Senior Planning and Financial Analyst

Department Name: Health Canada
Location: Ottawa
Classification: FI - 03
Salary: $64,466 to $81,475 (Under review)
Closing Date: November 17, 2006 - 23:59, Pacific Time Useful Information
Reference Number: SHC06J-008613-000036
Selection Process Number: 06-NHW-CE-EA-098
Employment Tenure: Permanent positions
Vacancies: 4

Website: For further information on the department, please visit Health Canada

Who Can Apply:

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• Persons residing in Canada and Canadian citizens residing abroad

Citizenship

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Preference will be given to Canadian citizens. Please indicate in your application the reason for which you are entitled to work in Canada: Canadian citizenship, permanent resident status or work permit.

Language Proficiency

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Applicants must demonstrate in their application that they meet the following merit criteria to be retained for further consideration.

Various language requirements and/or profiles

Various language requirements and/or profiles
One (1) position is English essential
Three (3) positions are bilingual imperative - Level: BBB/BBB

Education

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Graduation from a recognized university with a specialization in accounting, finance, business administration, commerce or economics and experience related to positions in the Financial Management Group.

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Eligibility for a recognized professional accounting designation (CA, CMA or CGA).

Experience

Significant experience in the areas of business and financial planning and budgeting, budgetary control, financial reporting and financial analysis in a computerized environment.

Significant experience in preparing, analyzing and interpreting corporate financial planning, budgeting and reporting documents.

Extensive experience in providing advice to senior managers in the areas of financial management.

Significant experience in using an enterprise resource planning system (SAP).

Significant experience in interpreting, developing and implementing financial policies.

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Extensive experience: The scope and depth of the experience must be comprehensive and must include a broad range of applications.

Significant experience: The experience must be meaningful and must include practical hands-on operation. The experience must exceed short-term use, general familiarity or once-in-a lifetime use. It excludes knowledge based primarily on reading, education or training courses. It also excludes trainee and apprenticeship-level knowledge and experience.

Other Merit Criteria and Conditions of Employment

• You must be willing and able to work overtime (occasionally on week-ends), often on short notice.

Secret Security Clearance. This factor is not used at the preselection stage. The Department is responsible for the security clearance process.

Statement of Merit Criteria

Applicants who meet the above criteria will also be assessed against the Statement of Merit Criteria for this position.

Information to be provided:

When you apply, you must provide the following information or your application will be rejected:

• Your resumé.
• You must ensure that you select at least one employment type when submitting your application: Employment Tenure

Important Messages

Only on-line applications are accepted.

If you do not have Internet access in your home or through friends, relatives or neighbours, here are some suggested locations: campus career centres, libraries, community centres, Internet cafés, Canada/Student Employment Centres, and Public Service Commission (PSC) regional offices. You may also call 1-800 O-Canada (1-800-622-6232), or TTY 1-800-926-9105, for information on the nearest public Internet access location.

Persons with a disability preventing them from applying on-line should contact us at 1-800-645-5605.

Your resume must clearly demonstrate how you meet the requirements.

We thank all those who apply. Only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.

Questions regarding travel and relocation.

The Public Service of Canada is committed to building a skilled, diverse workforce reflective of Canadian society. As a result, it promotes employment equity and encourages candidates to indicate voluntarily on their application if they are a woman, an Aboriginal person, a person with a disability or a member of a visible minority group.

The Public Service of Canada is also committed to developing inclusive, barrier-free selection processes and work environments. If contacted in relation to a job opportunity or testing, you should advise the Public Service Commission or the departmental official in a timely fashion of the accommodation measures which must be taken to enable you to be assessed in a fair and equitable manner. Information received relating to accommodation measures will be addressed confidentially.