Financial Manager

Important messages

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Assessment accommodation

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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. Information provided in your answers related to education and experience must be supported in your résumé. Résumés may be used as a secondary source to validate the qualifications described; comments such as "refer to my attached resume" will not be accepted and may result in your application being rejected.

FOR EACH CRITERION/ QUESTION, please provide the following MANDATORY information:

1 - Name of the department or organization where the experience was acquired;
2 - Title of the position occupied, position level and duration for which you exercised the functions;
3 - Specific details of tasks, projects or accomplishments demonstrating the experience was acquired.

Please note that some criteria, such as the ability to communicate effectively, may be assessed throughout the selection process, including the documents submitted in the application.

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**Please note that two staffing processes are being run simultaneously. If you applied to selection process 21-RCM-IA-N-N-NCR-CMC-100190, please DO NOT apply to this selection process – candidates will only be assessed once.
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Work environment

You will be part of a large FI community with plenty of opportunities for professional growth. Whether you would like to fine tune your strengths or develop new skills, you will be supported by a strong and engaged group of supervisors willing to share their knowledge. Corporate Accounting, Policy & Control strives to build a complementary team in a continuous learning environment.

Innovation, creativity and strategic thinking are strongly encouraged through the development of lean business processes in order to maximize the efficiency and effectiveness of our extensive SAP financial system’s footprint. The complexity and size of the department offer multiple business cycles giving you the opportunity to gain expertise in a wide range of financial activities. Your participation in cross-functional, multi-faceted working groups will allow you to influence and shape RCMP operations by bringing solutions to their day-to-day financial transactions.

As a result of the global pandemic, Corporate Accounting, Policy & Control 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 at 73 Leikin Dr., (Barrhaven) Ottawa, Ontario.

We look forward to hearing from you!

Intent of the process

The immediate need is to staff three positions on an indeterminate basis, with a linguistic profile of Bilingual Imperative CBC/CBC and/or English Essential, and a RCMP Reliability security clearance.

A pool of candidates may be established and used to staff similar positions within the RCMP in the National Capital Region on an indeterminate or specified period (including term, acting, or assignment) basis, with various linguistic profiles and various RCMP security clearances.

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. Notification regarding the CM appointment will be sent to all applicable candidates who are within the area of selection and participated in the advertised process.

Should a Public Service (PS) employee be found qualified and selected for appointment, notification regarding the PS appointment will be posted accordingly on www.jobs.gc.ca.

Positions to be filled: 3

Information you must provide

Your résumé.

A covering letter "A one-page cover letter describing how your skills and strengths would benefit our organization"

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 CPA, CA, CMA or CGA

Degree equivalency

► Significant experience* in assessing complex financial or accounting issues.

► Significant experience* in interpreting financial policies and providing comprehensive advice to stakeholders through various formats (such as financial report, presentations or briefing notes).

* Significant experience (depth and/or breadth) is defined as experience acquired through the performance of a broad range of related activities in the field of work in question. Such experience is normally acquired through full-time employment over a period of three (3) years. It will be evaluated with regards to amount, complexity and diversity of work handled.

To assess/compare experience gained in a position not within the Public Service of Canada, a job description or reference may be requested.

NOTE: The RCMP follows the Office of the Comptroller General’s (OCG) Guideline on the Financial Officer (FI) Competency Implementation for the purposes of this competitive staffing process. 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

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

► Possession of a recognized professional accounting designation. The recognized professional accounting designations are CPA, CA, CMA or CGA.

Degree equivalency

► Experience participating in systems development life cycle and/or business transformation and/or business process improvements projects.
► Experience preparing Public Accounts or departmental financial statements or Pension plan financial statements (in private or public sector).
► Experience using SAP Financial Systems.
► Experience identifying and documenting risks and internal controls, analysing data, assessing control gaps and making recommendations to address deficiencies.

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

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

Information on language requirements

Abilities:
► Ability to lead a project
► Ability to supervise staff in a virtual environment
► Ability to interpret financial policies and provide recommendations
► Ability to negotiate

Competencies:
► Adaptability
► Collaboration
► Communication (Oral and Written)
► Results Driven
► Strategic Lens
► Showing initiative and being action-oriented

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
► Willingness and ability to travel within Canada occasionally, as required, respecting Public Health guidelines.

Conditions of employment

Reliability Status security clearance - RCMP Enhanced Reliability Status
Secret security clearance – RCMP

All applicants for positions with 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

Candidates may be assessed using a variety of assessment tools, such as, but not limited to: standardized tests, written exams, interviews, simulation exercises, reference checks, recent and past performance evaluations, self-assessments, candidate achievement record, etc.

Candidates must meet all essential qualifications to be appointed to a position. This will be determined through the use of various evaluation tools.

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

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: https://www.cicic.ca

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

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

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

If a qualified candidate has been selected and appointed on an indeterminate basis from the established pool, they will be removed from the pool. If a candidate is selected for a specified period (including term, acting, or assignment/secondment) appointment, they will remain in the pool for future offers.

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.