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Important messages

Giving you the best chance to succeed!
At Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC) we are committed to running inclusive and barrier-free recruitment processes.

If you have a limitation that may impact your performance at any steps of the assessment process (such as during a written test or an interview), you may request an accommodation. Assessment accommodations are designed to remove barriers, and to ensure that candidates with limitations can fully demonstrate their abilities. Should you wish to be accommodated, please direct your inquiry to the contact identified at the bottom of this poster. All information received in relation to accommodation will be kept confidential.

For more information on assessment accommodation visit the following website: https://www.canada.ca/en/public-service-commission/services/assessment-accommodation-page.html

Work environment

𝗪𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗢𝗻𝗲 𝗣𝗦𝗣𝗖!
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.

At PSPC, our approach to inclusion is simple: we are committed to achieving a competent and representative workforce that reflects the diversity of the Canadian population we serve, and strive to create a welcoming, respectful, and inclusive environment that enables collaboration and innovation. When you succeed, we all succeed.

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 PSPC (indeterminate, term, acting, assignment, or secondment), with various language requirements and/or profiles, potentially in locations other than those listed.

Positions to be filled: 2

Information you must provide

Your résumé.

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

In addition to a resume, you must answer all screening questions demonstrating how you meet the education and experience requirements as well as the asset qualifications. Please describe in detail using concrete examples, how you meet the experience and education required. It is not sufficient to only state that the requirement is met or to provide a listing of current responsibilities. If you do not fully complete the screening questions as instructed, you may be screened out.

EDUCATION
A secondary school diploma or an acceptable combination of education, training and/or experience

Degree equivalency

EXPERIENCE
• Experience delivering financial services (such as accounts payable, accounts receivable, billing and/or procurement of goods and services)
• Experience creating financial spreadsheets and/or reports
• Experience analyzing financial data and providing recommendations

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

EDUCATION
Post-secondary education in Business, Commerce or Accounting

Degree equivalency

EXPERIENCE
• Experience conducting research, analysis and recommending solutions.
• Experience working in a Real Property environment
• Experience with SAP/SIGMA modules such as Project System Module, Sales and Distribution Module and Material Management Module

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

English essential

Information on language requirements

KNOWLEDGE
• Knowledge of accounts payables and accounts receivables procedures
• Knowledge of organizational and time management strategies
• Knowledge of financial administration related to the Financial Administration Act (FAA)

KEY COMPETENCIES
• Values and Ethics – serving through integrity and respect
• Thinking things through– innovating through analysis and ideas
• Engagement – working effectively with people, organizations, partners
• Excellence through results – delivering through own work, relationships and responsibilities
• Client Service Level 1

Please review the PSPC Client Service Competency for more information https: //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)

In support of achieving a diversified workforce, consideration may be given to candidates, who, at the time of application, self-declare* as belonging to one of the following designated Employment Equity groups: Women, Indigenous (Aboriginal) Peoples, Persons with Disabilities and Members of Visible Minorities.

* We therefore encourage you to self-declare during the online application process by selecting the appropriate box under the Employment Equity section.

For further details, please refer to the “Other information” section.

Information on employment equity

OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS
• Willingness and ability to travel.
• Willingness to work overtime.

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

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".

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. It is the candidate’s responsibility to provide any changes to their personal information to the contact indicated on this job advertisement.

Failure to respond to communications may be construed as a withdrawal from this process.

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.

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/

Public service employees found qualified in this process may be considered for acting, assignment, deployment or secondment.

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.

Consideration of the depth and breadth of any of the qualifications may be a determining factor in the appointment process.

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

Preference

Preference will be given to veterans first and then to Canadian citizens and permanent residents, 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.