Senior Analysts – Financial Reviews, Financial Transformation and Benefits Realization

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Important: It will take some time to complete the application, so please make sure you leave yourself enough time before the deadline.

Résumés will only be used as a secondary source of information, and not for evaluation purposes.

HOW TO APPLY?

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Work environment

Are you curious to learn about how things work and lead financial studies of functions and programs?
Do you like to solve puzzles?
Do you have a strategic mindset?
Do you enjoy developing an idea into something concrete?
Do you want to shape the future of Canada’s immigration department?

Then IRCC’s Financial Planning and Analytics Division is looking for someone like you!

》Why join IRCC?

Come join a team of people who are dedicated to building a stronger and better Canada. Our work helps to reunite families and protect displaced and persecuted people, while attracting top talent from across the globe to contribute to our economy.

Being a Federal government employee has the following benefits:
• Doing work that makes a difference for our society and people's lives
• Unique work that does not exist at any other Canadian organization
• Work-life balance
• A defined benefit pension plan
• Maternity/paternity top-ups to 93% of pay
• Job stability
• Significant job mobility within the government, providing access to a wide range of interesting jobs

》Why join Financial Planning and Analytics?

The Financial Planning and Analytics Division’s primary mandate is to improve financial decision-making at IRCC and make it more evidence-based. We do this by finding and employing innovative ways to connect partners with the financial information they seek. We also provide tools and implement processes for proactive and data-driven financial planning. However, our work often extends beyond Finance and into corporate planning and strategy; for example, we are currently working to tackle the challenge of ensuring that change initiatives within the Department yield demonstrable benefits. Our function is relatively new and our work is constantly evolving, but it maintains a core of continuous improvement and innovation. Within our team, you will have plenty of opportunity to create and transform, and you will work alongside colleagues who are motivated to drive change.

DUTIES

We currently have open FI-03 positions in the Reviews and Assessments unit of the Financial Planning and Analytics Division. This unit works on specific, one-time initiatives to promote the Division’s broader objectives.

The team’s work may change over time, but currently includes the following:
• Conducting financial reviews of programs/functions to understand how resources are consumed, including establishing cost drivers and productivities.
• Creating or transforming tools and processes that integrate financial and business information and solve existing problems.
• Developing a new Departmental approach to ensuring that IRCC’s change initiatives (e.g. transformation projects) achieve their intended benefits.

IRCC currently operates on a combination of remote work and physical presence in the office. IRCC has offices across Canada. See these lists:

1. https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/corporate/contact-ircc/offices/canada-appointment-only.html
2. https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/corporate/contact-ircc/offices.html

Intent of the process

The immediate need is to staff two positions on an indeterminate basis.

A pool of qualified candidates may be established to staff similar positions at Immigration, Refugees, Citizenship Canada at an identical group and level with various official language proficiencies (Bilingual at intermediate or advanced level), various security profiles (Reliability, Secret) and various tenures using various staffing mechanisms.

This means that candidates who demonstrate that they have the essential criteria but who are not chosen for the vacant positions could potentially be considered for other positions in the future.

Positions to be filled: 2

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 minimum of bachelor’s 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 designation is Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA).

* Positions in the Financial Management Group include a wide range of Accounting/Finance functions, including but not limited to Accounting Operations, Corporate Accounting, Financial Reporting, Financial Systems, Financial Audits and Reviews, Financial Policies, Internal Controls, Financial Advisory Services, Financial Planning and Budgeting, Financial Strategy and Costing. Therefore, experience related to any of these areas, or other Accounting/Finance functions, will qualify. There is no minimum number of years for this criterion.

** The term “Eligibility” means the candidate has met all academic requirements of the program for a recognized professional accounting designation as outlined by the association.

Degree equivalency

EXPERIENCE
E1. A minimum of five (5) years of professional work experience, including at least three (3) years of experience in one or a combination of the following fields:
• Financial planning and strategy
• Managerial accounting
• External audit
• Internal audit
• Financial reviews
• Financial process improvement or financial transformation
• Financial analytics
• Project management (as a discipline, e.g. a project manager role)
• Oversight and/or provision of guidance to an organization's portfolio of projects (for example, working in an Enterprise Project Management Office)
• Benefits realization / benefits management

E2. Experience in proposing, designing and implementing changes to solve complex problems

E3. Experience in analyzing financial or business information and providing advice and recommendations to senior management* on complex issues.

* Senior management is defined as director level (or equivalent) and above, either within the organization or at external clients/stakeholders.

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

Bilingual - Imperative (BBB/BBB)

Information on language requirements

COMPETENCIES*
C1. Strategic orientation
C2. Judgment & analytical skills
C3. Cooperation and collaboration
C4. Results orientation
C5. Adaptability & flexibility
C6. Initiative
C7. Values & Ethics

*For more information, please consult the IRCC Behavioural and Technical Competency Dictionary: https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/corporate/careers/job-opportunities/competency-dictionary.html

ABILITIES
A1. Ability to communicate effectively in writing
A2. Ability to communicate effectively orally

PERSONAL SUITABILITY
PS1. Dependability

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

ASSET QUALIFICATIONS

Note: These are asset qualifications and you do not need to have them to apply.

EDUCATION
AEd1. Recognized professional accounting designation. The recognized professional accounting designation is Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA).
AEd2. Recognized project, programme or portfolio management certification, such as Projects in Controlled Environments (PRINCE2), Project Management Professional (PMP), Management of Portfolios (MoP), Managing Successful Programmes (MSP) or Managing Benefits.
AEd3. Certified Internal Auditor (CIA) designation.

EXPERIENCE
AE1. Experience in managing and measuring outcomes and benefits.

ORGANIZATIONAL NEEDS
At IRCC we believe that our diversity is our strength! Through our staffing processes we are taking clear action to build a skilled and diverse workforce that reflects the diverse perspectives of Canada’s population that we serve. If you identify as Indigenous, Racialized, Person with a Disability or a Woman please let us know by filling out the self-declaration section in your application.

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

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

We are committed to providing an inclusive and barrier-free work environment, starting with our hiring processes. 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.

How to request assessment accommodation:
https://www.canada.ca/en/public-service-commission/services/assessment-accommodation-page/how-to-request-assessment-accommodation.html

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

CONFLICT OF INTEREST - REGULATED CANADIAN IMMIGRATION CONSULTANTS (RCICS):
To avoid situations of conflict of interest and conflict of duties with the goal of upholding the values and ethics of the public sector and the public interest, applicants providing immigration consulting services (both registered and unregistered, paid and/or unpaid), would be required to recuse themselves from these duties for the duration of their employment, should they be appointed to a position within Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC). Moreover, prospective appointees who are Regulated Canadian Immigration Consultants (RCICs) would be required to resign from the College of Immigration and Citizenship Consultants. Of note, a “leave of absence” from the College does not meet IRCC’s requirement in the matter.

ASSESSMENT:
Please note that candidates' overall conduct and communications, including e-mail correspondence, throughout the entire process may be used in the assessment of qualifications and competencies.

Please be aware that we anticipate assessing candidates between mid-December and mid-January 2023. We ask that candidates make themselves available wherever possible, and to inform us of any anticipated leave during this time period.

Re-scheduling of assessments will ONLY be granted in emergency cases with appropriate supporting documentation (i.e. medical certificate to certify illness, proof of international travel, etc.).
You may be assessed using a variety of assessment tools, such as, but not limited to, standardized tests, written exams, interviews, simulation exercises, reference checks, recent and past performance evaluations, self-assessments, candidate achievement record, etc.

TOP-DOWN APPROACH:
Selection decisions may be based on the level, breadth or degree of qualifications achieved in one or more qualifications; for example, preference may be given to the candidate that has scored highest on a specific qualification or combination of qualifications. A cut-off score screening approach may be undertaken. Applicants who meet the essential experience criteria may be ranked according to the depth and breadth of experience they possess. Only the top ranking applicants may be invited to the next phase of assessment. Asset criteria and/or organizational needs may also be applied at the screening stage.

EDUCATION:
Candidates will only need to provide proof of their education credentials when requested further on in the process. Candidates with foreign credentials must provide proof of Canadian equivalency. For further information, please consult the Canadian Information Centre for International Credentials at https://www.cicic.ca/2/home.canada?

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.