Senior Program Officer - Financial Management

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Work environment

Do you love working with numbers? Do you want to be part of a dynamic and diverse team? The Fisheries and Harbour Management Sector within Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) is currently in need of an individual to work in this sector’s financial management team. The daily duties include, but are not limited to, the budget planning cycle, financial forecasting, ongoing monitoring, reporting and financial analysis. You will also work in SAP, a newly implemented financial platform aimed to align and modernize financial, procurement, and real property system and processes throughout the Government of Canada.

Fisheries and Oceans Canada has been recognized as one of Canada’s Top Employers for Young People for the past four years. In the Gulf Region, the post-pandemic return to work requirements is progressive. For this position, the employee will be required to work from the Moncton office a minimum of two day a week.

Intent of the process

The intent of this process is to staff one (1) indeterminate position in Moncton, NB. A list of qualified candidates will also be established and could be used to staff similar positions with various employment tenures, security requirements, language requirements and conditions of employment within Fisheries and Oceans Canada.

Positions to be filled: 1

Information you must provide

Your résumé.

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

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

Degree equivalency

EXPERIENCE
• Experience working with Microsoft Excel, including retrieving and manipulating data
• Experience in analyzing data and producing report
• Experience in providing advice to management
• Experience developing and maintaining collaborative working relationships with clients or partners

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

Bilingual - Imperative (CCC/CCC)

Information on language requirements

ABILITIES
• Ability to effectively communicate in writing
• Ability to effectively communicate orally
• Ability to work effectively with minimum supervision
• Ability to analyze financial information and provide recommendation to management

PERSONAL SUITABILITIES
• Strategic thinking
• Achieve results
• Interpersonal relationships
• Dependability

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

EDUCATION (ASSET)
Graduation with a degree from a recognized post-secondary institution with an acceptable specialization in a field relevant to the duties of the position

Degree equivalency

EXPERIENCE (ASSET)
• Experience in the management of financial resource management (such as but not limited to budget planning, forecasting, monitoring, financial analysis or reporting)
• Experience in working on business planning processes
• Experience analyzing and consolidating data from various sources in order to develop options, provide strategic advice and make recommendations to managers
• Experience in using financial information systems
• Experience manipulating data using features of Excel such as but not limited to formulas, functions, pivot table, or charts

Selection may be limited to members of the following Employment Equity groups: Aboriginal persons, persons with disabilities, visible minorities, women

Information on employment equity

Conditions of employment

Reliability Status security clearance

• Willingness and the ability to travel as required for the position
• Willingness and ability to work overtime, evenings and weekends, sometimes on short notice

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.

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PLEASE APPLY ONLINE: Please submit your application online.

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 application or evaluation process, please use the Contact information below to request specialized accommodation. All information received in relation to accommodation will be kept confidential.

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

Candidates must meet the essential qualifications to be appointed to a position. A candidate may be appointed to a position even though he/she does not meet any or all the asset qualifications or operational requirements. However, meeting these criteria is desirable and may be a deciding factor in choosing the person to be appointed.

All information obtained throughout the selection process, from the time of application to the conclusion of the process, may be considered in the assessment of any essential or asset qualifications, including the ability to communicate in writing and orally.

Acknowledgment of receipt of applications will not be sent.

For this appointment process, our intention is to communicate with candidates by email for assessment purposes (including sending invitations for written tests and interviews). Candidates who apply to this selection process must include, in their application, a valid e-mail address and make sure that this address is always functional and accepts messages from unknown users (some e-mail systems block these types of e-mail). If you do not wish to receive your results by e-mail, it is your responsibility to inform us.

Please note that candidates can be eliminated by the Public Service Resourcing System (PSRS) based on PSRS screening questions.

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.