Director, Financial Planning and Corporate Resource Management

Update: **Clarification added for the definition of significant.

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

***IMPORTANT: How to complete this application***
Once you log in and fill out some info, you will be asked to submit a cover letter. This is not a normal cover letter. What you need to do is scroll down on this webpage, copy/paste the education and experience criteria and use those as individual headers. The criteria under "essential qualifications" are mandatory and those under "may be needed for the job" are assets, i.e., not mandatory but will help you stand out. Then under each item, explain how you meet these experience factors, Don't just tell us that you meet them - explain how. Use dates and examples. Write in plain language. Convince us that you've got the right experience for the job!!

Unfortunately, if we cannot understand how you meet these criteria or if there is information missing, we may have to reject your application.

Work environment

The incumbent is accountable for providing professional and managerial leadership in assisting the Director General in building sustainable capacity within the Financial Management Branch to ensure the integrity and effectiveness of financial budgeting and forecasting, external reporting, expenditure management cycle, financial information and analysis, advice and briefings to senior management on the optimum allocation, utilization and management of financial resources, consistent with central agency polices and requirements.

Intent of the process

Consideration will be given to:
Persons who have identified themselves as part of the following employment equity groups: Aboriginal, Visible Minority, Person with a Disability, and Women
Persons who have qualified in a EX-01 pool
A pool of fully qualified candidates may be established and used to staff similar EX-01 positions within NRCan across Canada with various tenures (Acting, Assignment, Deployment, Indeterminate, Secondment)
Results of this process may be used by other organizations within the Federal Public Service

Positions to be filled: 1

Information you must provide

Your résumé.

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

Bilingual - Imperative (CBC/CBC)

Information on language requirements

Graduation with a degree from a recognized post-secondary institution in a specialty related to the position being staffed; AND
A recognized professional accounting designation (i.e. CPA, CA, CMA, CGA) OR Successful completion of the Senior Executive Advanced Finance and Accounting Program (SEAFAP)*.

*The Senior Executive Advanced Finance and Accounting Program (SEAFAP) is a specialized one-year program developed by CPA Canada designed to complement the technical financial expertise of senior executives in the Government of Canada. Those currently enrolled in the program will also be accepted.

Degree equivalency

Experience in the preparation of documents for the budgeting and expenditure management cycle such as Main Estimates and ARLUs
Significant* experience providing advice to senior management at the Director General level (or equivalent or above) on complex financial management and resourcing strategies
Experience in establishing collaborative working relationships with a variety of stakeholders such as central agency officials
Experience in the management of human and financial resources.

* Significant experience is understood to mean the depth and breadth of the experience normally associated with having performed a broad range of various, complex related activities acquired over a minimum period of three (3) years.

Create a vision and strategy
Mobilize people
Uphold integrity and respect
Collaborate with partners and stakeholders
Promote innovation and guide change
Achieve results

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

Experience implementing departmental integrated business planning

Willingness to travel
Willingness to work overtime

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

An interview may be administered.

A test may be administered.

Reference checks will be conducted.

REFERENCE CHECK: Applicants MUST provide IN THEIR APPLICATION the name and coordinates of the following six (6) references:
- 2 supervisors* (current and past)
- 2 peers
- 2 employees

*A supervisor must have supervised you for a minimum of 6 months. Indeterminate employees at the same group and level or equivalent may be considered for deployment. If no deployment is made, applicants from other groups and levels will be considered in the advertised appointment process.

You must provide proof of your education credentials.

A random and/or top down selection of candidates may be used in the determination of those to be given further consideration in the assessment process.

Performance agreements and talent management results may be used in the process.

The Government of Canada is committed to building a skilled workforce that is representative of Canada's diversity, which includes the recruitment of Canadian Veterans and releasing Canadian Armed Forces personnel:
https://www.canada.ca/en/publicservicecommission/jobs/services/publicservicejobs/canadian-armed-forces-membersdeterans.html

We encourage applicants to identify any abilities, competencies and/or experiences acquired through employment with the Canadian Armed Forces where applicable.

The Public Service of Canada is committed to building a skilled, diverse workforce reflective of Canadian society. As a result, it promotes employment equity and encourages candidates to indicate voluntarily on their application if they are a woman, an Aboriginal person, a person with a disability or a member of a visible minority group.

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.