Annual Returns Auditor

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Assessment accommodation

Candidates must meet all of the essential qualifications to be appointed to a position. A candidate may be appointed to a position even though they do not meet any or all of the asset qualifications or operational requirements. However, meeting these criteria is desirable and may be a deciding factor in choosing the person to be appointed.

The CRTC operates in a hybrid work environment combining work from home and a certain level of presence in the office as per the direction from the Office of the Chief Human Resource Officer on the introduction of a common hybrid work model across the federal public service. Some exceptions may apply and telework options can be discussed with the hiring manager.

Additional information is available at: https://www.canada.ca/en/government/publicservice/staffing/common-hybrid-work-model-federal-public-service.html

Duties

Under the leadership of the Financial Analysis Manager, you will:

Conduct and plan compliance audits of annual returns of broadcasting companies;
Conduct analyses of the above returns against the Broadcasting Regulations as well as specific conditions of license;
Prepare reports on audit results and other financial topics relating to broadcasting;
Present report findings to senior management and the Commission;
Participate in the validation of the data from the annual broadcasting survey; and
Support other teams within the Commission as part of license renewals, ownership changes, policy proceedings and other functions.

Work environment

Are you looking for a challenging and dynamic job in which you can make a difference in the lives of Canadians? A job at the CRTC might be of interest to you.

The CRTC is an administrative tribunal of approx. 550 employees that operates at arm’s length from the federal government; nonetheless, the CRTC’s employees are employees of the federal public service. Led by our Chairperson, with the support of Vice-chairpersons and regional Commissioners, we are dedicated to ensuring that Canadians have access to a world-class communication system that promotes innovation and enriches their lives. Our role is to implement the laws and regulations set by Parliamentarians who create legislation and departments that set policies. We regulate and supervise broadcasting and telecommunications in the public interest. For more information, please consult our website at https://crtc.gc.ca/eng/acrtc/organ.htm.

As recently published in an article in the Hill Times, the CRTC is ranked in the top 10% best places to work for in the federal public service, according to the 2020 Public Service Employee Survey: https://www.hilltimes.com/2021/06/21/canadas-public-service-employee-survey-2020-says-employees-happier-and-former-top-agencies-still-on-top/302247.

CONSUMER, RESEARCH AND COMMUNICATIONS (CRC):

This sector provides advice and support through policy development, planning and research, and partnership building. It provides the communications industry with economic and financial analysis and advice, as well as designing, managing and conducting industry surveys of the telecommunications and broadcasting markets and industries. Transactions related to the ownership of broadcasting and telecommunications companies are reviewed. It also provides technical analysis and advice related to broadcasting policies and applications. In addition, it ensures that the needs and issues of consumers—including those with disabilities—are at the heart of the Commission’s work. CRC also oversees and advises on the implementation of communications activities for the Commission including internal communications for employees, strategic communications, parliamentary affairs, media relations, client services, creative services, web services, outreach, social media, advertising and public opinion research.

Intent of the process

This process will be used to staff the above-mentioned position.

A pool of partially qualified candidates may be established to staff positions with various linguistic or security requirements or profiles.

Positions to be filled: 1

Information you must provide

Your résumé.

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

Education:

Graduation with a degree from a recognized post-secondary institution with acceptable specialization in accounting, business administration, commerce, finance or some other specialty relevant to the position.
Or
A valid recognized professional accounting designation OR eligibility for a recognized professional accounting designation. The recognized professional accounting designations are CPA, CA, CMA or CGA.

Degree equivalency

Experiences:

Recent* experience reviewing AND conducting audits or compliance reviews of corporations’ financial information.

Experience presenting audit findings or reviews AND providing recommendations based on this work.

*Recent experience is defined as within the last five (5) years.

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

Asset experiences:

Experience in at least two of the following:

(a) Data collection;
(b) Design of financial questionnaires; and
(c) Analysis of the data collected.

Experience leading and planning audits.

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

Various language requirements
Bilingual Imperative - BBB/BBB
English Or French Essential

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

Knowledge:

Knowledge of Canadian Accounting Standards and audit practices.

Abilities & Skills:

Ability to conduct compliance audits of entities, financial information, and financial data from other sources.
Ability to analyze and interpret legislation, regulations, or policies.
Ability to communicate effectively in writing.
Ability to communicate effectively orally.

Personal Suitability:

Judgement ;
Effective interpersonal skills ;
Reliability ;
Demonstrating integrity and respect ;
Effective work organization.

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

To have a skilled and diversified workforce representative of the population we serve by encouraging the hiring of candidates self-identifying as belonging to an employment equity group such as: Women, Aboriginal people, persons with disabilities or members of visible minorities.

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

Please DO NOT send a cover letter. These screening questions replace the cover letter. We will NOT review cover letters.

The purpose of these screening questions is to help you submit an application that is clear, complete and persuasive and demonstrates that you have all of the required essential education and experience qualifications and some or all of the asset education and experience qualifications. Responses will not be considered satisfactory if you simply state that you have the required qualifications or provide a list of current or past responsibilities or paraphrase the qualifications.

Your responses to the screening questions will be used as the primary source to determine if you meet the screening requirements. If you do not fully complete the screening questions as instructed, you may be screened out. The resume you have sent with your initial application will be used only if the Assessment Board considers it needs to validate the information provided in this questionnaire.

Each question is divided into two parts. The first part consists of a simple question requiring a YES or NO answer. If your answer is “yes”, the second part will ask to fully demonstrate how you obtained this qualification.

Communication for this process will be sent via email. It is the responsibility of the candidate to ensure accurate contact information is provided and updated as required. Candidates who apply to this selection process should include an email address that accepts emails from unknown users (some email systems block these types of email).

A random or top down selection of candidates may be used in the determination of those to be given further consideration in the assessment process.

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.