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The House of Commons Procedural Services is currently looking to create a pool for the position of Support Officer, Financial.

The Support Officer, Financial is accountable for delivering services that involve the financial operations, analysis, monitoring and reporting of expenditures and budgets managed by International and Interparliamentary Affairs (IIA) and/or by Committees and Legislative Services Directorate (CLSD)

In this role, you'll play a crucial part in ensuring the accuracy and integrity of financial information through comprehensive reviews, analyses, recoveries, and reconciliations. As a key member of our organization, you'll conduct thorough assessments, draw insightful conclusions, and provide strategic recommendations. Your responsibilities will include evaluating financial management practices, ensuring compliance with policies, procedures, acts, and regulations, and adhering to generally accepted accounting principles. You will gain knowledge to the many facets of both House of Commons and the Senate. The position also involves offering insights on leveraging best practices within the realms of accounting operations and strategic business planning.

Top Reasons to Join Procedural Services:

This is an opportunity to join a multidisciplinary team and be exposed to the main functions of Financial Services. We value and encourage development and training opportunities to develop your career here at the House of Commons. You will gain knowledge to the many facets of both House of Commons and the Senate. You take initiative, are self-motivated and provide advice in a timely manner, while effectively managing your conflicting priorities. Be part of a team that actively contributes to the financial success of our organization, with opportunities for growth and professional development!

• Training and development opportunities.
• Work-life balance /35-hour workweek
• 4 weeks' vacation (minimum)

Education:

• Post-secondary diploma in a field related to the duties of the position OR an acceptable combination of relevant education, training and experience.

Experience:

• Experience compiling, analyzing and interpreting data from different sources;
• Experience in providing administrative support;
• Experience working with Microsoft Office Suite, especially with Microsoft Excel software;
• Experience interpreting and applying policies and procedures, preferably related to finance;
• Experience using an Integrated Financial System such as Business World.

Assets:

• Experience in financial planning and budget preparation;
• Experience in conducting expenditure verification and accounting operations.

We are committed to creating an inclusive workplace by providing a barrier-free recruitment and selection process. If you have an accommodation request, require material in an accessible format, or need additional support with the application process, please contact Recruitment and Selection Services at [email protected].

Each bilingual position is assigned a linguistic profile that identifies the level of second language proficiency for reading comprehension, written expression and oral interaction required. The profile for this position is BBB. Consideration may be given to candidates with other linguistic profiles. 

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Qualified candidates may be considered for future vacancies for this role or for other similar and/or related roles on an indeterminate and/or fixed term basis.

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