Accounting Services / Internal Control / Financial Reporting Analyst

Important messages

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Assessment accommodation

Candidates must clearly demonstrate with concrete examples, IN THE PRE-SCREENING QUESTIONS, how they meet the education and experience factors listed in the essential qualifications. Only the screening questionnaire will be used during the pre-screening process. We may use resumes as a secondary source to validate the answers to the pre-screening questions. Candidates who fail to provide sufficient information will be eliminated from further consideration.

Work environment

The creation of Indigenous Services Canada is an important development in our renewed relationship with Indigenous peoples. These structural changes will allow our government to work more effectively with Indigenous partners to provide services that improve people’s day-to-day quality of life. The candidates are encouraged to visit the website https://www.canada.ca/en/indigenous-services-canada.html for more information on various programs and services.

Intent of the process

A pool of qualified candidates may be established and may be used to staff similar positions at this group and level with various language requirements (English Essential or Bilingual Imperative), various security requirements, various conditions of employment as well as various tenures (acting, assignment/secondment, deployment, term and/or indeterminate) within Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada and Indigenous Services Canada.

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:
• Successful completion of two years of a post-secondary program, from a recognized post-secondary institution, with acceptable specialization in accounting, finance, business administration, commerce or economics*.

*The following will be accepted as specialization:

(1) Current enrollment in an accounting, finance, business administration, commerce, or economics program at a recognized post-secondary institution with successful completion of 60 credits hours towards the degree, or

(2) A degree or two year diploma in accounting, finance, business administration, commerce or economics from a recognized post-secondary institution, or

(3) A degree or two year diploma in an another field from a recognized post-secondary institution INCLUDING successful completion of 15 credit hours in one or more of the following areas: accounting, finance, business administration, commerce, economics or an alternative financially related area as approved by the selection board.

Degree equivalency

EXPERIENCE:
• Recent* and significant** experience in processing financial transactions in an integrated corporate financial system, such as SAP or Oracle.
• Significant** experience in reviewing, analyzing and interpreting financial information.

* Recent experience is defined as within the last five years
** Significant experience is defined as experience that would normally be acquired over the period of at least one year.

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

Various language requirements
• English or French Essential;
• Bilingual Imperative: BBB/BBB

Information on language requirements

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

PERSONAL SUITABILITY:
• Judgement
• Analytical thinking
• Teamwork & Cooperation
• Dependability
• Initiative

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

ASSET QUALIFICATIONS
(Not essential, but preference may be given to candidates who posses asset qualifications)

EDUCATION (ASSET):
• A degree from a recognized post-secondary institution, with acceptable specialization* in accounting, finance, business administration, commerce, or economics AND experience** related to positions in the Financial Management subgroup.
OR
• Eligibility for a recognized Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA) designation.

* Specialization is defined as a minimum of 30 credits within one of the following areas: accounting, finance, business administration, commerce or economics or an alternative financially related area as approved by the selection board.
** Experience required must be related to financial management and relevant to the CT-FIN position being staffed.

Degree equivalency

EXPERIENCE (ASSET):
• Experience in processing Grants and Contributions.
• Experience in processing Travel Claims.
• Experience in processing Accounts Payable.
• Experience in processing Accounts Receivable.
• Experience in processing Journal Vouchers.
• Experience providing guidance and advice to employees and/or travelers on travel related policies and directives.

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:
• 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

All communication throughout the entire staffing process, including email correspondence may be used in the assessment of qualifications.

We will communicate with applicants by e-mail. It is your responsibility to verify your e-mails regularly to ensure that you do not miss out on any opportunities. Failure to respond in the prescribed timeframe will result in your application not being referred to the hiring manager. The applicant shall ensure that the e-mail address provided is valid and make sure this address is functional at all times and accepts messages from unknown users.

We may assess the essential and asset qualifications using interviews, written tests, reference checks or a combination of these methods.

Candidates invited to the assessment stage will be required to provide ORIGINAL proof of their education credentials, i.e., their degree or official transcript. Failure to do so may result in you not being considered further in the selection process.

Candidates with foreign credentials must provide proof of Canadian equivalency. Consult the Canadian Information Centre for International Credentials for further information at http://www.cicic.ca/

If you do not respond to our communications we will interpret this as your withdrawal from the 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.