Financial Services Clerk 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

🏳️🌈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.

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Work locations
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Presently, our main official locations are at
Edmonton (Alberta), Vancouver (British Columbia), Regina (Saskatchewan), Winnipeg (Manitoba), Charlottetown (Prince Edward Island), Moncton (New Brunswick), Saint-John (New Brunswick), St. John's (Newfoundland and Labrador), Halifax (Nova Scotia), Toronto (Ontario), Gatineau (Québec), Montréal (Québec), et Fredericton (New-Brunswick).

However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, employees are required to work from home. Based on operational requirement an eventual return to the workplace may be required.
The operational requirement may be to work from a different departmental office location or from an employee’s residence located in Canada.

Therefore, individuals who believe that they meet the listed essential qualifications of the position, regardless of where they live or work, are encouraged to apply.

By answering online screening questions, it is your responsibility, as a candidate, to provide concrete and detailed examples to clearly demonstrate how you meet the education and experience requirements listed in the Essential Qualifications and Asset Qualifications sections.

The screening board cannot make any assumptions about your experience. When providing your answers, it is not sufficient to simply state that the qualification is "met" or provide a listing of current or past responsibilities.

Your answers must include where and how you obtained the required experience, as well as the period(s) in which you performed the functions of the position(s). Your answer must include the date format of Month-Year to Month-Year.

Failure to provide the above information in the format required may result in your application being rejected from the process.

Information on your described skills, experience, etc. provided in the screening questions should be supported by your resume.

Work environment

👉🏻 You are looking for a stimulating work environment filled with challenges. You want to work on an innovative, resourceful, dynamic team where teamwork is a priority. You like to evolve in an operational context and unexpected or unusual situations do not scare you. You are rigorous, analytical, punctual and you integrate well into a team. We are looking for you!
This is your chance to join an Employer of Choice!

👉🏽 ESDC has been named as one of Canada's top 100 employers!
We have an employee-focused culture, we recognize the importance of continuous learning, career development opportunities and work-life balance within a diverse and respectful work environment.

👉🏿 There are many reasons why ESDC is a great workplace such as:
ESDC delivers a range of programs and services that impact Canadians throughout their lives. The Department provides seniors with basic income security, supports unemployed workers, helps students finance their post-secondary education and assists parents who are raising young children. We are very proud to serve our fellow Canadians! See for yourself on how we have an impact on Canadians: https://www.canada.ca/en/employment-social-development/programs/results/stories.html

📽️Don’t take our word for it; listen to the testimonials of our employees:
https://www.canada.ca/en/employment-social-development/campaigns/recruitment/career-testimonials.html

Intent of the process

A pool of partially qualified candidates may be established through this process to staff identical or similar positions of various tenures, various language requirements, various security requirements, various conditions of employment and for various locations at Employment and Social Development.

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

Positions to be filled: Number to be determined

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 secondary school diploma

Degree equivalency

💼 EXPERIENCE

1) Experience in processing financial transactions using a computerized financial, accounting or banking system.

2) Experience in providing client service.

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

Various language requirements
🗣️ Bilingual Imperative BBB/BBB
🗣️ English Essential
🗣️ French essential

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

📈 COMPETENCIES

✦ Written Communication
✦ Oral Communication
✦ Attention to details
✦ Demonstrating Integrity and Respect
✦ Showing Initiative and Being Action Oriented
✦ Thinking Things Through
✦ Working Effectively with Others

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

ASSETS QUALIFICATIONS

🎓 EDUCATION

1) 1-Successful completion of two years or more of a post-secondary program with specialization in accounting, finance, business administration, commerce or economics;
OR
Possession of the Government of Canada Financial Management Certificate.

2-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), and Certified General Accountant (CGA).

Degree equivalency

💼 EXPERIENCE

One or more of the following qualifications may also be considered an essential qualification based on the requirements of the specific position to be filled. As this process can be used to fill multiple positions, asset qualifications may be used to choose from among qualified candidates for specific positions. If you have any of these qualifications, please answer "yes" to the relevant question in your application and ensure that your resume provides supporting details.

1 ▪️ *Recent experience in processing financial transactions using a computerized financial, accounting or banking system
2 ▪️ *Recent experience in providing client service
3 ▪️ *Recent work experience in processing accounts receivable within the private or
public sector
4 ▪️ *Recent work experience in processing accounts payable within the private or public
sector
5 ▪️ *Recent experience using Microsoft Excel functions
6 ▪️ *Recent experience processing travel
7 ▪️ *Recent experience applying travel related policy
8 ▪️ *Recent work experience using a computerized financial system such as SAP, Departmental Accounts Receivable System (DARS), Public Sector Collections and Disbursements (PSCD), etc.;
9 ▪️ *Recent experience in collection activities;
10▪️ *Recent experience working in a financial institution;

*Recent: minimum 6 months within the last 36 months

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

Information on employment equity

🕧 OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS

✦ Willing and available to travel occasionally
✦ Willing and available to work overtime on short notice occasionally
✦ Willing and available to work flexible hours in order to support operational needs

Conditions of employment

Security clearance: Reliability Status security clearance

A successful credit check may be a condition of employment.

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

Persons requiring accommodation preventing them from applying on-line are asked to contact 1-800-645-5605.

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.

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

All information obtained through the selection process, from the time of application to close of process, could be used to evaluate the candidates.

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Assessments
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Various assessment tools may be used in this selection process, such as interview(s), written examination, simulation, candidate achievement record, in basket assessment, samples of previous work, references and/or performance appraisals.

Asset qualifications, operational requirements, top-down and/or random selection may be used at any stage of the selection process to identify which applications will be given further consideration.

A top-down approach (ranking), using cut-off scores, may be used at any stage of the selection process where only the top scoring candidates will be invited to the next stage of the assessment. As such, candidates who attain the pass mark might not be further considered in the process if they do not achieve the desired cut-off score. Please note that different cut-off scores may be used at various stages of the selection process.

Based on the hiring manager’s needs, other specifics criteria maybe assessed. Hiring managers may use a combination of assessment methods they deem relevant. Therefore, if you are referred for more than one opportunity you may be re-assessed on the same criteria.

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Communication
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Acknowledgment of receipt of applications will not be sent. PLEASE NOTE: We will be contacting candidates via email including invitations for evaluations. Candidates are responsible for providing a valid email address that accepts email from unknown users (some email systems block these types of email). It is your responsibility to check both your jobs.gc.ca account and email account regularly to ensure that you do not miss any opportunities. Make sure to also check your junk mail folder. It is entirely your responsibility to inform us of any changes to your contact information.

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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

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.