Finance Officer / Financial Advisor

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Assessment accommodation

Process (23-DIS-AB-CS-EA-578294) has been cancelled and will be reposted as an external advertisement. Please apply on the new external poster as applications on this process will not be considered. See 23-DIS-AB-CS-EA-578294-1.

Duties

Regional Corporate Services Directorate
Reporting to the Chief Financial Results and Delivery Office (CFRDO) Sector, the Alberta regional Corporate Services Directorate consists of 3 Financial pillars (amongst other responsibilities) which organizes the delivery of financial services to regional clients;

Pillar 1
Resource Management/Advisory Services/Operations
Opportunities exist to be involved in analyzing data, working with clients to ensure accurate forecasting, entering, analyzing and presenting salary information. Resource management includes analysis and review of operational plans, budget transfers, creation of cash flow documentation for contribution agreement funding.

Pillar 2
Funding Agreement Management
Create annual agreements using a database, ensuring accurate data entry.

Pillar 3
Audit and Compliance
Review audited consolidated financial statements, ensure that appropriate reporting has been received to further or close files.

Audit and Compliance
Review audited consolidated financial statements, ensure that appropriate reporting has been received to further or close files.

Intent of the process

The immediate need is indeterminate. A pool of qualified candidates may be established to staff similar or identical positions with various linguistic profiles and with various employment types and tenures (indeterminate, specified period or acting appointment, deployment, assignment, secondment) within ISC (Edmonton AB, Regina SK, or Vancouver, BC) or ISC offices across Canada. 

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:
• Successful completion of two years of a post-secondary program specializing in accounting, finance, business administration, commerce or economics; OR
• possession of the Government of Canada Financial Management Certificate.

Degree equivalency

Experience:
EX1: Experience in at least two (2) of the following areas:
Accounting operations; including AP/AR
Internal or external reporting
Quality Assurance, monitoring and internal controls
Financial Policies
Financial Systems (Accounting software)
Planning and Financial Management

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

Asset Education
AED1: A degree from a recognized post-secondary institution with specialization in accounting, finance, business administration, commerce or economics.
AED2: Accreditation from a recognized professional accounting designation (e.g. CPA, CA, CMA, CGA)

Degree equivalency

Asset Experience:
AEX1: Experience in providing financial advice and support to management or clients.
AEX2: Experience in extracting, compiling and analyzing detailed information and preparing reports.
AEX3: Experience working in the salary management area (analyzing and reconciling salary information)
AEX4: Experience working in the Financial Management group, including forecasting, AP and AR
AEX5: Experience with MS Business Intelligence (BI) within a financial management environment.
AEX6: Advanced experience using MS Excel
AEX7: Experience reviewing, reconciling and presenting results on consolidated audited financial statements
AEX8: Experience in using the Grants and Contributions Information system (GCIMS)

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

English essential

Information on language requirements

Competencies:
C1: Demonstrating Respect and Integrity
C2: Initiative
C3: Attention to Detail
C4: Client Service
C5: Communication (Oral & Written)

Abilities:
Ability to reconcile, compile, and validate financial information (including the use of MS Excel formulas) to support management decision making.
Ability to provide guidance on financial procedures or policies to advise and support clients
Ability to plan, organize and manage multiple tasks to meet critical deadlines

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

Organizational Needs
Indigenous Services Canada is committed to having a skilled and diversified workforce representative of the population its serve. In support of our strategy to achieve our employment equity goals, preference may be given to candidates who, at the time of application, indicate that they are belonging to one of the following Employment Equity groups (self-declaration): Indigenous peoples, Women, Visible Minorities and Persons with Disabilities.

Operational Requirements
Be willing and able to work overtime on 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

In order to be considered, your application must clearly explain how you meet the following (essential qualifications) VERY IMPORTANT NOTE: Candidates MUST provide a resume which will be used to assess your ability to communicate effectively in writing.

Candidates must answer all questions, and provide concrete and detailed examples to clearly demonstrate how you meet the education and experience requirements listed in the essential qualifications and asset qualifications section.

The screening board cannot make any assumptions about your experience. It is not sufficient to say that you have the required qualifications or to list your current duties. One effective approach would be to use the wording of each experience criterion as a heading and then write one or two paragraphs demonstrating that you have the required experience and ensure that clear and accurate details are provided. The resume may be a secondary source to confirm the experience described in the cover letter.

Indigenous Services 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.

Reference checks may be sought.

A test may be administered.

An interview may be administered.

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

Candidates are asked to submit their application by using the online system.

Persons are entitled to participate in the appointment process in the official language of their choice.
Please provide a valid e-mail address as we will be communicating with candidates via e-mail. It is the candidate’s responsibility to ensure the department has their current e-mail address at all times throughout the process.

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

We thank all those who apply.

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.