Opportunity in Trade Compliance Verification – INVENTORY

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Employer Name: Canada Border Services Agency – Trade Operations Division
Position: Opportunity in Trade Compliance Verification – INVENTORY (Auditor, Senior Auditor, Senior Officer and Trade Compliance Acting, Assignment, Deployment, Indeterminate, Secondment, Specified period)
Positions to be filled: Number to be determined
Salary: For auditors $ 82,366 to $102,335, for Senior Auditors $114 691 and for Senior OfOfficerTrade Compliance $81,060 to $93,387
Location: Montréal Island (Québec) and Québec (Québec)

The Intentionality of the Process:

The selection process aims to create and maintain an inventory of applications that may be used to fill various employment opportunities (i.e. acting, assignment, deployment, indeterminate, secondment, specified period). In this process, fully or partially qualified candidates may be established and may be used to staff identical or similar positions, with various tenures, security requirements, work locations and/or linguistic requirements.
When a candidate applies to this selection process, he/she is not applying for a specific job, but to an inventory for future vacancies.
As positions become available, additional essential qualifications, asset qualifications, organizational needs, operational requirements and/or conditions of employment may be identified and applied during the assessment and/or selection of candidates.
Volume management strategies such as asset qualifications, top-down or random selection approach may be used as part of the selection process.

Job Requirements:

The candidates are required to fulfil the Bilingual – Imperative language requirements
For Senior Officer positions the candidates are required to complete the two years of a post-secondary program.
For the Auditor’s position, a candidate is required to have a degree from a recognized post-secondary institution with acceptable specialization in accounting, business administration, commerce, finance, or in other specialization relevant to the duties of the position to be staffed
The candidates are required to have recent and significant experience in decision-making in order to verify compliance with professional or legislative requirements or provide service or advice to the public or industry in a regulatory or law enforcement environment
For the Auditor’s position, the candidates are required to have recent and significant experience in the performance of one or more of the functions such as conducting and managing audits, preparation of corporate or trust tax returns and administration of corporate accounting policies and conventions.
The candidates should possess competencies such as Oral communication, Written communication, Judgement, Ability to interpret and apply legislations and regulations, Showing initiative and being action-oriented, Working effectively with others and Demonstrating integrity and respect
For the candidates wanting to work in the Officer position, having a successful completion of two years of a post-secondary program with acceptable specialization in accounting, business administration, commerce, finance, or in other specialization relevant to the duties of the position to be staffed is an asset
For the candidates wanting to work in the Officer position, having A degree from a recognized post-secondary institution is an asset
For the candidates wanting to work in the Officer Position, having a degree from a recognized post-secondary institution with acceptable specialization in accounting, business administration, commerce, finance or some other speciality relevant to the position is an asset
The candidates having a Master’s degree from a recognized post-secondary institution and a Master’s degree from a recognized post-secondary institution with acceptable specialization in accounting, business administration, commerce, finance or some other speciality relevant to the position is an asset
The candidates have a Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA), Certified in Financial Forensics (CPA is a prerequisite), Certified Fraud Examiner (no CPA required), Other certification related to the position being staffed and Completion of 24 months of qualifying CPA experience is an asset
For the candidates working in the Officer Position, the candidates having one year of experience or more in reviewing and analysing accounting records and financial documents as part of the primary duties of a position and/or one year of experience or more in the in-depth use of MS Excel (formulas, pivot tables, functions, macros) is an asset
For candidates having one year of experience or more making decisions in contentious or complex cases or files (examples: eligibility, audit, investigation or compliance) is an asset
Candidates having one year of experience or more in the interpretation and application of the Customs Act in the commercial business line an asset
For the candidates having one year of experience or more in the interpretation and application of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act is an asset
Candidates having one year of experience or more in the interpretation and application of the Customs Act in the traveller’s business line an asset
For candidates having one year of experience or more in anti-smuggling efforts
The candidates may be asked to possess a valid driver’s license or have personal mobility normally associated with the possession of a driver’s license and other operational requirements may be used as needs arise.
Some of the work positions may require various terms and conditions of employment including Reliability Status, Enhanced Reliability Status, Secret clearance, Top Secret Clearance, Valid driver’s license or the personal mobility associated with possession of a driver’s license, willingness and ability to travel, with notice and willingness and ability to work overtime and work outside regular business hours as required, sometimes on short notice.
The candidates must complete the Public Service Entrance Exam

NOTE 1: The term “degree” refers to an undergraduate degree as established by educational authorities

NOTE 2: The term Specialization refers to When education is required, candidates must always have a degree. The courses for the specialization must be acceptable and taken in a recognized post-secondary institution but not necessarily within a post-secondary program in the required specialization. The specialization may also be obtained through an acceptable combination of education, training and/or experience.

NOTE 3: Recent and significant experience is defined as the depth and breadth of experience normally associated with the performance of those duties on a regular basis for a period of approximately three (3) years within the last five (5) years.

NOTE 4: Recent and significant experience is defined as depth and breadth of experience normally associated with the performance of those duties on a regular basis for a certain period of time depending on the position, as Two (2) years within the five (5) last years for Auditors and Four (4) years within the seven (7) last years for senior auditors.

NOTE 5: Experience could have been acquired through employment or through an internship to obtain an accounting designation from a recognized professional association (CPA, CGA, CMA, CA)

NOTE 6: Unless it is otherwise specified (e.g., Master’s degree), the term “degree” refers to a baccalaureate as established by educational authorities.

NOTE 7: Specialization can be defined as when education is required, candidates must always have a degree. The courses for the specialization must be acceptable and taken in a recognized post-secondary institution but not necessarily within a post-secondary program in the required specialization. The specialization may also be obtained through an acceptable combination of education, training and/or experience.

Note 8: The terms “Aboriginal peoples”, “persons with disabilities” and “members of visible minorities” are used, to align with the terminology defined in the Employment Equity Act. We understand and recognize that candidates may prefer to use other terms.

NOTE 9: Other conditions of employment may be used as needs arise, the candidates must meet and maintain conditions of employment throughout their employment

Job Duties:

Officers have to determine the customs value of imported goods in accordance with Sections 45 to 55 of the Customs Act. In order to do this, officers have to verify whether the value declared by the resident or non-resident importer is consistent with the commercial documents and/or with the financial records and/or any other financial documents provided by the importer. This type of verification generally requires an on-site visit.
Officers have to determine the eligibility of companies as required by the program. Depending on the qualification, importers are granted a license number that authorizes them to import goods without paying duty under the condition that the goods will be exported. The verification of this program can be done by on-site visits, where the officers verify the company’s business tracking systems, as well as all the financial records to validate exports, Canadian sales and duties owed.
Officers have to determine the origin and applicable tariff treatment for goods imported into and exported from Canada, according to the rules put in place by the free trade agreements in force. Officers also have to analyze production processes and costs attached to the manufacture of goods. Having accounting knowledge can be considered as an asset. This verification can be sometimes done in onsite visits, both in Canada and abroad. Officers should be able to use the customs tariff and the specific rules of origin of each free-trade agreement.
Officers need to verify, in accordance with section 32.2 (1) of the Customs Act, the tariff classification declared by importers for imported goods into Canada. In addition, they should also be able to render tariff classification decisions to importing companies upon request. The Customs Tariff is known to be the main tool for carrying out these decisions.
The officers should be able to answer complex Level 2 questions from internal and external clients on a variety of CBSA programs, mainly Trade operations related and are assigned other Trade operations programs delivery tasks.

Work Environment:

Is a candidate looking for an exciting and challenging opportunity in the field of Trade and Compliance verification of importations?

If yes, we want him/her to be part of the team. The company is looking for enthusiastic and motivated individuals with relevant knowledge, skills and experience to join the Canada Border Service Agency (CBSA) in the Quebec region as Senior Officer of Trade Compliance in the Trade Operations Division (TOD).

Who can apply?

People residing in Canada, and Canadian citizens and Permanent residents abroad.

The preference will be given to veterans first and then to Canadian citizens and permanent residents, with the exception of a job located in Nunavut, where Nunavut Inuit will be appointed first.

When a candidate is applying to this selection process, he/she is not applying for a specific job, but to an inventory for future vacancies. As positions become available, applicants who meet the qualifications may be contacted for further assessment.

Subsequent applications will be pulled if and when required.

Management can decide to access applications at any point so please ensure to submit the application as soon as possible!

How to Apply?

To submit the job application the candidate can use the official website.

The Public Service of Canada is committed to building a skilled and diverse workforce that reflects the Canadians we serve.

The company is known to promote employment equity and encourages you to indicate if you belong to one of the designated groups when you apply.

Other Application Information:

The acknowledgement of receipt of applications will not be sent.
The candidates will be required to show how to demonstrate the essential qualifications (i.e. Education, Experience and/or Occupational Certification) for the initial screening through their resume and in answering online screening questions.
It is NOT sufficient to only state that the qualifications are met or to provide a listing of current or past responsibilities. Rather the candidate must clearly demonstrate HOW, WHEN, and WHERE the qualification was met through substantiation by examples.
Information on the described skills, experience, etc. provided in screening questions should be supported by your resume. Failure to provide the requested information in the format required may result in the application being rejected from the process.
The asset qualifications, operational requirements, and organizational needs, top-down and/or random selection may be used at any stage of the assessment process to identify which applications will be given further consideration
The information obtained throughout the selection process, from the time of application to the close of the process, will be used to evaluate the candidates
The incorrect or fraudulent information provided by a candidate during the application or assessment process will result in elimination from the process.
Various evaluation tools may be used by the company
Reference checks may be sought if needed
A test will be administered if needed
An interview will be administered if needed
The candidates are entitled to participate in the selection process in the official language of their choice.
The successful candidates will have to obtain the required security clearance level prior to being appointed to the position also Personal Information will be required when completing security clearance level documentation
The candidates will be required to provide proof of education as part of this selection process
Candidates with foreign educational credentials are required to provide proof of Canadian equivalency. You may consult the Canadian Information Centre for International Credentials at www.cicic.ca for further information.
The candidates with disabilities preventing them from applying online are asked to contact 1-800-645-5605
The communication for this process will be sent via email. It remains the responsibility of the candidate to ensure accurate contact information is provided and updated as required. The candidates who apply to this selection process should include an email address that accepts emails from unknown users (some email systems block these types of emails).
The time-sensitive correspondence may be transmitted via e-mail and it will be the candidate’s responsibility to ensure they check their email regularly. The failure to respond to communications may result in the elimination of this process.

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