Position Description

Candidate pool - Finance and accounting
Location ON, Ottawa - Finance
Requisition Number 7043
Openings 1
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Who Can Apply?:
Internal (DCC Employees) and External (General Public)
Salary Range:
$58,544 - $76,106
Employment status:
Continuing
Term Length:
Security Level:
Reliability
Language Requirement:
Closing Date:
31/01/2026
Country:
Canada
Employee Referral Program Level:
N/A
Position Reporting To - Title:

 

 

This advertised process is 𝐀𝐍𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐈𝐏𝐀𝐓𝐎𝐑𝐘; we are looking to establish a pool of finance and accounting professionals to staff positions at DCC.
When you apply to this selection process, you are not applying for a specific job, but to an inventory for future vacancies.

Defence Construction Canada’s Contract Financials team is growing! Over the next months, our teams anticipate creating new positions at various levels within our Contract Financials team.

What roles this pool includes:

·       Financial Administrator - Level 6 & Level 7 (Pay scale: $68,014 - $88,417)

What you can expect to do in these roles:

The positions listed are part of our Contract Financial team, internally known as Company 2. This team takes care of Contract financial processing and payment on behalf of our Client-Partners. Over a billion dollars of annual payments are processed every year!

In these roles, you will carry out a variety of financial activities focused on processing accounts payable, accounts receivable and service billing. You will provide advice and guidance to other team members in regard to finance, and you will record project and contract budgets and expenditures, process payments, prepare financial reports, and assist with year-end activities.

Our teams are in office twice a week, so you must be available to be come to our downtown location two days a week. 

What do I need to be considered:

To be considered for our finance candidate pool, you must be eligible to obtain a Reliability level clearance in a timely manner.

Our team is seeking professionals with a background in corporate finance, ideally working within a corporate finance and accounting team overseeing large volumes of invoicing. You will have strong computer skills and be knowledgeable in accounting software (we use JD Edwards and SAP, but recognize other systems are transferable!). 

CHECK OUT YOUR BENEFITS
Working with us offers excellent opportunities for growth and advancement—and entitles you to one of the job market’s best benefits packages valued at between 25 and 30% of your salary.

Your package includes:

Health and Wellness
o    100% employer-paid annual sick leave, and health and dental premiums
o    $400 wellness allowance to help cover expenses such as a gym membership
o    $1,500 for mental health services on top of regular $1,500 paramedical coverage
o    Telus Virtual Health Care and $750 Health Care Spending Account for some expenses not covered under provincial plans

Home and Family
o    Life, accidental-death, and short-term disability insurance
o    Enhanced inConfidence employee and family assistance program
o    Maternity and parental leave top-up plan to 93% of regular gross earnings for up to 37 weeks
o    Flexible workplace options, including $400 allowance every two years, to support working from home

Leave and Retirement
o    Public-service pension
o    Comprehensive vacation and other paid-leave plans, along with deluxe travel benefit plans

To begin a career with Defence Construction Canada (DCC), you must be a Canadian Citizen or a permanent resident of Canada.  As a condition of employment with DCC, a minimum reliability security status clearance is required and some roles may require secret security status clearance.

DCC is responsible for the Personnel Security Clearance process. Typically to be eligible for a "Reliability" clearance, you must have five years of verifiable background information and to be eligible for a "Secret" clearance, you must have 10 years of verifiable background information. The process usually involves reference inquiries, verification of qualifications, criminal records checks, and credit checks (as required) and may require fingerprints. For more information about obtaining a security clearance, please review the Standard on Security Screening.

The appropriate security clearance is a condition of employment and it is the candidate’s or employee’s responsibility to ensure, they are able to obtain and maintain their required security level clearance to begin or continue their employment with DCC.  Failure to obtain or maintain, the appropriate level of security clearance means either the candidate or employee will not receive a job offer, the conditional offer will be rendered null and void or their employment will be terminated with cause. A thorough security clearance process will be applied to all candidates or employees considered for an appointment; this process includes inquiries, verifications and assessments regarding matters such as, but not limited to:

  • criminal record checks

  • reference checks

  • previous employment

  • open source checks

  • credit/financial status


DCC's Code of Business Conduct (Code) is a condition of employment. It serves to enhance public confidence in the integrity of DCC Employees and provides clarity to Employees on a number of issues, including real or perceived conflicts of interest. Before applying to this (or any) position at DCC, candidates shall familiarize themselves with the Code, because new employees are required to certify that they have read, understood, and agreed to observe the Code upon commencing work at DCC. Employees are further required to review their obligations under the Code and notify the President's Office of any changes in their circumstances at the earliest possible opportunity, and to complete the Annual Update once a year.


Be part of a diverse and inclusive workplace!

At DCC, we are committed to ensuring everyone has a voice and can be their authentic selves in our workplace. We actively encourage applications from all, including but not limited to, women, Indigenous Peoples, persons with disabilities, visible minorities and members of the LGBTQ2+ community. We also welcome applications from those who are not Canadian citizens who are eligible to work in Canada and have at least 5 years of verifiable background information.

DCC is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all requests for accommodation based on a medical contraindication, religion or another prohibited ground for discrimination under the Canadian Human Rights Act. Should you require accommodation, please email careers@dcc-cdc.gc.ca.