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ECCC finance staff provide department-wide functional guidance, advice and direction in all areas of financial management. They are responsible for providing modern, innovative and high-quality financial services and for ensuring that strong values and standards of public accountability are applied across the Department.
What we are looking for:
• An agile, versatile and dynamic workforce;
• People who can think critically and solve problems; and
• Proud employees who carry out their work with integrity, consistency and proficiency.
Our priorities:
• Invest in our employees to create a respectful, diversified, inclusive and motivated work force;
• Empower employees to formulate new ideas, from conception to implementation;
• Provide responsive, high quality and timely core services across ECCC; and
• Strong human resources mobilization for a successful global collaboration.
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The intent of this selection process (anticipatory) is to fill different vacant positions. A pool of qualified or partially qualified candidates could be created and used to staff the same or similar positions with varying tenure of employment (indeterminate, term, deployment, assignment, secondment, acting), various security clearance levels and various linguistic profiles within the Public Service of Canada.
Positions to be filled: Number to be determined
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Education:
• 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.
Eligibility for a recognized professional accounting designation. The recognized professional accounting designations are Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA), Chartered Accountant (CA), Certified Management Accountant (CMA), Certified General Accountant (CGA).
‘’Eligibility’’ means a candidate has met all academic and occupational requirements, including those with respect to degrees, examinations, and experience, without having to have obtained or maintained actual registration, certification or membership in a professional association.
Experience:
• Significant* experience in one (1) or more of the following areas of financial management:
o Resource planning, budgeting and forecasting;
o Preparing and/or reviewing Cabinet documents (Treasury Board Submissions and/or Memorandum to Cabinet);
o Producing external reports such as the Public Accounts of Canada and/or Financial Statements;
o Providing Financial Management Advisory Services;
o Interpreting, applying or analyzing financial policies and instruments;
o Internal controls;
o Accounting Operations (Payables/receivables);
o Corporate Accounting;
o Costing;
o Departmental grants and contributions management (including policy and advice); or
o Implementation or management and maintenance of financial systems (SAP/Oracle).
• Significant experience* in extracting, compiling and analyzing financial data; and
• Significant* experience in preparing reports on complex** financial matters.
Definition:
* In the context of this advertisement is defined as being ‘’significant’’ in which the person’s primary responsibilities include these duties and refers to the breadth and depth as well as the complexity of tasks that could be expected to have been obtained by carrying out the functions over at least 18 months in the Government of Canada or in the Private sector as a financial officer or at an equivalent level.
**Complex: refers to situations that require knowledge of many intricate or interconnected elements and of the relationships between these elements to arrive at a solution.
Education (ASSET):
• Possession of a recognized professional accounting designation (CA, CMA, CGA, CPA).
Experience (ASSETS):
• Experience using Microsoft Power BI or other business intelligence or data analytics tools;
• Experience in the use of an SAP Financial System;
• Experience in managing a team;
• Experience in managing Grants and Contributions (including policy and advice);
• Experience in the Treasury Board Secretariat submissions process and/or Costing; and
• Experience in internal control.
Various language requirements
• Bilingual – Imperative (BBB/BBB)
• English essential
• French essential
• English or French essential
Information on language requirements
Knowledge:
• Knowledge of principles related to financial management and accounting.
Competencies:
• Demonstrate integrity and respect;
• Showing initiative and being action-oriented; and
• Demonstrate strategic thinking skills.
Abilities:
• Ability to detect problems, find solutions, and provide recommendations;
• Ability to adapt and respond to changing work situations and environments and maintain productivity;
• Ability to collaborate efficiently with Partners and Stakeholders;
• Ability to communicate effectively in writing; and
• Ability to communicate effectively orally.
Operational Requirements:
• Willingness and ability to work overtime, as required;
• Willingness to travel occasionally;
• Willingness to take acting assignment when needed.
• Reliability or secret
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
During this process :
-A test may be administered ( may be completed through vidcruiter) ;
-An interview may be administered ( may be completed through vidcruiter) ;
-Reference checks may be sought (may be completed through vidcruiter).
-All information obtained throughout the selection process, from the time of application to close of process, may be used to evaluate the applicants.
-Candidates must meet the essential qualifications to be appointed to a position.
Additional information:
-Persons are entitled to participate in the appointment process in the official language(s) of their choice. Applicants are asked to indicate their preferred official language in their application.
-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 email from unknown users (some email systems block these types of email).
-A pass mark will be established for each qualification. However, achieving the pass mark is not guarantee of an appointment or that candidates will advance to the next stages of the assessment process.
-Depending on the number of applicants, the needs and/or Human Resources plans, volume management strategies such as random selection or top-down selection may be used during any stage of the selection process. Management may decide to use a cut-off mark that is higher than the pass mark on any evaluation used throughout the process.
-If you are already working for the Public Service, please clearly identify your substantive group and level, your employment status, and PRI on your application.
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.