Director, Financial Services

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

** Only on-line applications will be accepted. By answering the screening questions, you must clearly demonstrate, using concrete and detailed examples, how you meet the education and experience requirements listed in the essential qualifications and asset qualifications sections (below). As we cannot make assumptions about your experience, it is not sufficient to say that you have the required qualifications or to list your current duties. You must ensure that clear and accurate details are provided. The curriculum vitae may be used as a secondary source to confirm your experience. It is important to provide complete information as we will not solicit for additional or missing information. PLEASE NOTE THAT THERE IS A MAXIMUM OF 4000 CHARACTERS PER SCREENING QUESTION.

The Public Service Employment Act (PSEA) states: "Canada will continue to gain from a public service that strives for excellence, that is representative of Canada's diversity and that is able to serve the public with integrity and in their official language of choice." Diverse perspectives and approaches contribute to better programs and stronger policy advice for the benefit of all Canadians. The public service, as an employer, cannot afford to overlook the strategic opportunity provided by a diverse labor pool. Given the demographics, the next decade is an opportunity for the public service to renew itself. In the Clerk of the Privy Council’s 27th Annual Report to the Prime Minister on the Public Service of Canada we strive to be a more agile, inclusive and equipped workforce so as to meet our current and future challenges and realize our full potential.

Public Service and Procurement Canada is committed to ensure we achieve representativeness, diversity and inclusion in all areas of our business. In reflecting on the composition of our workforce, we must do better to build representation at the Executive level.

Through this staffing process, we encourage members of the visible minorities, especially employees from the Black community, Aboriginal Peoples and Persons with Disabilities to indicate on their application that they are members of the following employment equity group: visible minorities, aboriginal peoples and persons with disabilities.

Work environment

Who are we?
Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC) is the engine that powers the Government of Canada. We support the daily operations of over 100 federal departments and agencies. By focusing on what we do best - providing innovative common services to the government - we help departments focus on what they do best: serving Canadians!

What do we have to offer?
As an organization, PSPC strives to give all its employees opportunities to achieve organizational, professional and personal goals in a respectful and inclusive workplace, mobilized and supported by leadership at all levels. As a federal public service executive, you will play a leadership role for a public service that is collaborative, innovative, streamlined, high performing, adaptable and diverse. For more information on PSPC's People Management Philosophy and Our Commitments please see the following link:
http://www.tpsgc-pwgsc.gc.ca/apropos-about/pe-pc-eng.html.

We offer exciting opportunities in PSPC for the Financial Community! If you are client-focused and have a business partner style of leadership, we would certainly like to hear from you!

PSPC is currently looking for Director-level financial executives who understand how to work in a fast-paced environment and with diverse clients across Canada. If you have worked in the federal government or in a Crown Corporation or have experience working with the federal government, here is an opportunity to join one of the largest and most complex department!

Intent of the process

A pool of qualified persons resulting from this process will be created and will be used to fill similar positions with a bilingual imperative CBC/CBC linguistic profile in the financial management community across the Public Service.

Tenures (indeterminate, deployment, acting, assignment, secondment, specified period) may vary according to the position being staffed.

All federal organizations listed in Schedules I, IV and V of the Financial Administration Act (FAA) may use this staffing process to appoint a candidate to a position with a similar merit criteria.

By applying to this process, you consent to your personal application-related information being shared with other government departments interested in staffing similar positions.

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:

Graduation with a bachelor's degree* or a master's degree* from a recognized post-secondary institution** with specialization in accounting, finance, business administration, commerce or economics OR a recognized professional accounting designation (i.e. CPA, CA, CMA or CGA) OR successful completion of the Senior Executive Advanced Finance and Accounting Program (SEAFAP)***.

*Degree: Unless it is otherwise specified (e.g., Master's degree), the term "degree" refers to a baccalaureate as established by educational authorities.

**Recognized post-secondary institution: Public or private institution that has been given authority to grant degrees, diplomas, and other credentials by a public or private act of a provincial/territorial legislature or through a government-mandated quality assurance mechanism. For greater certainty, also included are institutions authorized to grant specific academic credentials for specific academic programs.

***The Senior Executive Advanced Finance and Accounting Program (SEAFAP) is a specialized one-year program developed by CPA Canada designed to complement the program.

Degree equivalency

EXPERIENCE:

E1.Significant* experience in leading and managing the provision of a broad range of financial management services.

E2.Significant* experience in providing financial and strategic advice to senior management** on a wide range of financial matters and on the development of briefing materials to senior management**.

E3.Significant* experience in establishing and maintaining effective partnerships with both internal and external key stakeholders (e.g. client managers, central agencies, common service providers).

E4.Experience in managing human resources*** for at least two complete years.

Definitions:

*Significant experience is understood to mean the depth and breadth of experience normally associated with having performed a broad range of various complex related activities, which are normally acquired over a period of at least three years at the EX minus 1 level in the Public Service (FI-04, EC-07, PC-05, AS-07, etc.). This level is equivalent to a Financial manager in a Crown Corporation or in the Private Sector.

**Senior Management is defined as Director General, Assistant Deputy Minister (VP) or Deputy Minister levels (President/CEO).

*** Managing human resources: applicants must clearly demonstrate that they have supervised staff, developed work plans, priorities and expectations, assigned work, managed and assessed performance. Applicants must indicate the number of staff they supervised.

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

Bilingual - Imperative (CBC/CBC)
Please note that the position in the NCR (Gatineau and Ottawa) are all bilingual. That means that the candidate has to be fluently bilingual.

Information on language requirements

KNOWLEDGE:

Knowledge of financial management policies, priorities and emerging trends in the federal government and their potential impact on a department (such as PSPC) operations and business activities.

KEY LEADERSHIP COMPETENCIES:

Create Vision and Strategy
Mobilized People
Uphold Integrity and Respect
Collaborate with Partners and Stakeholders
Promote Innovation and Guide Change
Achieve Results

Note: For information on the Key Leadership Competencies, please visit the following website: http://www.tbs-sct.gc.ca/psm-fpfm/learning-apprentissage/pdps-ppfp/klc-ccl/klcp-pccl-eng.asp

OTHER COMPETENCIES:

Client Service Competency – Level 3: Fosters high-quality client service.

Note: You will find information regarding the PWGSC Client Service Competency at http://www.tpsgc-pwgsc.gc.ca/sc-cs/csc-eng.html

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

ASSET QUALIFICATIONS:

Experience working within a federal department, agency or crown in either a substantive or consulting role as a Senior Manager (FI 04, EC-07, PC-05, AS-07 or equivalent)

Degree equivalency

Selection may be limited to members of the following Employment Equity groups: Aboriginal persons, persons with disabilities, visible minorities, women

Information on employment equity

ORGANIZATIONAL NEEDS:
The Government of Canada is committed to establishing and maintaining a representative workforce. This organizational need may be identified as part of the appointment decision. In such cases, qualified candidates who self-declare as members of a visible minority group, Aboriginal peoples, persons with disabilities or women (in non-traditional occupations) would be considered.

Conditions of employment

Secret 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

NOTE TO APPLICANTS:

Please be advised that all appointments and deployments (except acting appointments) to and within the Executive (EX) Group within the core public administration that take place on or after April 1, 2020 are subject to the Agreement to be Deployed provision as a mandatory condition of employment. OCHRO’s gcpedia page has additional information on the policy changes including a FAQ on Agreement to be Deployed at the following link GCpedia.

PROOF OF EDUCATION

You will be asked to provide proof of education credentials at the time of assessment. Candidates with foreign credentials will be asked to provide proof of Canadian equivalency. Consult the Canadian Information Centre for International Credentials for further information at http://www.cicic.ca/.

ASSESSMENT

Candidates are reminded that they are to adhere to the Values and Ethics Code for the Public Sector (https://www.tbs-sct.gc.ca/pol/doc-eng.aspx?id=25049) at all times in their communication with Human Resources and the selection board during the process. Failure to do so may disqualify candidates from participating in this selection process.

Persons are entitled to participate in the appointment process in the official language of their choice. You are asked to indicate your preferred official language in your application.

Interviews may be administered.

Written examinations may be administered.

Reference checks will be sought. Reference checks may be conducted at any point in the selection process. Reference contacts are not restricted to the list of names given by the candidate. The Selection Committee reserves the right to request additional references.

TOP DOWN APPROACH

Selection decisions may be based on the level, breadth or degree of qualifications achieved in one or more qualifications; for example, preference may be given to the candidate that has scored highest on a specific qualification or combination of qualifications. A cut-off score screening approach may be undertaken. Applicants who meet the essential experience criteria may be ranked according to the depth and breadth of experience they possess. Only the top ranking applicants may be invited to the next phase of assessment. Asset (desirable) criteria and/or organizational needs may also be applied at the screening stage.

COMMUNICATIONS

Our intention is to communicate with candidates via email. Candidates who apply on this selection process must include in their application a valid e-mail address and to make sure that this address is functional at all times and accepts messages from unknown users (some email systems block these types of email). It is the candidate's responsibility to provide any changes to their personal information to the contact indicated on this job advertisement.

ACCOMMODATION

If you require accommodations for any reason, please contact Daphné Leclerc-Ritchie as soon as possible by email at: .

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.