Financial Specialist - Senior

Description:

Responsibilities

·Providespecialistadviceon accountingtreatmentforcapitalexpendituresandensuretheadvicegiven is the best, providing a secondopinion to civil servants. The Financial Specialist (Senior)needstobeinnovativeand thinkcriticallytofindprocessandsystemssolutionsthat work.

·Attendofficialmeetingsinordertoassistseniormanagementusefullyinallaspectsofthework.

·Develop throughthe engagement of internal stakeholders the recommended changes toprocesses,procedures andcollaboratewiththeInformationManagement(IM)teamonsystemschanges.

·EngagewithstakeholderstocommunicatetheidentifiedchangestoclosegapsandbringtheDNDintocompliancefromapolicyperspective;

·Applytheacquiredunderstandingofthedepartmentalcontextandintricaciesto“unblockthingsthroughgoodrelationships withkeycontacts inother departments”.

·Participateintheplanninganddefinitionofthekeyprioritiestoensurecompliancewiththeproperaccountingtreatmentforcapitalexpenditures;

·Engageinternalstakeholderstodevelopbusiness requirementsforenhancementofDRMIS(SAP)financialand material system in support of the Vote 5 Accounting Treatment Projectimplementation to comply with new ReceiverGeneral (RG) coding requirements (SAP is the ERPusedatDND);

·Assist with thepreparation of communications on behalf of Senior management (communique’s tostaff andcentralagencies);

·ProvidestrategicinputforthepurposesofbriefingSeniorManagement(upto ADM)onthe projectimplicationsfor suchthingsas BriefingNotesorMemorandums;and

·AdvisetheDGFOS(ProjectSponsor) andDirectorontheparticularrisks,challengestoimplementation.

Qualifications

·Mustdemonstratethattheproposed resource has an accountingdesignation(CPA,CA,CMA,orCGA).

·Mustclearlydemonstratethattheproposedresource has a minimum of five (5)yearsof experience within the last ten (10)yearsworking for or working with the FederalGovernmentproviding financial managementadvicetoseniormanagement.

·Mustclearlydemonstratethattheproposedresource has a minimum of two (2)yearsof experience in the management ofcorporateandfinancialprojectsinvolving

·financialprocesses and systems that affectmultiplefunctionsacrosstheorganization

·Must clearlydemonstrate that theproposedresource has a minimum of two (2)yearsof experience performing accountingfunctionson assetsorinventorieswitha

·minimumNetBookValueof$50Million

·Must clearlydemonstrate that theproposedresource has a minimum of two (2)yearsofexperiencewithinthelastfive(5)yearsworking directly with and developing arelationship with one or more of the followingGovernmentofCanada CentralAgencies:

·thePrimeMinister'sOffice;

·thePrivyCouncilOffice;

·theTreasuryBoardofCanadaSecretariat;and

·theDepartmentofFinance

·Mustclearlydemonstratethattheproposedresource has a minimum of five (5)yearsinthelastten(10)yearssupportinga Government of Canada Department orAgency’s business processes that rely on theuseofanSAP-basedIntegratedFinancialandMaterialSystem(IFMS).

MUST CURRENTLY HOLD VALIDRELIABILITY GOVERNMENT SECURITY CLEARENCE