Update: IMPORTANT MESSAGE: APPLICANTS WHO HAVE PREVIOUSLY APPLIED TO SELECTION PROCESS NUMBER 2024-SVC-WST-EA-637540 / SVC24J-013458-000282 NEED NOT RE-APPLY.
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At Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC), we are committed to running inclusive and barrier-free recruitment processes.
If you need to be accommodated during any phase of the evaluation process, please submit your request through the contact person identified below. All information received related to accommodations is confidential.
For more information: https://www.canada.ca/en/public-service-commission/services/assessment-accommodation-page.html
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Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC) helps the Government of Canada serve Canadians. With a strong focus on quality customer service, we provide innovative common services such as real estate and building management, purchasing, banking, pay and pensions, and translation to other government departments, agencies, and boards. By providing these centralized services to departments and agencies, we enable them to focus on what they do best: providing their programs and services to Canadians.
At PSPC, our approach to inclusion is simple: we are committed to achieving a competent and representative workforce that reflects the diversity of the Canadian population we serve, and strive to create a welcoming, respectful, and inclusive environment that enables collaboration and innovation. When you succeed, we all succeed.
๐ข PSPC offers hybrid work arrangements: a mix of in-office and telework. This common hybrid work model will consist of work on site at least 3 days each week, though some positions may require 100% in-person presence. View the PSPC Network of spaces (link below) to learn about our vision! Specific work arrangements will be discussed with your manager based on the position and operational needs. ๐ข
For more information:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WSWu8NKG5HY
https://www.canada.ca/en/government/publicservice/staffing/common-hybrid-work-model-federal-public-service.html.
A pool of qualified candidates may be established and used to staff identical or similar positions with various tenures (Indeterminate, Acting, Term, Deployment, Assignment, Secondment) within Public Services and Procurement Canada.
Positions to be filled: Number to be determined
Your rรฉsumรฉ.
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;
OR
Occupational Certification
- Eligibility for a recognized Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA) designation.
Experience:
1. Significant experience* in two (2) or more of the following areas:
o corporate accounting
o financial management advisory services
o financial policy
o accounting operations
o financial systems
o Budget, cost and Investment Management
o audit and internal control
2. Significant experience* in extracting, compiling, and analyzing financial information (qualitative or quantitative)
3. Experience providing advice, guidance or recommendations to various stakeholders (such as clients, partners or colleagues) on financial issues.
Note: * Significant experience will be evaluated in regards to the depth and breadth, complexity, and diversity of the work handled, and the level of autonomy demonstrated.
English essential
Information on language requirements
Competencies:
- Client Service Competency Level 2: Ensures high-quality client service by handling complex & sensitive service issues and improving service execution, delivery & outcomes.
- Thinking Things Through:
โข Analysis and Judgment (Ideas) - Interpreting, linking, and analyzing information for the development of well-informed advice and strategies, that respond to the needs of Stakeholders and Partners.
โข Problem Solving and Decision Making (Action) - Choosing a course of action that takes into account the facts, goals, constraints and risks using creative and forward thinking approach.
- Collaborating with partners and stakeholders: Demonstrating openness and flexibility to forge consensus and improve outcomes by seeking widest possible spectrum of perspectives.
- Achieve Results: Mobilizing and managing resources to deliver on priorities, improve outcomes and add value.
- Demonstrating Integrity and Respect: Behaving in a transparent, fair, inclusive manner, and demonstrating values and ethics through words and action.
- Adaptability and Flexibility: Able to readily adjust behavior to meet the demands of a changing work environment.
Abilities:
- Ability to communicate effectively in writing: Using written language to share and collect information and to exchange ideas, adjusting style and content to individuals, audiences, and circumstances as appropriate.
- Ability to communicate effectively orally: Using verbal language to share and collect information, to exchange ideas and to openly explore various perspectives, adjusting style and content to individuals, audiences, and circumstances as appropriate.
DEPENDING ON THE POSITION BEING STAFFED, ANY OF THE FOLLOWING ASSET QUALIFICATIONS MAY ALSO BE DEEMED AS AN ESSENTIAL QUALIFICATION AND ONLY CANDIDATES AND PERSONS WITH A PRIORITY ENTITLEMENT WHO POSSESS THOSE QUALIFICATIONS WILL BE CONSIDERED FOR THAT SPECIFIC VACANCY. PLEASE INDICATE IF YOU POSSESS ANY OF THE FOLLOWING IN YOUR APPLICATION:
Education:
Possession of the Charted Professional Accountant (CPA) designation.
Experience:
- Experience in an accounting office/business management office in more than one of the following accounting field(s):
o account verification,
o reconciliation
o accounts payable
o accounts receivable
- Experience with project management systems (e.g. Project Navigator, National Project Management System (NPMS))
- Experience in supervising employees.
โSupervisingโ is defined as managing, coaching or mentoring a team of people to achieve goals set by an organization.
- Experience in preparing written documents such as executive summary, correspondence or presentations
- Experience in using, modifying or manipulating data with Microsoft Excel or Microsoft Access at an advanced level (using VBA (Visual Basic for Applications)), creating pivot tables and macros and using complex formulas)
- Experience in using, modifying or manipulating data with Analysis for Office, or other business intelligence or data analytics tools.
- Experience in the planning, budgeting, operations, or financial management of a Revolving Fund
- Experience in planning and managing of capital assets on an accrual basis (e.g. maintain assets on a monthly basis, analyze the accrual profile of capital assets)
- Experience in cost estimation or costing
- Experience in reviewing project documentation and providing advice and recommendation
- Experience working in the finance sector within the public service
In support of achieving a diversified workforce, consideration may be given to candidates, who, at the time of application, self-declare* as belonging to one of the following designated Employment Equity groups: Women, Indigenous (Aboriginal) Peoples, Persons with Disabilities and Members of Visible Minorities.
* We therefore encourage you to self-declare during the online application process by selecting the appropriate box under the Employment Equity section.
For further details, please refer to the โOther informationโ section.
Information on employment equity
Operational Requirement:
- Be willing and able to work overtime on short notice.
- The Western Region of PSPC covers three time zones (Eastern, Central and Mountain). The candidate must be willing to work with colleagues in varying and multiple time zones.
Reliability Status security clearance
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 addition to a resume, you must answer all screening questions demonstrating how you meet the education and experience requirements, as well as the asset qualifications. Comments such as "refer to my attached rรฉsumรฉ" will not be accepted. FAILURE TO PROVIDE SUFFICIENT AND APPROPRIATE INFORMATION MAY RESULT IN ELIMINATION FROM THE PROCESS.
Please note that correspondence and communication in relation to this selection process may also be used to assess certain qualifications.
Indeterminate employees at the same group and level or equivalent will be considered for deployment.
A written exam may be administered.
Interviews may be conducted.
Reference checks may be conducted.
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. Top-down consideration of scores at any stage of this process may be used to determine the number of qualified candidates who will be considered further in the process.
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(s) in their application.
Original proof of your education will be requested and must be provided.
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/
Failure to respond to communications may be construed as a withdrawal from this process.
Please note that only those applicants who meet the (education and/or experience) criteria will be invited to the next stage of evaluation. We thank all applicants for your interest in this selection process.
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.