Thank you for contacting the Government of Nunavut. Please do not send sensitive or personal information, including (but not limited to): social insurance numbers, birthdates, information of other people, or health information. Please only send a brief description of your issue or concern and how we can contact you. We will make sure the correct person contacts you if they need more information or if they can answer your question or concern. This employment opportunity is restricted to residents of Iqaluit only. Reporting to the Manager, Finance, the Finance Officer provides accounting services such as accounts payable, accounts receivable, revenue operations, analyses, reports, financial advice and support to clients, and other assigned administration duties, in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP), financial and applicable legislation, policies, procedures, control processes and collective agreements, to ensure quality financial and client services, in accordance with the financial and service goals of the Government of Nunavut.

The Finance Officer

• Plans and conducts assigned financial services in the areas of accounts payable, accounts receivable and revenue operations, including the processing of revenue, program related financial accounts, grants and contributions, contracting, payroll, travel and petty cash transactions, the implementation of verification and control processes, and required reporting.
• Monitors and ensures compliance with GAAP, legislation, policy, procedures and collective agreements, to ensure effective control of assigned accounts, revenue and multi-million-dollar budgets and assets.
• Leads or participates in the coordination of department-wide financial requirements, such as budget submissions, year-end processes, the update of controllable asset inventories and the write-off of surplus or obsolete assets, and the maintenance of delegated authorities and specimen signature cards.
• Enters data in various systems from a variety of source documents (e.g., expense vouchers, journal vouchers, local contract authorities, purchase orders, travel, contracting, HR), determines appropriate accounts, applies coding and verifies sufficient funds.
• Conducts extensive verification and control processes to evaluate compliance and data accuracy, to monitor expenditures and spending, and reconciles various accounts. Identifies and initiates corrective actions.

The knowledge, skills, and abilities required for this job are usually acquired through a recognized diploma in a related field.

• Minimum 2 years of relevant finance experience in a computerized environment.
• Experience in providing advisory services to a client.

This is a Position of Trust and a satisfactory Criminal Record Check is required.

The Official Languages of Nunavut are Inuktut, English and French. Applicants may submit their resume in any of the official languages of Nunavut. Fluency in more than one of Nunavut’s official languages would be considered an asset. Knowledge of Inuit communities, culture, land,Inuit Qaujimajatuqangit, Inuktut and experience working in a northern cross-cultural environment are also considered assets.

Acceptable combinations of education and experience may be considered for this position. We encourage you to apply if you have equivalent years of education and/or experience equal to the education and experience requirements listed above.

An eligibility list may be created to fill future vacancies

• The Government of Nunavut is committed to creating a representative workforce; therefore, priority will be given to Nunavut Inuit who self-identify as being enrolled under the Nunavut Agreement in accordance with the Priority Hiring Policy.
• Government of Nunavut employees serving a probationary period must obtain and provide written authorization from the deputy head of their employing department. The authorization from the deputy head must accompany your application for your application to be considered.
• Possession of a criminal record may not disqualify candidates from being considered. An assessment of the criminal record will be measured against the scope and duties of the position. This is only a requirement for positions that require a satisfactory criminal record or vulnerable sector check.
• Applicants may submit their resume in any of the Official Languages of Nunavut.
• Only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.
• The onus is on candidates in receipt of foreign post-secondary education credentials to have their foreign credentials assessed through a recognized Canadian education institution. Failure to do so may result in the rejection of their application.