ANTICIPATORY - FINANCIAL ANALYST

Update: Closing date has been extended to Monday December 19, 2022

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

****NOTE: It is your responsibility as a candidate to submit a COVER LETTER, which clearly outlines how you meet each of the screening qualifications (i.e. education, essential experience and asset qualifications) as well as a resumé which is linked to the information provided in your cover letter.

** Please note that it is not sufficient to only state that the qualification is met or to provide a listing of current or past responsibilities.

**** You must provide CONCRETE EXAMPLES, which illustrate how you meet each qualification.

***For example, the best approach is to use each screening qualification as a heading, and provide a description outlining how that qualification is met. Failure to clearly demonstrate how you meet the screening criteria (education, essential experience and asset qualification) may result in the REJECTION OF YOUR APPLICATION.

****Candidates who are missing information or submit incomplete information could be screened out.

For this selection process, our intention is to communicate with applicants by e-mail for screening/assessment purposes (including issuing screening results, and sending invitations for written tests and interviews). Applicants who apply to this selection process must include in their application a valid e-mail address and make sure that this address is functional at all times and accepts messages from unknown users.

All job applications must be submitted through the www.jobs.gc.ca system.

Testing/interviews will be conducted at locations of the employer's choice and may require candidates to travel to the test/interview location, Fredericton, N.B, St. John's Newfoundland or Dartmouth, NS.

Please note that candidates (including persons employed in the Public Service) will not be considered to be in travel status or on government business and travel costs will not be reimbursed. Consequently, candidates will be responsible for travel costs.

** PLEASE ENSURE THAT YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS IN YOUR WWW.JOBS.GC.CA PROFILE/ACCOUNT IS ACCURATE AND UP TO DATE, AS THIS IS THE ADDRESS WE WILL USE TO CONTACT YOU.
**IF IT IS NOT ACCURATE, YOU RISK MISSING IMPORTANT NOTIFICATIONS. WE USE THE CONTACT INFORMATION GENERATED BY THE SYSTEM, NOT INFORMATION THAT IS FOUND ON YOUR RESUME/COVER LETTER.

Intent of the process

The immediate need is to create a pool of qualified candidates to staff temporary and/or permanent positions, (including acting appointments and deployments), with various language requirement: Bilingual imperative, English Essential or French Essential
Profile(s) (e.g. BBB/BBB, CBC/CBC, BBC/BBC).

Should a Civilian Member (CM) be found qualified and selected for appointment, the appointment will not result in a change of status to the Public Service (PS) category for the CM. Information regarding the CM appointment will be sent to all applicable candidates who are within the area of selection and participated in the advertised process.

Positions to be filled: Number to be determined

Information you must provide

Your résumé.

A covering letter "which clearly outlines how you meet each of the screening qualifications (i.e. education, essential experience and asset qualifications)"

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

• 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

E1. One year of recent experience in at least one of the following functional areas: Financial Planning, External Reporting or Internal Resource Management.
E2. One year of recent experience in at least one of the following functional areas: Advisory Services, Accounting Operations, Financial Systems, Financial Policy, Costing or Internal Controls.
E3. One year of recent experience in the preparation and presentation of analysis, advice and recommendations to support decision-making by management, clients, central agencies, etc.

Note:
1) Recent experience means experience acquired within the last 3 years.
2) The RCMP is following the Office of the Comptroller General's (OCG) Guideline on the Financial Officer (FI) Competency Implementation for the purposes of this competitive staffing process.

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

ASSET QUALIFICATIONS
A recognized professional accounting designation (i.e. CPA, CA, CMA or CGA).

Degree equivalency

One year of recent experience in financial analysis, budgeting, forecasting and reporting.
One year of recent experience in financial systems, such as the financial systems group that supports SAP.
One year of recent experience in database management and an advanced level proficiency using database tools such as MS Access and MS Excel (including the use of Power Query and Pivot Tables).
One year of recent experience in interpreting and applying policies, guidelines and procedures.

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

Various language requirements
With various Language requirement: English Essential, Bilingual imperative Profile(s)
(e.g. BBB/BBB, CBC/CBC, BBC/BBC) or Bilingual Non-Imperative.

Non-imperative is when the position requires proficiency in both official languages, English and French, at the above-noted level. If you do not meet the language requirements of this position and the appointment is being made on a non-imperative basis, you will be exempted by the Public Service Official Languages Exclusion Approval Order from meeting the official language proficiency requirements at the time of an appointment. By accepting an offer, you agree to undertake to attain the level of official language proficiency required for the position, through language training at public expense, within a period of two years. If you do not attain the level of language proficiency required by the end of the two-year period, you agree to be appointed or deployed on an indeterminate basis to a position for which you meet the essential qualifications that is of a similar level and salary as the bilingual position.

Information on language requirements

Strategic Lens
Collaboration
Adaptability
Results Driven
Values and Ethics
Negotiation/Persuading
Communication

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

OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS
Ability and willingness to work overtime on occasion.
Ability and willingness to travel on occasion.

Conditions of employment

Reliability Status security clearance - of the RCMP.

All applicants for positions within the Royal Canadian Mounted Police will be subject to a thorough security clearance process which includes an interview wherein questions may include (but not limited to), reference checks, previous employment, on-line activities, credit checks, alcohol and/or drug use.

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

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.