Minimum mandatory criteria:
Education:
- Diploma or degree in accounting, finance, commerce or other relevant field from a recognized CanadianFootnote* post-secondary institution and
- Current and valid certification as a CA, CGA, or CPA
Experience: 48 months relevant experience.
Typical duties may include:
- Providing advice regarding the financial implication of changes to programs and operations
- Providing management with advice and guidance on all matters pertaining to accounting, financial reporting and financial control
- Providing advisory services to ensure understanding, acceptance, uniform implementation and effectiveness of new or revised financial and operational management policies
- Promoting acceptance of accounting practices, systems and procedures
- Formulating proposals for new government regulations, policies and guidelines pertaining to financial and operational management practices and systems
- Developing revisions to existing government regulations, policies and guidelines pertaining to financial and operational management practices and systems
- Coordinating the implementation, maintenance, evaluation and operation of departmental accounting, financial reporting and financial control policies, systems and procedures
- Coordinating departmental responses to the reports of the Auditor General and to other reports
- Monitoring Grants and Contributions agreements to ensure that all terms and conditions are met and make recommendations for payment
- Coordinating the design, development and control of a comprehensive (computer-oriented) system of account classification
- Coordinating the reconciliation of balances in reciprocal accounts in central and departmental systems
- Directing the preparation of financial management and accounting reports