Senior Analyst, Manager - Risk & Data Analytics (RDA)

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

EMPLOYMENT EQUITY:
OSFI is committed to achieving a representative workforce that reflects the diversity of the Canadian population. We are dedicated to building and promoting a diverse, equitable and inclusive workforce, representative of all Canadians regardless of race, ethnicity, colour, religion, sex, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, socio-economic background or lived experience. By embracing diversity and inclusion, our department ensures broader discussions, better decisions, and a more positive workplace.

We invite you to be part of the change by joining an organization where individual differences are recognized, valued and respected. We welcome all candidates to apply and strongly encourage candidates to self-declare if they belong to an Employment Equity designated group: Aboriginal* Peoples, Persons with Disabilities, Women or Visible Minorities (Black people and other racialized groups).

*The term “Aboriginal” is used within this job advertisement as it relates to the Employment Equity Act and other legislative frameworks. The term “Indigenous” is used where possible, in alignment with the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.

Achieving a representative and diverse workforce has been identified as an organizational need for OSFI and may be applied at any time during this appointment process. If this criterion is used, only those who have indicated that they are members of the specified designated group(s) will be considered. As such, first consideration for an appointment may be given to candidates who self-declare as belonging to one or more of the four designated employment equity groups (Persons with a disability, Aboriginal people, Members of a Visible Minority, or Women).

In order to self-declare, please ensure to check off the appropriate box within the online application under the Employment Equity section. We encourage you to consult theses links to learn more about employment equity and self-declaration:
• https://www.canada.ca/en/public-service-commission/jobs/services/gc-jobs/employment-equity.html
• https://www.canada.ca/en/public-service-commission/jobs/services/gc-jobs/applying-government-canada-jobs-how-to-apply.html#EE

POSITION LOCATION:
OSFI believes in offering employees flexibility and in creating a workplace that is productive, engaging, collaborative, and inclusive, all the while being supportive of employees’ wellbeing. As such, OSFI is experimenting with a hybrid work model (a combination of telework and onsite work) that will shape how we use our physical workplace to establish new norms, ways of collaborating, and working together and will adjust its model based on lessons learned.

These positions are located in Ottawa and Toronto. However, the successful candidate may report to the Toronto, Ottawa or Montreal office for in-office work.

Due to the nature of the work and operational requirements, this position requires physical presence (in-office work) from one of OSFI offices across Canada (Toronto, Ottawa or Montreal). The option of teleworking is available on a part-time basis in accordance with OSFI’s Guidelines on Telework. Teleworking arrangements are determined on a case-by-case basis depending on the nature of the work required by the position, the operational and business needs, as well as the candidate’s work preferences.

This is an exciting opportunity to the join the growing RDA team within OSFI. If you are a passionate data professional looking to contribute not only to a mission critical function within OSFI, but also to a unique data transformation journey, please apply!

Duties

The RE-05 Senior Analyst will play an important role within the Risk & Data Analytics Division (RDA) and the Regulatory Data Management team (RDM), in charge of bringing to life new or changes to current regulatory returns. Based on the established business and technical requirements, this position will create and/or modify our returns configuration and act as the technical support liaison with IM/IT and outside consulting firms.

The RE-05 Senior Analyst, will perform activities such as:
• Perform/lead activities (depending on project) within the development and support cycle necessary to bring new or changes to regulatory return to life: development, testing, maintenance, and support
• Conduct or coordinate impact analysis and feasibility studies to produce technical business solutions
• Participate in discussions to obtain agreement on service requirements or the resolution of technical issues;
• Supports Technical lead in conducting and/or coordinating research and evaluation of technical products/tools by maintaining knowledge of trends in systems analysis and design, application/web design and development, application testing and implementation techniques and practices;
• Proactively offers solution for process improvement for development, support and/or any other area that will benefit the entire team and/or Division

The RE-06 Manager, will play an important role within Risk & Data Analytics Division at OSFI. Reporting directly to the Director of Risk and Data Analytics, this position will contribute people/ team leadership, oversight and change management leadership and will be managing a team of analysts (Developers, testers, support). In partnership with key stakeholders within RDA, the business and IM/IT teams, the Manager will:
• Proactively develop and maintain sound relationships with team members, peers, and all other strategic and project stakeholders varying in seniority
• Work with IM/IT, sector representatives and external partners to enable, prioritize and assess impacts of data & analytics related projects.
• Collaborate with Transformation Advisor and Data collection transformation team to manage balance between day to day operational and data collection project activities.
• Lead and/or support activities and supervise development team by driving and managing relationships with project teams, colleagues, internal clients, consultants and vendors;
• Works in partnership with team Technical lead to support the creation and implementation of technical solutions & automation if/when applicable
• Manage the availability of qualified and motivated staff necessary to deliver on planned objectives.

Work environment

Our Role:
OSFI is an independent federal government agency that regulates and supervises more than 400 federally regulated financial institutions and 1,200 pension plans to determine whether they are in sound financial condition. In fulfilling its mandate, OSFI supports the government's objective of contributing to public confidence in the Canadian financial system.
Learn more about us 👉 https://youtu.be/QO_3vnPKuZI

Our People and Culture:
People are the foundation of our organization. You will become part of a diverse community that acknowledges everyone has varied experience and fosters an environment where communication and teamwork amplify our effectiveness. We have several networks dedicated to ensuring that the department continues to grow as an inclusive, accessible, respectful and diverse workplace. All employees are encouraged and welcome to join the following networks and participate in their activities and events.
• Diversity of Thought
• Family Responsibilities
• Gender
• 2SLGBTQIA+
• Mental Health and Accessibility
• Multiculturalism (Affinity Groups: Indigenous, Asian, Black)
• Unconscious Bias
Hear about our people 👉 https://youtu.be/diUspmpYWQI

Our Rewards:
💵 Compensation: OSFI offers a competitive salary, and employees may be eligible for in-range increases and economic adjustments. Salaries are based on qualifications, experience and knowledge. The Public Service Pension Plan is a defined benefit pension plan (indexed for inflation), where both the employer and the employee contribute.

💰 Performance Pay: OSFI employees are eligible for an annual bonus based on their performance throughout the year.

✈️ Vacation and Leave: OSFI employees start with 4 weeks of paid vacation, 2 personal days and 5 days of Family Related Leave with Pay among other various types of paid and unpaid leave.

💻 Flexible Work Arrangements: OSFI offers flexible work arrangements by providing support for compressed work week schedules, flexible work hours and teleworking, in order for employees to achieve their work objectives while achieving balance between work and homelife.

📖 Learning and Development: OSFI offers career advancement opportunities and encourages innovative thinking in its work environment. Employees may be reimbursed for relevant professional association membership fees.

Intent of the process

A pool of qualified or partially qualified candidates may be created to staff similar or identical positions with various linguistic profiles and requirements, security requirements and/or various tenures within the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions (OSFI), which may vary according to the position being staffed.

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)

ESSENTIAL EDUCATION
• A degree from a post-secondary institution with specialization in Management Information Systems, Computer Science, business, commerce, economics, finance, mathematics, actuarial science, accounting or other relevant field OR an acceptable combination of relevant professional industry experience and education.

Degree equivalency

ESSENTIAL EXPERIENCE
• Recent and significant experience creating and executing test cases to ensure data quality.
• Experience as a developer on data collection projects.
• Experience implementing and assessing business validation rules.
• Recent and significant experience in managing stakeholder needs, building and maintaining healthy stakeholder relationships

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

Various language requirements
English Essential
Bilingual - Imperative (BBB/BBB)
Bilingual - Imperative (CBC/CBC)

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

ESSENTIAL KNOWLEDGE
• Knowledge of Federally Regulated Financial Institution (FRFI) and Private Pension Plan (PPP) regulatory returns and regulatory data.
• Knowledge interpreting business validation rules.
• Knowledge of OSFI financial regulatory data and related data reporting requirements.

ESSENTIAL COMPETENCIES
• Innovation
• Critical Thinking
• Growth and development
RE-06 Manager only:
• Leading People
• Collaboration
• Inclusion

ESSENTIAL ABILITIES
• Ability to communicate effectively in writing.
• Ability to communicate effectively verbally.

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

ASSET EDUCATION
• A relevant graduate degree from a post-secondary institution
• A relevant professional designation

Degree equivalency

ASSET EXPERIENCE
• Recent and significant experience designing and developing regulatory return forms.
• Recent and significant experience leading and/or contributing to the design and the implementation of data collection processes
• Recent and significant experience managing data-related projects
• Recent and significant experience supporting a regulatory data collection system.
• Experience with Database/Financial data
• Experience in the financial services industry*
• Experience with programming/Development
• Experience working for a Regulator or Financial Institution
• Experience in working, contributing or leading activities within a Transformation program
• Experience implementing change
• Experience in presenting to senior management verbally and through written correspondence and presentations
• Experience in investigating issues, analyzing options and making recommendations to senior management
RE-06 Manager only:
• Recent and significant experience in coaching, managing and/or leading teams of people directly or indirectly

* Financial services industry experience is defined as experience working in one or more of the following areas: (a) financial institutions including banks, trust and loan companies, insurance companies and pension plans (b) firms dealing with audits or consulting engagements to such institutions (including reinsurance brokers) (c) technology and data companies providing services to financial institutions or linked to the delivery of financial services (d) government departments that directly deal with the supervision and regulation of these institutions (e) Indigenous Institutions including: Band operations, trustees or administrators of pension plans, insurance institutions, lending institutions or other related areas providing financial services (f) other relevant areas, such as but not limited to, financial risk management, investment management, corporate treasury functions or commercial lending.

ASSET KNOWLEDGE
• Knowledge of Excel, Word and/or database software
• Knowledge of data management frameworks
• Knowledge of Agile Project Management framework

ASSET COMPETENCIES
• Transparency
• Interpersonal Communication

ASSET ABILITIES
• Ability to verify information for accuracy and completeness/quality assurance
• Ability to work with SQL expressions/xml files

ORGANIZATIONAL NEEDS
OSFI is committed to having a skilled and diverse workforce representative of the Canadian population. In order to meet our employment equity objectives, selection for this position may be made from among qualified candidates who self-declare as belonging to one or more of the following Employment Equity groups: Persons with a disability, Aboriginal people, Members of a Visible Minority, or Women. OSFI is committed to diversity and inclusion, and we strongly encourage candidates to self-declare if they belong to one of these designated employment equity groups.

Conditions of employment

• Security – Reliability Status
• In our hybrid workplace environment, the ability to work remotely from home within Canada with access to the Internet in one’s residence is a condition of employment.
• Ability and willingness to work overtime.
• Ability and willingness to travel within Canada when required.

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

For external processes (as indicated by the abbreviation “EA” in the selection process number), only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.

OSFI is a separate agency with its own classification and compensation system. OSFI's staffing is subject to the Public Service Employment Act (PSEA).

The ability to communicate effectively in writing may be assessed using the candidate's application, as well as through the evaluation process.

Assessments (such as written exams, interviews and reference checks) may be conducted virtually through email, telephone and/or video conference.

Candidates must meet all of the essential qualifications to be appointed; however, one or more asset criteria may be invoked at any stage of the process.

Depending on the number of applicants, volume management strategies such as random selection, top-down approach and/or establishing cut-off scores to determine who will continue in the staffing process, may be used for the purpose of managing applications. Please note that although you may attain the established pass mark on any of the assessments used in this staffing process, management may decide to use a higher cut off score.

Eligible candidates may be considered and offered a deployment or interchange before considering other applicants.

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.

Email correspondence will be used as the main method of communication with candidates for this selection process, please ensure it accepts messages from unknown users. Please note that you need to provide valid and updated contact information.

All job applications must be submitted through the Government of Canada public service jobs website. Do not email or mail hard copy documents as these will not be accepted. To submit an application online, please click on the "apply now" button. Persons without Internet access may also review jobs open to the public through INFOTEL at 1-800-645-5605.

If you have a limitation that may impact your performance at any step of the assessment process (such as submitting the application, written test, or an interview), you may request an accommodation. Assessment accommodations are designed to remove barriers, and to ensure that candidates with limitations can fully demonstrate their abilities. Should you wish to be accommodated, please inform us by sending an e-mail to the following address: . All information received in relation to accommodation will be kept confidential.

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.