Regional Finance Officer

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Assessment accommodation

* Applicants are encouraged to apply if they are willing and able to work in, or relocate to or within 40 kms of Sudbury, Thunder Bay or Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario.

Work environment

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Intent of the process

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

A pool of qualified and partially qualified candidates may be established and may be used to staff similar positions with various tenures as well as various linguistic requirements.

In the event that an employee of the public service is qualified through this process, and there is a temporary need, he/she may be considered for acting, deployment, assignment or secondment opportunities.

Positions to be filled: 1

Information you must provide

Your résumé.

Contact information for 2 references.

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

EDUCATION
A degree from a recognized post-secondary institution with specialization in accounting, finance, business administration, commerce or economics 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), Chartered Accountant (CA), Certified Management Accountant (CMA), Certified General Accountant (CGA).

Degree equivalency

EXPERIENCE
- Experience in providing financial services, guidance, and advice to senior management;

- Experience in analysing, forecasting, and reporting on financial data;

- Experience in budget allocation, expenditure, and commitment control;

- Experience in providing training and/or presentations on financial management subject matter.

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

ASSET - EXPERIENCE
- Experience in using the financial system SAP.

ASSET - KNOWLEDGE
- Knowledge of Budgetary Cycles in the Federal Government.
- Knowledge of Federal Grants and Contribution Programs

OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS
- Willingness to work overtime, if required.
- Some travel may be required.

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

English essential

Information on language requirements

KNOWLEDGE
- Knowledge of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles.
- Knowledge of Microsoft Office Programs, with intermediate knowledge of Excel and Word.

ABILITIES
- Communicate effectively orally and in writing;
- Ability to plan and organize work and determine priorities;
- Ability to meet tight deadlines.

PERSONAL SUITABILITY
- Strong interpersonal skills
- Initiative
- Judgement
- Reliability
- Team player

Conditions of employment

Reliability Status security clearance

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.

Various assessment tools may be used, such as, standardized tests, interviews, references, board member knowledge, etc.

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

Depending on the number of applicants, volume management strategies such as random selection, top-down approach and/or establishing cut-off scores to determine who will continue in the staffing process, may be used for the purpose of managing applications. Please note that although you may attain the established pass mark on any of the assessments used in this staffing process, management may decide to use a higher cut off score.
Asset qualifications may be used in the determination of those to be given further consideration in the assessment process.
You must provide proof of your education credentials.

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".

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.

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).

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.