Senior Financial Officer

Update: Poster has been extended until February 2nd 2023.

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

***VERY IMPORTANT NOTE: It is the responsibility of the candidate to clearly outline that they meet each of the screening criteria (i.e. Education and Experience Qualifications, both Essential and Assets) by RESPONDING TO THE SCREENING QUESTIONS IN THE ONLINE APPLICATION. Please note that it is not sufficient to only state that the requirement is met or to provide a listing of current responsibilities, rather the candidate must provide concrete examples that illustrate how they meet the requirement. Lack of EXAMPLES and DETAILS may result in your application being rejected as the Assessment Board will have insufficient information to determine whether or not you meet the qualifications.

PLEASE NOTE : The written communication may be assessed in the screening questions.

Work environment

We believe that our employees are the cornerstone of achieving our goals. This is why we offer them a positive and inclusive work environment that is worthy of their dedication and professionalism. We promote career advancement by providing opportunities to develop and acquire new skills and competencies. We encourage continued training and the adoption of new technologies that allow us to increase the efficiency and flexibility of our workplace. We value diversity as well as the use of both official languages. We promote a healthy work-life balance and flexible working arrangements may be available which may include in person and virtual/remote modalities at various locations within Canada.

Intent of the process

Although the immediate intent of this Job Opportunity Advertisement is to staff indeterminately, applicants should be aware that a pool of qualified candidates (fully assessed or partially assessed) may be established and may be used to staff similar positions at this group and level with various language requirements listed in the Language Requirements section.

In addition, this process may be used for various tenures (acting appointments, assignment, deployment, indeterminate, specified period, secondment), security requirements and conditions of employment within the Correctional Service of Canada. As a result of the potential and possible use of the selection process and subsequent pool by hiring managers, we encourage all employees seeking this type of opportunity to apply.

Positions to be filled: Number to be determined

Information you must provide

Your résumé.

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

EDUCATION:
ED1: 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), Chartered Accountant (CA), Certified Management Accountant (CMA), Certified General Accountant (CGA).

Degree equivalency

EXPERIENCE:
EXP1: Experience in financial management (at least two(2) of the following areas):

 Development or interpretation of financial policies
 Financial management advisor services or resource management
 Accounting operations
 Internal controls
 Maintenance, implementation or development of corporate financial systems
 Corporate Accounting
 Corporate Reporting
 Auditing

EXP2 - Experience in reviewing and analyzing data and financial reports used by management for decision making.

EXP3 - Experience using integrated financial systems.

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

Various language requirements
Bilingual imperative BBB/BBB, CBC/ CBC, English or French essential, English essential and French essential

Information on language requirements

COMP1 – Judgment
COMP2 – Achieve results
COMP3 – Initiative
COMP4 – Oral Communication
COMP5 – Written communication

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

ACERT - Eligibility for or membership in good standing in a professional accounting designation*.

*The recognized professional accounting designations are Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA), Chartered Accountant (CA), Certified Management Accountant (CMA), and Certified General Accountant (CGA).

ASSET EXPERIENCE
AEXP1: Experience interpreting and applying Public Sector Accounting Standards (PSAS) OR the Government of Canada Accounting Handbook OR the Receiver General manual and directives OR the FIS Accounting Manual.

AEXP2: Experience in Accounting Operations.

AEXP3: Experience in human resource management** of a team of at least 2 employees.

AEXP4: Experience auditing information technology general controls and application controls.

AEXP5: Experience in preparing general purpose financial statements in the public or private sector (such as financial statements on the accrual basis of accounting, including organizational financial statements for a government entity, whether historical or prospective) OR Public Accounts in a corporate accounting and reporting role.

** Human resources management includes establishing objectives, carrying out supervision and performance reports and resolving questions/problems from employees as needed.

Organizational Needs:
In support of achieving a diversified workplace, consideration may be given to candidates self-identifying as belonging to one or more of the following Employment Equity groups: Aboriginal persons, Visible Minorities, Women and Persons with Disabilities.

Operational Requirements:
- Ability and willingness to work overtime on short notice
- Ability and willingness to travel

Conditions of employment

Reliability Status security clearance - Various Security Requirements: Reliability status security clearance – Secret security clearance – (security profile dependant on position)

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

For this selection process, we may find that email is the most efficient way to communicate with you. Candidates who apply to selection processes should include an email address that accepts email from unknown users (some email systems block these types of email). It is the candidates' responsibility to inform us of a change of contact information during the course of this selection process and to regularly verify your incoming e-mails.

a. An exam/presentation may be administered and the ability to communicate effectively in writing might be evaluated with these documents and /or with other documents.

b. An interview / presentation may be administered and the ability to communicate effectively orally might be evaluated during the interview / presentation.

c. Reference checks may be sought.

d. 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.

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

f. You must provide proof of your education credentials.

g. 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.

h. 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.

i. Second Language assessment test results may be required.

Please submit your application via jobs.gc.ca. CVs sent by e-mail will not be acceptable.

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.