How To Become A French Accountant

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1 Background Assessment Questionnaire (BAQ) Accounts Payable / Accounts Receivable Clerk Competition #C Please save a copy to your hard drive before proceeding if you are using Adobe Acrobat (full version). Note: If you are using Adobe Acrobat Reader, you will need to submit your answers in MS Word format. Please complete this application and ensure all information is correct as we will only be reviewing applications which have included this questionnaire with a resume. Name: PERSONAL INFORMATION Address: City: Postal Code: Work Phone Number: Home Phone Number: Address: APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS 1. Introductions: The purpose of this BAQ is to assess your candidacy for this competition. These questions reflect the essential qualifications of this position and therefore, in order to be given further consideration, you must clearly demonstrate how you meet these qualifications. You must pass all questions in order to advance to the next stage of the competition. 2. Answer all the questions completely. Provide details about your abilities, experience, education and training. Give examples to show how you have obtained the knowledge or ability related to each question. Be specific. Be sure to include education, work experience, volunteer work, self-study, accomplishments, and any background information which may qualify you for the job. Provide dates for all education and work examples. If education or training is used in response to a question, please describe course content, duration and how this training relates to the required knowledge or ability. Provide references for each question. If references are not available, please indicate why. Answer in point form is acceptable, as along as all aspects of the questions are addressed. 3. Do not refer to a resume in your answers. Resumes will not be used in this evaluation, nor will any other material be used at this stage of evaluation. Do not assume that the selection committee has any previous knowledge of your background, qualifications or work history. 4. Failure to answer any question or statement will result in your application not being reviewed. 5. This cover sheet and your responses (with references) to all the following questions must be submitted by Wednesday, April 18, 2012 no later than 4:30 (local time). 6. This application will not be returned to you; you may wish to make your own photocopy. Thank you for your interest and participation in this competition.

2 Competition C Accounts Payable / Accounts Receivable Clerk Page 2 of 6 EXAMPLE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS You may find the example question and potential responses below useful to consider prior to completing your application. Example Application Question: The incumbent is required to be fluent in French both conversationally and in writing. Please describe how you have obtained considerable knowledge of French by outlining your relevant education, training and work experience, and indicate how it has provided you with this level of knowledge. Be specific regarding course content or subject areas and include dates. Examples of Acceptable Answers: 1. I was born in Montreal and spoke both French and English fluently as a child. In school from grades 1 12 (between 1963 and 1975) at the L Academie de Saint Anne. I became familiar with expressing myself in French through written communications as all my school work was completed in French. I have applied this knowledge extensively throughout my life and still converse with my family in French only. I continue to read French literature through borrowing books from the local library and I write a monthly column for the Montreal Gazette. I can verify this through a test in French to demonstrate both oral and written language skill or through contacting the Montreal Gazette Editor, Joe News at I have acquired fluent French skill through a French immersion program offered by the Federal Government for civil servants in The course was an intensive three months of instruction and practical exercises with a comprehensive oral and written test at the end. The course covered French grammar and structure as well as conversational aspects. I received an overall mark of 80%. Since the course, I write and speak French in my current position as a trainer at the Department of National Defence, approximately 25% of the time over a 3-year period. Please contact my supervisor, Commander John Snow for confirmation at Example of an Unacceptable Answer: I took a French course several years ago and have traveled three times to France since.

3 Competition C Accounts Payable / Accounts Receivable Clerk Page 3 of 6 QUESTIONS 1. The incumbent is required to possess a Grade 12 education including up to 1 year of post- secondary courses in bookkeeping, accounting and business management. Please describe how you have obtained this knowledge by outlining your relevant education, and training. Be specific regarding course content or subject areas and include dates.

4 Competition C Accounts Payable / Accounts Receivable Clerk Page 4 of 6 2. The position requires one (1) year of recent related experience in customer service, cash handling, and two (2) within a computerized accounting environment, preferably in a post secondary intuition. Please describe how you have obtained this experience by outlining your relevant work and/or volunteer experience and include dates.

5 Competition C Accounts Payable / Accounts Receivable Clerk Page 5 of 6 3. The incumbent is required to have experience with an integrated accounting system in an enterprise resource planning (ERP) environment (e.g. Banner, Peoplesoft, SAP). Please describe your experience with an integrated accounting system in an ERP environment, including where you acquired this experience, the systems you used, and the tasks you performed.

6 Competition C Accounts Payable / Accounts Receivable Clerk Page 6 of 6 4. This position requires proficiency in the use of computer applications including word processing, spreadsheet, and database software in a Windows environment. Please describe your abilities in this area, how you obtained your skills, and what software applications you can operate. Provide details and examples of the types of documents you produce and the Excel functions that you are proficient in.