Financial Officer - 4 streams

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Intent of the process

A pool of qualified candidates (fully assessed or partially assessed) will be established. This pool may be used to staff positions with similar qualifications, with various language requirements, various conditions of employment and/or various tenures across Health Canada.

Positions to be filled: 10

Information you must provide

Your résumé.

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

Stream 1
A - Intermediate Financial Planning, Analysis and Reporting Officer
B - Costing
Stream 2
Intermediate Financial Policy and System Officer
Stream 3
Intermediate Accounting and Reporting Officer
Stream 4
Intermediate Internal Control Officer

EDUCATION

Level : FI-02 and above.
The minimum standard for positions at the FI-02 level and above is always met through either education or occupational certification.

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

OCCUPATIONAL CERTIFICATION

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).

NOTES:
1) The courses for the specialization must be acceptable and must have been taken at a recognized post-secondary institution, but not necessarily within a degree program in the required specialization.
2) Indeterminate incumbents of FI positions and of positions at Indian Oil and Gas Canada and the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions that are equivalent to FI Group positions on August 1st, 2004 who do not possess the education level prescribed above are entitled to the following grand-parenting provisions:
a. Incumbents of FI-2 or higher positions are deemed to meet the minimum education standard for those levels based on their education, training and/or experience.
This note also applies to persons appointed or deployed, for an indeterminate period, to positions in the FI Group after that date as the result of staffing transactions started before August 1st, 2004.
The positions at Indian Oil and Gas Canada and at the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions that are equivalent to FI Group positions are those that meet the Treasury Board group and level definitions for the FI Occupational Group.
3) The acquired rights provision in Note 2 also applies to employees who were grand-parented as a result of the FI conversion on June 23rd, 1987. Employee entitlement to grand-parenting protection is based on their last classification level in the FI Group.

Degree equivalency

EXPERIENCE

All Streams
EX-1 Experience in providing advice and support to clients in one of the following Finance areas :
a - finance planning
b - external reporting
c - resource management
d - financial advisory services
e - accounting operations
f - financial systems
g - financial policy
h - costing
i - internal controls
j - corporate planning
k - financial accounting

- Experience in using a financial system.
- Experience in using a spreadsheet software.

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

OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS

- Ability to travel on a regular basis.
- Ability to work overtime.

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

Various language requirements
Bilingual Imperative BBB/BBB
English Essential

Information on language requirements

ABILITY AND SKILLS

All Streams
- Ability to communicate effectively orally.
- Ability to communicate effectively in writing.
- Ability to organize work, set priorities under pressure and meet deadlines.
- Ability to analyze information, problem solve and provide recommendations.

PERSONAL SUITABILITY

All Streams
- Respectful of diversity
- Effective Interpersonal Relationships
- Initiative
- Judgement
- Client Service Orientation

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

ASSET-EXPERIENCE

All Streams
If you possess experience in the following areas below, your application must also clearly explain how you meet it:
AEX-1 Experience in providing advice and support to clients in the following Finance areas (other than the one described under EX-1):
a - finance planning
b - external reporting
c - resource management
d - financial advisory services
e - accounting operations
f - financial systems
g - financial policy
h - costing
i - internal controls
j - corporate planning
k - financial accounting

Stream 1
- Experience in developing forecast for expenditures/revenues related to major developments.
- Experience in the development, control and monitoring of budgets.
- Experience in the preparation of financial reports.

Stream 2
- Experience in providing ad hoc reporting.
- Experience in drafting or developing financial directives, guidelines or standards.

Stream 3
- Experience in financial accounting.
- Experience in developing or implementing new/revised accounting procedures, guidelines or methods.
- Experience in identifying and recommending improvements to accounting, internal control, financial reporting or monitoring methods, procedures or process.
- Experience in the manipulation of large amounts of financial data.

Stream 4
- Experience in providing ad hoc reporting.
- Experience in developing or implementing new/revised accounting procedures, guidelines and methods.
- Experience in identifying and recommending improvements to accounting, internal control, financial reporting or monitoring methods, procedures or process.

ASSET-KNOWLEDGE

Stream 1
- Knowledge of the Financial Administration Act.
- Knowledge of generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP).
- Knowledge of methods, techniques and practices related to financial planning, budgeting, forecasting and trend analysis.

Stream 2
- Knowledge of Treasury Board financial management guidance (e.g, Policy on Financial Management and associated directives, guide, guidelines, etc.)
- Knowledge of the Financial Administration Act.
- Knowledge of generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP).

Stream 3
- Knowledge of the Financial Administration Act.
- Knowledge of generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP).

Stream 4
- Knowledge of Treasury Board policies, procedures and directives governing accounting and control of expenditures and travel management.

ASSET-ABILITY AND SKILLS

Stream 1 and 2
- Ability to interpret policies or directives.

Stream 3
- Ability to network with other organisations.

Stream 4
- Ability to interpret policies and procedures.

ASSET-PERSONAL SUITABILITY

All Streams
- Attention to details

Stream 2
- Effective team work
- Problem solving or innovation

Conditions of employment

Enhanced Reliability

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

Reference checks may be sought.

An interview may be administered.

A written examination may be administered.

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

Please identify clearly your substantive group and level and your employment status on your resume and/or application form if already employed in the Federal public service.

An assignment/secondment or an acting appointment is a temporary resourcing option. The approval of your substantive supervisor may/will be required before an offer can be made.

Please ensure that your Personal Record Identifier (PRI) is included in your application.

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 (English or French).

CANDIDATES WILL NOT BE SOLICITED FOR INCOMPLETE OR POSSIBLY MISSING INFORMATION.

Candidates are advised that their exam or interview will only be rescheduled under these exceptional circumstances:

- Medical reason with certificate
- Pre-arranged travel with proof
- Pre-scheduled training with proof
- Pre-arranged exam/interview for another Government of Canada staffing process with proof
- Pre-approved vacation with proof
- Death in the family
- Other exceptional reason deemed acceptable by the Selection Board (e.g. Jury Duty, etc.)

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

All candidates that apply to this selection process must include in their application a valid email address and ensure that this address is functional at all times and that it accepts messages from unknown users. Failure to do so may result in important messages not being received. Communication for this process will be conducted via the e-mail address provided in your application. It is your responsibility to ensure that you check for messages regularly.

Candidates will be required to provide proof of their education credentials, in the form of a diploma or official transcript (original documents only). 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/.

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 may be considered in the advertised appointment process.

If you required technical support to apply for this position, please contact http://www.cfp-psc.gc.ca/contact-jobs/index-eng.php

Please note that candidates are responsible for submitting their application by the closing date in order to be considered. No applications will be accepted once the deadline has passed.

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Please note that in addition to all assessment methods such as the application, exam, interview, correspondence and communication in relation to this selection process may also be used to assess certain qualifications.

ALL APPLICATIONS MUST BE SUBMITTED ONLINE THROUGH THE PSRS SYSTEM. Do not e-mail, fax, or mail in hard copy documents.

On October 6, 2021, the Government of Canada announced details of its plans to require vaccination across the federal public service.

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.

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.