Senior Financial Systems Analyst

Important messages

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Assessment accommodation

AAFC is committed to diversity and inclusion and is proud to be recognized as one of Canada’s best diversity employers. We welcome all applicants and strongly encourage candidates to self-declare if they belong to an Employment Equity designated group (i.e. Aboriginal Peoples, Persons with Disabilities, Visible Minorities or Women).

Duties

As Team Lead, you will provide support, maintenance, configuration and participate in projects to enhance our SAP Financial and Material Management systems including, Account Payable, Account Receivable, Sales and Distribution, Funds Management, Controlling, Project Systems, Salary Forecasting tool, General Ledger, Special Purpose Ledger, Enterprise Asset Management, Real Estate, an SAP Portal, Fiori tiles, SAP Business Warehouse on Hana, Business Object, Business Consolidation and Planning, Analysis for Office, I2P, Interfaces and DFSA solution. You will represent the AAFC SAP Cluster interest on inter-departmental committees and working groups in order to provide input to government-wide financial policies, systems, procedures and strategies. Also leads and manages a team of employees and/or consultants. These positions are client focused and team driven in order to provide superior support and to ensure a reliable, modern and sustainable financial and material management solutions build on the SAP Hana platform.

Work environment

The Financial Management Applications (FMA) division at Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) is a leading, highly reputable SAP Center of Excellence (CoE) providing quality support to an established SAP cluster consisting of 7 departments and 4 smaller agencies. The AAFC SAP CoE is responsible to provided quality maintenance, support and configuration for the SAP Finance and Materiel Management systems including reporting, planning and analytics. The AAFC CoE provides excellent training, documentation and guidance on the SAP financial functionalities and best practices. The team is also responsible for providing strategic vision, direction and roadmap for the continuous development and advancement of the SAP AAFC Cluster solutions.

Our team members are the foundation of our success. We are looking for employees who inspire us with their talent and their passion for client service. We take pride in the reliability of our product and service. It is very important to us that our employees want to make a difference and like working in a team.

Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada has Diversity Networks, dedicated to ensuring that our department continues to grow as an inclusive, respectful and diverse workplace. All employees are welcome to join the Networks and participate in their activities and events.

• Gender and Sexual Diversity Inclusiveness Network
• Indigenous Network Circle
• Persons with Disabilities Network
• Student Panel of Representatives for Orientation, Unity and Training
• Visible Minorities Network
• Women In Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Network
• Young Professional’s Network
• Managers’ Community

Intent of the process

The immediate need is to staff one (1) position on indeterminate basis.

Note: The position is currently located in Ottawa, but could potentially be performed in another location in Canada with an AAFC regional office. During the Covid-19 pandemic response, telework is our current practice.

If you don’t immediately receive a job offer from this process, qualified candidates will also be placed in a talent pool to be used for staffing similar permanent or temporary positions in the future. The skill specialization(s), work location, language profile, and security clearance requirements may vary according to the position being staffed.

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.

*Experience required must be related to financial management and relevant to the FI position being staffed. It can be acquired in the Public Service as well as through other means, e.g. private sector, volunteer work, self-employment, etc.

If you were educated outside of Canada, you must have your certificates and/or diplomas assessed against Canadian education standards. Click on the link below to contact the Canadian Information Centre for International Credentials (CICIC).

Degree equivalency

Experience:
- Recent and significant experience* in analyzing, developing, implementing and maintaining financial integrated systems using SAP technology and systems techniques.
- Recent and significant experience* in providing advice and recommendations to stakeholders and management on best practices using SAP tools and applications.
- Experience in requirements gathering and transforming business requirements into technical design and development.

*Recent and significant experience is defined as having two (2) years' experience normally acquired within the last five (5) years.

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

Asset qualifications:
- Possession of a recognized professional accounting designation (i.e. CPA, CA, CMA, or CGA).

Degree equivalency

- Experience in managing human resources, such as assigning work, managing employee leave, conducting performance management appraisals, or coaching.
- Experience in maintaining, reconciling, and implementing controls to manage resources.
- Experience in at least two (2) of the following areas: accounting operations, financial policies, financial planning and resource management, financial management advisory services, budgeting, costing, financial reporting and financial systems.
- Experience in the research, development and implementation of financial procedures, policies, or directives.
- Experience in the development and delivery of training.
- Experience in project management.
- Experience in analyzing, developing, implementing and maintaining a Business Warehouse /Business Intelligence system or a budgeting /forecasting application.

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

Various language requirements
English essential, bilingual imperative (BBB/BBB, CBC/CBC)

Information on language requirements

Knowledge:
- Knowledge of the SAP Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system development life cycle.
- Knowledge of methodologies for testing and evaluating computer applications.
- Knowledge of budgeting, planning and forecasting.

Competencies:
- Adaptability
- Collaboration
- Communication
- Results Driven
- Strategic Lens

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

Agriculture and Agri-food Canada recognizes that the diversity of its employee population contributes to its strength and integrity. We are committed to achieving employment equity and developing a highly capable workforce that is representative of Canadian Society. We encourage women (especially in non-traditional occupations), Indigenous peoples (Aboriginal peoples), persons with disabilities, and members of visible minority groups to apply and declare themselves as part of one or more of the Employment Equity groups as selection may be limited to candidates belonging to one or more of the groups.

Information on employment equity

Operational Requirements:
- Ability and willingness to work overtime on short notice.

Conditions of employment

- Reliability status or secret security clearance
- All employees of the core public administration are required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and attest to their vaccination status unless accommodated based on a medical contraindication, religion, or another prohibited ground for discrimination as defined under the Canadian Human Rights Act.

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

ASSESSEMENT INFORMATION

You must meet all essential qualifications in order to be appointed to the position. Other qualifications may be a deciding factor in choosing the person to be appointed. Some essential and other qualifications will be assessed through your application. It is your responsibility to provide appropriate examples that illustrate how you meet each qualification. Failing to do so could result in your application being rejected.

All communication relating to this process, including email correspondence may be used in the assessment of qualifications.

APPLICATION & CORRESPONDENCE INFORMATION

Applications submitted by email will not be accepted. You must apply on-line through www.canada.ca/en/public-service-commission/jobs/services/gc-jobs.html.

Persons with disabilities preventing them from applying on-line are asked to contact the email referenced below under "Contact Information".

Communication for this process will be sent via email. It is the responsibility of the candidate to ensure accurate contact information is provided and updated as required. Candidates who apply to this selection process should include an email address that accepts email from unknown users (some email systems block these types of email).

VACCINATION NOTICE REQUIREMENT:

On October 6, 2021, the Government of Canada announced details of its plans to require vaccination across the federal public service. The details can be found on this site: https://www.canada.ca/en/treasury-board-secretariat/news/2021/10/backgrounder-covid-19-vaccine-requirement-for-the-federal-workforce.html

As per the new Policy on COVID-19 Vaccination for the Core Public Administration Including the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, federal public servants in the Core Public Administration and members of the RCMP must attest to their vaccination status. The requirement for employees to be fully vaccinated applies whether they are teleworking, working remotely or working on-site. This is a condition of employment and it applies to indeterminate (permanent), determinate (term), casual, and student hiring. Should you reach the point in the selection process where it is necessary to verify terms and conditions of employment then the hiring manager or a human resources representative will contact you in order to complete an attestation. The Policy can be found on this site: https://www.tbs-sct.gc.ca/pol/doc-eng.aspx?id=32694

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.