Audit professional

Work environment
At the Office of the Auditor General of Canada (OAG), we serve Canadians with the intention of supporting their trust in our public institutions and continued excellence of our public service, one audit at a time. The OAG employs over 750 people at its head office in Ottawa and regional offices in Vancouver, Edmonton and Montréal. These dedicated employees are brought together to transform Canada’s future and to serve Canada through leadership and partnerships. Specifically, we conduct independent audits and studies that provide objective information, advice, and assurance to Parliament, territorial legislatures, boards of Crown corporations, government, and Canadians.

Intent of the process
This process may be used to establish a pool of qualified candidates to staff similar or identical positions with various security requirements, language requirements, and tenures (indeterminate, term, deployment, acting and assignment).

Important messages
When you apply to this selection process, you are not applying for a specific job, but to an inventory for future vacancies. As positions become available, applicants who meet the qualifications may be contacted for further assessment.
When you apply to this selection process, you are not applying for a specific job, but to an inventory for future vacancies. As positions become available, applicants who meet the qualifications may be contacted for further assessment. Preference will be given to veterans first, to OAG employees and then to Canadian citizens and permanent residents.Applications received by email will not be accepted. If you are a person with disability preventing you from applying on-line, you can contact the Federal Public Service Job Advertisement Information Line by calling 1-800-645-5605. Should your contact information change, it is your responsibility to notify the contact person identified in this job poster. The OAG reserves the right to retain a specific number of candidates who best meet the essential qualifications of the position. Selection based on asset qualifications, top-down selection, random selection, interest in bilingual positions and/or interest in certain geographical locations may be used at any stage of the selection process, including nomination. The OAG is a separate employer of the federal public service in accordance with Schedule V of the Financial Administration Act. Indeterminate employees at the same group and level, or equivalent, may be considered for deployment first. Relocation assistance will be determined in accordance with the OAG’s directives. Specific details and dates related to the candidate assessment phase of the process will be provided only to candidates who will be further considered

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Reliability Status security clearance - Reliability / Secret:
Reliability Status security clearance - The positions being staffed include roles requiring Reliability Status as well as roles requiring Secret clearance, depending on operational requirements. Candidates must meet the security requirement of the position they are selected for.

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-Willingness and ability to travel based on operational needs.
-Ability and willingness to do overtime, as needed.

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Bachelor's degree from a recognized university and Canadian Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA) designation.

-Recent* experience** in audit or
-Recent* experience** in assessing, analyzing, or applying accounting or assurance standards or
-Recent* experience** in assessing or applying controls * Recent is defined as approximately 2 years of experience within the last 5 years ** Experience in which the person’s primary responsibilities include these duties and refer to the depth and breadth as well as the complexity of tasks that could be expected to have been obtained by carrying out these functions

1. Technical subject matter expertise
2. Strategic thinking, rigorous analysis, and sound judgement
3. Productive and collaborative relationships with partners and stakeholders
4. Clear and influential communication
5. Personal effectiveness and project management skills
6. Personal and people development skills
7. Integrity and respect
8. Innovation and ability to guide changeOAG Custom Competency Profile by job level:
https://www.canada.ca/en/auditor-general/careers/custom-competency-profile-job-level.html

Working knowledge of Microsoft Excel

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Applied / assessed at a later date

Various language requirements - English Essential, French Essential, Bilingual Imperative BBB/BBBSelf-assessment tests:
https://www.canada.ca/en/public-service-commission/services/second-language-testing-public-service/self-assessment-tests.html

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• Recent* experience in external financial audit statements
• Holder of a Canadian Public Accounting License
• Recent* experience working with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS)
• Recent* experience working with Public Sector Accounting Standards (PSAS)
• Recent* Information technology (IT) audit experience
• Competency working with data analytics or visualization software (e.g: IDEA, Power BI ,etc.) * Recent is defined as approximately 2 years of experience within the last 5 years
** Experience in which the person’s primary responsibilities include these duties and refer to the depth and breadth as well as the complexity of tasks that could be expected to have been obtained by carrying out these functions

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Selection may be limited to members of the following employment equity group: Indigenous (Aboriginal) peoples.

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