Senior Financial Systems Analyst

Update: Extension to the closing date (October 27)

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Candidates must clearly demonstrate in the screening questionnaire how they meet the education and experience criteria listed in the Essential Qualifications and Asset Qualifications if applicable. Please note that stating that the requirement has been met, and/or listing past or current responsibilities, does not represent adequate substantiation. Rather, you must provide concrete examples that clearly illustrate how you meet the requirement. Résumés may be used as a secondary source to validate the qualifications described; comments such as "refer to my attached résumé" will not be accepted and may result in your application being rejected.

Work environment

Working with the RCMP, a world-renowned innovative organization, you will experience meaningful work and have a real impact on the daily operations as well as, job satisfaction knowing you are making a real difference.

At the RCMP, we encourage developing leadership skills, fostering teamwork and supporting creativity and innovation. As an employee, you will have access to further career development opportunities and a supportive learning culture. We offer complimentary parking at our National Headquarters location in the west-end of Ottawa (Barrhaven) and free access to on-site fitness training facilities. We are also often able to accommodate work from home arrangements for our employees, depending upon their assigned work activities and operational resource requirements.

The position(s) are within the Corporate Management Systems (CMS) branch, where selected applicants will benefit from learning and professional development activities while working alongside subject matter experts and professionals who deliver innovative SAP systems solutions and services in support of RCMP’s business lines. An exciting array of SAP systems projects are planned for our team over the coming years, including system upgrades, major functional enhancements, and systems hosting services. Selected applicants will have the opportunity to represent the RCMP on cross-functional, multi-faceted and interdepartmental working groups and committees.

The positions are located in Ottawa. As a result of the global pandemic, Corporate Management Systems employees are currently working from home. Should the current telework environment no longer apply, the successful candidate could be required to report and work onsite from the Ottawa office.

Intent of the process

This process is anticipatory and a pool of candidates may be established and may be used to staff similar positions within the RCMP in the National Capital Region on an indeterminate or specified period with various linguistic profiles and various RCMP security clearances.

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

Should a Civilian Member (CM) be found qualified and selected for appointment, the appointment will not result in a change of status to the Public Service (PS) category for the CM.

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 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).

Degree equivalency

► Experience performing analysis and interpretation of financial policies and procedures

► Experience* providing development and support services for an Enterprise Resource Planning system (SAP, PeopleSoft, Oracle Financials, etc.), in at least four (4) of the activities below:
o Gathering business requirements
o Conducting system analysis
o Preparing system specifications documentation
o Performing system configuration or programming
o Designing, documenting or monitoring business processes
o Planning and communicating change management activities
o Assisting, training and gathering feedback from system user groups
o Performing the planning, execution, and evaluation of system tests.

* For this experience, a minimum of two (2) years continuous experience acquired within the last ten (10) years is required.

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

Asset Qualifications:
► In depth experience** implementing and supporting any of the following modules in an SAP system.
o Financial Accounting (FI)
o Controlling (CO)
o Funds Management (FM)
o Business Planning and Consolidation (BPC)
o Business Warehousing (BW)
o Travel Management (TM)
o Human Capital Management (HCM)
o Sales and Distribution (SD)
o Materials Management (MM) - Procurement
o Inventory Management (IM) or Warehouse Management (WM)
o Production Planning (PP)
o Project Systems (PS)
o Investment Planning (IP)
o Plant Maintenance (PM) or Enterprise Asset Management (EAM)
o Security and Authorizations (SA)
o Real Property Management (RE)
► Experience leading or supervising various groups in a business setting. Candidate should have a minimum of one (1) year experience in at least one (1) of the activities.
o Leading a project team from initiation through to execution and close-out stages of the project
o Supervising staff and fostering an environment to support and monitor their professional development
► Experience building and delivering solutions to business problems for the usage of others, using various business software products.
► Successful completion of one (1) or more SAP certification exam(s). Candidate must list each SAP certification exam as well as their successful completion date for the exam.

** In depth experience is defined as a minimum of one (1) year of continuous experience within the past five (5) years.

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

Various language requirements
English essential
Bilingual imperative BBB/BBB
Bilingual imperative CBC/CBC

Information on language requirements

► Knowledge of current developments and trends related to the Government of Canada (GC) Digital Standards.

► Communication (oral and written)
► Results Driven
► Collaboration

NOTE: The RCMP follows the Office of the Comptroller General's (OCG) Guideline on the Financial Officer (FI) Competency Implementation. For more information about this initiative and the FI competency dictionary, including the expectations for each behavioural and functional competency at the FI-03 level, please visit the following website at: https://finance-community.canada.ca/en/careers-carrieres/fi-03/fi-03-competencies.html

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

Operational Requirements:
► Willingness and ability to work overtime as required.

Conditions of employment

Reliability Status security clearance - RCMP Enhanced Reliability Status

All applicants for positions within the Royal Canadian Mounted Police will be subject to a thorough security clearance process which includes an interview wherein questions may include (but not limited to), reference checks, previous employment, on-line activities, credit checks, alcohol and/or drug use.

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

A written exam may be administered.

An interview may be administered.

Reference checks may be sought.

Please note that some criteria, such as the personal suitability factors and the ability to communicate effectively, may be assessed throughout the selection process effective from the time you submit your application.

Candidates must meet the essential qualifications to be appointed to a position.

Candidates may be required to meet the asset qualifications or the organizational needs, depending on the requirements of the specific position being staffed.

Acknowledgement of receipt of applications will not be sent; we will contact candidates when the screening process is completed.

You must provide proof of education credentials. If you obtained your degree outside Canada, it is your responsibility to demonstrate its equivalence, please take a look at the following link for more information: http://www.cicic.ca

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.

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

Indeterminate employees at the same group and level, or equivalent may be considered for deployment, assignment/secondment prior to the assessment of other applicants.

Our means of communication with applicants is via e-mail. Please ensure to include a functional e-mail address, which will accept messages from unknown users (some e-mail systems block these types of e-mails). It is the responsibility of the candidate to ensure accurate contact information is provided and updated as required.

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.