of candidates may be used in the determination of those to be given further consideration in the assessment process.

FOR INTERNAL EMPLOYEES:
Please identify clearly your substantive group and level and your employment status on your resume and/or application form.

Please ensure that your Personal Record Identifier (PRI) is included in your application.

An assignment/secondment or an acting appointment is a temporary resourcing option. The approval of your substantive supervisor will be required before an offer can be made.

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.