Job Description

Specialisterne is Recruiting!

Specialisterne connects qualified neurodivergent candidates to employment opportunities in numerous industries and sectors in Canada and the US.

To be eligible to apply, you must have experienced barriers getting and/or maintaining meaningful employment and you identify with one of the following:

• Autism (including Asperger\xe2\x80\x99s and PDD-NOS)
• Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) or Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD)
• Learning Disability (e.g., dyslexia, dyscalculia, dysgraphia)
• Intellectual Disability
• Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
• Tourette Syndrome

Employees hired through Specialisterne will be supported by a Specialisterne Workplace Support Specialist for their first twelve (12) weeks on the job.

Specialisterne is proud to partner with Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC) on a Neurodiversity Hiring Initiative.

Public services and Procurement Canada (PSPC) is committed to ensuring that people with disabilities are considered in its policies and practices. The Canadian public, PSPC employees, and its client departments should equally benefit from the delivery of PSPC\xe2\x80\x99s mandate.

Applications must be submitted in full no later than September 22nd, 2023

Summary:

Title: Finance Systems Officer

Employment Type: 3 month Contract with possibility of extension

Hours: 7.5 hours per day, Monday to Friday

Location: Gatineau, Quebec - Hybrid Work Model (In person 2 days per week)

Salary: $33.56/hr

Target Start Date: October 23, 2023

Other:

-English is required

-Must obtain Reliability level security clearance

About this Role:

The Finance Systems Officer is part of a team supporting the departmental Financial

and Material System at Public Services and Procurement Canada. The team is engaged

in a project related to the standardization of the system access, and in this context, the

candidate will be responsible for coordination of consultation sessions with the business clients and for analyzing and compiling the outcomes of these sessions.

Essential Tasks - In this job, you will:

• Work as a member of a team to organize sessions with internal clients.
• Compile and analyze clients security profiles to identify potential improvement to simplify the security roles and align with related positions.
• Provide rapports to the team lead related to project advancement, and recommendations for next steps.
• Keep a registry of tasks for the project team to complete based on client needs.
• Summarize the findings and identify areas to focus on for future improvements.

General Skills and Abilities:

• Ability to communicate effectively in writing and orally when working with the team and with clients
• Ability to plan and prioritize work in order to meet deadlines for projects
• Results driven and adaptability to changing client needs
• Demonstrating integrity and respect when responding to client requests

Digital/Technical Skills & Tools:

• Intermediate Skill level with the Microsoft Suite of Applications:

• Word
• Excel
• Outlook
• Teams

Required skill level*

• Basic - e.g., I can do this in simple situations with close or extensive guidance
• Basic to Intermediate
• Intermediate - e.g., I can do this in most situations, with occasional guidance
• Intermediate to expert
• Expert - e.g., I can do this in exceptionally difficult situations with no guidance and I can be a key resource for others.

Education:

• Minimum 2 years studies in accounting, finance, business administration, commerce or economics

OR

• Government of Canada Financial Management Certificate

Experience (Professional, Academic, Personal):

• Experience (Professional, Academic, Personal) working with Financial systems

Additional Information:

Here\xe2\x80\x99s how frequently the following types of communication and interaction are required to perform the job:

• Oral communication: Daily
• Email communication: Daily
• Instant messaging: Daily
• Telephone Communication: None
• Video communication: Daily
• Interacting with supervisors: Daily
• Interacting with peers: Daily
• Interacting with customers: Daily
• Selling or influencing others: None
• Training or teaching others: None

Here\xe2\x80\x99s what can employees find stressful about this job:

• Will sometimes be asked to interact face to face with clients in person.
• Strong focus on attention to detail on clients\xe2\x80\x99 specific needs.
• Working with a high volume of information in a short period of time.
• Tight deadlines on projects and deliverables.

Here\xe2\x80\x99s what employees tend to find motivating/rewarding about this job:

• Getting a chance to explore working in a government environment.
• Working within a financial systems team.
• Chance to meet with departmental internal clients.
• Getting exposure to a financial system used by the government.

Workplace Support:

• Specialisterne and our employer partners are committed to providing inclusive onboarding experiences and supporting new employees as they learn on the job
• All new hires continue to liaise with a Specialisterne Workplace Support Specialist for their first twelve weeks on the job

The Recruitment Process

To be considered for this position, you will:

• Complete a job application
• Join our talent pool (if you haven\xe2\x80\x99t already) by completing an additional questionnaire and a pre-employment assessment

Next Steps

• Successful applicants will create a job-specific Candidate Profile to answer job specific questions and/or complete a work sample exercise to showcase your skills for this role.
• Employers use Candidate Profiles to anonymously* shortlist candidates
• Candidates and employers will meet to discuss the role in more detail

*whenever possible

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