Finance Officer

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BRING YOUR WHOLE SELF TO WORK
We encourage all qualified candidates to apply, regardless of race, colour, religion, sex (including gender identity and/or expression), national origin, sexual orientation, civil union or relationship status, disability, age, parental status, military service, or other status protected under federal law.

CANDIDATES MUST APPLY ONLINE.

You must meet all essential qualifications in order to be appointed to the position.

Work environment

Are you interested in working at a cutting-edge organization that values both your physical and psychological health and wellness, provides rich career development opportunities and rewards innovation? Health Canada is among Canada’s Top 100 Employers for 2021 in addition to being recognized as Top employer for Young People since 2015 and as Best Diversity Employer since 2010! Don’t miss your opportunity to not only enjoy the unparalleled benefits of the public service, but to get so much more on our award-winning team!

We offer an environment that is intellectually stimulating and supportive. We also offer an array of benefits and flexible work arrangements that can help you balance your work and private life. There are also many opportunities for personal and career development, through training, coaching, performance reviews, and language training.

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At Health Canada, we believe that work-life balance is key to a healthy work environment. We are currently working in a Hybrid Work Environment two days per week in the office.

Intent of the process

The intent of this process is to staff 5 vacant positions within the Chief Financial Officer Branch.

Priority may be given to Persons with Disabilities for assessments and appointments.

A partially or fully qualified pool of candidates may be established to staff similar positions within Health Canada with various tenures, linguistic profiles and/or operational requirements.

Positions to be filled: 5

Information you must provide

Your résumé.

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

EDUCATION
Successful completion of two years 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.

Degree equivalency

EXPERIENCE
Experience* utilizing and modifying spreadsheets at an intermediate level.**
Experience* in providing advice, guidance or interpretation of financial information, policies, or procedures.
Experience* in one (1) or more of the following areas:
• Accounting operations (e.g. processing accounts payable or receivable, bookkeeping, reconciliation, monitoring of accounts and data verification);
• Corporate accounting (e.g. preparation of monthly or annual financial statements or external financial reports);
• Financial planning, forecasting and variance analysis;
• Financial management advisory services (e.g. provide recommendations to improve financial information or the financial situation, take corrective action on discrepancies);
• Internal or external verification of financial transactions;
• Financial systems (e.g. implementation, testing, maintenance, user support, training, development of user guides);
• Cost estimation or costing;
• Accrual Budgeting; or
• Extracting, compiling or analyzing detailed information or preparing reports.

*Experience is defined as having the depth and breadth of experience that would normally be acquired over a period of one year.
**Intermediate level spreadsheet experience is defined as having used spreadsheets for sorting or filtering data, or for creating charts, graphs, or pivot tables.

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

Various language requirements
English Essential
Bilingual Imperative - BBB/BBB

Information on language requirements

ABILITY
Ability to use reasoning skills to solve problems*.
Ability to plan and prioritize workload in order to meet deadlines.
Ability to communicate effectively in writing**.
Ability to communicate effectively orally.

* Ability to use reasoning skills to solve problems will be evaluated with the General Competency Test: Level 2 (GCT2-314): https://www.canada.ca/en/public-service-commission/services/staffing-assessment-tools-resources/human-resources-specialists-hiring-managers/human-resources-toolbox/personnel-psychology-centre/consultation-test-services/public-service-commission-tests/general-competency-test-level-2-gct2.html
** Ability to communicate effectively in writing will be evaluated throughout the selection process.

COMPETENCIES AND PERSONAL SUITABILITIES
Adaptability
Collaboration
Results Driven
Initiative
Dependability
Respectful of diversity

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

EDUCATION-ASSETS
Bachelor’s degree with a specialization in accounting, business administration, finance, commerce and/or economics, or possession of a recognized professional accounting designation (CPA, CMA, CGA, CA)
Master of Business Administration (MBA)
Other finance and accounting accreditation such as Certified Fraud Examiner; Certified Internal Auditor

Degree equivalency

EXPERIENCE-ASSETS
Experience working in the federal government.
Experience in an accounting operations role (such as accounts payable, accounts receivable, etc.).
Experience in a financial systems support role (such as the development, configuration, testing and support of enterprise financial system modules and reporting tools).
Experience in a corporate financial reporting role.
Experience in the development, interpretation or implementation of financial policies.
Experience in developing or presenting training or information sessions.
Experience in conducting financial reviews or assessments of internal controls.
Experience utilizing and modifying spreadsheets at an advance level, or experience using and working with MicroSoft Power BI or other business intelligence or data analytics tools.

ORGANISATIONAL NEEDS
Selection may be limited to members of the following Employment Equity groups: Indigenous Peoples, persons with disabilities, visible minorities, women.

OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENT
Candidates must be willing to work overtime on an as required basis, often at short notice.

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

A written examination may be administered.

An interview may be administered.

Reference checks may be sought.

Candidates must meet the essential qualifications to be appointed to a position.

Your résumé must clearly demonstrate how you meet the requirements.

Candidates must meet the essential qualifications to be appointed to a position.

Candidates may be required to meet the asset qualifications or the organizational needs, depending on the requirements of the specific position being staffed. Meeting one or many of the asset qualifications may be a deciding factor in appointing a particular candidate amongst the qualified candidates. Please note that some or all of the asset qualifications could be used at the screening phase.

Please identify clearly your substantive group and level and your employment status on your resume and/or application form.

An assignment/secondment or an acting appointment is a temporary resourcing option. The approval of your substantive supervisor will be required before an offer can be made.

Acknowledgment of receipt of applications will not be sent; we will contact candidates when the screening process is completed.

Please note that in addition to all assessment methods such as the application, exam, interview, correspondence and communication in relation to this selection process may also be used to assess certain qualifications

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.

CANDIDATES WILL NOT BE SOLICITED FOR INCOMPLETE OR POSSIBLY MISSING INFORMATION.

Candidates are advised that their exam or interview will only be rescheduled under these exceptional circumstances:

- Medical reason with certificate
- Pre-arranged travel with proof
- Pre-scheduled training with proof
- Pre-arranged exam/interview for another Government of Canada staffing process with proof
- Pre-approved vacation with proof
- Death in the family
- Other exceptional reason deemed acceptable by the Selection Board (e.g. Jury Duty, etc.)

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.

If you required technical support to apply for this position, please contact jobs.gc.ca at: http://emplois-jobs.gc.ca/centres/contact-contactez/index-eng.php

Please note that candidates are responsible for submitting their application by the closing date in order to be considered. No applications will be accepted once the deadline has passed.

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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.