Experienced Financial Professionals Wanted!

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

On October 6, 2021, the Government of Canada announced 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. Accommodation requests will be assessed on a case-by-case basis and will be limited to employees who are unable to be vaccinated due to a certified medical contraindication, religion or any other prohibited ground of discrimination as defined in the Canadian Human Rights Act (CHRA).

The Federal Public Service is stronger and most effective when we reflect the diversity of the Canadian population we serve. Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC) is dedicated to building and promoting a diverse, equitable and inclusive workforce, representative of Canadian society. All candidates who believe they are qualified are encouraged to apply, including Black, other racialized and Indigenous peoples, women, persons with disabilities and persons of the LGBTQ2+ community.

Individuals who identify with the LGBTQ2+ community and have any questions concerning their potential candidacy in this selection process are encouraged to send an email to the following mailbox: . This mailbox is confidentially managed by a person of the LGBTQ2+ community.

Work environment

Note to Prospective Candidate:

Are you a dedicated, diverse, smart, and empathetic financial professional? Would you like to join a team of dedicated, diverse, smart and empathetic financial managers, advisors and analysts? If you answered yes to both questions, it is strongly recommended you read on.

Our team of financial professionals represents the Chief Financial Officer’s Branch across the Atlantic Region (New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Newfoundland and Labrador, Prince Edward Island) through providing strategic and objective financial advice and guidance to client groups within Employment and Social Development Canada in all aspects of financial management. In addition, we assist our regional Service Canada client with planning, budgeting and forecasting their Operating budget of $1.15B and the G&C budget of $2B, for greater effective business decisions by senior leadership. The teams also provide periodic reporting on Service Canada funding utilization, as well as establishing multi-year financial forecasts, to mitigate and manage potential financial risks and pressures.

We are truly virtual, with employees across the country. We offer flexible working arrangements to ensure a work life balance that also inspires creativity, innovation and career progression. We are part of the Chief Financial Officer Branch, which employs close to 1000 employees and supports our Department of approximately 27,000 employees.

What you can expect from this staffing process:

Step 1: Provide cover letter and/or resume that highlights how you meet all essential qualifications and assets criteria if applicable. Please note you must meet all essential qualifications criteria to be considered in the assessment phase of the staffing process.

Step 2: Once you submit your cover letter and resume, you will be immediately prompted to answer a competency-based question that highlights your past performance demonstrating the key competency. For several of the questions, you will need to provide the name of a) Direct supervisor or manager who can attest to your ability to demonstrate this competency through the example provided b) Direct report/colleague who can attest to your ability to demonstrate this competency through the example provided.

Written communication will be assessed through your cover letter, application and responses to the formal assessment.

Oral communication will be assessed through reference validations.

Step 3: Now that your part is done, you wait. Depending on the quantity of candidates, it may take 8 to 12 weeks to screen and correct assessments. You will receive notification of your results and whether you have been placed in a valid staffing pool.

Intent of the process

A pool of partially qualified candidates will be established and could also be used to staff similar positions of various tenures, various linguistic requirements, titles and security requirements, within Employment and Social Development Canada and other federal departments.

We encourage all interested individuals to apply, even those in equivalent groups and levels.

Presently, the official locations (designated workplace*) of the positions to be staffed are at the following locations listed below:

Atlantic Regions

* Designated workplace: location of work or business address where the employee would work if a telework, hoteling or remote working arrangement was not in place.

Should the need arise in the future, we may staff other positions within Employment and Social Development Canada in various locations across Canada.

Positions to be filled: Number to be determined

Information you must provide

Your résumé.

A covering letter "A covering letter in 5,000 words (maximum)."

1-Demonstrating Integrity and respect

2-Showing Initiative and Being Action-Oriented

3-Thinking Things through:

4-Client Focus

5-Working Effectively with Others

6-Written Communication

7-Oral Communication

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

Various language requirements
-English Essential,
-Bilingual Imperative BBB/BBB

Information on language requirements

Second Language Writing Skills Self-Assessment
In order to help you decide if you should apply to a bilingual position, an optional self-assessment of your writing skills in your second official language is available for you to take before completing your application.

For more information, please consult:
Unsupervised Internet Test of Second Language Writing Skills

ESSENTIAL QUALIFICATION:

EDUCATION:

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 Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA).

*Eligibility means that a candidate has met all academic and occupational requirements, including those with respect to degrees, examinations, and experience, without having to have obtained or maintained actual registration, certification or membership in a professional association.

*Degree Unless it is otherwise specified (e.g., Master’s degree), the term “degree” refers to a baccalaureate as established by educational authorities.

If you were educated outside of Canada, you must have your credentials and/or diploma assessed against Canadian education standards. The public service will accept any Foreign Educational Credentials as long as they are deemed comparable to Canadian standards, through a recognize credential assessment service. Read more on Degree equivalency or visit the Canadian Information Centre for International Credentials (CICIC) at: https://www.cicic.ca

Degree equivalency

ESSENTIAL QUALIFICATIONS:

EXPERIENCES:

*Recent and Significant experience performing the following:

• Analyzing complex issues and providing strategic financial advice and recommendations to Senior Management**
• Financial Budgeting, forecasting, and reporting
• Using financial systems (eg. Oracle, SAP, etc)
• Preparing Reports and presentations

* Recent and significant experience is defined as the performance of duties over a period of 24 months, in the positions within the Financial Management Sector, within approximately the last 5 years.

** Senior Management is defined as the second level of management. Exceptions will be made for positions such as business owners without a second level of management.

COMPETENCIES:

Upon submitting your application, you will be prompted to complete a competency assessment that will be used to formally assess the essential competencies:

-Client Focus
-Working Effectively with Others
-Demonstrating Integrity and Respect
-Showing Initiative and Being Action Oriented
-Thinking Thing Through
-Written Communication
-Oral Communication

*The competency assessment, along with reference checks, will serve as your formal assessment in this staffing process. No formal interview will be conducted as part of this staffing process.

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

ASSET QUALIFICATION:

EDUCATION:

Eligibility for a recognized professional accounting designation. The recognized professional accounting designations are Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA).

Degree equivalency

ASSET QUALIFICATION:

EXPERIENCE:

• Experience with using advanced functions in Excel (e.g. Vlookup, pivot tables, formula calculations, charts, macros, etc).

ORGANIZATIONAL NEEDS:

At Employment and Social Development Canada, diversity is our strength. If you’re a woman, an Indigenous person, a person with a disability or a visible minority and are interested in bringing in different perspectives and insights, let us know by completing the Employment Equity (EE) section in your application. Appointments of members of these EE groups could be made to ensure our workforce is inclusive and representative of the Canadian public we serve.

OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Willing and available to travel for work or training.
• Willing and available to work overtime weeknights, weekends as operationally required.
• Willing and available to work flexible hours in order to support operational needs.

Conditions of employment

-Reliability Status security clearance

-Must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and attest to their vaccination status or have a supported accommodation measure based on a medical contraindication, religion, or any other 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

All information obtained throughout the selection process, from the time of application to close of process, may/will be used to evaluate the candidates.

Reference checks will be sought.

No formal interview will be conducted.

Candidates will need to provide proof of their education credentials. Candidates with foreign credentials must provide proof of Canadian equivalency. For further information, consult the Canadian Information Centre for International Credentials at https://www.cicic.ca/indexe.stm or the Public Service Commission at https://www.canada.ca/en/public- service-commission/jobs/services/gc-jobs/information- candidates/degree-equivalency.html

Candidates are entitled to participate in the appointment process in the official language of their choice.

Screening of applications and/or selection of candidates may be based on assets qualifications, operational requirements, or the organizational needs, depending on the requirements of the specific position being staffed.

Random selection, top-down selection and/or other volume management techniques may be used at any time during the process to identify which applicants will be further assessed.

What is a top-down selection? It is where only the top scoring candidates will be invited to the next stage of the assessment. Please note that different pass marks and cut-off scores can be used at various stages of the assessment process. Candidates who attain the pass mark might not be further considered in the process if they do not achieve the cut-off score.

The hiring organization will accept applications on-line only. All job applications must therefore be submitted through the Public Service Resourcing System. To submit an application on-line, please select the button “Apply Online” below.

Note that candidates (including employees of the Federal Public Service) will not be considered to be in travel status or on government business and that travel costs will not be reimbursed for evaluations. Consequently, candidates will be responsible for travel costs.

All communication regarding this process will be administered via e-mail. It is the candidate’s responsibility to provide a valid e-mail address and update their personal information when it changes. If special circumstances prevent you from having access to your e- mail, please communicate with the Contact person identified in this job opportunity.

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Bilingual Positions
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To be considered for a Bilingual Imperative position, you must be willing to undergo Second Language Evaluation testing OR you must already have Second Language Evaluation (SLE) results (proof will be required).

If you have undertaken a SLE by the Public Service Commission (PSC), you can obtain a copy of the SLE results, by requesting it on the following website: https://www.canada.ca/en/public-service-commission/corporate/about-us/contact-us.html#sle. For more information on SLE, visit the following web site: http://www.psc-cfp.gc.ca/ppc-cpp/sle-els/cand-info-cand-eng.html

Second Language Writing Skills Self-Assessment:
In order to help you decide if you should apply to a bilingual position, an optional self-assessment of your writing skills in your second official language is available for you to take before completing your application.

https://www.canada.ca/en/public-service-commission/services/second-language-testing-public-service/self-assessment-tests.html

No confirmation of the receipt of your employment request will be sent. We will communicate with candidates once the selection process is completed.

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.